Hockey & rugby (1 Viewer)

[Sky Blue Pete]

Football could learn lots from the sportsmen and women from other sports.

The attitude towards officials is almost incomparable and I don't think football has any excuse.

2 rule changes I think would be excellent. Card short of a yellow for any dissent for 5 minutes in sin bin and throw ins, free kicks and corners should be able to be taken immediately and can be taken to yourself

 

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[Diehard Si]

Well said. I don't know anything about hockey, but football could definitely learn from rugby. The dissent is awful.

 

[Si80]

England Ladies have done brilliantly to get to the final today. Dissent in hockey is definitely there though, just the punishment is a lot harsher than football. If you pick up a red in hockey you could face upto 12 games out depending on the report filed by the umpires. When you think you only play 24 games in a season, missing half of it really makes you think about how gobby you can be to a ref on the pitch

 

[wingy]

Full Integration Of technology and a Video ref ,would be a beneficial move and to be able to hear the ref ,couple that with a sinbin rule and you're getting there.

 

[ajsccfc]

Rugby players don't mouth off to the officials, but then on the other hand there's a distinct lack of thumbs going into orifices in football.

I'd see someone whinging than having their oil checked.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

You have to do quite a lot to get sent off in hockey. Shy of assaulting somebody with your stick or otherwise it's more or less unheard of though I saw a number of green cards given out when I used to play-not uncommon at local levels where the umpires are supplied by your opponents!