Football Rule Changes Next Season

Agree - I prefer goal diff and goals scored as that is somthing that marks out a quality team over the course of the season. Does this apply in relegation? That is a bigger issue.

Would we have gone down in 1996 if this rule was in place.

Just had to check this. The table finished:-

Southampton -18 38pts
Coventry -18 38pts
MCFC -25 38pts

Looking at those games, Coventry beat us and one was a draw but against Southampton it was a draw and a 2-1 home win for us that would have kept us up.
 
Can the goalie now, on goal kicks just chip it to a defender in the area, who heads straight back to him, attackers still need to be outside box.

Goalkeeper can then pick up the ball as headed back and not kicked back by the defender? Goalkeeper then hoofs towards oppositions left

or right corner flags and can then press from there. Could be used as timewasting by teams in last x5 mins. Particularly as goalie doesnt need

to handle it, til pressed by opponent who was outside the box? Can just tap with his feet away from the closest attacker and when eventually

opponent gets close, can then pick the ball up and has some extra seconds time before ref can penalise him for not punting upfield in rules?

a few teams tried this out in pre-season and the laws don't really cover whether it is allowed or not, or if it's against the spirit of the laws. a result IFAB have issued an update to all refs/clubs/associations this week to say that if this happens in a game from now on the kick will be retaken.
 
a few teams tried this out in pre-season and the laws don't really cover whether it is allowed or not, or if it's against the spirit of the laws. a result IFAB have issued an update to all refs/clubs/associations this week to say that if this happens in a game from now on the kick will be retaken.

Thanks for that. I thought I'd heard that it was being ruled out.
 
a few teams tried this out in pre-season and the laws don't really cover whether it is allowed or not, or if it's against the spirit of the laws. a result IFAB have issued an update to all refs/clubs/associations this week to say that if this happens in a game from now on the kick will be retaken.

Thx for the update, appreciated.

On another rule change, Have IFAB decided whether subbed player on his possible long walk back to the technical area needs or doesnt need to wear different colour bib, as subs do? Subs have to wear bibs, as their presence on the touchline is deemed to cause difficulties for officials in determining whether player is on field or not, so pretty sure a subbed player walking the touchline would be same hindrance but seems they dont but subs still do?
 
A few teams tried this out in pre-season and the laws don't really cover whether it is allowed or not, or if it's against the spirit of the laws. a result IFAB have issued an update to all refs/clubs/associations this week to say that if this happens in a game from now on the kick will be retaken.[/QUOTE]

Just for clarity LOL

If a goalkeeper takes a goal kick and it then directly hits a defender on the head, & the ball deflects towards goal,

If the goalkeeper then touches ball after the defender and ball deflects off him into net, then goal kick is retaken? [eg soon as goalkeeper touches it, decision then is retake]
 
A few teams tried this out in pre-season and the laws don't really cover whether it is allowed or not, or if it's against the spirit of the laws. a result IFAB have issued an update to all refs/clubs/associations this week to say that if this happens in a game from now on the kick will be retaken.

Just for clarity LOL

If a goalkeeper takes a goal kick and it then directly hits a defender on the head, & the ball deflects towards goal,

If the goalkeeper then touches ball after the defender and ball deflects off him into net, then goal kick is retaken? [eg soon as goalkeeper touches it, decision then is retake][/QUOTE]

You'll have to wait to see the wording of any IFAB statement, but it would surely fall into the same ruling as a backpass - i.e. was it deliberate?

The statement that @es1 referred to is
1. Goalkeeper ‘lifting’ the ball to a team mate who heads/chests it back to the goalkeeper

There has been much debate about whether, at a goal kick, the goalkeeper is permitted to ‘lift’ the ball to a team mate to head or chest it back to the goalkeeper to catch and then put into play. The views of technical and refereeing experts about whether this is within the ‘spirit’ of the Laws is divided so the matter will be discussed by The IFAB. Until then, this practice should not be permitted nor should it be penalised. If it occurs the referee should order the goal kick to be re-taken (but without any disciplinary action).

https://www.theifab.com/news/clarification-law-16-the-goal-kick
 
A few teams tried this out in pre-season and the laws don't really cover whether it is allowed or not, or if it's against the spirit of the laws. a result IFAB have issued an update to all refs/clubs/associations this week to say that if this happens in a game from now on the kick will be retaken.

Just for clarity LOL

If a goalkeeper takes a goal kick and it then directly hits a defender on the head, & the ball deflects towards goal,

If the goalkeeper then touches ball after the defender and ball deflects off him into net, then goal kick is retaken? [eg soon as goalkeeper touches it, decision then is retake][/QUOTE]

I don't want to say that'll never happen (because no doubt it will somewhere...) but that will never happen.
 
The goal kick one will definitely help us.

I think the staying on the line one will make pens easier too. The one miss was a bad pen on sunday.
 
Dont think it's any as unlikely as a goalkeeper kicking ball at goalkick onto his other foot as Joe Hart did once I recall?


Just trying to see if theres a technical difference, goalkeeper decides to kick long, defender still in area for a short pass

ball hits defender leg, who is still in box, ball deflects backwards off defenders leg towards goal, goalkeeper attempts to

save with his hands but ball deflects off his hands and ends up in net, under new rules is that a goal? If it is, under the

clarification, if the goal kick deflects back off the defenders head, would a retaken goal kick be awarded as techically the

goalkeeper lifted it to defender who headed it back to him or would ref interpret as the defender didnt intentionally head

it back towards the goalkeeper?

By the way, thx mma for the link, see there was another clarification that if goal kick taken quickly eg to gain advantage if attacker

not had time to retreat outside of box, referees apply the standard quick free kick rules as if were normal free kick & not a goal kick
 
Not sure if mentioned in the thread, but on Sunday the ball hit the ref and the game was stopped, apparently a new rule?
 

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