Easy Changes to Improve the game.

Do not give offside when the player who receives the pass has ran in the direction of his own goalie to get the ball (away from the goals he wants to score in) & now has near half the opposition's team goal-side of them, only for the flag to go up
 
ridderz said:
A smaller change - I've always said that one change I'd make is to get rid of offsides when a team gets a free kick.

A much bigger change - I'd genuinely go towards a 'stop the clock' method when the ball goes out of play. The ball couldn't have been in play for more than 60 mins total against Everton. Though not sure how it would practically work with TV, Police, Transport all becoming a bit of a bigger issue as games could last longer...
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They do it in other sports
 
Bluesince1979 said:
They do it in other sports
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There's a consistency about most of the suggestions/responses many of which are common sense and low/no cost.

It would be very interesting to run the thread on other fan forums and to hear the views of the players.

After the ESL fiasco the authorities stated that the game had to be given to the fans who would be first and central to all decisions and changes.....that went well didn't it !!
 
Gone for a Burton said:
There's a consistency about most of the suggestions/responses many of which are common sense and low/no cost.

It would be very interesting to run the thread on other fan forums and to hear the views of the players.

After the ESL fiasco the authorities stated that the game had to be given to the fans who would be first and central to all decisions and changes.....that went well didn't it !!
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Fans are a very low priority. Ive had a season ticket for most of my life, but im getting increasingly turned off the game because i dont pay hard earned money to see the ball in play for less than 60 mins of a 90 min match. The £20 season ticket increase hit home that owners, authorities etc dont give a flying fuck about the match going fan

Rugby union has a bigger problem with ‘ball in play’ time due to collapsed scrums etc but they are actively seeking a solution. Sports like rugby and cricket are innovators , miked up refs etc.
football seemingly wants to remain in the dark ages.
It makes you wonder what they are trying to hide
 
Blue Theatre said:
Every fourth time one of a team's players stops play for some injury or cramp ... he then has to go off & stay off for 10 mins.

If a game finishes 0-0 or 1-1, the team with the more corners wins (provided they won at least 8 more than opposition), as they were probably the ones actually trying to win it.

Actual time ball was in play is timed, and if below 70 mins at the end, the difference from 70 mins is the least the ref is allowed to add on. So if ball only in play for 60 mins, he has to add at least 10 mins.
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i read that Rugby League are bringing in a Green Card to stop feigning of injury. If a player goes down injured then he he green carded and stays off for 2 mins.
 
I have long been an advocate of a stopped clock. I played and refereed basketball for many years. It is so easy to implement. Clock stops when the ref blows his whistle, including when ball goes our for a throw. Clock starts again when the ball is touched by a player on the field. It will need less than 45 min halves but you get what you pay for, a full game of football.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
Referees to do post match interviews.
Referees to be ‘ miked up ‘ so fans can hear what is being discussed and why.
Captains only to speak to referees.
Captains allowed 1 ‘Review Call’ each half
Injured players requiring treatment don’t have to leave the pitch.
Digital clock to record time wasting, injury time, substitutions and ‘ ball out of play ‘ time. 15 minute sin bin for Orange Card offences.....ie diving, disputing decisions.

All in here for other ideas.
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Some decent ideas there. Refs being miked up is key to the game improving. They don't do it because of the choice language which TV companies don't want to broadcast. But they should do it, and tell players they'll be booked for disrespecting the ref. Then the language stops and respect grows, which will spread down to grass roots level. They can do it in Rugby because the players know they cannot disrespect the referee. The captains have a conversation and the ref runs and controls the game and tells them what's what. With that being said, I don't agree with a "review call". We have VAR to check the big decisions, anything else you just have to accept. Challenging the ref continually just puts more pressure on them and leads to the mindset of them always being wrong and making bad decisions, which isn't good for the game.

The stop clock I'm not sure about. Refs should be punishing time wasting, and added time should be sufficient to cover substitutions. It should just be managed better by referees. If City were battling relegation or ahead in a tight game and looking to slow it down, I'd be fine with us feigning injury and taking our time over set pieces if it got us the result. It's for the ref to be strict on, the same with diving. For some reason the retrospective bans for diving have disappeared, but that needs to be re-introduced as that's part of the game that needs stamping out.

The main change I'd like to see, which has been mentioned by others, is for the attacking team to be able to take a free kick whenever they like as long as there are no infringements (ball moving etc). I don't know why the refs feel like they need to control that situation by measuring the wall etc. If an attacking team wants to take it quickly, that's their right. They've been awarded a free kick, for foul play, so they deserve the benefit of that. The defending team shouldn't be given time to set itself, it's up to them to react to the situation.

Sin bins would be a good idea too. Maybe a 5 or 10 minute period for certain fouls.
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
You think Everton would have abandoned their game plan v City last weekend in the aim of getting 3 points?
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Nothing to do with Everton mate. It’s about changing the risk reward profile. Maybe the difference between a draw and an away win needs to be larger, but it would encourage teams to not just set up for a draw.
 
Kompany Car said:
Nothing to do with Everton mate. It’s about changing the risk reward profile. Maybe the difference between a draw and an away win needs to be larger, but it would encourage teams to not just set up for a draw.
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Zero points for a draw. Problem solved.
 
Gone for a Burton said:
There's a consistency about most of the suggestions/responses many of which are common sense and low/no cost.

It would be very interesting to run the thread on other fan forums and to hear the views of the players.

After the ESL fiasco the authorities stated that the game had to be given to the fans who would be first and central to all decisions and changes.....that went well didn't it !!
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When you say authorities do you mean the tin pot Politician Tracy Crouch who knows fuck all about football?
 
supercity88 said:
The stop clock I'm not sure about. Refs should be punishing time wasting, . . . . . .
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Refs should but the don't and I don't suppose they ever will consider time being wasted until they get past 80mins. If you ask any fan I am certain they would consider it No1 for refs to jump on - from the first half-minute, whole-minute goal kick and throw in!

Why did we get so much time added on at the WC and have so little in the PL? The difference has an odoriferous whiff abuot it!
 
Dave Ewing's Back 'eader said:
Refs should but the don't and I don't suppose they ever will consider time being wasted until they get past 80mins. If you ask any fan I am certain they would consider it No1 for refs to jump on - from the first half-minute, whole-minute goal kick and throw in!

Why did we get so much time added on at the WC and have so little in the PL? The difference has an odoriferous whiff abuot it!
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most CL games finish bang on 45 minutes in first half so ad breaks run concurrently on every channel
 
The game doesn't stop for injuries unless the referee deems it to be serious. Game carries on and physio comes on to assess player as play continues. So sick of the current trend of fake head injuries and rolling around like they are majorly injured just to stop the game only to be up 20 seconds later to be running like bolt. The new trend of fake head injuries in the box to stop an attack is one that really winds me up.
 
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