Players being booked for removing their shirt.

[MCFC BOB]

Why? I don't see the harm it causes.

 

[Ovo]

Stupid rule. Same with jumping in to the fans and stuff. It's all rubbish imo.

 

[IM NOT REALLY HERE]

It is because the sponsorship is on the shirt and it gets good 'airtime' when the player has scored.

 

[MCFC BOB]

Stupid rule. Same with jumping in to the fans and stuff. It's all rubbish imo.

Exactly.

The goal and celebration that caused me to bring this up, was Silva's goal against Blackpool. He scored a wonderful goal that won the game for us. It was his first goal in England, his second for City, and a true showing of what he was like. He takes his shirt off to reveal a training top - a City training top at that - and he gets booked. It just doesn't make sense.

Players are elated when they score. I remember one player scoring a last minute goal in a Play-Off final and getting sent off for jumping into the crowd because he was already on a yellow. It's up there with suspending managers for bad mothing referees because it harms the oh so precious 'Respect Campaign'. Laughable.

 

[DalbeyINUK]

It is because the sponsorship is on the shirt and it gets good 'airtime' when the player has scored.

Sadly that's totally believable!

 

[fuzz barricade]

It is because the sponsorship is on the shirt and it gets good 'airtime' when the player has scored.

Sadly that's totally believable!

This!

 

[LCBblue]

Sadly that's totally believable!

This!

That.

 

[Freestyler]

Due to Health & Safety.

Seeing 30 ladies charge down the steps, to get a close-up of Balotelli's pecks is classed as dangerous.

 

[JoeMercer'sWay]

i think it's a stupid rule 2bh.

 

[NoNameBenfica]

It is a stupid rulle! I think that, removing your t-shirt you're not hurting anyone or something else! You shouldn't be booked for this...

 

[Barcon]

This!

That.

The other.

 

[DalbeyINUK]

That.

The other.

The other!? That's just taking it too far!

 

[supa-dapa-dan]

This!

+
That.

Soap St,Northern Quarter.

 

[NorCalBlue]

It is a stupid rule, but why the hell do players do it anyway? I've celebrated plenty of times on a football field and never once did it occur to me to take my shirt off.

Jumping into the crowd I can understand, but taking off your shirt?

 

[MCFC BOB]

It is a stupid rule, but why the hell do players do it anyway? I've celebrated plenty of times on a football field and never once did it occur to me to take my shirt off.

Jumping into the crowd I can understand, but taking off your shirt?

Well, I can remember a lot of fans at Wembley taking their shirts off around me on Saturday. Emotion does that to you.

 

[Mikem93]

It is a stupid rule, but why the hell do players do it anyway? I've celebrated plenty of times on a football field and never once did it occur to me to take my shirt off.

Jumping into the crowd I can understand, but taking off your shirt?

Tbh I've never understood it either, in a big game maybe I can understand it or a big goal like in the last minute.

One of the most cringeworthy things I can ever remember was watching a mate step up to slot away a penalty in a sunday league game and celebrate by take his top off.

 

[Viva Rivaldo]

You sound like a bunch of raving homosexuals. Personally, I don't want to see a player take their top off after scoring [or indeed at any point during the game] but it being a bookable offence is ridiculous.