Why don't they just let the refereeing team watch replays at the game instead ffs???
Why are these dinosaurs so adverse to anything that helps the referees and players play a fair and consistent game?
Because it has to be able to be implemented all the way down through the leagues. And they don't want the game being stopped every 90 seconds.
Because it has to be able to be implemented all the way down through the leagues. And they don't want the game being stopped every 90 seconds.
It doesn't really ruin the flow of Rugby and Tennis though + lower level Rugby and Tennis doesn't have it and there's no complaints.
For me, it's a no-brainer.
Perhaps it's time to think through the whole of football's disciplinary code. For example, first, the idea of red cards for certain offences. Think about it - a player handles on the line after five minutes - he gets a red and misses 85 minutes of the game, Exactly the same offence in injury time might see him miss just a few seconds. Doesn't seem right to me.
Second, a player picks up a string of yellows in various games, through professional fouls and the like but he stays on; his fouls have their desired effect on the opposition and then he picks up a ban. Some other team is actually rewarded with the chance to play a weaker team, where the teams who were offended against - perhaps even cheated out of a result, get nothing.
Third; teams with strong squads just rotate their dirty players - players could sometimes do with a rest at certain times, and sometimes they even seem to pick up cards on purpose so as to get the ban in early and be available when really needed.
I think that a new guiding principle should be adopted whereby punishments should be devised that happen in-game. Penalty goals for certain offences. Sin bins where we presently dish out yellows. The only time reds should be given is for utterly dangerous play or totally bringing the game into disrepute. The number of bans would be greatly reduced because teams are punished during the games in which their players offend.
It would really need to be thought through properly but perhaps now, with the video revolution, this is the time to thoroughly overhaul what is a pretty anachronistic disciplinary code.
You have to think like a player/manager when coming up with new ideas because they will use it to their advantage.Not sure about penalty goals, i think a penalty being awarded is fairer, but sin-bins = yes, definitely. Like you say, a careless, over excited hand ball early in the game, ten minute sin bin* makes far more sense and keeps the game competitive for the paying fans.
*more likely, sin-area to allow the player to keep moving; imagine the slew of complaints to the FA blaming injuries on players being stranded on a bench cooling off or some shit
Because it has to be able to be implemented all the way down through the leagues. And they don't want the game being stopped every 90 seconds.
It doesn't really ruin the flow of Rugby and Tennis though + lower level Rugby and Tennis doesn't have it and there's no complaints.
For me, it's a no-brainer.
simply because they are archaic. I watched the rugby 7s live, so i finally experienced first hand live action, how much the video replay delays the game, and i can safely say its negligible. Its the same amount of time taken as someone walking off the pitch when getting subbed, or being tended to for injury, or a goal celebration... And its not like ref needs to run to a special room either - he just watched the instant reply on the big screen like the rest of us, and every angle was clear as day.
We're talking about try conversions, that means making a call on whether the ball - amidst that mass of piled up bodies - touched the line first or whether the opponent managed to slot his hand under the ball before it hit the ground.
Such minutiae buried under a heap of men, and it can still be resolved with a negligible delay - theres no reason why u cant make a call on a foul.
Football is just stuck in the middle ages where they think that the injustice of decisions adds to the drama of the game, while failing to see that a higher level of tension and suspense can be created when the entire crowd is watching every frame of the replay, yet without the injustice of a botched call
By the way, expect Man Utd to be ultra-cynical in their ropey final against Ajax. Their game will be full of time-wasting, off the ball fouls, nudges, kicks; they will berate and cajole the officials; they will dive and con the ref. Bookings will mean nothing to them, even a red card or two in the context of a highly disciplined, brutal and defensive performance. Winning is vital to them, and they will look to win at all costs. Remember Porto-Celtic in 2003?Perhaps it's time to think through the whole of football's disciplinary code. For example, first, the idea of red cards for certain offences. Think about it - a player handles on the line after five minutes - he gets a red and misses 85 minutes of the game, Exactly the same offence in injury time might see him miss just a few seconds. Doesn't seem right to me.
Second, a player picks up a string of yellows in various games, through professional fouls and the like but he stays on; his fouls have their desired effect on the opposition and then he picks up a ban. Some other team is actually rewarded with the chance to play a weaker team, where the teams who were offended against - perhaps even cheated out of a result, get nothing.
Third; teams with strong squads just rotate their dirty players - players could sometimes do with a rest at certain times, and sometimes they even seem to pick up cards on purpose so as to get the ban in early and be available when really needed.
I think that a new guiding principle should be adopted whereby punishments should be devised that happen in-game. Penalty goals for certain offences. Sin bins where we presently dish out yellows. The only time reds should be given is for utterly dangerous play or totally bringing the game into disrepute. The number of bans would be greatly reduced because teams are punished during the games in which their players offend.
It would really need to be thought through properly but perhaps now, with the video revolution, this is the time to thoroughly overhaul what is a pretty anachronistic disciplinary code.
Looks like Hazard's going to miss half the season then, good news for our title chances
simply because they are archaic. I watched the rugby 7s live, so i finally experienced first hand live action, how much the video replay delays the game, and i can safely say its negligible. Its the same amount of time taken as someone walking off the pitch when getting subbed, or being tended to for injury, or a goal celebration... And its not like ref needs to run to a special room either - he just watched the instant reply on the big screen like the rest of us, and every angle was clear as day.
We're talking about try conversions, that means making a call on whether the ball - amidst that mass of piled up bodies - touched the line first or whether the opponent managed to slot his hand under the ball before it hit the ground.
Such minutiae buried under a heap of men, and it can still be resolved with a negligible delay - theres no reason why u cant make a call on a foul.
Football is just stuck in the middle ages where they think that the injustice of decisions adds to the drama of the game, while failing to see that a higher level of tension and suspense can be created when the entire crowd is watching every frame of the replay, yet without the injustice of a botched call