Blatter wants changes to Brazil 2014...

[jake28]

Either scrap extra time and go straight to penalties or re-introduce the golden goal

Both are terrible ideas,I hated the golden goal rule. Why can't the clown just fcuk off.

 

[mat]

Either scrap extra time and go straight to penalties or re-introduce the golden goal

Both are terrible ideas,I hated the golden goal rule. Why can't the clown just fcuk off.

Anything to Help the home nation win it....

Blatter is as bent as a 3 Euro note and his tinkering is a power trip for him. he's probably listened/being bunged too much by TV execs. he might as well open the tournament wearing the chosen winners shirt.

 

[Fuzzmaster101]

It's time Blatter went. He's old and senile. Straight to penalties? No! Golden goal produced for the most part very dull extra times where neither side were prepared to commit for fear of conceding. There was one notable exception.

 

[Ricster]

Why dont FIFA try introducing what they do in ice hockey for over time.

Both teams lose one player, so go from 5 down to 4 creating more space on the ice for more breakaways and more attacking play.

Can you imagine the chaos of a 9 on 9 scenario. It'd be great to watch and have excitement written all over extra time.

Infact i might just email FIFA right now.

Anyone got the email address?

 

[Blue Smarties]

Why dont FIFA try introducing what they do in ice hockey for over time.

Both teams lose one player, so go from 5 down to 4 creating more space on the ice for more breakaways and more attacking play.

Can you imagine the chaos of a 9 on 9 scenario. It'd be great to watch and have excitement written all over extra time.

Infact i might just email FIFA right now.

Anyone got the email address?

imacunt@fifa.com should get you in contact with Platini

 

[Ricster]

Why dont FIFA try introducing what they do in ice hockey for over time.

Both teams lose one player, so go from 5 down to 4 creating more space on the ice for more breakaways and more attacking play.

Can you imagine the chaos of a 9 on 9 scenario. It'd be great to watch and have excitement written all over extra time.

Infact i might just email FIFA right now.

Anyone got the email address?

imacunt@fifa.com should get you in contact with Platini

I nearly copied that, lol.<br /><br />-- Thu Sep 09, 2010 12:58 pm --<br /><br />Here is the letter i have just sent to FIFA

Dear Sir,

Having read an article this morning about Fifa looking at changes to make extra time more exciting i came up with the idea of using the ice hockey model.

I'd like to show you rule number 84 within the NHL. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26498" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=26498</a>

The important part in this rule is the loss of one of the skaters from outside the goal. Meaning that the sides are reduced from 5 skaters to 4, giving more space and creative freedom which leads to more goal scoring opportunities for both sides.

If you have ever watched the NHL and have seen overtime in action, i'm sure you'll agree it's frantic and very exciting.

Why cant FIFA implicate something similar to the NHL? Talk of bringing back the Golden Goal has to be a huge no. From people i have spoken with, they are set against the Golden Goal, as the game becomes even more negative from both sides.

If say, that after full time both teams are level then extra time could be played with 2 less players from each team. Those 2 players would obviously be at the managers discretion.

Also, if a team has had a player sent off during normal play, they will play with 8 players and not 9 and so on.

This idea will give more space across the picth, leave gaping holes for attacking players and would make the extra time situation a lot more exciting for the neutral fan.

I'm more than happy to discuss this further if need be and you can contact me on the above email address if that is the case.

I look forward to hearing from you

Ric Ireland

 

[grimsby blue]

The golden is a good idea in my opinion, they only scrapped out because France went out through it in Japan 2002 if i remember. FIFA thought thats not right we cant have the bigger teams going out. Bit like the FA here trying to create that stupid play off idea for 4th place. In truth to give Liverpool and Arsenal maixmum chance of keeping us and Spurs out of the top 4. Everyting is geeared up for the big boys. When they didnt get the result they throw their toys out of the pram and the rules get changed.

 

[the goats backside]

The guy is a total prick, leave our bloody game alone all you had to do was introduce goal line technology, sod off and take your onion ring piece partner with you....... i feel better now

 

[Stillsy]

the man is the biggest media whore ever

 

[Pie]

In my opinion the removal of a player would only serve to make the game less interesting as both teams would simply play one up front. Due to the massive difference in size of the fields even relative to the number of players the extra space awarded by taking away one player would really make little difference, if anything it'd make the game more stale with both teams playing narrower and hoping for set plays to bring players forward.
The best option is to scrap extra time and penalties in favour of that kick the ball through the hoop we used to have at half time at maine road.