Blue Cards (Sin Bin) To Be Trailed

[spennyfanchris]

Sin bins could be introduced in professional football if plans by the sport's rulemakers get the go-ahead.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) will publish the detailed protocols for the trials on Friday, Sky News understands, with the new ruling expected to include blue cards.

In the trials, blue cards will give referees the power to send players off for 10 minutes for dissent or cynical fouls.

Two blue cards would result in a player's dismissal for the rest of the match, as would a blue and a yellow card.

The IFAB is set to give the go-ahead for the extended sin bin trial in senior levels of the game at its annual meeting on 2 March in Glasgow.

There have already been trials in amateur and youth football in both England and Wales and the sport's lawmaking body agreed in November last year that they should be implemented at higher levels of football.

More Here - news.sky.com/story/footballs-rulemakers-set-to-introduce-blue-cards-for-sin-bins-13066916

[allygb]

I actually quite like the idea. There have been "sin bins" in other sports and after initial opposition seem to have worked.

I would extend it to other offences, ( such as players from both sides surrounding the referee to dispute a decision ) but maybe that could come later

[pooliehopper]

Wonder if it'll be like sinbins in step 6 when they came out. Overused for about a week and then rapidly forgotten.

The last sin bin I ever saw was for Esh Winning against Billingham Synthonia in march 2020. Ref (who had problems with the esh squad in a prior match according to several volunteers) completely forgot about sin binning the player. Meaning esh were down to 9 for about 40 minutes. Not like it mattered when both teams were awful that day.

It's just yet another gimmick I think.

[spennyfanchris]

Update On This -

Blue cards: Idea set to be scrapped, but sin-bin trials likely to be approved by football's lawmakers

Football's rule makers are set to approve sin-bin trials - but an idea to use blue cards is likely to be ditched.

The International Football Association Board (Ifab) will discuss the plans at its annual general meeting at Loch Lomond on Saturday.

Senior figures within the game were taken aback by the proposals of a blue card when it emerged last month.

A planned public announcement was scrapped and there has since been significant opposition.

Rest Of The Article Here - www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68450854