BOF Posted July 12, 2013 Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2013 FA amends rules on retrospective action after Callum McManaman tackle on Massadio Haidara The Football Association has changed its regulations on retrospective action to ensure horror tackles do not go unpunished. Chiefs were prompted to act after their own rules meant Wigan's Callum McManaman escaped a ban for a knee-high tackle on Massadio Haidara that saw the Newcastle defender taken off on a stretcher. Referee Mark Halsey admitted he had missed the challenge and would have otherwise sent off McManaman but, because one of his assistants did see it, the FA claimed it was powerless to act. Newcastle managing director Derek Llambias slammed the FA's disciplinary process as "not fit for purpose" after the incident, which prompted a pitchside fracas. The FA announced on Friday that from this season it will be able to take retrospective action "when match officials are not in a position to fully assess a 'coming together' of players." A statement on the governing body's website read: "The amendment follows a tackle last season involving Wigan's Callum McManaman and Newcastle United's Massadio Haidara in which the match referee's view of the incident was blocked whilst the other match officials were not in a position to judge exactly what had occurred. "Prior to this change, which was ratified by The Football Regulatory Authority, The FA was only able to take retrospective action when none of the match officials had seen the 'coming together' or when the incident was truly exceptional, for example, in the case of Ben Thatcher's challenge on Pedro Mendes. "This change is not intended to usurp the authority of the match officials who are, in the vast majority of cases, best-placed to deal with incidents at the time they occur. It will only be utilised in the rare circumstances outlined above." The FA circumvented its rulebook in 2006 when Manchester City defender Thatcher was retrospectively banned for eight games for an elbow on Portsmouth's Mendes. Thatcher was only booked at the time by referee Dermot Gallagher. The F.A. better be careful because this is almost bordering on being a common sense decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) It's so bloody obvious and should have been in place years ago. There should be retrospective punishment for absolutely everything in life providing there is evidence for it. It amazes me how behind football is sometimes. Edited July 12, 2013 by PieFacE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 12, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2013 It's so bloody obvious and should have been in place years ago.Sure the Mendes thing proves these dinosaurs could step in if they really wanted to all along. They just conveniently hid behind the lack of a rule most of the time like jobsworths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted July 12, 2013 Share Posted July 12, 2013 bloody hell, hopefully a step towards retrospective action for diving too it just makes sense, dont see it as a criticism of refs or questioning their ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 12, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted July 12, 2013 A blatant dive yes... ala... However if there is contact of any form and the player "goes down easily" then I don't think they can touch that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 12, 2013 Author Moderator Share Posted July 12, 2013 It does certainly unlock the door towards that kind of thing. They've now said they can retrospectively look at stuff. So it's a step in the right direction. Add in the hawkeye system for goals this season and we might be getting towards a fairer game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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