Why do our ballboys take ages to actually get the ball?

[SPIDERBOY]

but the PL make their rules.

Yes they do unfortunately.

You won't get to me chief,I'm on to you ;)

Joking apart,I read summat a good while back that they was going to stop ball boys from giving players a towel to dry the ball as it was seen as an advantage,has that happened?

 

[mrtwiceaseason]

Wolfie's right, looks like a big effort for our very small ball boys to climb over the quite high advertising boards.

Maybe they could have one of those little round trampolines to bounce over the boards ? :+)

 

[Bluview]

purely from an entertainment view the ball could be in play longer over the 90.
As mentioned it's ridiculous with the money in football we are waiting for the crowd who often seem to have no arms at this point? To throw the ball to the ballboys who all have massive bibs on for some reason? To retrieve it to throw it to a player etc

I don't see why there couldn't be balls stationed along touchlines and behind goals avoiding the ball boy performance issues.
Add a time rule to restart the match within 5/10 seconds like futsal. Quicken everything up and more entertainment.
Just sending this to the FA now with a link to buying kids training bibs :)

 

[The Blue]

They should let adults do it, run on fast, gee up the players and give the opposition shit for time wasting.

 

[citymad]

45 secs ? Ive told you a million times not to exaggerate.

 

[ultimateharold]

The most aware one was the lad who rolled it back on as slow as possible some time in 2012.

 

[SWP's back]

Not passing the ball to their striker 10 yards out would be a better thing to focus on for me :)

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive.

As one poster said aggregate marginal gains.

 

[cleavers]

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive.

As one poster said aggregate marginal gains.

Very true, lets focus on the ball boys they're probably easier to fix.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

I miss swp

 

[SWP's back]

Very true, lets focus on the ball boys they're probably easier to fix.

Lazy young ****s.