Change the rules

[Seagull on the wing]

If a player that is in an attacking position....after the halfway line...and is brought down and play is stopped,the defending team are not allowed to run back into defending positions but are to stay where they are until play resumes....

 

[El Sid]

If a player that is in an attacking position....after the halfway line...and is brought down and play is stopped,the defending team are not allowed to run back into defending positions but are to stay where they are until play resumes....

That'll work.... the referee will just shout FREEZE!

 

[smeariestbat]

If a player that is in an attacking position....after the halfway line...and is brought down and play is stopped,the defending team are not allowed to run back into defending positions but are to stay where they are until play resumes....

i like this. couple it with stopping the clock when the ball goes dead, i.e for fouls etc and we could be getting somewhere.

 

[Return of the Rev]

25 minutes for half time might stand a chance of getting a cuppa then