Regular posters as it were may recall I mentioned I wrote to the FA to express my disgust at the non rescinding of the RED card Derry received from Youngs dive etc. The reply is below..it is rubbish but that is what you expect I suppose Dear Sir/Madam Thank you for contacting The Football Association. The ability to submit a claim of wrongful dismissal is an exceptional facility that allows Clubs to challenge the dismissal of a player when a serious and obvious error has taken place. Under guidelines from FIFA a Regulatory Commission must apply the test of whether a serious and obvious error has taken place. The Club has to submit clear and conclusive evidence that a wrongful dismissal has taken place. When such evidence is inconclusive the Regulatory Commission has no alternative but to dismiss the claim. The FA has been long term supporters of introducing technology into the game. Such a move would, in all probability, necessitate substantial changes to the Laws of the Game, which are administered first and foremost by FIFA and are universal and applicable to football at all levels. The International Football Association Board is the body responsible for the Laws of the Game, and is comprised of FIFA and the four British national associations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), in recognition of their historical role in codifying the original laws. The Board discusses not only the existing wording of the Laws and possible amendments to them, but also experiments and new technologies. Each of the five parties has the right to put forward issues for the agenda. For a proposal to succeed, it must receive the support of at least three-quarters of those present and entitled to vote. FIFA has four votes on behalf of all its affiliated member associations. The other associations of the IFAB each have one vote. The Laws of the Game are reviewed and amended annually, and improvements which can be implemented in a practical and reliable fashion throughout the world are always given careful consideration. Kind regards Alex Burkwood | Customer Relations Officer
LOL! Talk about avoiding the question. Must all be trained as politicians in the FA 'customer relations' department.
It just confirms what we all know, the FA are run by a bunch of back scratching individuals who are not bothered that the game is payed in the correct manner, or that the correct ,obvious decisions are made or when obvious wrongs need made right. Thy know they are untouchable, and when forced into a corner they hide behind a FIFA directive that Blatter states dosn't exist.
By the way - I'm glad Derry got sent off - he's a dirty ****er and it should've happened a few times this season... BUT I agree the decision was incorrect as Young dived (and was offside) - had it been a foul, because the linesman hasn't given offside then a sending off is correct (as he stopped a goalscoring opportunity) but Derry is a twat and seems to be immune from yellow cards most of the time so **** him!
The fact that there is a debate as to whether all is not well is proof that all is not well. Due to the extensive media coverage of this sport today the fans have access to just about every camera angle going and we can now see what is 'going on'. That is now leading to an increasingly disgruntled number of followers who are unhappy with what appears to some as blatant bias. The time has come for the regulatory bodies to introduce TV replys for major decisions. If they don't introduce TV reply's that provide the referee's with the same realtime access that the fans have post-access to, they have something to hide.
Exactly - many fans have smartphones with TV on now so it will make it even more impossible for the referees. I don't actually believe they are biased to be honest, I just think they make mistakes, like all of us do. How many players do you see on TV pulled up for a foul and they say "i got the ball ref!" when we can see they clearly did not. I am sure if referees were asked they would say they would prefer to get decisions right, and if that means with some help from technology, such as replays with a video ref in the stand, it is a no brainer really. I think the Premier League should just go their own way and make the decision to go with goal line technology and video replays. What is FiFA and UEFA going to do? Ban them and England from competitions. I doubt it - we provide too much money for the whole rotten system.
