Proposals for the embetterment of football in England

[happypig]

1. Only the captain is allowed to speak to the referee and he must call the referee "sir". Any other player speaking to the referee will be sent off.

2. All games shall be played on a Saturday at 3 PM or Tuesday/Wednesday at 7.30 PM.

3. No football will be televised live except the FA cup final. If you want to see a live game buy a ticket.

4. Clubs shall have two kits, Home and Away and may only change the kit design in a leap year.

5. The playoffs will be abolished because they're a lottery. If you came sixth, you're too shit to go up (except under the "too shit to stay up rule").The bottom three clubs of each league shall be relegated. In addition any club failing to get more points than the third from bottom club will also be relegated. In the event of more than three clubs being relegated, the equivalent number of clubs form the league below will be promoted (known as the "too shit to stay up" rule).

6. If a player is sent off, all his wages will be paid to charity. In addition, half his manager's wages will also go to charity. There will be no limit to this, ie if three players get sent off, the manager should make up the difference himself.

7. Every match will be recorded reviewed by a panel of three independant scrutineers and any player seen to have dived will be retrospectively banned for three matches.

8. England will send three teams into the Champions League: The winners of the Premier League, the winners of the Championship and the F.A. Cup winners. Entry to the Europa leage will be two Premier League teams: the team scoring the most goals and the team with the best disciplinary record.

9. FA cup semi finals will not be played at Wembley.

10. In the event of a club going into administration, they shall be immediately expelled from the league and thier remaining fixtures will be played by an "invitation 11"

11. ITV will not be allowed to feature football of any level.

 

[Finch]

# 1 & 7 are no brainers. I don't understand why they aren't in effect now.

There needs to be some rule regarding encroaching on a free kick, its just not policed at all and is quite farcical. I realise that topic is on a slight tangent from your list though.

 

[WildWood]

#12 anyone under 16 will be issued a free Parker coat on entry & must wear it when invading the pitch (wearing it "Superman style" wherever possible).

 

[Frutos]

Is 'embetterment' actually a word?

 

[happypig]

Is 'embetterment' actually a word?

It must be, it's on this page alone three times

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

number 5 would kill the game in the lower leagues......there would be so many dead games towards the end of the season

as for number 8, why on earth should the 21st best team in the country qualify for the champions league ahead of the 2nd best?!

 

[seagullwedgee]

How about this one, throw ins.

The player taking the throw must stay OFF the pitch until the ball is touched by another player.

This would stop the ridiculous charade of long throws that are as good as corners and Stoke City shit-hoof ball that is ruining the beautiful game.

Take a look at Delap's throws, he's about 6 yards on the pitch by the time the aerial wrestling takes place in the middle.

Yes, some players could master the standing long throw which takes massive flexibility and strength in the waist, but it would definitely blunt this weapon.

 

[maltaseagull]

Keep 1, 7,9,10 & 11

But for 7 include review of officials and ban them for serious errors.
And for 10 Not invitation eleven- all matches involving that team are are void.

Add this :Yellow card = sin bin for 10 minutes keep 2 yellows = red card.

 

[Acker79]

How about this one, throw ins.

The player taking the throw must stay OFF the pitch until the ball is touched by another player.

This would stop the ridiculous charade of long throws that are as good as corners and Stoke City shit-hoof ball that is ruining the beautiful game.

Take a look at Delap's throws, he's about 6 yards on the pitch by the time the aerial wrestling takes place in the middle.

Yes, some players could master the standing long throw which takes massive flexibility and strength in the waist, but it would definitely blunt this weapon.

Huh? How does staying off the pitch until a player has touched the ball stop the long throw? Saying they can't re-enter the pitch until a team mate has touched it won't affect them in the slightest, nor would it prevent stoke style hoof ball. It will have little to no affect.

 

[Acker79]

I would alter number 7. Make it the ref and his assistants watching the matches, giving them the freedom to overturn their own decisions without automatic repercussion (if they're afraid of being punished for their mistakes they won't admit to them). Give them the power to award retrospective reds and yellows, and to withdraw wrongly given reds and yellows. Also allow them to suggest incidents that they feel deserve more severe punishment than the norm - e.g. for particularly bad challenges that deserve more than the automatic 3 match ban for a straight red.

In theory, the refs will be able to see where they make mistakes and learn from them and improve, and it would also maintain the premise that the ref is the ultimate authority of any given match - one of the basic tenets of football.

 

[brightn'ove]

Huh? How does staying off the pitch until a player has touched the ball stop the long throw? Saying they can't re-enter the pitch until a team mate has touched it won't affect them in the slightest, nor would it prevent stoke style hoof ball. It will have little to no affect.

because when delap does his throw doesn't he take a step forwards after? it would mean it would be a foul throw. I imagine it would be quite hard with that momentum not to have to step forwards.

 

[Ali_rrr]

1,7,9 are the ones that should be used with the possibility of 2.

 

[Acker79]

because when delap does his throw doesn't he take a step forwards after? it would mean it would be a foul throw. I imagine it would be quite hard with that momentum not to have to step forwards.

Not really, he'll just throw the ball a couple of steps further back to allow for his follow through steps. Stopping players from taking any steps while throwing would work.

 

[brightn'ove]

Not really, he'll just throw the ball a couple of steps further back to allow for his follow through steps. Stopping players from taking any steps while throwing would work.

that would be a better solution, yes.

 

[Uwinsc]

Definetly like 1

 

[wolfie]

How about no substitutions allowed after the 85th minute ?

 

[jackalbion]

definately 9 it spoils the glamour of the final

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Is 'embetterment' actually a word?

'Urban Dictionary: embetterment
Urban Dictionary: embetterment
A non-existent word that George W. Bush frequently uses in speeches and at press conferences.'

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

How about no substitutions allowed after the 85th minute ?

What if your goalie breaks a leg in the 86th minute? Seems a bit unfair that you couldn't replace him then.

 

[jimhigham]

If 5 were enforced we would now be facing a very dull final six matches, as opposed to being right in the mix and chewing our fingernails. Leave the playoffs as they are. They bring in a lot of cash that clubs need, not just in the playoffs themselves but in increased attendances during the run-in.