JT Cleared Of Serious Foul Play, To Face Manchester United
Filed under: Chelsea, John Terry, Man City, Man Utd
With referee Mark Halsey pulling out the straight red card after Chelsea Captain John Terry pulled down Manchester City’s Jo near the end of Chelsea’s 3 - 1 win at City, Terry WAS set to miss this weekend’s Manchester United at Chelsea showdown, the Carling Cup match against Portsmouth and the match at Stoke on the 27th because the red card was labeled “Serious Foul Play”, which means in a three match ban.
After taking another look at the video after the match, head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari and the Chelsea honchos appealed to the FA Regulatory Commission who agreed today, dropping the mandatory ban.
When things like this happen, I have always wondered what happens to the referees who make the wrong decision. Are they banned, suspended, docked pay, forced to do a couple of Championship matches before getting called back up?
I personally feel that they should be held accountable in the same way and forum that the players are held accountable. Just sayin….
image via lh3
Try being a referee first. Players and coaches can make countless bad decisions and no one notices or cares after the game is over. A referee makes one decision that based on the angle he or she sees the play from, whether or not other players are blocking any of the action, the occasional help of the linesman, etc.
Before you push to suspend referees for bad calls, push for more assistance from people reviewing video during the game.
great pic lmfao
Anon,
Never pushed for referees being suspended, but asked for accountability… that’s it, the same way players are expected to be held accountable for the decisions they make on the field.
Dunny,
All referees at the professional league level have their performance reviewed at the park (by trained assessors) as well as back at the assignors/home office. If in their opinion, the referees performance is not up to snuff, then their future assignments are reflective of that (remember Rob Styles after the Liverpool match early last season).
I feel certain, that the majority of the referees most severe critics are themselves. The referees take their role and responsibility seriously.
I would offer, that the job is suprisingly difficult and would challenge anyone who feels differently to give it a try for themselves. It would likely be a humbling experience for most.
Jim,
Much agreed on all points, although the only thing I would personally would like to see is the leagues around the world be more forthcoming (I know Brian Hall is the Referee Assessor for MLS) when a referee has made a mistake that could affect the outcome of a match or handed out an undeserved card (not talking about the JT situation right now) and is punished for the mistake from the Assessment team (ex. letting us know what the mistake what, how the referee is being punished and the exact time line until that referee is reinstated).
With so much being made (and rightfully so) about the Respect issue (which I’m whole heartedly in agreement with), I personally feel it must go both ways (ex. when a player is suspended, everyone knows within a week, but not so with the referees).
Dunny,
Can’t argue with anything you mention. It does at time feel like the thin blue line/can’t break ranks & I agree with you that the FA & other organizations would in the end gain credability by recognizing mistakes.
On a slightly different point, can you get Harkes to take a class on the laws of the game…He does the game an injustice (as well as the injustice to the knowledge maturing audience)when he boldly states that the referee has made a mistake, when in fact, JH’s interpretation of the law &/or the application of the law is incorrect.
Hahahaaa.. I’ll let Harkesy know!