pete 2,499 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Rangers boss Stuart McCall calls for rule change as he sweats over play-off suspensions 07:31, 19 April 2015 By Scott McDermott THE Ibrox boss could be without key men Darren McGregor and Kenny Miller for at least one play-off fixture if either receives another booking in the remaining league games. SNS/Sammy Turner Rangers manager Stuart McCall RANGERS boss Stuart McCall fears he’ll miss two of his star men for the play-offs – and has urged SFA chiefs to change their suspension rules. Ryan Hardie was star of the show yesterday after he scored twice on his first start as Rangers came from behind to beat Dumbarton. However, the Ibrox gaffer wants to see accumulated yellow cards scrapped at the end of the league season, giving players a clean slate going into the play-offs. Rangers duo Darren McGregor and Kenny Miller are currently on five bookings apiece and will miss at least one play-off fixture if they pick up another caution in either of the club’s last two Championship games. McCall said: “I definitely think it should be looked at. As soon as the league season finishes, I think suspensions should be wiped. “I’m not saying this just for Rangers, it’s for everyone. It won’t happen this season but maybe in the future.” I totally disagree with him. If you have qualified for the play-offs due to consistent fouling then you deserve to lose the players involved. If a player is smart he will take a booking before the play-offs to clear himself. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I agree with McCall. UEFA has history in this area ... http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28368396 Champions League: Uefa changes rule on yellow cards 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,652 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I agree with McCall. These are in effect extra games so accumulative bookings shouldn't have an affect on them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I agree with McCall. These are in effect extra games so accumulative bookings shouldn't have an affect on them. You can easily argue this one both ways but I would not agree with McCall; the season isn't over till FT in the last play-off game. If a player is on 5 bookings going into the last league game of the season and the rule prevents him committing another bookable offence then it is a good rule; and conversely if he were to commit another bookable offence and "get away with it" by avoiding a suspension , then it would be a bad rule. In any event it's arguable that losing Miller would be beneficial to the team, not so McGregor of course. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,812 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) You can easily argue this one both ways but I would not agree with McCall; the season isn't over till FT in the last play-off game. If a player is on 5 bookings going into the last league game of the season and the rule prevents him committing another bookable offence then it is a good rule; and conversely if he were to commit another bookable offence and "get away with it" by avoiding a suspension , then it would be a bad rule. In any event it's arguable that losing Miller would be beneficial to the team, not so McGregor of course. It's semantics: what constitutes a 'league game'? By definition the play-offs are not a league game, so therefore accumulated league bookings should not count. Edited April 20, 2015 by Rousseau 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudbertz 0 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Whilst not as bad as Jig and Boyd, I dont consider Miller to be a key player. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,193 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Be quiet ian you are starting to sound like the moaners across the city we are rangers and we will overcome all hurdles put in our way 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 The rules for accumulative yellow cards have been daft for years because key players having to miss important games in the second half of the season has caused clubs to bend the rules which goes against all notions of so-called 'sporting integrity'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 When I say "bend the rules" I'm referring to certain postponed games btw.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannochsidebear 2,429 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 One rule in football I would change is that no player should miss a Cup Final due to suspension. Any suspension for either a red card in the SF, or a totting up of Yellows, should be carried forward to the next season/games. I think it is grossly unfair for a player to miss a World Cup Final, or even a domestic cup final, due to suspension. Most players may play all their career without the chance of playing in a cup final, and therefore shouldnt be denied a cup final place, that they will remember for the rest of their life long after they have retired. Also, from the fans/spectators POV they have paid out a lot of money for tickets to a cup final (or tv subscription for armchair viewers), and should not be denied the spectacle of the two teams being at full strength and putting on a show. Yes, you can argue the what ifs surrounding last man tackles in the last minute of the SF etc and those players dont deserve to be in the final, which of course has some merit, but my argument I believe is stronger that the players deserve the chance to play, the clubs deserve the chance to be at full strength, and the fans deserve to see the best players those two teams have to offer. By all means double the suspension instead, but have a moritorium for the final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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