Changes to football...

[Cheeky Monkey]

Time wasting definitely the biggest bugbear for me. You'd struggle to accurately account for all of it, but if stoppage time could reflect it to a greater degree it might help cut it down (not stamp it out).

 

[Creaky]

Make handball an absolute offence, remove 'intent' from the equation in the same way as they do 'feet' in hockey.

 

[W.C.]

Make handball an absolute offence, remove 'intent' from the equation in the same way as they do 'feet' in hockey.

I like the sound of that one. Would certainly reduce a lot of whinging/dull punditry we have to listen to.

Having said that, isn't the law on intentional hand ball that it's 'intentional' if you're body has been made bigger by the fact your arms are up. Perhaps the law itself is fine but the wording wrong?

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

Make handball an absolute offence, remove 'intent' from the equation in the same way as they do 'feet' in hockey.

And off side too? too much interpretation is in the game now... now was it hand to ball or ball to hand,hand ball is hand ball.

 

[Creaky]

And off side too? too much interpretation is in the game now... now was it hand to ball or ball to hand,hand ball is hand ball.

With offside I'd go with something similar to that played in Rugby League - be within 10 yards of the ball whilst in an offside position and you concede a free kick.

I wouldn't like to return to the days of the game being stopped because a player is in an offside position on the left wing when the ball is passed to the right wing

 

[pastafarian]

persistent shirt pullers(cheaters) would have to line up in front of the opposition and receive a Wedgie from everyone.

The final player will deliver a Melvin or Atomic Wedgie according to a coin toss.

 

[Mew]

That is the second thing I have learnt today.

Arrrgghh, I have just sifted through 60+ posts to find out what the first thing was - is it to do with the end of tumble dryers?

 

[Titanic]

Can't see many agreeing with me but my take on Professional fouls is that outside the box is a penalty and inside is a rugby style 'penalty goal'. The punishment would fit the crime and games would not be spoilt with stupid sending offs. Too radical for most I imagine.

I like this.

 

[strings]

Can't see many agreeing with me but my take on Professional fouls is that outside the box is a penalty and inside is a rugby style 'penalty goal'. The punishment would fit the crime and games would not be spoilt with stupid sending offs. Too radical for most I imagine.

I like the 'penalty goal' suggestion. I was surprised that it wasn't more fully discussed following Suarez's 'save' in the 2010 quarter final.

 

[Buffalo Seagull]

I know I'm in a minority with this one, but I'd do away with offside altogether. It would cut down on the number of controversial goals by 50%. I've heard the arguments against it, but when hockey did away with, the changes to the style of play were minimal. And as goldwithfalmer said, it would take an element of interpretation out the ref's hands.

 

[Puppet Master]

Not really a change as such but referees to be tougher on diving. Seen so much of it this tournament but correct me if I'm wrong, not one yellow card for simulation yet?

Especially when it involves all that face holding stuff too.

 

[hybrid_x]

I wouldn't like to return to the days of the game being stopped because a player is in an offside position on the left wing when the ball is passed to the right wing

but this IS the rule today, and it's a good rule.

if this were not the rule, the attacking team would have a massive unfair advantage - with a man on the left (in your example) being completely free with no defender in front of him.