25 Jul 2016 06:54:35
With the new rules on "dissent" toward referees and the persons attempt to argue back within the "refs own space". This will undoubtably cause mixed opinions come the start of the season, especially if the footballer has a genuine reason to show a bit of passion against a somewhat unfair or silly decision. I think we will see players getting yellows and then a red quite early on in games which could flatten the prospect of a competitive outcome.

I do however think it will combat the stupid acts of petulance from the players whom think they have been put on this Earth for another reason than football.

I would like to hear others opinion on this.

I am a big London Irish fan as well as a fan of the liverbirds, and I am ABSOLUTELY convinced the 10 yard against method and or a Sin Bin method should be trialled, just to see if this works better for this act against the officials!

I don't think the attempt at bringing the 10 yard rule in a few seasons ago was really given a fair chance.

1.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 07:20:51
Great new rule imo. The refs have it rough - abused by players and the crowd and expected to get every spur-of-the-moment decision 100% correct. i'd be happy if it was left solely to the captains to discuss decisions with the ref as in rugby. The sight of teams like Man U and Madrid crowding and abusing referees isat the very least manipulation, and bordering on threatening behavior.

2.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 07:27:42
I'm hugely in favour of the new rules. Hopefully we will finally see an end to Hendo, the club captain telling the red to F*** Off after every single foul he gets blown for. Great player but that sort of behaviour shouldn't be coming out of the main role model of a club.

3.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 07:42:58
I think it's a great call. I hate it when you see Barcelona or real and other clubs with 5 players in the refs face and no matter if you disagree with a ref decision you don't need to f and Jeff about it!

4.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 08:11:16
Just show some respect to the man in charge. Rugby players manage it with more players on the pitch and a lot more testosterone flying about.
It's worse than watching a commons debate seeing players surround the ref with tantrums my 1 year old would be proud of.

5.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 08:49:56
Refs won't enforce it IMO.
Dissent has always been a straight red but is rarely enforced.

6.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 10:06:57
It's coming in 15 years to late, man u wouldn't have won half there leagues if this rule had been implemented then!

7.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 10:09:57
Great rule and more likely to be used now, however I've always hated the two yellows = red and destroys the game

I think Soccer should introduce a sin-bin rule. a yellow = 10 minutes off the pitch, and red cards should be an exception.

8.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 10:22:57
Sin bin for dissent and simulation - would improve the game IMO.
First offense by team = 10 mins, second offense = 20 mins, third offense = straight red.

9.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 10:32:08
It would disrupt the game for the first couple of months, but after a few sending offs, managers won't allow players to keep doing it and only then will you see it stop.

10.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 11:44:06
Anything that causes issue for the red side of Manchester I am in complete favour of. With all the egotistical, "I know better than ref's", players and management they now have on the books I'm sure it won't be a favourite over there! 😉.

11.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 12:08:53
Something needs to be done. Rugby has put footy to shame in this respect.

I think refs are going to have to be careful with setting consistent boundaries though, what if a player calmly walks up to the ref/ linesman and challenge a decision in a non-aggressive manner. E. g. "oh come on ref, he just fell over. " etc.

Is there room for dialogue at all.

12.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 12:12:40
How will Chelsea cope?

13.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 15:19:51
Maxx, I don`t know how other teams apart from Chelsea would cope as they are not the only ones who do it. In the NFL or NBA or Ice hockey (more violent sports than football) and you never see the players doing it. Hence, I`m happy about the news as it disgusts me when players circle the ref and hurl abuse at him. Even when they tell the ref or linesman t F off, to me that is disgraceful language. In the old days, you couldn`t even come anywhere near the ref and if you even abused him you got a yellow. If you touched him, it was a straight red. I wish those days came back as you never saw the high amounts of indiscipline as I now see on the pitch. The managers are also enablers in this and they need to be sanctioned as well.

14.) 25 Jul 2016
25 Jul 2016 15:44:59
Refs just need some backbone, they don't need new rules.
If they encircle the ref, send 3 of them off.