What football laws would you like to be introduced or changed.

[Barrel of Fun]

Surely players would stop feigning injury if it put the team at a disadvantage. If they make a miraculous recovery, book them,

 

[Mackenzie]

I really like rugby's move the ball forward 10m rule for backchat/slowing the free kick. The language used towards referees is appalling, not just in professional football but all the way down the pyramid. It can be a pretty intimidating experience being a ref, anything to help curb the bad language is good in my opinion.

No refs=no games.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

If the ref stops play for an injured player to receive treatment, they must be taken straight off and into the changing room to be assessed. even a miraculous recovery would leave thier comrades a man down for a couple of mins.

That is brilliant

 

[wolfie]

No subs allowed after the added time board has gone up. This would put a stop to all the ridiculous time wasting when subs come on for a matter of seconds to run the clock down.

 

[The Camel]

Red card for diving in the penalty box.

It is the attacking version of a professional foul, so it should treated the same.

 

[The Camel]

When a player is penalised for "denying a clear goal scoring opportunity", the opposing captain can chose whether the ref awards a red card or a penalty (even if not in the box).

have a "powerplay" in each half where the offside rule doesn't apply.

Love your first idea.

But hate the second. Too gimmiky.

 

[Rogero]

Don't stop game for subs. New player can only come on pitch when subbed player leaves field.

This will stop all the slow long walks off the pitch.

TB

That's a good suggestion.

 

[DNB_Seagull]

Match bans for diving. No yellow for 'excessive celebration'

 

[ManxSeagull]

You can only be offside in the final third of the pitch. A line would be added to the pitch in a similar position to the shooting line on a subbuteo pitch perhaps a bit nearer to the half line though.

This would stop play being so congested in the middle of the park as defences would not be able to push up and play a high line.

 

[stripeyshark]

Any foul using the arms/hands = Booking

Ball striking the hands/arms when they are not by the player's side = free kick/penalty
Deliberate handball = booking/red card

Enforce obstruction when a player sheilds the ball out of play

3 point deduction for every game an ineligable player is fielded in

The game ends after the time is up and the ball leaves play. (Except for corners, free kicks and penalties)

 

[Wellesley]

If a player scores a goal, and said player plays for Crystal Palace, then he should be shot immediately.

 

[seagull_in_malaysia]

All these rules against diving would leave quite a few of our players suspended

 

[Commander]

If you win by 3 clear goals you get an extra point. I've always thought that should be given a try in a lower league somewhere. You would have thought it would stop those games that are all over when a team scores two quick goals in the first half and closes the game out, especially towards the end of the season. The game would still be interesting.

If it is clear that a player dived through video replays after the game then he should get a three game ban. And if the ref is sure of a dive during a game then a red card and a two game ban. A couple of players banned for three games after a 'it was just the momentum that took me over' incident would make players think about staying on their feet a bit more.

And one more that would be interesting- whoever 'wins' the penalty has to take it.

 

[blue-shifted]

Law 187c subsection h12

"Any action by any player, substitute or club employee, which the referee at his absolute discretion believes is intended to waste time shall be added up and recorded by the referee. The referee will then add double this amount of time at the end of the half".

Implement that and you watch teams who are 1-0 up with 10 mins race to get the ball back into play

 

[Return of the Rev]

When a free kick/throw in/goal kick etc is awarded the other team must not touch the ball before it is taken,a red card would be issued for this offence

 

[Cappers]

Two for me
If in anyway a foul is exaggerated, the foul is not awarded

Only the captains are allowed to (politely) question the ref

 

[maltaseagull]

On the field, couldn't agree more with Edna on this one. Crack down on dissent, and ban the divers via video evidence if need be.




Off the field, very simple, introduce a maximum wage pool for each division.

Ie, Premier League clubs can only spend £xm a season on player wages and signing fees for the entire squad

and have a different level for each division, say £30 for prem, £10 mill for Championship, £4 mill for League 1 and say £2 for league two.

Make it a true level playing field, and cut back on TV money given to clubs (it only goes on wages), and plough it into grass roots football. Think what a local estate, or local boys club could do facilites wise with £200,000. All day floodlit pitches for kids and youngsters to play on all the price of certain premiership players weekly wage. Never know, if they done that maybe in 10 years time England would rule world football!

Whilst we may initially lose a lot of the "talent" to overseas clubs, long term I think the game will be better for it.

Not sure I agree with the actual limits, but the principle is a great idea.

 

[nwgull]

Law 187c subsection h12

"Any action by any player, substitute or club employee, which the referee at his absolute discretion believes is intended to waste time shall be added up and recorded by the referee. The referee will then add double this amount of time at the end of the half".

Implement that and you watch teams who are 1-0 up with 10 mins race to get the ball back into play

If that rule was implemented, we'd still be playing the Huddersfield match now.

 

[maltaseagull]

1.The wrestling /holding/ obstructing in the area for corners and free kicks is already against the laws. Just needs enforcing.Penalty or disallowed goals would cut this out if enforced for the whole season rather than a couple of weeks.

2.Advantage should mean just that. If they play for 2 minutes or even more without gaining advantage then bring play back.

3. sin bins for yellow cards.

4. 4th official keeps time and plays all wasted time even if 10 minutes or more.

5. Move free kicks 10 yards forwards for dissent or holding up by not retreating 10 yards. I think this was tried a while ago but not consistently applied.

6. Citing of feigning injury or diving = 3 match ban if found guilty.

7. Wage caps and strict FFP enforcement.

That will do for now

 

[pasty]

When a free kick/throw in/goal kick etc is awarded the other team must not touch the ball before it is taken,a red card would be issued for this offence

Not sure about the red card, but I often voiced that opinion.

Also, if a fouled player has to leave the pitch for treatment, the player that committed the foul should have to as well. Why should a team gain an advantage for having fouled a player badly enough to necessitate him leaving the pitch.