did I do wrong? (football ethics)

[Amleto]

This week I have played a couple of friendly 6-a-side games (against the same opposition that I sometimes sub for in leagues) on water-based astros. One of the rules that we play to is no slide-tackles.

Yesterday one guy, who was in goal at the time, charged out of his area when I was 1-on-1 and slide tackled which I wasn't too impressed with. He told me **** off for my troubles also. We got on with the rest of the game and it wasn't an issue

But today, whilst outfield he slide-in on me again so I give him verbal and got more back, making out like I was having a go for nothing. All the players on their team were playing it down saying I didn't get injured blah blah, but at least they recognised the foul this time.

A few minutes later this guy let the ball go a bit and I slid in for it. I didn't go for the man, or leave a leg in, or go high or anything like that, but now he was really upset , and his team had a right go at me, plus things like "he [me] doesn't know what a friendly is" as their player has done it more!

I know technically I shouldn't have slid-in, but I didn't have a mind-set ''I'm gonna get him'', and I defintely did no worse to him than the other way round. I felt he was taking liberties so I let him know otherwise.

Justified/Not?

Comments and opinions please.

 

[Amleto]

Well why not play slide tackles, kinda ruins the competitiveness...

For the ims leagues, I think it is a rule because it reduces injuries (which may well help the uni's insurance), and frequently there are no refs for the ims league games so they would be a point for controversy.

for our friendlies we keep the same rules to keep it simple.

 

[Amleto]

He will do it again. Though next time he does make sure he know's it's a mistake. Either make contact following through, or do the same to him.

He does it to you, you do it to him.

Sure Gilly will agree, and he's also a fellow defender, first priority is stopping the man going past you, especially if he has roughed you up before, a little contact won't go a miss.

There is no such thing as a friendly either, you can have a kick around with a few mate's, but if it's a proper game and you play against me. Expect me to take it seriously, thats just in my nature.

We have this in common

 

[Amleto]

Never played 5-a-side?

All sliding tackles are banned at 5-a-side on hard surfaces.

to be fair, water based astros aren't exactly hard though.

 

[Amleto]

I don't know what a water based astro is. You mean the stuff thats like a carpet?

If so then I'd done slideys on that but not at 5-a-side and its like lots of little razor cuts, with a burn thrown into the bargain.

Yeah, it's like thick carpet that gets sprayed regularly with water. Ever seen hockey on telly? When they lash the ball and water puffs up? Its that stuff, not just carpet that you might get indoors.


The water reduces the friction between ball/surface, and also take the heat out of would-be burns

 

[Amleto]

I get this all the time. I just tell everyone to sod off. This is a contributing factor as to why I never get votedMOM.

You mean there is some sort of democracy going on there?

 

[Amleto]

It's marginally less like sandpaper than sand-based astro

No, it is much *much* better than sand-based astros.

Why *** any1 want to slide in on astro turf or indoor, its rips all the skin off your legs. Well it does on the sandy astro turf we play on.

I don't play on sand-based astros. I don't play indoors.

 

[Amleto]

I don't agree. Its a bit better but not much.

You are of course entitled to your opinion. The differences I find are:

much easier to change direction without losing your footing on water-wased.

If you don get bundled over, you aren't burned, and don't lose blood.

Everytime someone kicks a ball with a little power, and you are standing close, you don't get half a beach in your face/down your shirt.


I think the sum-total of these are more than slight.