Why does Crofts get a 2 match ban if he gets another yellow?

[Jim Smith 2,610]

Is it because of his previous suspension or it it just a mistake in the article on the front page?

Seems very harsh if correct.

[Sing up the river end 0]

I would guess it puts him on ten bookings for the season?.Or the red added makes it ten.only a guess though.

[Pete Raven 276]

It''s not a mistake. It''s because of his red card.

[Canary Man of Kent 0]

That makes no sense at all to me. Surely that means he''s being punished twice for the same thing?

First punishment - a one game ban for two bookings in a match and the susbsequent red card

Second punishment - staying on 4 yellows and then getting a two game ban for accumulating 5.

A fair result would surely be either a two game ban for getting 6 yellows, or 1 game ban for the red and 1 game ban for 5 yellows?

 

Stoooopid.

[Jim Smith 2,610]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]It''s not a mistake. It''s because of his red card.
[/quote]

Pete

I am perfectly happy to be proven wrong (or perhaps happy is the wrong phrase given i would not want Crofts to be suspended for 2 games) on this but I am not sure that is correct having looked at the FA Rules.

You get an extra game if you get sent off and you''ve already served a suspension for being sent off (or for something missed by the ref but caught on video etc) or if you get 5 more yellow cards and you''ve already served one game suspension for 5 yellow cards but as far as i can see (FA Rulebook page 330) 5 yellows is simply a 1 game suspension and there is no mention of an extra game for having had a red previously?

 

[Pete Raven 276]

[quote user="Jim Smith"]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]It''s not a mistake. It''s because of his red card.[/quote]

Pete

I am perfectly happy to be proven wrong (or perhaps happy is the wrong phrase given i would not want Crofts to be suspended for 2 games) on this but I am not sure that is correct having looked at the FA Rules.

You get an extra game if you get sent off and you''ve already served a suspension for being sent off (or for something missed by the ref but caught on video etc) or if you get 5 more yellow cards and you''ve already served one game suspension for 5 yellow cards but as far as i can see (FA Rulebook page 330) 5 yellows is simply a 1 game suspension and there is no mention of an extra game for having had a red previously?

 

[/quote]That''s what we were told by the football club...

[Jim Smith 2,610]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"][quote user="Jim Smith"]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]It''s not a mistake. It''s because of his red card.
[/quote]

Pete

I am perfectly happy to be proven wrong (or perhaps happy is the wrong phrase given i would not want Crofts to be suspended for 2 games) on this but I am not sure that is correct having looked at the FA Rules.

You get an extra game if you get sent off and you''ve already served a suspension for being sent off (or for something missed by the ref but caught on video etc) or if you get 5 more yellow cards and you''ve already served one game suspension for 5 yellow cards but as far as i can see (FA Rulebook page 330) 5 yellows is simply a 1 game suspension and there is no mention of an extra game for having had a red previously?

 

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That''s what we were told by the football club...
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Well I would guess the club should know these things. If only we knew some journalists who are trained to look into these things who could find out eh!

[Matt Juler 208]

I too have been taking a look at the rulebook and I''m with

Jim on this.

If a player is sent off for two yellows having already been suspended under the

totting up process, then they would be subject to a two match ban, but from my interpretation

of the laws reaching 5 yellow cards irrespective of the number of reds a player

has received is only a one match ban.Maybe Archant should do some research and inform the club...

[Pete Raven 276]

[quote user="Matt Juler"]

I too have been taking a look at the rulebook and I''m with

Jim on this.

If a player is sent off for two yellows having already been suspended under the

totting up process, then they would be subject to a two match ban, but from my interpretation

of the laws reaching 5 yellow cards irrespective of the number of reds a player

has received is only a one match ban.Maybe Archant should do some research and inform the club...

[/quote]Just spoke to the FA. It''s just the one game if he does get booked. Best inform the club....

[Jim Smith 2,610]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"][quote user="Matt Juler"]

I too have been taking a look at the rulebook and I''m with Jim on this.

If a player is sent off for two yellows having already been suspended under the totting up process, then they would be subject to a two match ban, but from my interpretation of the laws reaching 5 yellow cards irrespective of the number of reds a player has received is only a one match ban.

Maybe Archant should do some research and inform the club...

[/quote]

Just spoke to the FA. It''s just the one game if he does get booked. Best inform the club....
[/quote]

 

Thanks Pete - good work! Good to know I can still make sense of a rule book (although it does seem unecessarily complicated!)

[Pete Raven 276]

[quote user="Jim Smith"][quote user="Sports Desk Pete"][quote user="Matt Juler"]

I too have been taking a look at the rulebook and I''m with Jim on this. If a player is sent off for two yellows having already been suspended under the totting up process, then they would be subject to a two match ban, but from my interpretation of the laws reaching 5 yellow cards irrespective of the number of reds a player has received is only a one match ban.Maybe Archant should do some research and inform the club...

[/quote]Just spoke to the FA. It''s just the one game if he does get booked. Best inform the club....[/quote]

 

Thanks Pete - good work! Good to know I can still make sense of a rule book (although it does seem unecessarily complicated!)

[/quote]The FA Handbook is essential reading if you have trouble sleeping.

[ca 1]

Well I dont want him to miss the Ipswich game so would rather he got himself a yellow card against reading and missed Leeds.

Its a certainity that he wont go uncarded for both Reading and Leeds, he''s tough tackler.

[Jim Smith 2,610]

[quote user="cityangel"]

Well I dont want him to miss the Ipswich game so would rather he got himself a yellow card against reading and missed Leeds.

Its a certainity that he wont go uncarded for both Reading and Leeds, he''s tough tackler.

[/quote]

I think I agree. Whilst any game is only worth 3 points I think Ipswich are a better side than Leeds and I really want us to be at full strength for that one and give a good account of ourselves. Leeds are decent away but i still think we could get something from that game without him.

You never know. I agree its unlikely but maybe he won''t get booked in either

[Pete Raven 276]

Looks like you may get your wish looking at the ref for tomorrow CA....www.soccerbase.com/refs2.sd?refid=1025&seasonid=140

[Canary Man of Kent 0]

I think it''s perfectly feasible that he''ll avoid bookings against Reading and Leeds - he''s only been booked 5 (or 6) times in 18 matches. So on the assumption of 1 booking every 3 games he''ll get one against Ipswich...

[pete_norw 0]

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"][quote user="Jim Smith"][quote user="Sports Desk Pete"][quote user="Matt Juler"]

I too have been taking a look at the rulebook and I''m with Jim on this.

If a player is sent off for two yellows having already been suspended under the totting up process, then they would be subject to a two match ban, but from my interpretation of the laws reaching 5 yellow cards irrespective of the number of reds a player has received is only a one match ban.

Maybe Archant should do some research and inform the club...

[/quote]

Just spoke to the FA. It''s just the one game if he does get booked. Best inform the club....
[/quote]

 

Thanks Pete - good work! Good to know I can still make sense of a rule book (although it does seem unecessarily complicated!)

[/quote]

The FA Handbook is essential reading if you have trouble sleeping.
[/quote]

I''ll give that a try then, my sleeping pills don''t work

[ca 1]

Be a good boy today Crofts, no yellow card please as we need you for next week [:)]