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Think they should just say the first incidence spotted of shirt pulling in the box by a defender will result in an automatic penalty. It is usually defenders on strikers rather than the other way round in the first instance.

Thought you were talking about Ann Widdecombe. :facepalm:

If a video referee was watching all the tussling and shirt pulling in the penalty area that would soon put a stop to it all. There would be a rash of red cards and then players would have to stop doing it. Got to the stage now where nearly everyone is doing it and it has got quite ridiculous.

Don't think you are reading what I am saying properly limoncello. :) Was just saying that tonight it didn't even need to have interrupted the game. Just tonight. Didn't say it wouldn't interrupt the game in general, just that tonight at half time the incident was identified and that could have...

Totally thought it through!! For me I don't think a challenge system would work, as I could see teams using it on occasion just to take the pace out of the game if they were on the back foot. Challenging for the sake of challenging. I think a video ref would be better. Someone scrutinising the...

Then he gets sent off in the 2nd half. I was just saying tonight it didn't even need to interrupt the game.

But as I am saying, tonight this could have been done at half time, upon reviewing the footage. doesn't have to be any challenge system, just a 4th or 5th official/vidoe referee who looks at the game and the slow mo replays and reports anything untoward. The game didn't even need to be stopped...

Would love to see it used during a game for certain things. Good example tonight. French player elbows Ecuador player in the face, not spotted. See no reason why he couldn't have been sent off at half time. Anyone else concur?

Can someone please kindly click on the link for me to make sure it's not a scam or an attempt at phishing. Thanking you kindly.

You going to support another club then, Marty? :whistle:

Yep. Automatic weapons these days.

Yep and when we're in the Conference we can say we're glad wer'e not in the Football Leage anymore.

Besdies, Suarez is now safe to play against in future.

For the last bleedin time, he didn't do it!! It's a conspiracy, just a clash of a shoulder, a photoshop job and an old bite mark from years ago.

As an England fan I obviously want our best players playing week in week out at the highest level.

Think that's the key, Wingy. Had it been Italy versus anyone else there wouldn't have been an issue, but this was England v Italy IN England and Italian fans driving round the city centre celebrating in front of English fans. Add alcohol and it's a recipe for diaster. Maybe it's a good thing...

Yes, that was what I was thinking. Pretty much any country really, Germany, Italy, Holland, France, the US. As this was a rather small incident (though the flag burning I felt was most distasteful), does this show our tolerance? Could this be something relfected in a positive light rather than...

Nope. Just making it clear they are a bunch of bunglers!! They bungle everything. :whistle:

Another way of looking at it is, doesn't this make us a much more tolerant country than most? The fact that people of other nations and backgrounds can celebrate or protest or speak up for themselves without fear (on the whole) of reprisal? This incident was very minor, I think only about 150...