Red Card tackles

What about that horror tackle by Lee Carsley on Chris Iwelumo on Monday night? It could have crippled him, finished his career or put him out of the game for months. In my opinion that tackle was pre-mediated as there was an incident a couple of minutes earlier between the two where Carsley and Iwelumo jumped for a header and Carsley came off second best, looking very aggrieved and rubbing his head.

Luckily for them both Iwelumo was ok.

Victor Anichebe, victim of Kevin Nolan?s red-card assault was not so lucky ? he?ll be back next season.

When will the FA start imposing proper penalties for career threatening tackles? Or banning a player for as long as it takes the other player to recover, up to a maximum of a certain number of games or time period?

Nolan will be back (or maybe already is) well before Anichebe. Doesn?t seem right to me

Posted By: KentonCanary on April 8th 2009 at 11:27:18

Message Thread

A new rule for football, please discuss and send to FA if you agree (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 10:36:26
- Does it really matter? (genuine question) (Other Football) - megson, Apr 8, 12:03:26
  - well yes I think it does (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 12:27:18
    - Yebbut, as i said up there ^^^^^ Ref stopped his watched (Other Football) - megson, Apr 8, 13:02:11
  - Just adding on time (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 12:11:32
    - Less than that I think, from what I remember of the in-play statistics they used (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Apr 8, 12:14:32
- Red Card tackles (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Apr 8, 11:27:18
  - Nolan is already back (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:32:05
- and whatever happened to booking players for waving imaginary yellow cards? (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 8, 11:13:17
- I would (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Apr 8, 11:05:11
  - didn't they bring that in a few years back though? (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:07:15
    - It was tried in some league in Jersey (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Apr 8, 11:11:39
      - oh I agree, that annoys me too (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:15:51
        
        No you didn't players did prefer it. Sometimes it got the kick to close (Other Football) - megson, Apr 8, 13:03:23
        
        Definitely was around for one season, maybe two (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 8, 11:21:55
- Or just go all poi and stop the "game-clock" for all stoppages (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 8, 11:04:36
  - I'd actually happily have that (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:06:11
- a far better rule (and which would save a lot more wasted time) (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 8, 10:52:55
  - yeah I agree however isn't that already pretty much a rule (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 10:56:15
    - You obviously didn't see the Fabregas one yesterday (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 8, 11:02:33
      - yeah I agree it should be changed as it isn't being used enough (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:05:17
- Doesn't the ref already have this discretion under time wasting rules? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 8, 10:47:11
  - This is the issue really (Other Football) - pants, Apr 8, 11:32:01
- chill man no one runs these days. (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Apr 8, 10:37:45

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