“I think [there is] frustration for fans watching games when they see a promising counter-attack that’s ruined by that [a tactical foul],” Bullingham said.
"The question of whether a yellow card is sufficient for that has led to us looking at whether that should be involved in the protocol as well.
How about we start with yellows, and see where that takes us, and specifically where it takes quality of refereeing of Man City games.
What is the downside of a sin bin? Have the pilot programs revealed significant downsides?
To be honest (and correct me if I’m wrong) but I think this would incentivize more diving and shithousery since the likelihood of the offending player getting a sin bin or sending off increases as long as the ref is fooled. It’s no longer a clear yellow or clear red situation, now you have either a chance at a sin bin if it looks bad enough or a sending off and suspension. The refs are barely adequate at using VAR to correct situations as it is so what are the odds they’d catch this type of behavior or be able to distinguish it in real time?
Yellows for descent is fine and the only captain to speak to the ref would mainly fix that anyway, feel like they tried that before just need to be strict with it…for cynical fouls tho why not just call them a red… that would make players try much harder to win the ball rather than just hack someone down on purpose and anyone who still does that can’t really complain about the red…adding sin bins just adds to the complexity of the rules which are already inconsistently officiated as is. Won’t it also cause issues with the maximum subs, like if a defender gets sin binned won’t the manager have to sub off a forward to replace him for that 10 minutes, then leaving him having to make another substitution once his team is back up to 11 men should he have any subs left and create more stoppages in play.