Adopting an Aggressive Attitude

[William]

Watched a game yesterday when a goalkeeper ran out to remonstrate to a neutral assistant. I found out later that he was cautioned for adopting an aggressive attitude toward a match official. My question is, can you be cautioned for AAA against an official? I believe the answer to be NO but cannot find this in law 12. My thoughts are that AAA is player on player only. Apart from that the goalkeeper should have been cautioned for dissent and sin binned.

 

[es1]

I don't know if there's anything official but for me, 100% not. AAA has to be against players/club officials, we have dissent and offinabus which provides a more suitable punishment as well

 

[JamesL]

Adopting an aggressive attitude doesn't even appear in law. It's an FA thing for categorising Unsporting behaviour.

It's not an offence against a match official and AAA shouldn't be used as, in polite terms, an alternative to dissent.

 

[ChasObserverRefDeveloper]

The offence is Unsporting Behaviour - AAA is used as a sub-heading, only by the English FA - as @JamesL has posted.
That being the case, there is no reason why a caution should not be issued for remonstrating with the NAR, but dissent sounds like a more apt heading to use (with the attendant Sin Bin if applicable)

 

[socal lurker]

Sounds like the R simply wanted to weasel out of the hassle of a GK in the sin bin.

 

[george.g]

Sounds like the R simply wanted to weasel out of the hassle of a GK in the sin bin.

This is often the case, not just with keepers

 

[FirsFox40]

This is often the case, not just with keepers

If the players never learn, nothing changes.

 

[RustyRef]

I've heard a few referees say they use USB - AAA to avoid having to give sin bins. It is just plain wrong, if a player remonstrates with a match official and you feel it is worthy of caution it can only be dissent and a sin bin, anything else is a dereliction of duty.

 

[CA1992]

Regularly used cop-out I see from a number of Level 4’s when I’m on the line (I always challenge after the game when I see it)

Surprised there’s never any kick off from opposing players/managers when it happens.

 

[RustyRef]

Regularly used cop-out I see from a number of Level 4’s when I’m on the line (I always challenge after the game when I see it)

Surprised there’s never any kick off from opposing players/managers when it happens.

It will come back and bite them in the derriere at some point. Only needs a league official to turn up at a game, or the other club to make a formal complaint and they will be in serious hot water.

 

[CaptainsPlease]

As an assistant I have also seen a L4 use this instead of a sin bin, disappointed was an understatement but I didn't see it as my place to protest.

 

[Redster]

If they are actually adopting an aggressive attitude and not simply dissenting there's a good shout to say they're walking for OFFINABUS - mainly the ABUS bit

 

[bester]

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