Platini has an anti-racism plan....

[Thaumagurist*]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8131082.stm

What do you think of his plan? What if a team is losing 4-0 with about 10 mins to go, the losing team's fans decide to racially abuse one of the opposition's players in an effort to get the game abandoned?

Is there a better way to punish the racists?

[AF1]

What if a team is losing 4-0 with about 10 mins to go,

then i'd wager the governing FA would declare it a victory for the team that was winning...

[T.R.O.L.I.]

'greed Afers - and LOLZ @ Spacey.

As a slight aside - when a game is abandoned due to a team having too many (is it 4) players sent off I presume the game is awarded to the other team. Is there a standard scoreline for the awarded game (ISTR Scotland being awared a 3-0 win when one of their opponents didn't turn up)? If so, what happens if, for example, the standard abandonment result is 3-0 but a team is winning 4-0 when their opponents default?

[Dirk Gently]

'greed Afers - and LOLZ @ Spacey.

As a slight aside - when a game is abandoned due to a team having too many (is it 4) players sent off I presume the game is awarded to the other team. Is there a standard scoreline for the awarded game (ISTR Scotland being awared a 3-0 win when one of their opponents didn't turn up)? If so, what happens if, for example, the standard abandonment result is 3-0 but a team is winning 4-0 when their opponents default?

It slightly penalises the winning team yes, but don't forget that there'll almost certainly be an additional penalty imposed onto the team who got the match abandoned too - for instance a 3-point deduction like happened to 'Boro when they didn't turn up for a game. So there's no incentive for a team to do it.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Another bloody dopey idea from the powers that be.

Does that mean Stephen Hunt could go to the ref and ask him to abandon a game cos he keeps getting called a gypo and its upsetting him?

[ZacNaloen]

Another bloody dopey idea from the powers that be.

Does that mean Stephen Hunt could go to the ref and ask him to abandon a game cos he keeps getting called a gypo and its upsetting him?

If it's racism, as you admit, why not?

[AF1]

but he is a filthy gypo

[ZacNaloen]

Quiet you.

[Royalee]

I'm disappointed his plan isn't to kill himself so I can like the French a bit more.

[Terminal Boardom]

but he is a filthy gypo

But how about his own club's supporters hurling the abuse?

[DougEFresh]

but he is a filthy gypo

But how about his own club's supporters hurling the abuse?

but he is a filthy gypo

[Row Z Royal]

In his defence...

No, wait...