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Totally agree. Never understood this. Especially when it's two yellows for a red given.
Sure there must be a reason
Sure there must be a reason
When players get a yellow for persistent fouling, it would be difficult to rescind as it was not for one offense.
Generally this idea makes too much sense to ever be implemented by FIFA/UEFA. 
Probably requires too much work as well. Referees are also notorious for not admitting there were wrong.Generally this idea makes too much sense to ever be implemented by FIFA/UEFA.
I did consider this, however if there was ever an opportunity to bridge the gap between referee, player and supporter this would be it.
I'm not sure the average card count per game but I doubt it is above 2.5 per game - it wouldn't take long and would give players, of any team, the chance to have their reputation not dragged through the mud further than need be. Bale is responsible for the situation he is in, to an extent, it is recognised by Spurs fans but being one booking away from a suspension for something you haven't done is harsh.
I'm not sure the average card count per game but I doubt it is above 2.5 per game - it wouldn't take long and would give players, of any team, the chance to have their reputation not dragged through the mud further than need be. Bale is responsible for the situation he is in, to an extent, it is recognised by Spurs fans but being one booking away from a suspension for something you haven't done is harsh.
He was fouled, but he did dive, he didn't need to arch his back and flail his arms up like a singer in a gospel choir. **ooooooh praise the lord**
It's a situation he has put himself in. He is a bit of an embarrassment at the moment, even if he is our best player.
As for bookings being overturned I think there should be a right to appeal yellow cards. It's crazy that someone could be sent off for two incorrect bookings, and have to stomach the ban without the right to appeal.
It's a situation he has put himself in. He is a bit of an embarrassment at the moment, even if he is our best player.
As for bookings being overturned I think there should be a right to appeal yellow cards. It's crazy that someone could be sent off for two incorrect bookings, and have to stomach the ban without the right to appeal.
It would create never ending appeals, the FA / PL aren't going to want to create that amount of work for themselves.
I appreciate the suggestion that Bale does look a bit OTT when going to ground, but when someone trips you at full speed...you're going to go long. It's the nature of physics, someone stops your legs, your body continues and, naturally, your arms will go in front of you to prevent a face-plant.
Maybe, at best, it could be suggested Bale could look to as least try and regain his footing, but as Bale argues himself, he's trying not to get injured and to prevent injury it's best not to have a foot planted, so he goes airborne instead!
Maybe, at best, it could be suggested Bale could look to as least try and regain his footing, but as Bale argues himself, he's trying not to get injured and to prevent injury it's best not to have a foot planted, so he goes airborne instead!
Nothing wrong with going airborne or trying to protect yourself by putting your hands out. But he doesn't just put his hands out, he throws them in the air and arches his back. That is not going to protect him in any way shape or form. He is doing it to try and win a free kick. He needs to be more subtle.
He doesn't really though does he...
Alright..the one against Fulham doesn't look so great (especially the gif pauses and Bale seems to be looking straight at the Ref..)
The annoying thing is, despite the theatrics, he clearly looks like he's been fouled!
He doesn't really though does he...
He does throw his arms to the side though. You have to admit the theatrics are there. Though it was clearly a fowl. And the ref was in no position to determine whether contact was or wasn't made. Would be interesting to see the linesmans view.
Alright..the one against Fulham doesn't look so great (especially the gif pauses and Bale seems to be looking straight at the Ref..)
The annoying thing is, despite the theatrics, he clearly looks like he's been fouled!
He gets fouled a hell of a lot and badly fouled at that, defenders target him because he has a tendency to go quiet when he is fouled alot. He clearly has a fear that his Ankle will get injured again and I think this plays on the back of his mind. I don't blame him for jumping out of tackles or protecting himself when the likes of Charlie Adams are out to break his legs. I do blame him for being over the top and not only diving, but rolling around a lot after challenges. Quite often he will go down and stay down (looking for a foul.) when there is nothing wrong; while the team tries to continue with ten men.
I think with the fulham example you showed him looking at the ref was why it was given as a dive. This would have distracted the refs view of the tackle and he probably thought "he was looking for the foul" It was a really bad dive IMO, the worst kind, because he didn't need to do it. If he had just gone down the foul would have been given our way, and there tackling midfielder would have probably been booked.
^this, plus they would never do anything which would appear to undermine the executive power derided form decision making of the referees.
As for bale, best think he could do is Judo, learn how to fall properly without injuring himself, or Aikido.
