He will only stop play if it is a serious injury or a head injury - other than that he shouldn't stop play - that's why the players kick the ball out - because the referee can't stop play.ManCitizens. said:CBlue said:What happens in the time between the incident taking place & the ball going out of play? It could be a while before that happens & any number of subsequent incidents could occur before play is naturally stopped - I said before, in theory you could play a full game with only 2 stoppages in play - half time & full time. If you continue to play for, say, 5 minutes after an incident & it is sucessfully reviewed do you add an additional 5 minutes back onto the playing time? If the natural stop in play was because the ref gave a foul & books/sends off a player but after reviewing the incident 5 minutes ago you have to go back - what happens to the booking/red card? What happens if the ball goes out of play very quickly & is returned to the field of play very quickly before an appeal can be made? Is the chance lost?ManCitizens. said:I am suggesting a manager should be able to question a referee's call x amount of times per game. Nothing more, nothing less. If the manager believes the decision is fair (even if it isn't) then nothing happens. If he disagrees then a challenge is made when the ball is out of play.
Earlier this season (when we played Southampton). Webb gave a goal kick based on the replays shown on our large screens. Play didn't stop but technically the referee saw the incident and overruled the linesman. There was no stoppage, hold up or delay etc. Just the correct decision.
My suggestion isn't perfected.
What happens now when a player goes down injured? It is the referee's decision to stop play? Yes it is. There is no reason why the same concept cannot be used in different scenario's. It would obviously need to be perfected but you need to acknowledge that in the past clubs weren't allowed subs. This sport needs to continuously improve. Maybe, just maybe your great grandad would have laughed at the suggestion of substitutions. When would subs be made, 5 minutes later, after a goal etc. THINK.
The introduction of substitutes didn't actually change anything - players have always only been allowed to join & leave the field of play with the referees permission - which is why you can be offside even if you're off the pitch! It isn't ice hockey. My grandad may have laughed at the idea that a goal keeper was restricted to using his hands in an 18 yard box rather than being able to use his hands anywhere in his own half as the rules used to be. Again, an adjustment of an existing law. All that doesn't answer any of the questions I posed though. I can see why you're struggling.