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I've been thinking.......steady on, lol, there is great nostalgia for some of the old rules in football to be brought back ( we know they probably never will though) but what about the rules you'd like to see back, or even new ones.......
My choice would be.........
the original off side rules
2 subs maximum ( stolen from 2T2B (sorry mate))
No substitutions, no matter what, if there are only 20 minutes or less to play in normal time.
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 16:58 - Dec 8 by BrianMcCarthy
1) Tackling allowed from any angle as long as the ball is won first
2) Retrospective punishment mandatory for diving.
Those two changes would toughen the game up
Regarding 2), I think football would benefit from a rugby style citing commission who watch each game after and call players to answer for their actions and hand out bans. it takes the pressure off of the referees, but also I get wound up by how reactionary bans in football are. Aguero or back in the day Balotelli does something and there'll be a big hoohaa, but someone will do the same thing in Hull vs Watford and no one will care. Trial by the back page rather than a level playing field
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 17:21 - Dec 8 with 3389 views
Agree with the subs thing - three subs, one can be a keeper, or not. only 2 can come on. An easy rule that will level the playing field dramatically and immediately.
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 16:47 - Dec 8 by LongsufferingR
Don't agree with going back to the old offside rules at all. It would mean goals like this being disallowed:
But at least we would all know where we stood. Goals like that being disallowed I would argue is a small price to pay.
Allowing a keeper to take a goal kick from whatever side, it is a perfect excuse for time wasting. I know this is difficult as the ball is not in play but allowing a team to benefit from their own mistake, Joe Hart against us when he kicked it twice from a goal kick.
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 17:44 - Dec 8 with 3367 views
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 17:15 - Dec 8 by robith
Regarding 2), I think football would benefit from a rugby style citing commission who watch each game after and call players to answer for their actions and hand out bans. it takes the pressure off of the referees, but also I get wound up by how reactionary bans in football are. Aguero or back in the day Balotelli does something and there'll be a big hoohaa, but someone will do the same thing in Hull vs Watford and no one will care. Trial by the back page rather than a level playing field
I actually think the opposite, Robith. I wouldn't take pressure off the refs, they are pros so they should do the reviewing. Why bail them out by letting some quango do their dirty work? If the ref gets conned by a dive and he reviews it over the next couple of days and fails to punish it thereafter they are then held accountable and relegated in time and we get a ref to replace the one with no guts!
Phew, I'm in a tough mood today!
"The opposite of love, after all, is not hate, but indifference."
Bring back the "Golden Goal" for tournaments, but with the following change to encourage more attacking play. - When a game has to go into extra time, managers must take off one player immediately and another every 6 minutes until a goal is scored or extra time finishes.
100% of people who drink water will die.
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 17:57 - Dec 8 with 3351 views
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 17:53 - Dec 8 by SimonJames
Bring back the "Golden Goal" for tournaments, but with the following change to encourage more attacking play. - When a game has to go into extra time, managers must take off one player immediately and another every 6 minutes until a goal is scored or extra time finishes.
Yeah, and we end up with Karl Henry on his tod in the FA Cup final...
A magnificent football club, the love of our lives, finding a way to finally have its day in the sun.
First law change. Either a goal or free kick doesn't have to leave the panalty area, OR, if touched before the ball leaves the area an indirect free kick to be awarded to the opposing team (same penalty for the player touching the ball twice).
The offside law? What do you mean by the original law? When you needed three players goalside? Before being level was deemed as onside?
I would mainly leave it as it now is. I still have not forgiven the disallowing of Gary Micklewhite's goal in the '82 final replay for Stainrtod laying on the ground.
I have also seen a corner taken, the defenders leave the goal line & the ball headed in. Offside was then given against the corner taker standing by the corner flag (offside when the ball was headed).
Of course, under the old law, both goals should have been given as neither interfeered with play (always been part of the law). Try telling that to the pundits though!
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 18:43 - Dec 8 with 3310 views
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 17:35 - Dec 8 by QPR_John
But at least we would all know where we stood. Goals like that being disallowed I would argue is a small price to pay.
Allowing a keeper to take a goal kick from whatever side, it is a perfect excuse for time wasting. I know this is difficult as the ball is not in play but allowing a team to benefit from their own mistake, Joe Hart against us when he kicked it twice from a goal kick.
...but we know where we stand now! Except for those who still haven't caught up with the changes from 4 or 5 years ago, like the annoying bloke behind me.
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 18:59 - Dec 8 with 3278 views
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 18:55 - Dec 8 by LongsufferingR
...but we know where we stand now! Except for those who still haven't caught up with the changes from 4 or 5 years ago, like the annoying bloke behind me.
or from 10 years ago or longer
"offside from a GK? who knew?"
The one that bugs me "All three of 'em are offside lino" Often happens when two of the three, and sometimes all three, are not in the same county as the ball!
When I'm a "lino", often get accused of not flagging (correctly I might add!) because player stopped going for the ball or waiting until he has touched the ball.
As you say, its not the law that is the problem, but people not being bothered to know what it is.
Back in my cage now! ;-)
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 19:10 - Dec 8 with 3257 views
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 18:55 - Dec 8 by LongsufferingR
...but we know where we stand now! Except for those who still haven't caught up with the changes from 4 or 5 years ago, like the annoying bloke behind me.
It is a pity then that the referees assistants do not know. I have seen players ruled offside when running towards the ball, but then sometimes not offside until they touch the ball, or even not offside when standing in front of the keeper.
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 19:10 - Dec 8 with 3254 views
At corners I'd like to see attacking players subject to the same 10 yard rule as defenders. This would effectively get rid of short corners (no loss imho) but more importantly stop teams time wasting at corners when they are trying to protect a lead.
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 19:23 - Dec 8 with 3242 views
The Circle Of Shame: whenever someone plays, for example, a Hollywood pass that ends up in orbit, the offender has to stand in the circle of shame whilst receiving a horrifying Chinese burn.
Diving Penalty: anyone caught diving should play the rest of the match in Speedos.
Can-Can Wall: for no reason, all defensive walls should perform a can-can.
Bonus Points: teams whose fans create witty songs about the opposition get a bonus point. Extra bonuses can be won by using difficult time signatures, unusual lyrics and three part harmonies.
Time-wasting: players who waste time are not allowed to leave the ground until they have been strapped into a chair and forced to listen to 8 hours of 'comedian' Jethro telling the same joke on a loop.
'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!'
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 19:25 - Dec 8 with 3240 views
New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 19:06 - Dec 8 by PinnerPaul
or from 10 years ago or longer
"offside from a GK? who knew?"
The one that bugs me "All three of 'em are offside lino" Often happens when two of the three, and sometimes all three, are not in the same county as the ball!
When I'm a "lino", often get accused of not flagging (correctly I might add!) because player stopped going for the ball or waiting until he has touched the ball.
As you say, its not the law that is the problem, but people not being bothered to know what it is.
Back in my cage now! ;-)
"As you say, its not the law that is the problem, but people not being bothered to know what it is. "
I take your point but I do think it is the law that is the problem it is a bad law it is confusing. Football is a simple game based on simple rules, the joke about the old (interpretation of the) offside law was that it was difficult to explain, compared with the current (interpretation of the) law is was simplicity itself
The way I see it the law gives the referees assistant a get out if he raises his flag or not
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New or original rules you'd like to see introduced into professional football? on 19:31 - Dec 8 with 3228 views
goalkeepers taking a goal kick from the side where the ball went out of play, none of this backward running all keepers magically appear to do when going to place the ball on the furthest part of the 6 yard line
Take away all Liverpools titles won when Hanson and Lawrenson kept passing the ball back to the keeper
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