If you could devise a football rule/law which would have to

[Barney Daniels]

Sorry but I would borrow ideas from Rugby too ...

Time keeping made more transparent - ref says time off/time on but clock is on screen/scoreboard so everyone knows where they stand. Would avoid the debate over the injury time in their games (4-3 derby for example) and would hopefully mean performances like Wednesday night at Anfield (where only 2 minutes of 4 were played) are a thing of the past.

Sin bin instead of a red card for two yellow card offences. Punish the player in the game where the offences take place.

Goal line technology and video refs will come but not soon enough.

 

[Paladin]

the clock freezes at every set piece

Clive Thomas did this in one of his first games. The game was played on a hillside and lasted four and a half hours.

 

[Nascent Blues]

the clock freezes at every set piece

Clive Thomas did this in one of his first games. The game was played on a hillside and lasted four and a half hours.

The way round it would be for the referee to indicate to the time keeper to stop the clock for certain non-playing incidents. For instance the time used preparing for a free kick would not necessarily be stopped (unless someone was taking the piss) as it would be at the referee's discretion. However, if there is an injury, substitution or something which isn't actually part of 'playing' the game itself then the clock could be stopped.

 

[Azblue90]

Rugby yuck.... Who cares what their rules are. They get 10 men and a dog at their games and about 15 people watch the games on tv. Buff guys rolling around in the mud together acting tough. One of the gayest things ive ever had the displeasure to watch. Not sure what is more boring. Nascar, darts, tennis, water polo, diving, synchronised swimming, golf, snooker, curling, bowls or rugby.

Not sure what level you've watched it at, but rugby's changed. It's a massive fan base and it puts football to shame at times.

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Massive fanbase? You have got to be a wum mate. Rugby and massive fan base in the same sentance is like saying bill gates and poverty in the same sentance.

World Cup in New Zealand? There were a few more there than a man and a dog.
Not country to country, no they don't have as near a fan base as football is because it's not as global. But for each country where it's strong has big fan basis.
It's well past the days of a few lads and a dog.

 

[DTeacher]

The referee, linesmen and 4th official are chosen when the team sheets are handed in from the five officials present by drawing straws. Too many refs are becoming too big for their boots due to over exposure. This would also limit the obvious corruption in our game.

Unless they cheated when drawing the straws, of course.

 

[more lazy than useless]

Sin bin instead of a red card for two yellow card offences. Punish the player in the game where the offences take place.

Definately this. And 3 yellow = red.

Also, red cards should be reviewed after match and punishment from 1 to 3 games as appropriate. Genuine last ditch tackle is not the same as wrestling somebody to the ground cos you haven't a hope of catching them. But surely the FA know this as 'disproportionate punishment' was the reason for the Rooney England appeal!<br /><br />-- Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:09 pm --<br /><br />

The referee, linesmen and 4th official are chosen when the team sheets are handed in from the five officials present by drawing straws. Too many refs are becoming too big for their boots due to over exposure. This would also limit the obvious corruption in our game.

Unless they cheated when drawing the straws, of course.

I thought the 'assistant rederees' aren't qualified to referee anyway? And, if it's a conspiracy, who chooses which refs to send to a match? Draw names from a drum, a la cup draws!

 

[BlueTony]

Sin bin instead of a red card for two yellow card offences. Punish the player in the game where the offences take place.

Definately this. And 3 yellow = red.

Also, red cards should be reviewed after match and punishment from 1 to 3 games as appropriate. Genuine last ditch tackle is not the same as wrestling somebody to the ground cos you haven't a hope of catching them. But surely the FA know this as 'disproportionate punishment' was the reason for the Rooney England appeal!

-- Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:09 pm --

The referee, linesmen and 4th official are chosen when the team sheets are handed in from the five officials present by drawing straws. Too many refs are becoming too big for their boots due to over exposure. This would also limit the obvious corruption in our game.

Unless they cheated when drawing the straws, of course.

I thought the 'assistant rederees' aren't qualified to referee anyway? And, if it's a conspiracy, who chooses which refs to send to a match? Draw names from a drum, a la cup draws!

Assistant referees are fully qualified, they have to be.

 

[manchester blue]

Sin bin instead of a red card for two yellow card offences. Punish the player in the game where the offences take place.

Definately this. And 3 yellow = red.

Also, red cards should be reviewed after match and punishment from 1 to 3 games as appropriate. Genuine last ditch tackle is not the same as wrestling somebody to the ground cos you haven't a hope of catching them. But surely the FA know this as 'disproportionate punishment' was the reason for the Rooney England appeal!

-- Mon Jan 30, 2012 2:09 pm --

The referee, linesmen and 4th official are chosen when the team sheets are handed in from the five officials present by drawing straws. Too many refs are becoming too big for their boots due to over exposure. This would also limit the obvious corruption in our game.

Unless they cheated when drawing the straws, of course.

I thought the 'assistant rederees' aren't qualified to referee anyway? And, if it's a conspiracy, who chooses which refs to send to a match? Draw names from a drum, a la cup draws!

They are fully qualified referees. They would draw straws, or whatever method, with the captain and managers present when they hand teamsheets in.

 

[Blue Chicken]

My rule would be that all players on the pitch can have a big pitch battle just for are entertament

 

[colourmeblue]

be applied what would it be?

A rule I would love to introduce would be: if a player makes no attempt to keep the ball from going out of play whilst actively stopping/preventing another player from keeping the ball in play by shielding the ball/obstructing the player who is trying to keep the ball in play, then an indirect free-kick should be given.

It does my head in the way a defender can, ten yards from the by-line, just usher the ball out for a goal-kick.

If that were the case pre '99 we would still be in the second division...or worse!