I’m definitely joking and we see players touch the officials all the time. There was nothing in it.
They are probably more respectful to her because she’s a woman.
i think they are which is why this was so surprising
I’m definitely joking and we see players touch the officials all the time. There was nothing in it.
They are probably more respectful to her because she’s a woman.
Big Picture : that's irrelevant. And to answer your previous post on what constitutes sexism. Sexism is discrimination, it doesn't have to be sexual (I actually agree with your sexual assault in the workplace comments). Take another look and tell me he would have done the same if the AR was male ?How do you know he wouldn't have done it if the lino was a man?
I think he tried that approach first didn't he? This was clearly Plan B.He was different because it was a female assistant. Had it been a male he’d have screaming something like “You blind cunt that was our ball open your fucking eyes”.
I agree it's harmless but it's crossing a line in the sand that the FA themselves have drawn. The incident itself isn't a serious incident (although it now seems it wasn't just a hand on the shoulder but he tried to pull her towards him - I actually watched the game but can't remember it in too much detail except that I thought it off at the time) but it's the precedent that needs to be quashed. As I said earlier I believe a retrospective Yellow and a warning would bring to the attention of every footballer that you can not lay a hand on an official in any way or form.I kinda merged a response to you and Frogfish.
Fair enough on your Mane point. Assuming you're being honest, and I'll believe you are.
There definitely needs to be more respect for officials. The amount of red cards Rooney should've received in his career for screaming "Fuck off you twat!" in the referee's face is countless. But I'd argue we need to clamp down on that first, rather than getting in a tizz over harmless things like what Aguero did.
Big Picture : that's irrelevant. And to answer your previous post on what constitutes sexism. Sexism is discrimination, it doesn't have to be sexual (I actually agree with your sexual assault in the workplace comments). Take another look and tell me he would have done the same if the AR was male ?
From Benchwarmers :
Aguero could be in trouble here as the referee didn’t seem to pick up on it at the time but it will surely be mentioned after the game as he grabbed the female official by the back of her neck.
The official rules state that he deserves at least a yellow card for the contact but the way he tugs her towards him could be seen or aggressive or controversial which would be a retrospective ban.
Physical contact with match officials
- A yellow card for physical contact with any match official in a non-aggressive manner (e.g. an inquisitive approach to grab the official’s attention).
- A red card for physical contact with match officials in an aggressive or confrontational manner.
That's likely the wrong section - but I'm damned if I can find the right one without downloading a bloody PDF ! However since the exact words are being quoted by numerous publications now you have to believe they exist somewhere (implemented in 2016 it seems).I cannot see those bullets within the laws of the game.
https://www.thefa.com/football-rule.../football-11-11/law-12---fouls-and-misconduct
As I said I also checked the FAs page but they don't list the chapters unless you download the PDF. I highly doubt they've rescinded that section since 2016 and that everyone (not just Benchwarmers - Google it) are quoting an out of date version. We'll soon find out I guess.It would still be classed as misconduct and that page lists the reasons to book or send off a player or manager/coach. That is the very latest version. I don’t know where benchwarmers got their information but I went straight to the FA.
Mitrovic, you donkey. Fucked up my FF.
YupI was thinking that, then I remembered they are Spurs
“Lads, it’s Tottenham”3-0 down after 16 minutes. David Moyes is back, bitches!