BensGrandad
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Any old referees on here who must remember when that was in the offside law?
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Any old referees on here who must remember when that was in the offside law?
Maybe the way around it is to only stop the game for very obvious fouls ie all this Gareth-Bale-runs-so-fast-the-slightest-brush-will-send-him-flying nonsense is ignored. We all know this is utter crap so let's ignore it. It's a contract game after all. If a player touches you slightly and it's not an obvious foul then tough shit; the onus is on you to stay upright. If a player fouls you and it's a clear foul you'll be awarded a free-kick.
The Birdman
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Rule 1 no one allowed to score against us.
Rule 2 the ref should reward at least two penalties in the second half to us .
Rule 2 the ref should reward at least two penalties in the second half to us .
We'd still lose to 3 own-goals.
BensGrandad
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Like at Anfield in the cup except that scored another 3.
pasty
A different kind of pasty
Big fat this. I'd also take it further, in that no member of the team that conceded the free kick is allowed to touch the ball. Instant yellow if they do. That would stop all the niggly, snidey kicking of the ball away.
Also - if a player is fouled and has to leave the pitch for treatment, then the fouler should be made to leave the pitch as well and not be allowed back on until the fouled player comes back on.
Javeaseagull
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- Feb 22, 2014
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Get rid of the booking for a player celebrating a goal whether it's jumping in the crowd or taking his shirt off. Also the stupid rule that says a player has to go off after treatment, what is that about?
BensGrandad
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Have just phoned my brother re my offside query and he remembers it but has no idea when it was changed he thinks possibly late 80s early 90s.
Barham's tash
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Scrap: GKs being allowed to choose which side to kick from. It encourages gratuitous time wasting and is pretty much pointless because the majority of them just hoof the thing out of play or straight to the opposition anyway.
Change: Offside - keep it simple lads. Daylight = offside. No second phases. And bizarrely I agree with Bens Grandad - if it comes off the oppo last then you're instantly onside.
Bring in: Electrocution to any linesman that has to rely on a sly hand signal from the ref to decide which way a throw in should go. You have two jobs guys - ball in or out of play and on or offside. If you can't do either of those you might as well not be there.
Change: Offside - keep it simple lads. Daylight = offside. No second phases. And bizarrely I agree with Bens Grandad - if it comes off the oppo last then you're instantly onside.
Bring in: Electrocution to any linesman that has to rely on a sly hand signal from the ref to decide which way a throw in should go. You have two jobs guys - ball in or out of play and on or offside. If you can't do either of those you might as well not be there.
- Jul 7, 2003
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Can we at the same time stop the rule that says TV commentators all have to agree that "For me, there's contact, Clive, so he's entitled to go down".
No, no he's not, you TWUNT, not unless he's actually been impeded in his progress. I don't walk along Western Road and fling myself to the floor because some old dear brushes me with her handbag, nor do I collapse theatrically when I'm out for a run and a dog walker's over enthusiastic Alsatian jumps up against my left leg while I go past, so I think we can safely accept that the equilibrium of your average footballer is not quite so regressed as the likes of Andy Townsend would have us believe.
The OP didn't ask for suggestions to improve the game, it was "what change would you introduce?". I was thinking more of wider improvements -although there are benefits for the game too.
What prompted my suggestion were two things. One was the thought of the World Cup in Qatar (2022 wasn't an accidental date) and the notion that in some Arab countries, women aren't even allowed to watch games: imagine the furore if women were playing - countries would be forced to consider withdrawing from the WC or radical alter society,
The other aspect are the poor opportunities for female sport in this country. There's a high dropout rate for girls when they reach teenage years, with ramifications for their health. Mixed football would give an amazing boost. There's also the fact that girls who do want to play are denied opportunities: my daughter played football throughout primary school but can't play at secondary school as it's boys only (and there's no girls team).
But mixed teams would improve football as well IMHO. Junior teams would not be based around the biggest and strongest so there'd be more emphasis on skill. Boys would have to work harder to get selected, so it would improve their skills and, most importantly of all, managers would have to be more creative and no longer rely on hoofball - they'd have to be much more flexible and tactically astute.
There are also lots of other obvious social advantages but I think the above is enough to be going on with.
Not a chance in hell of it being discussed of course, but it would be the one law I'd bring in if I were Sepp Blatter
We need to learn from rugby as refs need more respect. One incident in a match and 5 players surround the ref. Bring in a rule to stop this.
Why do players take their shirt off.?i can never understand this. This never happened 30 years ago .Why.
Why do players take their shirt off.?i can never understand this. This never happened 30 years ago .Why.
BensGrandad
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Nobody as yet come up with the answer of when the offside rule was changed from a defender touching the ball automatically played an attacker onside
dejavuatbtn
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Bring back the old offside rule - if you are in an offside position when the ball is played forward, then it's a free kick. It will get rid of all the speculation and debate as to whether or not a player is "interfering" with play. My view is, if you are in an offside position you are getting an advantage, irrespective of whether you are miles from the ball - you are still influencing the defence of your opponents.
maltaseagull
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1. Sin bin for yellow cards
2. Citing for diving with a 3 match ban if guilty.
3. Wrestling in penalty area is a free kick for defence or penalty for attack depending on agressor.
2. Citing for diving with a 3 match ban if guilty.
3. Wrestling in penalty area is a free kick for defence or penalty for attack depending on agressor.
BensGrandad
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To quote Brian Clough if a player is not interfeering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, he shouldnt be on the pitch.
Mackenzie
Old Brightonian
Comb overs, mullets, bubble perms and Afros are the only four permitted haircuts allowable to footballers. Oh and only black football boots.
GT49er
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Not in favour of mixed teams, but I think there would certainly be mileage in grading junior (schoolboy) football by size instead of age - all too often the 'best' players at schoolboy level are the biggest and strongest, not necessarily the most skilful - and although they are the ones who get spotted, all too often they don't develop on - while the smaller boys get ignored, left out of the first team, and give up the game (or never get tapped up). Not always - if the little 'uns are good enough some of them will still come through - but maybe the British game loses out on a lot of talent through this way of doing things.
GT49er
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Perhaps it hasn't been changed. Refs just don't apply it any more?