Disciplinary process - a solution?

[moomba]

A lot of the problems people have with the current disciplinary process is that it doesn't treat two identical incidents equally. Two tackles, one seen by the ref and one missed will result in two different outcomes.

It's all down to FIFA rules I believe stating that the FA can't re-referee games, so if a ref has seen something and has made a decision then that's the end of the matter (unless you are Adebayor or Thatcher of course).

Anyway, my solution. Take it out of the hands of the refs.

A red card during a match involves no automatic punishment, but is referred to the FA in the refs report.

A panel is also put together to refer any incidents that might warrant further action.

FA review each incident and write to the clubs offering penalties, 1 match for a non violent and 3 matches for a violent offence or none for a non offence. Clubs can either choose to accept it, or go to a tribunal. Reasons for all decisions are published on the FA website for transparency reasons.

On the face of it, it seems exactly the same as the current rule, but it does remove the ridiculous situation where if a ref has already dealt with a matter you can't take any further action. And because a red card does not carry an automatic suspension you can issue a penalty that matches the offence without contradicting the decision of the referee.

Thoughts?

 

[mad4city]

Your plan, sir, will never be implemented because it's too sensible.


As an aside, what p**ses me off is not so much the ref making a mistake & sending a player off (Kompany is a good example). That's a mistake and mistakes happen. It's a pity but that's the way it is.
What isn't a mistake though, is an appeal committee upholding the wrongdoing because they wish to preserve the referee's integrity. That, as I say, is not a mistake. That's cheating.

It's no different than when a ref knows he's dropped a clanger and then goes & gives a free the other way 'to balance it up'. The first incident may be a genuine mistake but the second is, again, blatant cheating.

Anyway, rant over.
Moomba for president!

 

[Prestwich_Blue]

Why not abolish sendings off completely (apart from perhaps DOCGSO) and introduce a sin-bin? Or introduce a points system for various offences with a ban when you reach a certain level.

 

[moomba]

I don't know if it's true, but I heard that even if the video proved that Kompany should not have been sent off, that it had to be disregarded unless it showed that incident from an angle that the ref would have seen.

Seems stupid, which leads me to think it probably is the case.

President eh. I'd better start drafting teh "Shut Twitching Arry's mouth" Act 2012.