No, the previous version gave a ballon drawing of what was sort of acceptable and what most certainly was not.... One mans industrial language is another ones everyday language.... Surely we are not the moral police, refs, especially new refs need proper guidance!!View attachment 1800
County FAs don't need to send this out. The job of the referee is to identify the offence, apply law and report the facts. The job of the disciplinary department is to recognise the discriminatory nature of the comments for which the player was dismissed and to raise the appropriate charge.According to the FA, any discriminatory language which is directed at any of the 'protected characteristics' in the 2010 equality act is not only a red card but also a double length ban (for a first offence).
Disability is one of the protected characteristics covered by the act. The term 'retard' is therefore presumably equivalent to 'poof' or 'n****r' as far as the FA are concerned.
I wish the CFAs would do a better job of getting this information out to leagues and referees.
Edit: put in my own asterisks to make it clear which pejorative term I mean
County FAs don't need to send this out. The job of the referee is to identify the offence, apply law and report the facts.
Unfortunately that referee (and they are usually Level 5) may be one of the many who think that anything that comes from the FA is only worthy of their contempt. They don't keep up to date with Law changes, they don't join/attend Referee Associations and they don't attend County/National Development Events.The problem is that many referees are not aware that the use of some pejorative terms are an offence at all. For example, the FA would regard shouting "Get up you ****ing poof!" at an opponent worthy of a 6 match ban, but I have witnessed a level 5 referee let that go this season without even speaking to the offender.
It looks like they are not equivalent in your view if you had to use * only for one of them.According to the FA, any discriminatory language which is directed at any of the 'protected characteristics' in the 2010 equality act is not only a red card but also a double length ban (for a first offence).
Disability is one of the protected characteristics covered by the act. The term 'retard' is therefore presumably equivalent to 'poof' or 'n****r' as far as the FA are concerned.
I wish the CFAs would do a better job of getting this information out to leagues and referees.
Edit: put in my own asterisks to make it clear which pejorative term I mean
Em... actually.... I have and I haven't had too many. Less than once a year. It may be a regional thing. Where I am players know that is a send off if said to the referee. To be honest it is used a lot more frequently towards players/opponents and its dealt with differently based on context.Imagine if you gave a red for every time a player has told you to f off in the heat of the moment, it would be pathetic.
Em... actually.... I have and I haven't had too many. Less than once a year. It may be a regional thing. Where I am players know that is a send off if said to the referee. To be honest it is used a lot more frequently towards players/opponents and its dealt with differently based on context.
It looks like they are not equivalent in your view if you had to use * only for one of them.
Lol 2 x RC for this in 5 years. Note that English is usually the second or third language where I am so it's usually quite obvious (And no red cards for Offinabus last season in over 60 middles, 1 in the futsal season for a bung accusation )Offence is completely subjective and if you go by the letter of the law on this and RC anything that is remotely offensive you'd have a joke of a game. Everybody finds offence somewhere, you can't please everyone. Imagine if you gave a red for every time a player has told you to f off in the heat of the moment, it would be pathetic.
Unfortunately that referee (and they are usually Level 5) may be one of the many who think that anything that comes from the FA is only worthy of their contempt. They don't keep up to date with Law changes, they don't join/attend Referee Associations and they don't attend County/National Development Events.
They get all their updates from the newspapers, SkySports and MotD.
Offence is completely subjective and if you go by the letter of the law on this and RC anything that is remotely offensive you'd have a joke of a game. Everybody finds offence somewhere, you can't please everyone.
Without wanting to get into the chicken or egg argument, I think its used so frequently because referees don't sanction them rather than referees ignore them because its used frequently.Must be regional then because you get it every other 5 minutes where I'm from, not always malicious, often frustration.
Unfortunately that referee (and they are usually Level 5) may be one of the many who think that anything that comes from the FA is only worthy of their contempt.