Sin bins, points deduction, accountable refs: Time to teach Chelsea, Arsenal and Co some respect

When did Gallas disrespect anyone?

Dude are u one of d dumbass FA officials acting like he aint or ur just an idiotic man utd fan and a sky sports employee with nothing to say? Yes JT oversteps his boundaries most of the time but William Gallas disrespectful?? Are u insane? I personally think the refs have made JT d arrogant person he is with their extremely woeful and costly decisions. They should be glad i dont have my way cos if i did, they will be locked up in a millitary cantonment somewhere in d desert with an unimaginable manual labour after a cock up (which is very popular nowadays with refs) to the extent that they would actually reconsider their choice to be a ref. They get away with murder every week and if a player or manager complains about their desicions, those clueless twats at the FA will go ahead and fine d player or manger for saying the truth. And u tell me JT is gonna be calm for 90 mins of football when d ref and his assistants aint got a clue wot theyr doing?? Are u for real?

Why should anyone respect referees? If they were any good, they would be kicking the ball around. They seek positions of power in a vain attempt to be someone somebody could give a damn about. I'm not sorry to say we don't

Good article with the substance containing some very valid points. I like the idea of only the captain speaking to the referee - but it will mean a massive change in the culture of top level football and refereeing. I like the idea but it will be very difficult to get off the ground I feel. Sin bins would be even less likely to be adopted as it changes the face of the sport entirely. Soon yellow cards will become sin bins and the sport will cease to exist as we know it. Having referees wired to speak to the crowd similar to the way it is done in American Football may catch on but I don't believe that appeasing the fans in the stadium is the highest priority. To be honest I think the root of the problem is the fact that the pace of the game today as well as television technology scrutinizing every decision made makes it almost impossible for a human referee to make all the decisions correctly. Attacking the root of the problem by allowing video technology to review incidents once or twice a game will severely limit dissent as players know that the big decisions will be made correctly. Cheers

You came up with some good ideas like allowing only the captain to speak with referees, deducting points and all. But the particular referee should deserve something to punish that particular player. Mark clattenburg, very good referee who deserves a piece. Alan wiley, Steve bennett, Mark Halsey, Mike dean, etc.., they should know how to make decisions in crucial matches. If FA confirms they can then it is OK for your ideas. What do you mean "respect is earned" for referee in CL Arsenal v Liverpool match? You still say it is not a penalty? If so, you better stop writing any Articles about Football and I can tell you onething, lot of points in your article will make football like cricket...

http://www.covers.co.uk/pageLoader/pageLoader.aspx?pag e=/data/england/premierleague/statistics/2007-2008/te am_discipline_points.html Getting your facts right is vital. 'The top clubs (who are the most notorious offenders)' - Not according to statistics! Infact Man Utd have the second best disciplinary record - Liverpool are third, Arsenal are not far behind!

Statistics except Chelsea say different! http://www.covers.co.uk/pageLoader/pageLoa der.aspx?page=/data/england/premierleague/statistics/ 2007-2008/team_discipline_points.html