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Red Card Sanctions

John Munro

What do other leagues do in respect of red card sanctions?

In the Oxfordshire Walking Football League, we play rounds of fixtures once a month and a player receiving a red card is (a) banned for the rest of the games that day and (b) also banned from the next 2 rounds of games. 

However, standard County FA rules for 'regular' football normally dictate a 2 'match' ban.  We consider a 2 'match' ban equates to our 2 rounds, as if we had to strictly comply with the word 'matches' a player could then potentially turn up at the very next round of games, sit out the first two games and then play in the remain matches that day - hardly a great deterent!

Discuss......

  • in reply to John Munro

    Actually you raise an interesting point in your reply.
    When a player is blue carded. He/She should really go to a specific sin bin area technically. But as we all know they player just goes back to the side where the subs/manager etc are.
    When a player is red carded and specifically for the kind of behaviour/dismissal you mention they should be removed not just from the field of play but from the venue itself. This should be raised also. Not just the length of the suspension but also what it means. As in 11 side it is off to the changing rooms. 
    Might sound harsh but honestly if I was reffing that game I would have them removed/ejected and stop the game until such time they are removed. And put the onus on the team manager. 
    I really don't know what is the matter with some players/people... there are totally in the wrong sport.

  • in reply to Christopher Fitzpatrick

    In this actuall case, the violent conduct occurred right at the very end of the game - maybe 1 or 2 mins before the end - he did leave the pitch and start walking towards the exit but after the game finished he then proceeded round to the other side of the pitch to remonstrate with the opposition.....nothing the ref could have done at the time unfortunately....but you are right, he is probably in the wrong sport and we will be watching him closely when he returns to play....