Comments for Extra officials in the Europa League at http://www.wsc.co.uk , comment 0 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.wsc.co.uk Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:13:20 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3844/38/#pc_925 I agree with manandvans. UEFA should not have rescinded Eduardo's ban - just gives carte blanche to the divers to carry on as per. Of course they should have made a strong clear statement about this at the start of the season. It should be no reflection on the referee if he's been conned, but a few lengthy bans based after-match evidence just might stop "simulation" (nothing else has, so far). Surely worth a try, even on a one-season trial and review basis. I'm all for creating employment opportunities, but is it realistic to have an extra two officials for games at every level? I wouldn't want to see different ways of working for certain levels of competition only; same applies to goal-line technology. - Nurse Duckett Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:15:15 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3844/38/#pc_924 Having just watched Leighton Baines go down in the box not two or three feet away from one of these new behind-the-goal officials - it looked like a penalty to me, OR a dive, the defender didn't win the tackle and Baines didn't just 'slip' - and the assistant looked completely blank and did absolutely nothing, I feel comfortable extrapolating that this experiment is a massive waste of time. - Broon Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:40:57 +0100 http://www.wsc.co.uk/content/view/3844/38/#pc_922 "Wise heads prevailed in the Eduardo case because the precedent set would have led to chaos." If it meant players, of all clubs, who persistently cheat getting punished then putting up with a bit of chaos is no bad thing. Howard Johnson: Y'know, Nietzsche says: "Out of chaos comes order." (Blazing Saddles). - manandvans Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:47:35 +0100