Giving the ball back

[BillyStubbsTears]

But I'll say again. Sadlier was about to launch an attack down the left wing, precisely where Watters was laid. He could hardly play a long pass for someone to run into that channel, could he? So you're expecting him to do something else, take an alternative option, because a player is down injured. In that situation, it's a natural reaction to do what players have done for a quarter of a century and put the ball out. It is very rarely abused. If it had happened the other way round, I'd have been disgusted at us not giving the ball back.

[dickos1]

We kicked it out for our own player though so that’s not the issue.
It’s whether they should’ve given it back to us or not

[DonnyBazR0ver]

It's been in operation now for 18 months! If the ref deems it to be a head injury he will stop play straight away. The game is resumed by the ref giving the ball back to the team in possession at the time.

If it's not a head injury but the players think it serious enough to put the ball out, then depends who put the ball out. If we put ball out for them, they give it back. If we put it out for our own player, then they don't have to give it back.

The game can carry on at the refs discretion with an injured player still on the pitch until a) he gets up or B) the next stoppage in play.

[Aisley Drfc Leeman]

Let's face it...even when WE try giving the ball back to the opposition we're in the wrong...no name's mentioned *Cough* Forrester *Cough*

[drfchound]

Let's face it...even when WE try giving the ball back to the opposition we're in the wrong...no name's mentioned *Cough* Forrester *Cough*

To be fair though, that did liven up a very dull game for a couple of minutes.
It even woke some supporters up.