By Tyne-Talk
December 3 2011

Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew is set to read up on the rules after David Luiz got a yellow card for a his foul on Demba Ba in the 4th minute of the game. The defender was the last man in a clear goal scoring opportunity, yet referee Mike Dean failed to send him off. The early decision would have put a whole different swing on the game, had the ref shown a red card to the Argentine.

Pardew said;

"I thought he was going to get sent off. It was the fourth minute of the game but it doesn’t really matter when it happened. He was in on goal, he was behind Luiz and the goalkeeper wasn’t going to get to the ball.

Therefore it was a goal-scoring opportunity and he brought him down. I could not understand why he didn’t send him off. I was quite angry about it because if that happened at Old Trafford to one of my players they would have walked and I thought he would have walked.

If you have got a goal-scoring opportunity and the defender brings you down from behind you go off. There was no man covering so I don’t understand.

I am going to have to look at the rule book. It's a sending-off, it's as simple as that. It changed the game."

Whilst Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas seemingly admitted his lack of confidence ahead of the game, in his post match interview by suggesting that they didn't expect a win at St James' Park, he said;

"We have been treated unfairly for quite some time as well. Today, maybe the decision fell our way. So, it was his (the referee) decision, I have to respect it.

It is a win that nobody was expecting, so it is a big, massive win."

Mike Dean allegedly told Pardew that the offence was not a red card because Demba Ba did not have control of the ball. However the rules state;

A player is sent off and shown the red card if they commit any of the following seven offences; 

• Serious foul play. 
• Violent conduct, such as throwing a punch.
• Spitting at an opponent or another person.
• A player other than the goalkeeper denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberately handling the ball.
• Denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity to an opponent moving towards the player's goal by an offence punishable by a free-kick or a penalty kick. 
• Using offensive or insulting or abusive language and/or gestures. 
• Receiving a second caution in the match.

A player is yellow carded if they commit any of the following offences;

• Anything that can be deemed as unsporting behaviour .
• Dissent by word or action.
• Persistent infringement of the laws, for example, a series of fouls. 
• Delaying the restart of play. 
• Not retreating the required distance at a free-kick or corner. 
• Entering or re-entering the pitch without the referee's permission. 
• Deliberately leaving the pitch without the referee's permission.

Pardew To Read Up On Red Card Rules

Discussion started by TyneTalk (IP Logged), 03/12/2011 21:36

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03/12/2011 21:36

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tunyc
03/12/2011 23:42

The fifth point of the red card rule says Luiz must be sent off. It doesn't matter that Cech could have challenged for the ball and possibly won it. It's red because Ba was denied an obvious opportunity to score. Fair play to AVB-he didn't deny it. And our defending for their first goal was @#$%&, regardless.

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i!
04/12/2011 11:24

Bottled it.


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tunyc
04/12/2011 21:31

Compare it to Cahill's red. Apparently, at the half line = goal scoring opportunity but running onto a ball behind the defense on the edge of the 18 = the keeper's clearly gonna get it.

I think those two were watching each other's game.

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Andrew The Mag
04/12/2011 22:04

I think mike Dean needs to re read the book, it was a farce I knew within a few mins we were getting nowt with him in charge some horrible decisions.

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TOONTILLIDIE
05/12/2011 09:02

He bottled it, had it happened in the 80th minute the guy would have walked, but because it was so early he didn't want to do it, but still no excuse when he is professional referee and he needs to get the big decisions right regardless of the time on the clock.

Cahill decision was a joke, it was a yellow card but never a red card

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tunyc
05/12/2011 16:43

Apparently Dean has admitted the mistake:

AP says Dean admits mistake

Fine then. We've all made them. Moving on.

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mentalman
05/12/2011 19:56

do you think last weeks decision went against us on saturday

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tunyc
06/12/2011 18:47

Nah, I don't think refs think like that. It's what most people are saying: it was the 4th minute and he was afraid of influencing the game. That happens in the 60th and I bet he's sent off.

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TOONTILLIDIE
06/12/2011 23:27

I watched goals on Sunday and AP was on, and they were talking about this decision, AP was more p@ssed off with the linesman as he was saying that had he flagged it may have put more pressure on the referee. He was also talking about the way forward with getting better linesman and it seemed to make more sense about making them professional like referees, and getting both going to clubs and taking part in training, so players are more educated on decision.

Also seemed that he had a dig at Ashley, about cash and money in the market, and how Ashley is starting to get more of a buzz about the club again

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