Macclesfield game - Nathan Cameron red card rescinded

[Martin Shaw]

a bit of a shame for us. He's been playing very well. Was on trial with us in pre-season of course.

[Spiritater]

Thought it very harsh when I watched Quest. Cost Macc points against Cheltenham.

[Martin Shaw]

Thought it very harsh when I watched Quest. Cost Macc points against Cheltenham.

yes I agree. Not surprising that it has been rescinded.

[StagsForLIFE]

Big player for them, makes saturdays game a lot harder.

[Lick]

Was this the guy who got injured while on trial, looked nasty didnt think he would be playing again

[MTFCMusings]

I think if he had stayed fit we wouldn't have ended up with Sweeney on loan, and Sweeney is a lot better IMO. Decent player but on the way down rather than up.

[Richard Cranium]

Speaking of cards, Sweeney and Bishop both one away from a 2 game ban now? Probably be without both for Notts

[MTFCMusings]

Speaking of cards, Sweeney and Bishop both one away from a 2 game ban now? Probably be without both for Notts

If they've got any brains about them they just won't get booked.

[daddycool]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

[MTFCMusings]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

How do they manage not to get a second yellow then?

[88BenM]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

Sweeney was booked early last night and managed to continue in his job without ever really being in danger of a 2nd. Bishop played his normal game with getting a foot stuck in and managed to avoid a booking.

I would sooner have Sweeney and Bish playing against FGR at home than I would do playing against Notts. We've got fringe players that would still be able to beat this years Notts side.

Does anybody know if their is a yellow card amnesty at this stage of the season? Or will they have to go the full campaign without another caution to avoid the 2 match ban?

[Rob]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

How do they manage not to get a second yellow then?

What, nobody ever gets a second yellow

Daddycool is right, the last thing we want is either player shirking tackles for fear of being booked. You can mitigate things, as DF did last week by subbing Bishop, but if they get booked again its just the nature of their game. To say they are stupid if they pick up another booking is, well stupid.

[MTFCMusings]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

How do they manage not to get a second yellow then?

What, nobody ever gets a second yellow

Daddycool is right, the last thing we want is either player shirking tackles for fear of being booked. You can mitigate things, as DF did last week by subbing Bishop, but if they get booked again its just the nature of their game. To say they are stupid if they pick up another booking is, well stupid.

They haven't so far this season (for events on the pitch). As someone says above, they're perfectly capable of not getting a second booking once they've got a first, so they should be capable of not picking up the first. How is it stupid?

Nobody's asking them to shirk tackles, just don't foul anyone.

[Rob]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

How do they manage not to get a second yellow then?

What, nobody ever gets a second yellow

Daddycool is right, the last thing we want is either player shirking tackles for fear of being booked. You can mitigate things, as DF did last week by subbing Bishop, but if they get booked again its just the nature of their game. To say they are stupid if they pick up another booking is, well stupid.

They haven't so far this season (for events on the pitch). As someone says above, they're perfectly capable of not getting a second booking once they've got a first, so they should be capable of not picking up the first. How is it stupid?

Nobody's asking them to shirk tackles, just don't foul anyone.

Are you being serious? They might be told no silly cards (ie dissent, time wasting) but no way will they be told not to tackle and therefore there is always a risk of being beaten by a player and therefore committing a foul.

Still, you've given me a laugh on a crap day at work!

[MTFCMusings]

Of course there is a risk, but Bishop has done it 11 times this season and Sweeney has done it 9. You can tackle without it being a foul. Are you telling me they've gone through the rest of 11 and 9 games respectively without making another tackle? Give it a rest.

[Rob]

Of course there is a risk, but Bishop has done it 11 times this season and Sweeney has done it 9. You can tackle without it being a foul. Are you telling me they've gone through the rest of 11 and 9 games respectively without making another tackle? Give it a rest.

Tell you what, why doesn't DF tell all his players never to foul, that way we will never concede a set piece. I wonder why no-one else has ever thought of that

[MTFCMusings]

Of course there is a risk, but Bishop has done it 11 times this season and Sweeney has done it 9. You can tackle without it being a foul. Are you telling me they've gone through the rest of 11 and 9 games respectively without making another tackle? Give it a rest.

Tell you what, why doesn't DF tell all his players never to foul, that way we will never concede a set piece. I wonder why no-one else has ever thought of that

Because the ball could go out for a corner or a throw-in....

If you've ever played football you will know when you go into a challenge whether it's a risky one or not.

[Rob]

Of course there is a risk, but Bishop has done it 11 times this season and Sweeney has done it 9. You can tackle without it being a foul. Are you telling me they've gone through the rest of 11 and 9 games respectively without making another tackle? Give it a rest.

Tell you what, why doesn't DF tell all his players never to foul, that way we will never concede a set piece. I wonder why no-one else has ever thought of that

Because the ball could go out for a corner or a throw-in....

If you've ever played football you will know when you go into a challenge whether it's a risky one or not.

I played for 30 years, was never any good though, too much fouling

Bottom line is, the way Sweeney and Bishop play they are always likely to pick up bookings, I would not want them to change the way they play and nor, I suspect, would the manager. They will know themselves to try not to pick up a silly booking, but I'll be very surprised if both manage to avoid a ban.

[halifaxstag]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

Sweeney was booked early last night and managed to continue in his job without ever really being in danger of a 2nd. Bishop played his normal game with getting a foot stuck in and managed to avoid a booking.

I would sooner have Sweeney and Bish playing against FGR at home than I would do playing against Notts. We've got fringe players that would still be able to beat this years Notts side.

Does anybody know if their is a yellow card amnesty at this stage of the season? Or will they have to go the full campaign without another caution to avoid the 2 match ban?

Cut off for 10 cautions in Football League is after 37 matches, so in our case it would be up to and including Crawley on 12th March.
We have had some silly bookings and some harsh bookings this season but seem to have cut out most of the ones we were getting in previous seasons for things like dissent, kicking the ball away and time wasting.

[part time pete]

When your game is tackling you are going to get booked.

Sweeney was booked early last night and managed to continue in his job without ever really being in danger of a 2nd. Bishop played his normal game with getting a foot stuck in and managed to avoid a booking.

I would sooner have Sweeney and Bish playing against FGR at home than I would do playing against Notts. We've got fringe players that would still be able to beat this years Notts side.

Does anybody know if their is a yellow card amnesty at this stage of the season? Or will they have to go the full campaign without another caution to avoid the 2 match ban?

Team need to have played 37 league games before it becomes 15 bookings before a three game ban.

[gazza1988]

Thing is, it depends on the ref. We have had those refs that book for the stupidest reason. We've seen players get booked for winning the ball. We've seen players get booked for a foul and the opponent dived

Then you get the classic mis-timed tackle.

I highly doubt players start a game thinking "I haven't had a yellow in a while. I'll make sure I get one today."

Stupid yellows are for dissent, time wasting, kicking the ball away etc