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September 21, 2004
England FA considering sin bins.: Concerned at the high incidence of yellow and red cards in recent seasons, the English FA is looking at the "icebox" used in hockey, and apparently successfully used in rugby, as an intermediate penalty before yellow and red cards. Hello power play! Wonder if they'll introduce charging and slamming into the boards (and the neon ball and goalie masks) next.
posted by worldcup2002 to soccer at 11:52 AM - 8 comments
Will Roy Keane be the first to sit in one?
posted by billsaysthis at 12:03 PM on September 21, 2004
Neon balls - I don't know whether to laugh or cry.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:05 PM on September 21, 2004
By the way, Keano beating up on a 16-yr-old, hmmm. Altho, kids nowadays probably deserve a good cuffing now and then. Scallywags!
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:06 PM on September 21, 2004
Hello power play! Wonder if they'll introduce charging and slamming into the boards (and the neon ball and goalie masks) next. Well, there is indoor soccer, or at least the way we played it back in school! lol
posted by jasonbondshow at 05:52 PM on September 21, 2004
Stupid idea...
posted by StarFucker at 06:30 PM on September 21, 2004
instead of a sin bin how about making the offender run to the furthest touchline before rejoining the play? or a lap around the field? or maybe write a written apology for his transgression?
posted by gspm at 07:16 PM on September 21, 2004
Personally, I think the idea of sin-bins in football is a fabulous idea. There are far too many instances where a player receives two yellow cards for two rather innocuous offences, getting himself sent off and affecting the whole outcome of the game. It gives the referees another option, and one they'll be very happy to use. Referees don't like sending off players for two offences, but they have to follow the rules of the game same as everybody else. It certainly won't eliminate controversial decisions but it may limit the damage caused by bad decisions.
posted by BigCalm at 05:07 AM on September 22, 2004
If you watched Euro2004 you would have seen they already have neon balls.