Bookings/Suspensions

[Branston Pickle 3,631]

I certainly don''t want to detract from what was a fantastic result today, but I couldn''t help but notice that Holt got booked yet again today (as did Hoolahan and Martin).

With no Paintpot/FA Cup games to come to our aid, as Swindon did earlier in the season, there is a strong chance that we will have to do without some of our better players at some point in the run-in. I can never remember the rules but Holt for one must be getting close to another ban.

Does anyone know how many bookings our guys are on/how many more they can get before suspensions kick in?

[O.T.B.C 0]

I think that 1st January was a new phase for bookings, but yer he will more than likely get a ban, but that will show our squad strength and Lamberts skill.

[Guest]

Hoolahan and Martin should benefit from the new yellow card amnesty rule.[url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/NewsAndFeatures/2009/RedCardUpdate.aspx]http://www.thefa.com/TheFA/RulesandRegulations/NewsAndFeatures/2009/RedCardUpdate.aspx[/url][quote]Players from the Premier League through to Step 4 of the National

League System, will also benefit from a change to the date that the

yellow card amnesty will take effect. From this season onwards, the cut

off date for five cautions is now reduced to 31 December.Previously,

players collecting five yellow cards prior to the final day in February

were subject to a one-match suspension. This will now only apply if a

player reaches five yellow cards before 31 December. Sanctions for

players accumulating 10 and 15 cautions remain in place as do their

respective amnesty periods.Furthermore, if a player does

accumulate the permitted number of cautions prior to a cut-off date

then the suspension will now be automatic as opposed to the current

seven day rule.[/quote]Neither of them have yet got 5 bookings.Holt however is on 8 bookings and only 2 away from a 2 match ban. The amnesty for 10 yellow cards is some time in April (I think) and you''d have to say it''s very unlikely he''ll not get booked twice again before then.

[Lambert is King 0]

Its 5 from the 1st Jan for a one match ban. All previous bookings prior to 1st Jan were wiped out

[Guest]

I don''t think so. See the second paragraph of the quote posted above.