Bookings / Cut off date

[scoopyboy]

I was getting a bit concerned about Hibs picking up a lot of bookings and thinking suspensions could hit us hard, Hanlon, McGinn, Gogic, etc.

Just been told they are now date expired as a cut off date has kicked in, is this new?

[JGS56]

I was getting a bit concerned about Hibs picking up a lot of bookings and thinking suspensions could hit us hard, Hanlon, McGinn, Gogic, etc.

Just been told they are now date expired as a cut off date has kicked in, is this new?

It was in place last season and I think it saved Mallan from a suspension. The only drawback is that the existing bookings do not disappear and if a player goes on to receive 12 bookings, he suffers a 2 match ban.

[Billy Whizz]

I was getting a bit concerned about Hibs picking up a lot of bookings and thinking suspensions could hit us hard, Hanlon, McGinn, Gogic, etc.

Just been told they are now date expired as a cut off date has kicked in, is this new?

It was the same last season. Remember Mallon was due a suspension, but due to the cut off, went back to zero
Are you saying McGinn and Hanlon, on 5 bookings, are now back to zero?

[scoopyboy]

It was the same last season. Remember Mallon was due a suspension, but due to the cut off, went back to zero
Are you saying McGinn and Hanlon, on 5 bookings, are now back tock zero?

Yes Billy, delighted with that.

Given our lack of depth didn't want to lose McGinn or Hanlon.

[Billy Whizz]

Yes Billy, delighted with that.

Given our lack of depth didn't want to lose McGinn or Hanlon.

So are they now past the date, as both are on 5 bookings
Just realised we’ve played at least 1/2 the seasons fixtures

[JGS56]

Attached is the relevant part of the SFA Disciplinary Protocol for suspensions.

Section 4: Suspensions For Players In Men’s Football
PART A COMPETITIONS
1 The leagues/divisions below are each a “Competition” for the purposes of this section:
SPFL Premiership *
SPFL Championship *
SPFL League One *
SPFL League Two *
*Incorporating the play off competitions.
1.1 Serving of Suspensions in relation to offences committed in a Competition:
OFFENCE SUSPENSION APPLICATION OF SUSPENSION
A1 Serious Foul Play
A2 Violent Conduct
A3 Biting or spitting at someone
2 match suspension Effective immediately to the player’s
Recognised Team. Refer to Part F
for further information.
A4 Denying the opposing team
or an opponent a goal or a goal
scoring opportunity
A5 Offensive insulting or abusive
language and/or gestures
A6 Receiving a second caution
in the same match
1 match suspension Effective immediately to the next
match in the Competition where the
sending off offence was reported.
Accumulation of six cautionable offences
in the same competition (detailed below
and including cautions incurred in Part D)
1 match suspension Effective from 14th day following
the date of the match when the 6th
cautionable offence occurred and to
be served in the same competition.
Accumulation of twelve cautionable
offences in the same competition
(detailed below and including
cautions incurred in Part D)
2 match suspension Effective from 14th day following
the date of the match when the 12th
cautionable offence occurred and to
be served in the same competition.
Accumulation of eighteen cautionable
offences in the same competition
(detailed below and including
cautions incurred in Part D)
3 match suspension Effective from 14th day following
the date of the match when the 18th
cautionable offence occurred and to
be served in the same competition.
A Player accumulating six cautions will be automatically suspended for one match if he has
accumulated those six cautions in (up to and including) the number of matches in the relevant
League as set out in the table below:
SPFL Premiership 19
SPFL Championship 18
SPFL League One 18
SPFL League Two 18
A Player accumulating twelve cautions will be automatically suspended for two matches if he has
accumulated those twelve cautions in (up to and including) the number of matches in the relevant
League as set out in the table below. Any such suspension shall be in addition to any suspension
served in accordance with the paragraph above.
SPFL Premiership 38***
SPFL Championship 36***
SPFL League One 36***
SPFL League Two 36***
*** or until the end of the league competition, plus any additional matches in the play-off
competition(s) as may be required.
THE SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION JUDICIAL PANEL PROTOCOL 2020/2021 136 /
A Player accumulating eighteen cautions will be automatically suspended for three matches if he
has accumulated those eighteen cautions in (up to and including) the number of matches in the
relevant League as set out in the table below. Any such suspension shall be in addition to any
suspension served in accordance with the paragraphs above.
SPFL Premiership 38***
SPFL Championship 36***
SPFL League One 36***
SPFL League Two 36***
*** or until the end of the league competition, plus any additional matches in play-off
competition(s) as may be required.