NotAnthonyTaylor
New Member
Hi all,
I had a thought about foul language from players during a Saturday league match I watched recently.
In the match, a player was constantly (and loudly) swearing whenever they made a mistake. Not enough to reasonably argue OFFINABUS, but the referee appropriately warned the player about their language, and they stopped.
That made me wonder - if they continued using foul language, what punishment would the referee go with, and under what code?
It feels really harsh to send them off for offensive language since you've only given them a warning for the same thing earlier, so common sense says to go with a yellow - but what for?
The two I came up with were for adopting an aggressive attitude or for persistent infringement - but what if it's said in a non-aggressive way? Can you even give PI for language offenses?
Of course it could be put under unspecified behaviour, but I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of if it fits under one specific offense?
I had a thought about foul language from players during a Saturday league match I watched recently.
In the match, a player was constantly (and loudly) swearing whenever they made a mistake. Not enough to reasonably argue OFFINABUS, but the referee appropriately warned the player about their language, and they stopped.
That made me wonder - if they continued using foul language, what punishment would the referee go with, and under what code?
It feels really harsh to send them off for offensive language since you've only given them a warning for the same thing earlier, so common sense says to go with a yellow - but what for?
The two I came up with were for adopting an aggressive attitude or for persistent infringement - but what if it's said in a non-aggressive way? Can you even give PI for language offenses?
Of course it could be put under unspecified behaviour, but I was wondering if anyone had any knowledge of if it fits under one specific offense?