Blades 0-1 Aston Villa - 28/01/96 - FA Cup

[Revolution]

Wasn't that for deliberate hand ball at the edge of the pen area rather than denying a goal scoring oppty?

At which game was it where Tracey was kicking from his hands but because the movement continued outside the box (when it actually connected with his foot) he was red carded?

He didn't get a red card, but Phil Kite got a free kick awarded against him for doing this at Leeds in 1991-2. They scored from the free kick ad we ended up losing 4-3 after going 4-0 down.

 

[Selly]

I remember it was cold. Colder than the depths of space. And icy. There is no doubt in my mind that the game would have been called off were it not for the fact it was in the telly box. I remember throwing a snowball that must have been 80-90% ice across the kop, I pity the poor person it hit...

The snowballs following the dodgy pen are one of the only things I can remember from that match, alongside Don Hutchison's header at the end of the 1st half where he really should have scored.

There is a story I have heard a few times that Hutchison, seeing the snow start to come down the night before, went out and came in the next day with a stinking hangover, only to be told he was playing up front on his own...how true at is I dont know, but it certainly wasn't one of his better games...

2007 was when the change became part of the Laws of the Game as maintained by FIFA. You're quite right, the FA has applied the red card since 1982-83.

I would image that the fact that Milosevic was heading away from goal was what saved Kelly in that case. It's a fine line.

Incorporated in the laws in 2007, common practice as mandated by FIFA and the IFAB since 1990...

FIFA first instructed its referees to send off for a professional foul prior to the 1990 World Cup, and in 1991 IFAB added decisions to the law which provided that a player who committed a foul or handling offence that denied an obvious goal-scoring opportunity should be sent off for serious foul play. These decisions were incorporated in the laws in 1997.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

I have mentioned this before, but in the game on 2/1/82 v Halifax the ref, having sent off Paul Richardson just before half time, got a snowball full in the face as he stood near the Kop early in the second half. He was knocked unconscious for a short time.

Stupid moronic thug, a real pathetic cretin he was then. The assault on the lino at portsmuff in 1998 was again a vile act.

 

[Ollessendro]

I was at this one too. Don't remember too much about the game actually, other than Misalotovic's dive and Yorke's cheeky penalty. The video does not work for me. However I do recall the incident. Short definately fouled the Serbian forward (though I thought it was just outside). Milosovic then went forward (still on his feet) and then when he realised he had taken it too far and was going nowhere, he took a dive. He conned the ref big time. Kendal was furious and went mad afterwards.

Oh and Gerrard's dive (the Rob Styles 'intent' one) was worse. I have not seen worse than that. Cheating, horrible, hypocritical, Scouse, thug cunt.

 

[super_pig]

There is a story I have heard a few times that Hutchison, seeing the snow start to come down the night before, went out and came in the next day with a stinking hangover, only to be told he was playing up front on his own...how true at is I dont know, but it certainly wasn't one of his better games...
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yeah i heard that too

 

[Sothall_Blade]

I think our very own Phil Thompson player a large part in that rule change. In the replay of the League Cup Final in 1978 between Forest and Liverpool, John O'Hare was clean through for Forest in the 2nd half with Thompson in hot pursuit. On the edge of the area, Thompson pull him back. The ref gave a pen (from which John Robertson scored and won the cup for Forest), though the replay showed the foul was outside the area.

After the game, Thompson was interviewed and was fuming. He basically said that, he knew full well that O'Hare was outside the area when he pulled him as he timed to do it then knowing there would be a free kick and a booking and that would be it. That level of cynicism shocked a lot of people and started the thought that tougher sanctions were needed...

That might well be the case but it was Willie Young's foul on Paul Allen in the 1980 FA Cup Final that was the real catalyst for the rule change:-



The moral of the story being if a rule is bad for West Ham it's bad for football and must be changed!