Breaking News Maher Charged by FA after red card

[south247]

This raise your hands thing.

Wtf is happening to the world

Next will be sending fans off for voicing opinions. Or singing.

 

[rootshall rambler]

The FA are considering if you raise your arms to 3 inches above waist level its a yellow. Raised arms to chest level will receive the new ORANGE card they will be introducing, Anything above the hairline is a straight Red. Sighing is under review !

What about blinking in a manner likely to offend ?

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

SOUTHEND United boss Kevin Maher has been charged with misconduct by the Football Association.


Maher was sent from the dug-outs at Roots Hall just before half-time of Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Yeovil Town.

And the FA have now confirmed the Shrimpers chief will face further punishment.

A statement from the FA confirmed: "Kevin Maher has been charged with misconduct following Southend United’s match against Yeovil Town in the National League on Saturday 9 November.

It’s alleged that the head coach’s behaviour around the 20th and 48th minutes was improper, which led to his dismissal, and he has until Monday 18 November to provide a response."

It is understood Maher was dismissed from the dug-out for raising his arms when appealing for a penalty.

So he was sent off, in the eyes of the ref, for two separate bookable offences. Yet on the second occasion the ref showed a straight red suggesting that the 20th minute offence (first offence) was immaterial to Maher's sending off???

Somethings not right...

 

[Snowy]

Just ratification that the whole refereeing system is broken. Who would want to do that job?
Yes there have and still are some very good refs, but sadly the rest are actually average and in most cases just very poor.
Personally I don't think woman should be refereeing in the men's game, just my opinion so don't shoot me.

 

[Callum]

This is a disgrace bad ref and disgraceful decision from the FA

 

[Whispering Bob]

I sit opposite a ref at work and the 'above the waist' rule (sorry - law - Mick) was news to him (he was going to research it). If it is a thing, managers such as Arteta and Pep are bang in trouble.
I think the incredulous reaction from everyone on the bench in that photo is more than telling.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Absolute joke of a decision.

 

[blues exile]

Surely comments on the rights or wrongs of this are pointless until the precise details of the charge and the evidence supporting it are made known

 

[Southminster Shrimper]

I raised my arm to stretch yesterday at work, I hope I don't get a disciplinary.

 

[overseas shrimper]

flapping his arms is now a bookable offence?

I bet JD is rethinking his coaching / managerial ambitions.

 

[Harry Bullocks]

Is it just the F.A kicking back after the premiership ref being suspended pending an investigation

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Is it just the F.A kicking back after the premiership ref being suspended pending an investigation

Yes, calling Klopp a “German ****” is ridiculous. He didn’t have to say “German”.

 

[Voice of Reason]

Next will be sending fans off for voicing opinions. Or singing.

That's me done for then

 

[Massimo Giovanni]

Nothing on YT being charged for surrounding the ref?

 

[annie1954]

I raised my arm to stretch yesterday at work, I hope I don't get a disciplinary.

Sacked in the morning ! You’re getting Sacked in the morning ! ( lol )

 

[Clinton Baptiste]

He was just starting a mexican wave!

 

[MC BLUES]

Maher said he thought the referee lost control of the game after 10 minutes and everything that happened after that was a consequence of her losing control.

I suspect this is the reason he has been charged and not merely because he raised his arms in the air during the actual match.

 

[Mick]

I sit opposite a ref at work and the 'above the waist' rule (sorry - law - Mick) was news to him (he was going to research it). If it is a thing, managers such as Arteta and Pep are bang in trouble.
I think the incredulous reaction from everyone on the bench in that photo is more than telling.

Don't apologise. I'm not one of these idiots that proclaim football doesn't have rules, it has Laws. Of course it has rules; it just chooses to call them Laws.

Anyway the rules/laws say:

"TEAM OFFICIALS​

Where an offence is committed by someone from the technical area (substitute, substituted player, sent-off player or team official) and the offender cannot be identified, the senior team coach present in the technical area will receive the sanction.

Warning​

The following offences should usually result in a warning; repeated or blatant offences should result in a caution or sending-off:

• entering the field of play in a respectful/non-confrontational manner
• failing to cooperate with a match official e.g. ignoring an instruction/request from an assistant referee or the fourth official
• minor/low-level disagreement (by word or action) with a decision
• occasionally leaving the confines of the technical area without committing another offence

Caution​

Caution offences include (but are not limited to):

• clearly/persistently not respecting the confines of their team’s technical area
• delaying the restart of play by their team
• deliberately entering the technical area of the opposing team (non-confrontational)
• dissent by word or action including:
  
  
  • throwing/kicking drinks bottles or other objects
  • action(s) which show(s) a clear lack of respect for the match official(s) e.g. sarcastic clapping
• entering the referee review area (RRA)
• excessively/persistently gesturing for a red or yellow card
• excessively showing the ‘TV signal’ for a VAR ‘review’
• acting in a provocative or inflammatory manner
• persistent unacceptable behaviour (including repeated warning offences)
• showing a lack of respect for the game

Sending-off​

Sending-off offences include (but are not limited to):

• delaying the restart of play by the opposing team e.g. holding onto the ball, kicking the ball away, obstructing the movement of a player
• deliberately leaving the technical area to:
  
  
  • show dissent towards, or remonstrate with, a match official
  • act in a provocative or inflammatory manner
• entering the opposing technical area in an aggressive or confrontational manner
• deliberately throwing/kicking an object onto the field of play
• entering the field of play to:
  
  
  • confront a match official (including at half-time and full-time)
  • interfere with play, an opposing player or a match official
• entering the video operation room (VOR)
• physical or aggressive behaviour (including spitting or biting) towards an opposing player, substitute, team official, match official, spectator or any other person (e.g. ball boy/girl, security or competition official etc.)
• receiving a second caution in the same match
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s)
• using unauthorised electronic or communication equipment and/or behaving in an inappropriate manner as a result of using electronic or communication equipment
• violent conduct

 

[Whispering Bob]

So I'm guessing Maher received a red for two 'minor actions'

 

[in the know]

Club need to appoint a 'take the blame' person to sit with the subs and coaches. They do all the arm waving and moaning. Then when the ref comes over everyone points to them to take the rap.