gripper stebson
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- Jul 27, 2004
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The simple way to sort timewasting is to make each half 35 minutes long and stop the clock whenever the ball is not in play...
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What football laws would you like to be introduced or changed.
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The simple way to sort timewasting is to make each half 35 minutes long and stop the clock whenever the ball is not in play...
Return of the Rev
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Johnny Robinson
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- Sep 16, 2023
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A law as it currently stands that doesn’t make any sense to me:
’Shielding the ball is permitted. A player who places himself between an opponent and the ball for tactical reasons has not committed an offense as long as the ball is kept within playing distance and the player does not hold off the opponent with his arms or body’
This seems like a contradiction to me. What is ’himself’ if it’s not his body? If you’re not shielding the ball with your body, then what are you shielding it with?
Shouldn’t this read?:
Shielding the ball with one’s body is permitted. A player who places himself between an opponent and the ball for tactical reasons has not committed an offense as long as the ball is kept within playing distance and the player does not hold off the opponent with his arms.
Alternatively just eradicate ’shielding’ and go back to penalising it all as obstruction.
Can anyone give any explanation to this law?
’Shielding the ball is permitted. A player who places himself between an opponent and the ball for tactical reasons has not committed an offense as long as the ball is kept within playing distance and the player does not hold off the opponent with his arms or body’
This seems like a contradiction to me. What is ’himself’ if it’s not his body? If you’re not shielding the ball with your body, then what are you shielding it with?
Shouldn’t this read?:
Shielding the ball with one’s body is permitted. A player who places himself between an opponent and the ball for tactical reasons has not committed an offense as long as the ball is kept within playing distance and the player does not hold off the opponent with his arms.
Alternatively just eradicate ’shielding’ and go back to penalising it all as obstruction.
Can anyone give any explanation to this law?
babyshambles
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1. Allow substations without stopping the game.
2. Allow physio on without stopping the game.
3. Change time keeping so it is more like Rugby or US Football.
4. Give ref and VAR officials microphones and play their conversations in stadium and on TV.
2. Allow physio on without stopping the game.
3. Change time keeping so it is more like Rugby or US Football.
4. Give ref and VAR officials microphones and play their conversations in stadium and on TV.
I like the way the time is managed in rugby, particularly with the game continuing after time is up until the ball goes out of play. This seems better and less arbitrary than leaving it to the referee to decide when he feels its the right moment to blow the final whistle. For example, if the referee decides to blow 20 seconds earlier, it could interrupt a move that could have led to a goal. Likewise, if he holds off blowing for 20 seconds, it could allow a team to score a last gasp winner. In both cases, the result would be down to the whim of the referee. In rugby this doesn't happen. Once the clock has run down, play continues until one of the teams kicks the ball out. This famously led to Japan's victory over South Africa at the Amex in 2015.
Baldseagull
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I think it means they can stick their arse out, use shoulders, but not lean back into the opponent to shield.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
It's a rubbish law. If you're not attempting to play the ball it should be given as obstruction, as should blocking players at set-pieces.
No substitutions after 85 minutes except in Extra Time
maltaseagull
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Offside rule needs to allow clear space between attacker and last defender to be offside. Not a toe or thumbnail.
Handball- go back to the old rule ball to hand.
Wrestling in penalty area needs to be stamped out. More effort from ref to penalise this.
Handball- go back to the old rule ball to hand.
Wrestling in penalty area needs to be stamped out. More effort from ref to penalise this.
Machiavelli
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Known as a McGinnism round our parts
maresfield seagull
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- May 23, 2006
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Offside rule needs tweaking IMHO
Anyone in the penalty box Must be interfering in play
I really don’t see how they can’t be ?
Stupid change of the law to make this permissible
Anyone in the penalty box Must be interfering in play
I really don’t see how they can’t be ?
Stupid change of the law to make this permissible
Blues Guitarist
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How about if you shield the ball, you are deemed to have played it so it’s a corner, not a goal kick?
Van Cleef
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- Jun 17, 2023
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Corners are becoming increasingly tedious imo. Defenders bear hugging their man. They don't bother looking at the ball just at who they're marking so they can barge or grab a bit of shirt - just enough to stop the run but not enough for a pen.
And just when the corners about to be taken the ref blows up so he can wander over and have a chat to a couple of miscreants who've caught his eye, which seems to happen EVERY BLEEDIN TIME.
Handball needs drastic overhaul as teams are gaining penalties (usually resulting in a goal) that are undeserved. I'd also make penalty takers take a straightforward run and shot, none of this Jorginho jumping, hopping type nonsense that we often see.
dejavuatbtn
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Players feigning injury, especially those claiming to have been smacked in the face when nobody was anywhere near them. Play is normally stopped in these instances. A quick VAR check and result in a booking
schmunk
Centrist Dad
I don't understand why so many people think this would make a significant difference to offside deliberations. All that changes is that VAR needs to get the rulers out for the trailing edge of the attacker and leading edge of the defender, rather than the leading edge of both.
It would of course make for more goals, but wouldn't make any difference at all to the VAR check time / pedantry.
Publius Ovidius
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Snipers will be allowed to pick off diving cheats!