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Originally Posted by gazzae
As for timewasting lets do what is now happening in rugby, if there is an injury the clock stops.
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Err, isn't there "time added on for stoppages" (aka "injury time")?
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Originally Posted by Chrysalis
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Originally Posted by Graham
I have no idea about the particular situation you describe, but, in general, if replays are showing that a player is persistantly engaging in unsportsmanlike conduct then they should be called before a Disciplinary Committee and be required to explain their actions and then fined, suspended, banned as appropriate to their offence.
However this is something that needs to be done *outside* the 90 minutes of the game, not *during* it.
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"Incompetance" is a very strong word to use in a situation like this. It is very difficult for the referee, who, remember, only gets *one* chance to see an incident, to get every decision right, especially if a player may or may not have dived or gone in unnecessarily hard on a tackle etc, so to claim that, if they don't see it, they are "incompetant" is more than a little unfair.
But if, on review, it's found that a *player's* unsportsmanlike conduct has affected the outcome of a game, they, or the team could be fined or even have points deducted.
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However I will agree if you if they change the rules that if the ref has found to be have made a big mistake they then (a) have the match replayed (b) fine the ref 2 weeks wages if a professional or ban him for x amount of games.
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Replaying an entire match would be an expensive process to start with, plus it could possibly cause players conflicts with other commitments (eg international games), let alone putting them at greater risk of injury and, if it were found to be necessary, should only be done in the most extreme of cases, ie not just *one* mistake, but a whole series of them.
And if refs are to be "banned" for making mistakes, there should be much greater penalties applied to cheating players!