[Football] Keepers going down

[keaton]

Yet ANOTHER lengthy timeout today, instigated by a goalkeeper with a totally fictional injury. Pope drops down clutching a leg, having not even been involved in anything in the preceding minutes. This is the cue for Smug Pneumonic Eddie to gather his troops at the sideline for a little pep-talk for a few minutes, whilst his keeper receives "treatment".

This is a DELIBERATE tactic to snide the rules. It breaks up play, it breaks up momentum when a team is getting up a head of steam, and it needs to stop. We don't have timeouts in football. Except now we do, with this blatant shithousery when the likes of lung-boy feel like tactically stopping the game for a few minutes. The game obviously cannot continue when the keeper is down receiving "treatment", and this is now being abused. So what to do ? Here is MY solution.

If your keeper goes down in need of treatment, the game stops, as per usual. However, every player from both teams must gather in the centre circle until the stoppage has finished. Managers stay in their technical areas. Never mind water-breaks. Never mind pep-talks. All players are confined to the centre circle until the keeper has had his treatment. Once the trainer is off, the game recommences.

It needs dealing with, and I believe this is the solution. Any other ideas ? Bueller ?

I think that was the solution that a writer in WSC put forward as well. Certainly makes sense