If a player accumulates five cautions between the opening day of the playing season and 31 December in the same season, he will be suspended automatically for one match.
If a player accumulates ten cautions between the opening day of the playing season and the second Sunday of April in the same season, he will be suspended automatically for two matches.
If a player accumulates fifteen cautions between the opening day of the playing season and the last day of the same season, he will be suspended automatically for three matches.
If a player then accumulates a further five cautions then he will be hauled before the regulatory commission, within seven days of the date of the last caution. The members of a regulatory commission will have the power to deal with the player in such manner as they deem fit. The same procedure will apply for every further five cautions received by that player.
So if the 5th yellow is received on January 1st the player isn't suspended? Does this mean a player can get 9 yellow cards in a season without being suspended at all (4 before and 5 after 31 December)?
ReplyDeleteTechnically, a player could get 14 yellows without being suspended. 4 by December 31st, another 5 by the second Sunday in April (putting him at 9, with no supplemental discipline), and another 5 before the end of the season. 14 yellows, no gametime missed.
DeleteYep..Anonymous is right!
DeleteI would like to know if the 5 yellow cards should be in a row(consecutively)?
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