right i have clearly got to much time on my hands at the moment but could someone help me here

to be awarded a penalty a foul must have been commited.....correct? (not counting dives)

if a foul is deemed serious enough to merit a penalty then a card should be issued....correct?

it may just be me over simplifying things as usuall but it seems to me that there is an increasing frequency of refs giving penalties but no bookings that has to be wrong and surely it encourages diving?

if a foul is deemed serious enough to merit a penalty then a card should be issued....correct?

Incorrect! It's a penalty because of where the foul took place, not how serious it was.

if a foul is deemed serious enough to merit a penalty then a card should be issued....correct?

Incorrect! It's a penalty because of where the foul took place, not how serious it was.

good point well presented...but do you get the point of my confusion...if it is a pen then surely it should at least accompany a yellow

Depends what team they play for!

if a foul is deemed serious enough to merit a penalty then a card should be issued....correct?

Incorrect! It's a penalty because of where the foul took place, not how serious it was.

good point well presented...but do you get the point of my confusion...if it is a pen then surely it should at least accompany a yellow

not really .... does every single foul that the ref blows for - and awards a free kick - result in a card? A penalty is just a foul inside the box.

Depends what team they play for!

that too