Comments on: What should be done in football but won’t be… part 2 – Sin Bins http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/ Author James Barclay on the myriad issues of sport Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:23:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ed Lines http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-68 Ed Lines Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:14:49 +0000 http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/#comment-68 Excellent points about the sin bin. Rugby League and Rugby Union use the bin to great effect and football could do well to follow their example. Excellent points about the sin bin. Rugby League and Rugby Union use the bin to great effect and football could do well to follow their example.

]]> By: JamesB http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-65 JamesB Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:39:06 +0000 http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/#comment-65 Good point. I guess it needs to be joined up with policies on teams appealing decisions during matches (I'll post on that separately), and having a third ref looking at the contentious stuff like in cricket (that too). Good point. I guess it needs to be joined up with policies on teams appealing decisions during matches (I'll post on that separately), and having a third ref looking at the contentious stuff like in cricket (that too).

]]> By: Darren Nash http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Darren Nash Sun, 12 Aug 2007 17:03:05 +0000 http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/#comment-62 Only one, James: Let's say a defender makes a last ditch tackle, gets the ball, but the opposing forward makes a meal of it. The ref sees a desperate tackle and a striker going down and decides that the defender has hacked the forward (but, of course, he hasn't). Now, under the system we currently have, there's time for the ref to view the video and recind the yellow card - no crime, no punishment (with apologies to Dostoevsky). Under a sin bin system, the defender's team play with ten men for ten minutes when they've committed no offence. Mind you, there are miscarriages of justice as it is - and many more of them - so I'd still say it's a good idea to introduce a sin bin - but you did ask if anyone could see a downside! Only one, James:

Let's say a defender makes a last ditch tackle, gets the ball, but the opposing forward makes a meal of it. The ref sees a desperate tackle and a striker going down and decides that the defender has hacked the forward (but, of course, he hasn't). Now, under the system we currently have, there's time for the ref to view the video and recind the yellow card - no crime, no punishment (with apologies to Dostoevsky). Under a sin bin system, the defender's team play with ten men for ten minutes when they've committed no offence.

Mind you, there are miscarriages of justice as it is - and many more of them - so I'd still say it's a good idea to introduce a sin bin - but you did ask if anyone could see a downside!

]]> By: Ariel http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Ariel Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:15:20 +0000 http://www.barclaytalkssport.com/2007/08/08/what-should-be-done-in-football-but-wont-be-part-2-sin-bins/#comment-61 Absolutely right mate. Absolutely right mate.

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