Time wasting.

[The Future’s Blue!]

It’s a genuine tactic that is sanctioned by the powers that be when it comes to certain teams.

Can‘t blame the team who does it, unless they have ambition.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I've an idea for them too. Note when they leave thrn don't activate their tickets until the same time after the next match has kicked off.

City matters is definitely your friend for that one

 

[Newman Noggs]

Having said all that, it's hilarious when a team has wasted time right up until the moment we score and then start rushing around afterwards. Even better when we start playing keep-ball and taking the piss.

 

[skiddypants]

I think the ball boys should have a spare ball each all game.
Everton in particular change this to suit in game, if they are winning all balls vanish.

 

[DontLookBackInAnger]

Given technology there is no reason these days that we can't have a live clock..... time only starts when the ball is in play that makes time-wasting a thing of the past, I have to say though I think the football authorities like the theatre of it

 

[Akira]

Don't have a problem with players doing it, have a problem with refs not booking it.

 

[SCEtoAUX]

I've always liked the idea of a clock on the time the ball is in play. Dead simple to implement and no margin of error. Displayed live for all to see, and means one less thing for the ref to do, and of course one less thing for him to be accused of manipulating.

Would like to know an argument against it. The only one I can come up with is that football would no longer be played over two halves of 90 minutes, it would probably be played over two halves of 35 minutes of ball in play.

(Edit - didn't spot that what DontLookBack said just a couple of posts back, but nowt wrong with posting in again).

 

[Stephen230]

I think the ball boys should have a spare ball each all game.
Everton in particular change this to suit in game, if they are winning all balls vanish.

That’s the exact reason they don’t allow it anymore. It used to be an option. The home team could either use multi ball or just one. Until Moyes sent someone round collecting all the spare balls after they’d scored against United.

 

[mat]

Bout time PiGMOL stop being showing discretion.

 

[bluegray]

If sat in the ground the amount of time a goalkeeper wastes taking a goal kick really grinds your gears. If sat at home you hardly notice because that's the time TV company's use to show replays. It's as if the powers that be want teams to do it.