Time Wasting

I'm not sure about the solutions that have been put forward. How far does the beautiful game have to be pushed towards sterility. The free flowing nature of football makes the game far more attractive than the stop start of rugby. Blow the whistle for time off and blow it again for the game to start again. Technology will advance so quickly that we could have games in the future where every decision made is 100% correct. A great part of the game is taken up with fans venting their spleens about being hard done by or equally by having a lucky break. I know every fan of every club feels like the footballing gods are generally against their respective clubs, but it generally evens itself out apart from if you're Man U playing at Old Trafford. Maybe over the years we wouldn't have had to suffer "Fergie Time", and yes, timewasting can be extremely frustrating when we're on the wrong end of it, but football is the great game it is because it's not perfect. It's why forums like this one thrive, prosper and are full of threads about the inequities and shortfalls of the game..

0-0 games should be 0 points for both teams too!

Quoted from HertsGTFC

Better learning from Rugby League they've been doing it for decades the posh boys have only been doing it since TV got interested. RL has a rule where by if one side forms a scrum and the other tries to slow the game down by not being ready the ref calls time off.

Both codes don't call time off that much in reality all the standing about at the scrum in union is still part of the game and if the ball goes out the time it takes for a line out is not added on. They do call time off when they go to the screen or have to bollock the players for not packing down properly but the changes refs call at the scrum has reduced a lot of mucking about at the set piece.

Refs in football have the law on their side they just don't choose to use it because most of them know the rules but know nothing about the game.

FFS, another snide ,stereotypical pop at a group of sportsmen.

Quoted from rancido

FFS, another snide ,stereotypical pop at a group of sportsmen.

having the clock stopped whenever the ball is out of play and reducing game time to 60 minutes is being actively considered i think.
on average that would mean slightly more actual 'play' than now

And just think of all the wonderful TV advertising breaks which it would allow!

That's the only reason this would be under consideration.

one other point from Saturdays game, they tried to take a short goal kick, but were closed down quickly. The defender stepped into the penalty area and played the ball before it had left the penalty area, to stop him loosing the ball, resulting in the referee correctly ordering the goal kick to be retaken.

I would like to see a change in the law to stop this. One solution would be to award a corner instead of another goal kick when a defender touches the ball in the area from a goal kick.

Quoted from mimma

one other point from Saturdays game, they tried to take a short goal kick, but were closed down quickly. The defender stepped into the penalty area and played the ball before it had left the penalty area, to stop him loosing the ball, resulting in the referee correctly ordering the goal kick to be retaken.

I would like to see a change in the law to stop this. One solution would be to award a corner instead of another goal kick when a defender touches the ball in the area from a goal kick.

Could not agree more I said when that happened that should be penalised with a free kick blatant stretching of the rules

I think there is too much messing with the rules.. just leave it as it is and let the ref decide on deliberate time wasting,, lets face it all teams do it to

Quoted from Maringer

And just think of all the wonderful TV advertising breaks which it would allow!

That's the only reason this would be under consideration.

You've convinced me it would be a bad idea for this reason alone!