For all you refs and rule swotters out there.....Is a player allowed to take a throw in if he is wearing gloves?
Yes they are, technically they're meant to be the same colour as the sleeves of the shirt like the sock tape needs to be the same colour as the socks and under shirts have to be the same (peredominant) colour as the shirt
And goalkeepers have been known to take quick throwins in the past. (Late on, chasing the game so everyone up bar the keeper when it's punted clear, quick throw and punt back into the box only needs one defender back)
I had this debate a few years ago with a work mate who was a linesman in the unibond and he was adamant it was not allowed.i asked him to prove it but he never could.the laws of the game do not cover it but as stated above it they do cover leggings and tape and headgear and other protection....forgive the typing using a not very smart phone.
Jimmy Graham can't. That picture proves **** all really as it doesn't show when or why he's got the ball in his hand. Luckily the question was answered before anyway. Can a goaly have an umbrella with him in the goal mouth if the ball's at the other end of the pitch?
I remember a few years ago when we were beating Scunny at the KC with only a few minutes to go - the exact situation you just described occured but the 'keeper took it further back towards his own goal than it had actually gone out in order to save time. The ref actually insisted he took it from further forward. This.
It is an interesting question. Also is there any restiction regarding grips on the gloves that could provide an advantage?
My mate's always been adamant that this isn't technically allowed and that both goalkeepers and outfield glove-wearing fannies shouldn't be allowed to take throw-ins as it gives them an unfair advantage. He's usually nerdily right about these things but in this instance I suspect he's probably wrong. What about that sodje guy that always wore a bandana? "You've got a tea towel, on your head" as I remember everyone singing at him.
The rules are silent, so as it is not specifically excluded it is allowed. The ref does have the discretion of "unsporting behaviour" and would undoubtedly intervene if a player took to the pitch in some baseball like slingshot mitts... If the gloves are designed to keep warm, or for goalkeeping the ref will not suggest any unfair (unsporting) behaviour. Common sense, really. If players start getting sticky pads on the gloves like rugby tops have then there would be a swift law change and some action taken. But they wont, as that would be seen as cheating and is very unlikely...
