oh YEAH!! I DO remember that now!

As I recall, and correct me if I'm wrongs as Im a little hazy on this but; The sub-committee produced several suggestions, including making the professional foul a mandatory red card offence, which they submitted to the IFAB for consideration. All the suggestions were defeated. However, the Football League was determined to have their way, and instructed its referees that professional fouls (including deliberate handball to stop a goal being scored) should be deemed serious foul play, which was and is a mandatory red card offence. The new interpretation was first issued to referees prior to the 1982-83 season, and the first player (probably) to be sent off for a professional foul was Lawrie Sanchez in the Football League Trophy.

FIFA first instructed its referees to send off for a professional foul prior to the 1990 World Cup, and in 1991 the provision that a professional foul should be considered serious foul play was incorporated into the Laws as a Decision of the IFAB. The professional foul was made a red card offence in its own right in 1998.

Subsequently, the wording of Law 12 was changed and the term professional foul was replaced by denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity to remove the implication that in order for a red card to be issued, such a foul had to be deliberate. Currently, if a player denies a player an obvious goalscoring opportunity by foul means, whether deliberate or not, he is sent off.

A normal foul is just a accidental foul.. Like going for the ball but catches the oponent instead......

Posted By: Tombs on February 28th 2010 at 16:25:32

Message Thread

Just seen the Vidic incident for the 1st time (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 15:53:52
- Well I'm with Sheera on this one, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Feb 28, 16:08:20
- Well I'm with Sheera on this one, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Feb 28, 16:07:22
  - I'm glad Shearer disagrees with me (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 16:10:12
  - oh no (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:08:28
- Well I'm with Sheera on this one, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Feb 28, 16:07:05
  - oh no (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:07:56
- So why would anyone ever get sent off in that situation? (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 28, 16:04:07
  - the rule is to prevent situations where a striker is clean through (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 16:06:10
    - No, that's a rule you've just made up (n/m) (Other Football) - yarmyyarmy, Feb 28, 16:10:08
      - I remember when the rule came in (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 16:10:49
        
        you must be mister memory man the memory master of the universe then (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:16:58
        
        The concept was introduced in football after an infamous incident in the 1980 FA Cup Final (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 16:18:43
        
        oh YEAH!! I DO remember that now! (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:25:32
        
        I certainly won't be correcting you (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 16:37:18
        
        phew, that's ok then (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:20:35
        
        I need a google hand.... is it good for finding things in your pockets? (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Feb 28, 16:23:54
        
        i'm typing from memory as i left my gregory pies in the car (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:26:22
        
        you try some of these..... (Other Football) - Pixelman, Feb 28, 16:28:34
        
        good lord (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:30:38
        
        someone stole my 'should' - it was there when I typed and hit submit.... ?? (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, Feb 28, 16:29:52
    - spot on (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 16:07:08
  - I agree (Other Football) - duke of york, Feb 28, 16:05:39
- So is shirt pulling allowed these days? (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 15:57:35
  - I'm talking about the decision not to send him off (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 15:59:26
    - I didn't (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 16:11:50
      - oh, well the question doesn't make sense then? (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 16:13:34
        
        You implied when saying it was the correct decision that the referee acted correctly (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 17:09:16
  - defo not hence he gave a penalty (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:57:56
    - TAG TEAM! (n/m) (Other Football) - pants, Feb 28, 15:58:43
      - well why ask such stupid questions? (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:59:20
- Yes (Other Football) - duke of york, Feb 28, 15:55:43
- yes (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 15:55:16
  - I will take it the wrong way (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 15:56:59
    - I bloody well won't! (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 15:58:07
      - thank the lord (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 15:59:55
        
        Don't mention it (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 28, 16:00:36
- he never scores from that angle (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 28, 15:55:12
  - goalscoring opportunity is a ridiculous phrase (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Feb 28, 15:58:49

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