Were Diamanti and Ramsey booked for their celebrations?

[Thaumagurist*]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

[The 17 Bus]

"deliberating hugging people in the crowd."

and they say shakespeare could ultimately be written by chimps. thank god i lived in a cardboard box and learned.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Take it to the Referees Association or the FA Spacey, but whatever you do.........take it to the highest level

They can do retrospective pardons.....so they can do retrospective bookings

Take the bit between the teeth and dont roll over

[Arch]

"deliberating hugging people in the crowd."

and they say shakespeare could ultimately be written by chimps. thank god i lived in a cardboard box and learned.

It makes perfectly good sense to me, and it gladdens the heart to see such a thoughtful, even cerebral approach to celebration.

[Barry the bird boggler]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

Haven't you answered it yourself Spacey? Perhaps Church's deliberation just wasn't quite as obvious to the ref.

[Big Foot]

I love the celebrations. They showed a clip of John Hartson scoring for West Ham in a cup tie vs Arsenal in 98 and him jumping into the crowd That's exactly how it should be.

[TBM]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

Cos the ref was a cock, in the Bristol game - there is nothing wrong with celebrating a goal and the refs seem too keen to dish out cards for it.....a simple word in the ear to the player would be enough.

Also, what i dont understand is why players get booked for taking their shirt off? - what is deemed so offensive about taking a shirt off to celebrate a goal?

[AF2]

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Also, what i dont understand is why players get booked for taking their shirt off? - what is deemed so offensive about taking a shirt off to celebrate a goal?

regardless of the rights or wrongs of the rule it remains prolly the most straightforward and unequivocal ones to abide by and i cant understand or sympathise with players who continue to flout it.

[TBM]

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Also, what i dont understand is why players get booked for taking their shirt off? - what is deemed so offensive about taking a shirt off to celebrate a goal?

regardless of the rights or wrongs of the rule it remains prolly the most straightforward and unequivocal ones to abide by and i cant understand or sympathise with players who continue to flout it.

True, i just see whats so bad about it?

[sheshnu]

True, i just see whats so bad about it?

I heard somewhere that it was to stop additional advertising on players' vests underneath their kit which kinda makes sense. Nobody else seems to have heard about it though so maybe I dreamt it, I dunno.

[yappy]

I seem to remember alot of fuss came about from a celebration by Diego Forlan. He took off his shirt, threw it up in the air and then he struggled to put it back on, so he was booked for timewasting essentially, and I'm pretty sure that led to a crackdown.

[Stranded]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

Cos the ref was a cock, in the Bristol game - there is nothing wrong with celebrating a goal and the refs seem too keen to dish out cards for it.....a simple word in the ear to the player would be enough.

Also, what i dont understand is why players get booked for taking their shirt off? - what is deemed so offensive about taking a shirt off to celebrate a goal?

It's a bookable offence to leave the pitch without consent hence why Church was correctly booked - his sending off was his own fault for getting booked whilst still on the bench. If the players weren't booked yesterday the ref will get a bollocking from his assessor.

[Hoop Blah]

It's a bookable offence to leave the pitch without consent hence why Church was correctly booked - his sending off was his own fault for getting booked whilst still on the bench. If the players weren't booked yesterday the ref will get a bollocking from his assessor.

Didn't that bit get proved incorrect during the Church booking outcry?

[Jerry St Clair]

Also, what i dont understand is why players get booked for taking their shirt off? - what is deemed so offensive about taking a shirt off to celebrate a goal?

Well, it's massively ghey for a start.

But many players, during the 90s, started wearing t-shirts with slogans or political messages on them. Robbie Fowler's "Dockers" t-shirt springs to mind. The law was brought in to deal with that (and sponsorship, as mentioned above).

[PEARCEY]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

My thoughts as well. No consistency really. I think Church was booked presumably because the ref thought he was the player who jumped into the crowd when it was clearly not him.
What I don't understand is why the club didn't therefore appeal that second yellow card which resulted in his ban.

[TBM]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

My thoughts as well. No consistency really. I think Church was booked presumably because the ref thought he was the player who jumped into the crowd when it was clearly not him.
What I don't understand is why the club didn't therefore appeal that second yellow card which resulted in his ban.

You cant appeal a yellow card....

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

I asked Dirk about the shirt taking off rule a while back and I'm pretty sure he said it's due to the expansion of the "global brand" of football into countries where bared torsos are taboo.

[FORSTERS_RIGHT_FOOT]

I asked Dirk about the shirt taking off rule a while back and I'm pretty sure he said it's due to the expansion of the "global brand" of football into countries where bared torsos are taboo.

But its not a taboo in this country, surely?

[PEARCEY]

I see that both players in today's game between Wet Sham and Arse celebrated their goals by deliberating hugging people in the crowd.

The BBC seems to say that they weren't booked. Is this correct? If it is, then how can this be? Simon Church was booked for something like this and yet when it's between those two, the referee decides to ignore it.

My thoughts as well. No consistency really. I think Church was booked presumably because the ref thought he was the player who jumped into the crowd when it was clearly not him.
What I don't understand is why the club didn't therefore appeal that second yellow card which resulted in his ban.

You cant appeal a yellow card....

Ok. Didn't know that. Cheers.

[Dirk Gently]

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Also, what i dont understand is why players get booked for taking their shirt off? - what is deemed so offensive about taking a shirt off to celebrate a goal?

regardless of the rights or wrongs of the rule it remains prolly the most straightforward and unequivocal ones to abide by and i cant understand or sympathise with players who continue to flout it.

True, i just see whats so bad about it?

It was brought in after a steward had both legs broken as the crowd surged forward to try and deliberately hug a player who'd scored.