finbarr_in_z Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City in the news........... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30604664 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 For taking his shirt off when already booked. It confirms that many footballers are brain dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BITW Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 On the other hand, why is it a booking for taking off a shirt ? Seems a bit stupid to me. Apparently it's to do with shirt sponsorships. It's peak airtime when a player celebrates and they don't want to lose out. Ridiculous if true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fka dagest Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? Evidently you as you clicked on the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben4BCFC Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Apparently it's to do with shirt sponsorships. It's peak airtime when a player celebrates and they don't want to lose out. Ridiculous if true. Got a friend who has done a refereeing course recently and he told me that this is the case. Ridiculous that the rules of a sport are being affected by companies that pay to have their name on a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Let's be fair. Ivan was never quite the full quid was he. Lovely guy but total loon on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? Football chat forum. Anything football related goes. Bell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordy62 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? The pantomime villian. Very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
View from the Dolman Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? Are you turning into more of a parody of yourself with every post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 On the other hand, why is it a booking for taking off a shirt ? Seems a bit stupid to me. Bloody ridiculous At which WC did FIFA introduce that piece of shite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Bloody ridiculous At which WC did FIFA introduce that piece of shite? It's been in for years now. Remember Tim Cahill picked one up for showing a t shirt supporting his brother in jail. Ryan Giggs never got one though for running the length of the pitch swinging his shirt above his head. Though he had scored one of the best goals I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 It's been in for years now. Remember Tim Cahill picked one up for showing a t shirt supporting his brother in jail. True. But it was introduced at a specific WC within my memory (which is most of them, admittedly ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy082005 Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? I got chatting to some random older bloke in the Atyeo today. He mentioned OTIB....then he moaned about Johnson for 10 minutes. I honestly thought it was you at one point.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 Ex City player sent off shocker. Who actually cares? Ah, Bristol City's number one fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneManMob Posted December 26, 2014 Report Share Posted December 26, 2014 For taking his shirt off when already booked. It confirms that many footballers are brain dead. Or it confirms he wanted New year off. You see how many sendings off there were today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesBCFC Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 True. But it was introduced at a specific WC within my memory (which is most of them, admittedly )i got a feeling it was done at around 2002 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Or it confirms he wanted New year off. You see how many sendings off there were today I would have sent Giroud off but booked the QPR guy for going down easier than a Kings Cross hooker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Apparently it's to do with shirt sponsorships. It's peak airtime when a player celebrates and they don't want to lose out. Ridiculous if true.It is true and in all fairness I see why it's in place. Look at Man Utd, Chevrolet pay them 47 million to have their name on their chest, imagine United got in to a cup final or it was the final match of the season and if Utd won they'd take the title, Rooney goes through and scores and takes his shirt off... That's 47 million paid to have your name showing when that footage is shown over and over again only for the player to deny that by taking his shirt off, that must be costly to both the sponsor and the club. Then you have to ask why players even take their shirt off in the first place? If you're playing for a team then why would you take off the shirt when you score? I'm not saying it's right to book them but they obviously need a deterent for doing it because it can cost clubs a lot of money if sponsors very angry about losing prime air time due to players taking their shirts off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhistleHappy Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 It is true and in all fairness I see why it's in place. Look at Man Utd, Chevrolet pay them 47 million to have their name on their chest, imagine United got in to a cup final or it was the final match of the season and if Utd won they'd take the title, Rooney goes through and scores and takes his shirt off... That's 47 million paid to have your name showing when that footage is shown over and over again only for the player to deny that by taking his shirt off, that must be costly to both the sponsor and the club. Then you have to ask why players even take their shirt off in the first place? If you're playing for a team then why would you take off the shirt when you score? I'm not saying it's right to book them but they obviously need a deterent for doing it because it can cost clubs a lot of money if sponsors very angry about losing prime air time due to players taking their shirts off. Blimey, for 47 million, & when you think what the top guys are paid nowadays I'd expect, no insist, that players remove their shirts in celebration after scoring......... And display f'ing great tattoos of the sponsors name right across their chests towards each stand and TV camera in the ground.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Blimey, for 47 million, & when you think what the top guys are paid nowadays I'd expect, no insist, that players remove their shirts in celebration after scoring......... And display f'ing great tattoos of the sponsors name right across their chests towards each stand and TV camera in the ground.! I get the sarcasm but the Sponsor Pays for the name on the shirt to be seen, if players prevent that from happening then why would the sponsor bother? It's hardly a big ask of the players to keep their clothes on whilst playing is it? Especially when it helps the club who pays their insane wages.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 It seems the summary of a booking for removing your shirt is down to sponsors who don't like it. So.........the referee governing body must be infiltrated by said sponsors otherwise there would be no booking for removing the shirt in celebration? It's not as if it's a dangerous thing to do is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 It seems the summary of a booking for removing your shirt is down to sponsors who don't like it. So.........the referee governing body must be infiltrated by said sponsors otherwise there would be no booking for removing the shirt in celebration? It's not as if it's a dangerous thing to do is it? All the governing bodies are owned by said sponsors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 It seems the summary of a booking for removing your shirt is down to sponsors who don't like it. So.........the referee governing body must be infiltrated by said sponsors otherwise there would be no booking for removing the shirt in celebration? It's not as if it's a dangerous thing to do is it? It is because the women's game is now professional and FIFA could not afford the scandal of looking like a bunch of sexists in allowing the men to take off their tops and not the women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ten minutes of rough Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 i got a feeling it was done at around 2002 It was, along with tucking in shirts and pulling up socks, FIFA like to have a uniform clean image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 i got a feeling it was done at around 2002 Sounds about right. There's generally a new daft rule for each WC. Although the last one was quite sensible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 It was, along with tucking in shirts and pulling up socks, FIFA like to have a uniform clean image. Thank the Lord that George Best and Denis Law are no longer playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearcy Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Just came across this. I think this ruling needs changing. What are your thoughts? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30604664 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Just came across this. I think this ruling needs changing. What are your thoughts? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30604664 Already done and posted as Cynic has shown you....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted December 27, 2014 Report Share Posted December 27, 2014 Loved Ivan! Not many players do this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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