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That is the COOLEST thing I've ever seen on here. How did you make my quote melt away to blah blah land ? TEACH ME

Maybe. But its still an OPPORTUNITY for the fouled side to make hay. At the moment, there's no downside to the team that cheats (aside from at worst a yellow). They stop the attack, and get the chance to filter back and regroup in preparation for a free kick. And waste a LOAD of time in the...

But if that tool of a player blocks a dribble or pass, the attacking team can still carry on. They don't have to wait for the ref to haul everything back and deal with it. Player gets fouled, whistle goes. Player gets up, self-passes and gets blocked. Whistle goes (card pending). Gets up...

Yup, you're right. In which case, I like it even more. Its the players choice if he decides to run with the ball rather than wait and take a free kick. You just need to enforce a law to clamp down on defenders leaping in from point blank, or encroaching, to stop it being taken quickly

Amongst several ideas mooted by David Elleray, I see the hockey self-pass rule has been floated to incorporate into football. In essence, it simply means that when a free kick is awarded, a player doesn’t have to pass the ball to someone, or shoot. He can simply start dribbling with the ball...