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<blockquote data-quote="dullonien" data-source="post: 286660"><p><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Flux @ Nov 9 2009, 08:08 AM) <a href="http://index.php?act=findpost&pid=420175" target="_blank"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div></p><p>I'm pretty sure any kind of foul play can be cited. I've heard commentators saying in the past that if an incident goes unnoticed on the pitch, it can often be worse for the player, because there's then more of a chance he'll be cited and suspended. Of course serious actis of foul play will come with a suspension no matter if it was seen and dealt with on the pitch, it's just these smaller incidents that normally wouldn't be cited if the ref had seen it.</p><p></p><p>An incident certainly doesn't have to be a red card offence to be cited, I know that much. For instance, Jon Thomas got cited and suspended for something which wouldn't have been more than a yellow if the officialls had caught him at the time.</p><p></p><p>As others have said, it deserved a yellow at most, depending on the ref. However I don't think it's fair that Carter get's punished because of the ref's incompetence. It's not going to help Wales now! If he get's a week, it does no harm, as Carter wasn't going to play this week anyway, but if he get's two, I'll be very annoyed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dullonien, post: 286660"] <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Flux @ Nov 9 2009, 08:08 AM) [url='index.php?act=findpost&pid=420175']<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div> I'm pretty sure any kind of foul play can be cited. I've heard commentators saying in the past that if an incident goes unnoticed on the pitch, it can often be worse for the player, because there's then more of a chance he'll be cited and suspended. Of course serious actis of foul play will come with a suspension no matter if it was seen and dealt with on the pitch, it's just these smaller incidents that normally wouldn't be cited if the ref had seen it. An incident certainly doesn't have to be a red card offence to be cited, I know that much. For instance, Jon Thomas got cited and suspended for something which wouldn't have been more than a yellow if the officialls had caught him at the time. As others have said, it deserved a yellow at most, depending on the ref. However I don't think it's fair that Carter get's punished because of the ref's incompetence. It's not going to help Wales now! If he get's a week, it does no harm, as Carter wasn't going to play this week anyway, but if he get's two, I'll be very annoyed! [/QUOTE]
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