Goal celebration Bookings

[The Man In Blue]

a mate of mine reckons the only reason players are booked for taking off their shirts after scoring is advertising.

the sponsors want their logo seen, and the moment after a player scores is seen as the money shot - what they are paying the cash for.

thoughts? if true, its a bit of a fucking joke.

[ENIAM NAM]

I tell ya if I was a footy player and I scored in a game I would get fucking naked, end of!

Great advertising opportunity for Ginger Nut biscuits!!

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

a mate of mine reckons the only reason players are booked for taking off their shirts after scoring is advertising.

the sponsors want their logo seen, and the moment after a player scores is seen as the money shot - what they are paying the cash for.

thoughts? if true, its a bit of a fucking joke.

They get booked because it's completely unnecessary time wasting.

I've said it million times before and I'll say it again. What's wrong with manly handshake and running back to your own half?

[The Man In Blue]

They get booked because it's completely unnecessary time wasting.

so any time anyone runs along the side of pitch, slides on their knees or has a pile-on with their team mates they are booked?

what games have you been watching mate, cos i've never seen booking given for these kinds of celebrations.

also, after the great swamp robbery i thought that the time for celebrations would be added on to [strike]bacon[/strike]stoppage time

[ashton287]

getting booked for scoring a goal is retarded, like showing a bit of passion in your celebration is something bad.

[King Kev]

a mate of mine reckons the only reason players are booked for taking off their shirts after scoring is advertising.

the sponsors want their logo seen, and the moment after a player scores is seen as the money shot - what they are paying the cash for.

thoughts? if true, its a bit of a fucking joke.

I've heard this too, it would make sense I suppose!

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

a mate of mine reckons the only reason players are booked for taking off their shirts after scoring is advertising.

the sponsors want their logo seen, and the moment after a player scores is seen as the money shot - what they are paying the cash for.

thoughts? if true, its a bit of a fucking joke.

They get booked because it's completely unnecessary time wasting.

I've said it million times before and I'll say it again. What's wrong with manly handshake and running back to your own half?

Because sometimes goals are scored at important times of the game, or against big teams, or that goal may mean they've claimed the 3points and adrenalin and giddyness overcomes some players, I know certainly that if anybody scored a goal the last thing they would want to do is shake somebodys hand and say yeah nice one and run back to their own half?

You need to watch videos of old games mate.

[The Man In Blue]

You need to watch videos of old games mate.

the times have changed mate - should we go back to having no substitutes?

booking a player for celebrating a goal is ridiculous, and if what i posted in the OP is true whoever in the FA/Prem hierarchy who brought such legislation in should hang their fucking heads in shame.

[Moonchesteri]

I've said it million times before and I'll say it again. What's wrong with manly handshake and running back to your own half?

I know that if I played for City and scored I'd most definately do something else than just shake hands with someone!

[Niall Quinns Discopants]

You need to watch videos of old games mate.

the times have changed mate - should we go back to having no substitutes?

booking a player for celebrating a goal is ridiculous, and if what i posted in the OP is true whoever in the FA/Prem hierarchy who brought such legislation in should hang their fucking heads in shame.

I was half joking about handshake mate. And i don't for a nano second think what was said in original post has even a grain of truth in it as it was FIFA who changed the rules, not league or English FA.

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

Running into the crowd and celebrating I understand. But taking your shirt off? I just don't get why someone would do this to celebrate.

[Dunnylad]

I thought it was something to do with other cultures being offended by bare chests? Sure I heard some random nonsense around the time that bookings for taking off shirts was introduced....

What about the Fowler t-shirt in support of the dockers? Maybe they were worried about what players were wearing under their club shirts??

I've not idea...just FIFA being a bunch of ar@es

I bet with the public smoking ban can the keeper now can't have a fag whilst the ball's down the other end of the pitch - bl**dy rule makers!!!

[Andy, lincs]

Someone has been watching QI. I think it was on there about getting booked for taking the shirt off in celebration.

[Alex Sapphire]

can't remove it by pulling it over your head, or cover your head.
Can pull it up to display whatevers under there (bare chest, dockers shirt whatever)
Which would make it ineffective if it was to protect sponsors

[Wonderwall]

I want a player to wear two shirts and remove the top one when he scores, I wonder what the ref would do then ;-)

[Slim]

Diego Forlan took off his shirt after celebrating a goal and it had that weird inner layer that had folded out so he couldn't get it back on and stood on the sidelines with the coaches trying to decipher a shirt as the game was restarted, this is the reason you get booked for taking your shirt off after celebrating now.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Diego Forlan took off his shirt after celebrating a goal and it had that weird inner layer that had folded out so he couldn't get it back on and stood on the sidelines with the coaches trying to decipher a shirt as the game was restarted, this is the reason you get booked for taking your shirt off after celebrating now.

BOLLOKS - THAT RULE CAME IN YEARS AGO AND NOTHING TO DO WITH SALLY GUNNELLESQUE SHIRT PROBLEMS.

[Wonderwall]

here you go

Footballers who remove their jerseys during post-goal celebrations are to receive automatic yellow cards. The modification to Law 12, which was approved last February by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will come into effect from 1 July, 2004.

The IFAB, the body responsible for the Laws of the Game, decided to add a detail to Law 12 relating to 'Fouls and Misconduct', stating: "A player who removes his jersey after scoring a goal will be cautioned for unsporting behaviour."

So as to avoid any ambiguities and facilitate the correct interpretation and application of the Law, a player will be deemed to have removed his jersey - and therefore become liable for a caution - if the jersey has been pulled over the player's head, or if his head has been covered by the jersey (see illustration - Removal of the jersey guidelines ).

Under the section "Additional Instructions for Referees and Assistant Referees", the Laws clearly state: "Removing one's shirt after scoring is unnecessary and players should avoid such excessive displays of joy."

This decision was agreed on at the 118th Annual Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) on 28 February 2004 in London,

[Wonderwall]

Footballers who remove their jerseys during post-goal celebrations are to receive automatic yellow cards. The modification to Law 12, which was approved last February by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will come into effect from 1 July, 2004.

The IFAB, the body responsible for the Laws of the Game, decided to add a detail to Law 12 relating to 'Fouls and Misconduct', stating: "A player who removes his jersey after scoring a goal will be cautioned for unsporting behaviour."

So as to avoid any ambiguities and facilitate the correct interpretation and application of the Law, a player will be deemed to have removed his jersey - and therefore become liable for a caution - if the jersey has been pulled over the player's head, or if his head has been covered by the jersey (see illustration - Removal of the jersey guidelines ).

Under the section "Additional Instructions for Referees and Assistant Referees", the Laws clearly state: "Removing one's shirt after scoring is unnecessary and players should avoid such excessive displays of joy."

This decision was agreed on at the 118th Annual Meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) on 28 February 2004 in London,

I hope they wank themselves furiously after scoring the winner at wembley in the CC final, I wonder what the rule will say then?

[Slim]

Diego Forlan took off his shirt after celebrating a goal and it had that weird inner layer that had folded out so he couldn't get it back on and stood on the sidelines with the coaches trying to decipher a shirt as the game was restarted, this is the reason you get booked for taking your shirt off after celebrating now.

BOLLOKS - THAT RULE CAME IN YEARS AGO AND NOTHING TO DO WITH SALLY GUNNELLESQUE SHIRT PROBLEMS.

The first such example of this routine resulted in quite an amusing incident; Forlán whipped Diego Forlán shirt off in excitement after scoring an 85th minute winner against Southampton F.C. in November 2002

Footballers who remove their jerseys during post-goal celebrations are to receive automatic yellow cards. The modification to Law 12, which was approved last February by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), will come into effect from 1 July, 2004.

No no, I am sure you are right, just no-one has ever seen it and you haven't broken the streak here.