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So, they broke the regulations which they all knew perfectly well and didn't get away with it. Wow, couldn't have that - something had to be changed! :facepalm: Free kick to the opposition would have been a better change - in fact, I thought that was what happened if the ball was played a...

Exactly. Neither did most people.

In general, yes. In specific cases, no. Exactly the same can be said for change for change sake; generally a poor argument, but pertinent in this case.

Took more than a hundred years for anyone to bother about it. :shrug:

Unnecessary and niggling change of laws - an example of change for change's sake if ever there was one. How difficult is it/was it for a professional footballer to pass the ball 12 yards from the six yard line to the 18 yard line? (Thinking back though, I must admit that sometimes back in the...