Brian Davis wrote:I'm still trying to find out what is the procedure in Thailand on abandoned games. We've seen, unfortunately, what happens with a floodlight failure. But Phuket, again, was involved in an abandoned game through awful weather. So I read that "it's yet to be decided when and where the remaining minutes (40 or 50 minutes, I think) of the game will be played" . Before coming here, I thought all abandoned games, irrespective of score or minutes gone, had to be replayed but here..........?
There are some different rules in Thailand than in the rest of the world, for whatever reason. Everywhere else, I think, abandoned games are played again from the start.
In Thailand the away team gets a 2-0 win when there`s a floodlightfailure, as you say we have seen this season.
When a team refuse to finish a game, we`ve just seen what the punishment is. Don`t think this has happened before, but now we know it`s not worth it.
If abandoned due to bad weather, the game will be replayed from the time it was abandoned. A season or two ago Bangkok FC vs Phuket was abandoned at 5-2 eight minutes from time. The teams were ordered to play the last 8 minutes at a later date, but Phuket refused without any punishment. Stupid to order them to travel all the way to Bangkok to play only 8 minutes in a game day already lost.
Other rules "only" in Thailand:
Teams can leave the pitch in protest for up to 15 minutes without being punished. A really stupid rule! After 15 minutes the game is abandoned, and we have now seen what happens.
Players can stand in front of the ball for "a long time" to stop the other team from taking a quick free-kick. Have no idea why they don`t follow the rest of the world with a quick booking.
In the last few league games, I have seen that injured players getting treated on the pitch, do not have to get off before play are resumed. Don`t know if it`s a rulechange, or just poor referees, but it`s good for those who want to waste time, and bad for football in general.
