The 2016-17 EPL Discussion Thread

[Leon]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImTellinTim

More respectful because the standard has been set. The referee will dismiss anyone who isn't the captain. Then will tell the captain to control his players or the captain will go sit in the sin bin.

That's certainly a nice way of solving the issue of players crowding a referee. When you say "sin bin" do you mean sent off the match or like a penalty box in hockey?

[ImTellinTim]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leon

That's certainly a nice way of solving the issue of players crowding a referee. When you say "sin bin" do you mean sent off the match or like a penalty box in hockey?

Yellow cards in rugby are given for serious fouls to individual players or to the captain for persistent less serious foul play by his team. A yellow card means the player sits out for 10 minutes and the team plays a man down.

Red cards are a sending off and are for violent conduct.

The other nice thing about rugby's refereeing system is that there is a television match official (TMO) assigned to every match, who the referee is in constant contact with. Both the referee and the TMO can initiate a replay to look at anything from whether a try was scored to possible foul play. I wish all sports did this.

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leon

That's certainly a nice way of solving the issue of players crowding a referee. When you say "sin bin" do you mean sent off the match or like a penalty box in hockey?

Essentially a penalty box, except for ten minutes.

[Leon]

Quote: Originally Posted by ImTellinTim

Yellow cards in rugby are given for serious fouls to individual players or to the captain for persistent less serious foul play by his team. A yellow card means the player sits out for 10 minutes and the team plays a man down. Red cards are a sending off and are for violent conduct. The other nice thing about rugby's refereeing system is that there is a television match official (TMO) assigned to every match, who the referee is in constant contact with. Both the referee and the TMO can initiate a replay to look at anything from whether a try was scored to possible foul play. I wish all sports did this.

Football would be so much better with this kind of refereeing; all other sports too.

No wonder "Rugby is a game for hooligans, played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen, played by hooligans."

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by Leon

Football would be so much better with this kind of refereeing; all other sports too. No wonder "Rugby is a game for hooligans, played by gentlemen. Football is a game for gentlemen, played by hooligans."

I always heard the phrase and never thought much about it until I started watching rugby years ago and quickly realized how true it is.

Watching a referee take zero nonsense from players and hearing them address him as "sir" was quite a sight. The level of respect for officials (at least on the field of play) is something every other sport should strive for.

As for the Premier League, I really hope we see action taken, as just like diving, it can be an actual deterrent. Players swarming the referee and not stepping away? Yellow card to each player and watch how quickly it changes from match to match once they realize they can no longer get away with it.

Really, really hoping there's a change, but I won't be surprised if there's not.

[fearwhatnow]

Who is brave enough to post predictions for the upcoming season?
Can't wait to see this posted:
1. ManU
2. ManCity
3. Chelsea
4. Arsenal
5. Liverpool
6. Spurs

and finally have this:
1. Leicester
2. Arsenal
3. Spurs
4. West Ham
5. ManU
6. Southampton

[Krebstar]

Quote: Originally Posted by fearwhatnow

Who is brave enough to post predictions for the upcoming season? Can't wait to see this posted: 1. ManU 2. ManCity 3. Chelsea 4. Arsenal 5. Liverpool 6. Spurs and finally have this: 1. Leicester 2. Arsenal 3. Spurs 4. West Ham 5. ManU 6. Southampton

Predictions before transfers are completed is silly, and last year showed us that all predictions are silly.

But as I've said, if Arsenal's transfers are done...

1. Not sure
2. Not sure
3. Not sure
4. Not sure
5. Arsenal

[ImTellinTim]

I'm glad you found the thread before December this year, fear. It's always nice to have more people for the top bantz.