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Originally Posted by Saaf_laandon_mo
The Sun had an interesting comparison of RObben 'jumping' into the crowd and Stuart Pearce doing the same on Saturday followin Fowler's goal. Pearce got away with it totally (no card/rebuke). Does the same rule not apply to managers, because the same outcome (crushing/stampede)could be possible
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As I understand it, Robben was actually booked for 'leaving the field of play' (ie he jumped over the hoardings to get to the crowd), whereas Pearce didn't.
Don't get me wrong, I think it was either a poor decision or a stupid rule, but that's why he got his second booking.