Red and Yellow cards

[Yellow Wal 315]

Every match we seem to see yellow cards issued and occasionally red ones, some by referring to the wonderful VAR.

But what is the real value? Yellow cards mean next to nothing. Players "take one for the team" and it seems to be quite acceptable. Most are not punished  as the players concerned have to take quite a few for the team before they receive a ban. 

Straight red cards usually receive three match bans. But again sometimes to save a goal which could cost the team one or two points. Do the player's manager really worry that much if points are saved. With the quality of the squads of the top clubs two points saved are probably better than the penalty of a player getting a ban.

Yellow cards and especially red cards should have a far more severe consequence.

Repeat offenders on yellow cards should pick up bans for three, not five, cards and straight red cards for serious foul play should attract at least five match bans.

I watch much grassroots and youth football and the actions of the professionals is now copied by many of those players. Players "take one for the team" and far more worrying can be seen to tackle 'over the ball' which can have very serious consequences for other players without the availability of the medical expertise of the professional clubs.

Bookings and sendings off are no longer frowned upon in both the professional game or the grassroots game and won't be unless the punishments are increased.

 

[Petriix 3,219]

I get what you're saying, but (mostly) disagree. A yellow card means that you can't do it again. It's a massive advantage for a pacey winger to get their opposing fullback booked because they can't then risk making tackles. Personally I would like to see far more yellow cards issued, specifically in all cases where a player deliberately disrupts play such as by grabbing the ball or rushing up to prevent a quick freekick; and definitely for the very first instance of time-wasting.

[Well b back 3,605]

A red card sometimes rules you out for a lot longer than 3 games and can ruin players careers. 2 good examples at Norwich, last year Klose was first choice although an injury and not a red card missing some games meant he went from 1st choice to not starting again for the rest of the season. Since Godfreys red you have to say Hanley has stepped up to the plate, and certainly the corner problems aren’t so apparent. Who knows what Farke will do next game ?

[Yellow Wal 315]

1 minute ago, Well b back said:

A red card sometimes rules you out for a lot longer than 3 games and can ruin players careers. 2 good examples at Norwich, last year Klose was first choice although an injury and not a red card missing some games meant he went from 1st choice to not starting again for the rest of the season. Since Godfreys red you have to say Hanley has stepped up to the plate, and certainly the corner problems aren’t so apparent. Who knows what Farke will do next game ?

So in both cases quoted above has that really penalised us? I would hardly call it ruining a player's career if he is unable to regain his place in the team, in fact Klose's presence on the bench was enough to up the game of Zimmerman and Godfrey. The same applies to Hanley/Godfrey. But, who knows, it might be Zimmerman making way.

The people who can have their careers ruined are the recipients of vicious tackles.

The majority of tackles we see nowadays are nowhere as bad as those in the 80s and 90s which quite often went unpunished (check the old games out on YouTube) but some of them are far worse with straight leg tackles over the ball. That tackle was very rare in the 80s and 90s and I'm quite sure players on both sides would have admonished the perpetrator. Those tackles are now spreading throughout football and need to be stamped out.

And if a player is sent off it does not seem to be such a problem playing with ten men these days (ask Everton Saturday).