[Football] Should half time be extended to 30 minutes?

[Notters]

I say yes - think of the increase in advertising on TV and therefore more money. This money could be used to buy more players and pay them more money so we’d have better ones. Like Locadia. Lovely money. Anything that raises more money must be a good thing.

Right Mr Barber

 

[Icy Gull]

Hare brained idea, never understood why people are so desperate to eat and drink at half time. Drink and eat yourself stupid before and after a game, half time is good for a piss and to grab a hot drink (on a cold day) and 15 mins is plenty for that imo. No problem with those who need to leave five mins before half time and come back five mins into the second half to have a beer but not for me thanks.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Hare brained idea, never understood why people are so desperate to eat and drink at half time. Drink and eat yourself stupid before and after a game, half time is good for a piss and to grab a hot drink (on a cold day) and 15 mins is plenty for that imo. No problem with those who need to leave five mins before half time and come back five mins into the second half to have a beer but not for me thanks.

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[goldstone]

Absolutely 100% no. 15 minutes is quite long enough. In fact I preferred it in the old days when it was 10 minutes. Incidentally does anyone recall when it changed from 10 to 15?

 

[Cadiz Seagull]

God no! There are more than enough betting ads on Sky at half time as it is (pretty much the same ones they show before and after the game) Just think how many they could cram into a 30 minute half time.

 

[Rogero]

20mins would be perfect to have a beer and two wees.

 

[Gregory2Smith1]

No shorten it to five minutes

indeed,with VAR next season,the players will be getting plenty of rest during the game!

 

[LamieRobertson]

Oh goody, another poll.

FFS, you can renegociate your mortgage in 15 minutes, I say five minutes, suck an orange, have your bottom smacked (Oh I wish), back on the pitch.

Good to see you are in agreement with me about 5 mins and thanks for sharing your fantasy

 

[southstandandy]

Maybe start when 80% of the crowd are back in their seats, would mean if a large proportion are hungry they could get a full meal

If that happened at Wembley, the 2nd half would never start!

 

[bluenitsuj]

No shorten it to five minutes

Is the perfect answer.

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

I wouldn't mind a bit longer to get a pint when I'm at a game, but that would be interminably long when watching on TV

 

[studio150]

But does it still work? We all see plenty of empty seats at half time. The modern football fan doesn’t seem to have enough time.

If the idea of extending half time to 30 minutes there would still be people who were back after the second half started as they would still want another drink to fill in the time.

 

[schmunk]

Hare brained idea, never understood why people are so desperate to eat and drink at half time. Drink and eat yourself stupid before and after a game, half time is good for a piss and to grab a hot drink (on a cold day) and 15 mins is plenty for that imo. No problem with those who need to leave five mins before half time and come back five mins into the second half to have a beer but not for me thanks.

Why do you need half time to grab a hot drink - you can have one at any time from your fla...oh, err, yes.

 

[BensGrandad]

Revert back to the original 10 mins I thin k would be better and may suit the players better with less time for their muscles to seize up etc.

 

[Lurchy]

If it was Sky and other broadcasters making the decision then they'd be in favour of extending the half-time break, as it'll mean they'll be able to get more adverts in and also possibly half time interviews.

 

[Official Old Man]

Just have better queuing system with more beer only lines and separate hot drink lines. And I'm old enough to remember 10 minute breaks

 

[Worthing exile]

Only allow 30 minutes if there are gates at the concourse stopping people returning to their seats once the second half has kicked off.

 

[portlock seagull]

Hare brained idea, never understood why people are so desperate to eat and drink at half time. Drink and eat yourself stupid before and after a game, half time is good for a piss and to grab a hot drink (on a cold day) and 15 mins is plenty for that imo. No problem with those who need to leave five mins before half time and come back five mins into the second half to have a beer but not for me thanks.

But you are a dinosaur in terms of the modern supporter. Clubs need us to spend more money so why not increase time to do so, there should be time to queue and have a couple of pints minimum without need to miss the game either side of half time. A minimum of 30mins to get and consume food sand drinks, place a bet etc is needed these days. More money raised and more money to spend on quality players. I don’t understand why some fans don’t understand it’s all about money. Without money we can’t compete. So every way we can generate even more money must take priority over anything else or we’ll be left behind. Plus Technology could be used far more effectively to let us spend more of our money. Why can’t we buy food in the stands during the game from hawkers like they do in America? Missing so many tricks, plus the screens could show adverts instead of the team all the time - don’t need to see line up once been announced! Another way to leverage more money!

 

[Chicken Run]

In the modern game 15 doesn’t seem enough. Will 30 minutes ensure you can do your HT stuff and not miss the restart?

What’s wrong HT, bloody restart getting in the way of your fine dining in 1901?

 

[Icy Gull]

But you are a dinosaur in terms of the modern supporter. Clubs need us to spend more money so why not increase time to do so, there should be time to queue and have a couple of pints minimum without need to miss the game either side of half time. A minimum of 30mins to get and consume food sand drinks, place a bet etc is needed these days. More money raised and more money to spend on quality players. I don’t understand why some fans don’t understand it’s all about money. Without money we can’t compete. So every way we can generate even more money must take priority over anything else or we’ll be left behind. Plus Technology could be used far more effectively to let us spend more of our money. Why can’t we buy food in the stands during the game from hawkers like they do in America? Missing so many tricks, plus the screens could show adverts instead of the team all the time - don’t need to see line up once been announced! Another way to leverage more money!

Hmmm, you can stuff your Americanisation of football says this dinosaur who also preferred cricket when teams wore whites and the supporters didn’t chant football songs

Very suprised you missed the suggestion to break the game into four quarters in your money quest.