The lack of consistency between referees in the Nationwide Division One continues.
The latest Nationwide Division One Fairplay League further underlines the inconsistency
and the unfairness being suffered by Fulham in particular.
The Fulham squad have committed 140 fouls in 16 games and have been yellow
carded 25 times however their promotion rivals Watford, for example, have committed
176 fouls and have received just 14 yellow cards. This means that on average
a Watford player will be yellow carded after 12.6 fouls whereas a Fulham player
will be yellow carded after 5.6 fouls.
Is anyone managing the work of referees? This level of inconsistency and it's
apparent acceptance by the football authorities borders on incompetence. It
would be nice to see players stop their incessant arguing with referees but
as the figures indicate decisions are obviously more likely to be wrong than
right.
The League authorities should not keep ignoring this problem.
| Team Name |
Pld |
Fouls |
Yellows |
Reds |
Pts per |
|
Fouls per |
Fouls per |
| 13/11/00 |
|
(1 pt) |
(2 pts) |
(5 pts) |
Game |
|
yellow |
game |
| Grimsby |
15 |
144 |
7 |
0 |
10.5 |
|
20.6 |
9.6 |
| Crewe |
18 |
151 |
18 |
1 |
10.7 |
|
8.4 |
8.4 |
| Fulham |
16 |
140 |
25 |
0 |
11.9 |
|
5.6 |
8.8 |
| Preston |
17 |
155 |
19 |
2 |
11.9 |
|
8.2 |
9.1 |
| Watford |
17 |
176 |
14 |
1 |
12.3 |
|
12.6 |
10.4 |
| Gillingham |
17 |
165 |
24 |
1 |
12.8 |
|
6.9 |
9.7 |
| Sheff
Utd |
16 |
160 |
23 |
3 |
13.8 |
|
7.0 |
10.0 |
| Barnsley |
18 |
185 |
25 |
3 |
13.9 |
|
7.4 |
10.3 |
| Wimbledon |
16 |
173 |
24 |
1 |
14.1 |
|
7.2 |
10.8 |
| Wolves |
17 |
187 |
23 |
2 |
14.3 |
|
8.1 |
11.0 |
| Bolton |
18 |
216 |
24 |
0 |
14.7 |
|
9.0 |
12.0 |
| Portsmouth |
18 |
217 |
25 |
0 |
14.8 |
|
8.7 |
12.1 |
| QPR |
17 |
183 |
32 |
1 |
14.8 |
|
5.7 |
10.8 |
| Huddersfield |
17 |
189 |
30 |
1 |
14.9 |
|
6.3 |
11.1 |
| West
Brom |
18 |
223 |
26 |
0 |
15.3 |
|
8.6 |
12.4 |
| Birmingham |
17 |
209 |
23 |
1 |
15.3 |
|
9.1 |
12.3 |
| Norwich |
16 |
200 |
23 |
0 |
15.4 |
|
8.7 |
12.5 |
| Sheff
Wed |
18 |
208 |
31 |
2 |
15.6 |
|
6.7 |
11.6 |
| Stockport |
18 |
194 |
34 |
4 |
15.7 |
|
5.7 |
10.8 |
| Blackburn |
17 |
216 |
26 |
0 |
15.8 |
|
8.3 |
12.7 |
| C.
Palace |
17 |
215 |
25 |
1 |
15.9 |
|
8.6 |
12.6 |
| Tranmere |
18 |
238 |
25 |
3 |
16.8 |
|
9.5 |
13.2 |
| Nottm
Forest |
15 |
193 |
30 |
1 |
17.2 |
|
6.4 |
12.9 |
| Burnley |
17 |
239 |
25 |
1 |
17.3 |
|
9.6 |
14.1 |
|