Posted Feb 26th 2007, 2:02pm

Red card scourge returns

When are the FA going to sort out this ridiculous red card rule.

Robbie Keane - on a hattrick - deflects away Ivan Campo's goalbound shot, possibly with his hand.

Fair enough. Penalty.

But that's punishment enough, surely?

A red card as well is double punishment.

I realise the philosophy from old - bring someone down cynically, have the penalty saved and then the defending team has not lost out.

But those cynical decisions happen very rarely, and there is now no middle ground between honest defending and downright cheating - it's all the same in the eyes of the FA.

At least the team proved they didn't need Robbie, and he got in the bar first as well.