I believe that all football matches should have a defined time for the ball in play, say 60 minutes. The clock stops for out of play, injuries, substitutions and free kicks. This season time wasting has become an epidemic. Bournemouth yesterday like Everton before took ages over goal kicks, feigning head injuries especially when we were on the attack and taking ages over substitutions. Frankly, the ref yesterday could have easily added more than 6 minutes and even at the start of injury time another of their players went down ‘injured’, so the ref was right to add that time to the 6 minutes. I thought the time added on in the World Cup was refreshing and if it helps to stamp out time wasting, all the better.
It's Arses 'Agueroooo' moment!Madness about the late goal. I dont see anything wrong in the timing. It was a good win for Asrenal, awesome comeback.
Their season will be defined in April, plenty of slip ups for everyone in the race for the title.
Why 60 minutes ? As paying customers and rules of football the match is 90 minutes long.
At 60 minutes fans are still done out of 30 minutes football !
We're entitled these days you know...Remind me…did you not win 4 titles in 5 years? I’m not sure why you think you’re hard done by…
I don’t mind them adding all of that time for the wasting done. My problem is the inconsistency in applying it.
In the same breath, do we get that added time for time wasting? Would a lower-end team losing 1-0 against United or Liverpool, for example?
Time wasting has almost become a personal choice for referees to enforce - whether it’s booking City players in the 30th minute, or letting Prickford get away with it for a full 90 minutes. It’s madness how a flagship league is refereed to such a wank standard.
It's Arses 'Agueroooo' moment!
What worries me is that they have an easier looking run of fixtures than us before it flips and they have the harder looking games. I think we need to at least match them points wise until the game at ours. If we then go on and win that then we’ll be within a couple of points of them.We’re not favourites with most bookies, tbf.
So you expect the wheels to fall off even with the help you are getting... I'll believe youWhy wouldn’t I be? I’m more used to disappointment than celebration, so nothing new for me. I have no expectation…every win is a bonus.
So you expect the wheels to fall off even with the help you are getting... I'll believe you
One thing I agree on... They should play to a timed hooter like I'm sure they do in one code of rugbyI agree with that hence why I suggested in my post a few minutes ago that there should be a fixed time for when the ball is in play so avoiding the arbitrary nature of the amount of time currently added on.