Could heading a football ever be banned ?

[Berty23]

Is Duffey nails? Yes.

Did he look confused about what planet he was on after getting a ball in the face vs birmingham (or was it Wednesday?)? Yes.

Is this likely to cause long term damage? Yes.

Will heading be banned? Possibly but unlikely.

 

[clippedgull]

Banning heading the football is plain stupid! (It won't happen)

Living life for us all is a risk everyday.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Heading a football ain't ever done me no bad.

 

[Hamilton]

Yep, and drinking wine will be a criminal offence.

 

[DavidRyder]

I hope not, otherwise we wouldn't get sublime goals like Murray's vs Burton! But fully appreciate the need for the issue to be looked at.

 

[scamander]

So you clearly know better than the highly qualified doctors and physios that treat players on and off the pitch, as they obviously missed the obvious concussion you refer to.

As for the subs for head injuries, we all know where that led to in rugby with the "blood gate" saga. Teams could easily take advantage and sub players tactically for a head "injury".

sadly this is already present. I've seen players go down clutching their heads/faces when there had been no contact in that area. Particularly evident in teams who are defending.

 

[Albion my Albion]

When they come up with figures showing how many of the old ladies who suffer or died from dementia, played in central defence or striker in their teens and twenties, I might agree there could be something in it.
They do have figures now that women are at greater risk than men to get the illness, So what sport did they play to bring this on?

It could be argued that women do much more "heading" than men generally do.

 

[Albion 4ever]

So you clearly know better than the highly qualified doctors and physios that treat players on and off the pitch, as they obviously missed the obvious concussion you refer to.

As for the subs for head injuries, we all know where that led to in rugby with the "blood gate" saga. Teams could easily take advantage and sub players tactically for a head "injury".

They are not independent though.

Mick McCarthy would be saying "I've had loads of those when I was a player - just strap it up and he will be ok."

 

[SIMMO SAYS]

I spent twenty two years heading the ball as a no 9 - then as a no 5 from div 14 - div 3 in the Sussex Sunday League
Most of NSC posters would agree I am still completely compass mental

 

[AmexRuislip]

I spent twenty two years heading the ball as a no 9 - then as a no 5 from div 14 - div 3 in the Sussex Sunday League
Most of NSC posters would agree I am still completely compass mental

No never
But I would change the word div to something more complimentary