Quote Originally Posted by jackal2 View Post
Well no. Applying a stupid rule or law correctly does not make it right. Take your pick as to whether you put the lion's share of the blame on the ref or the rule makers (probably the latter), but booking a player in those circumstances was not "right".
Can't agree at all. The ref was 100% correct in what he did and should get no criticism at all for that decision. He was just doing his job. Whether the law is stupid or not is debatable. As P4U said, why does celebrating a goal involve taking your shirt off?