Kansas City - Postmatch

[413Blue]

There are still players living on $54k in places like New York City and the Bay Area. If they get a $250 fine for playing the game their club better cover it.

If I'm not mistaken, the league gives players a stipend for living expenses. I think it was Kjbert who confirmed this?
It's still a painful hit to those players, but how many of the 54k players play enough matches to get 5 yellows?
The average (mean and median) have doubled, maybe tripled since the last CBA.

Not really important, but these were my first thoughts when I saw those fine amounts.

I'm thinking the players would probably support increased fines as a player safety measure. While many players get yellows for time wasting or dissent, it's unlikely a player got 5 yellows without committing fouls that put players at risk of injury.

Perhaps setting the fines to a percentage of salary is more effective? I hate the idea of a team taking the financial hit....don't get yellows.

 

[Keith Putnam]

So this was ultimately a bookkeeping VAR of no actual consequence at all?

Straight red carries the possibility of a suspension, though, right, in a way that a second yellow may not?

 

[Shwafta]

Straight red carries the possibility of a suspension, though, right, in a way that a second yellow may not?

lols DisCo can choose to fine/suspend anyone for anything, I don't think it matters second yellow or straight red...

 

[LionNYC]

There are still players living on $54k in places like New York City and the Bay Area. If they get a $250 fine for playing the game their club better cover it.

$54K pre-tax!

 

[Gotham Gator]