Players faking injury.

[Swanjaxs]

Have to say I was more than sceptical when the FA brought in the "30 second" rule for a player who needs attention from the physio during a game, but fair play it's worked brilliantly.
Most games you don't even see a physio running on at all, and players sometimes just getting up and running knocks off rather than having to leave the field for 30 seconds.
Just goes to show how much feigning of injury went on simply to slow the game down to suit themselves...

 

[NWJack]

Don't disagree, and if so, why not make it a minute or even more

 

[jasper_T]

Time will tell how many more injuries we see due to players "soldiering on" when hurt. Player safety should be the most important thing, but teams will play to win (see how casual everyone is about head injuries despite "regulations")

 

[CygnusX1]

Good point SJ. Feigning injury has dropped off quite a bit. If they are injured they can get treatment off the pitch and we can get on with the game (unless the injury is serious).
Also, why aren't subs ready to come on? Half the time, players coming off are slow, to give substitutes time to get dressed! Wft were they doing in the dressing room before the game?

 

[cmajack]

Good point SJ. Feigning injury has dropped off quite a bit. If they are injured they can get treatment off the pitch and we can get on with the game (unless the injury is serious).
Also, why aren't subs ready to come on? Half the time, players coming off are slow, to give substitutes time to get dressed! Wft were they doing in the dressing room before the game?

Thought players being substituted were to leave the field at the closest possible exit. That rule hasn't worked very well .

 

[Swanjaxs]

Time will tell how many more injuries we see due to players "soldiering on" when hurt. Player safety should be the most important thing, but teams will play to win (see how casual everyone is about head injuries despite "regulations")

If players are thick enough to "soldier on" when genuinely needing treatment then more fool them, running off a slight knock rather than calling for treatment is to be applauded though ,don't you think Jasp ...

 

[Baron Goblet]

The players either get off the field or shake it off' if not, get subbed soon after at next break in play.

Another major time wasting element is the length of time the ball is out of play.

Other leagues have solved this beautifully by having multiple spare balls spread behind the touch lines.

As soon as a ball is kicked out the ball boy throws the spare ball to the taker.

Ensures the guys who are tired get off and make way for fresh legs, the game is almost non stop in comparison and more entertaining for all.

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

The players either get off the field or shake it off' if not, get subbed soon after at next break in play.

Another major time wasting element is the length of time the ball is out of play.

Other leagues have solved this beautifully by having multiple spare balls spread behind the touch lines.

As soon as a ball is kicked out the ball boy throws the spare ball to the taker.

Ensures the guys who are tired get off and make way for fresh legs, the game is almost non stop in comparison and more entertaining for all.

Personally, I think there should be a rule that when a ball goes out for a throw, it should be taken by the closest outfield player to where it went out. I'm tired of delays caused by 'specialist throwers' shuffling 40 yards across the pitch to take a throw (that's invariably sh*t).

 

[Swanjaxs]

Personally, I think there should be a rule that when a ball goes out for a throw, it should be taken by the closest outfield player to where it went out. I'm tired of delays caused by 'specialist throwers' shuffling 40 yards across the pitch to take a throw (that's invariably sh*t).

How about a 10 second rule for throw-ins?
Go over and the throw reverts to the other side...

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

How about a 10 second rule for throw-ins?
Go over and the throw reverts to the other side...

Could work. I wish they'd try something.

 

[CygnusX1]

I'm tired of delays caused by 'specialist throwers'

Please tell me we don’t have ‘specialist throwers’ (for their sakes)

 

[jasper_T]

If players are thick enough to "soldier on" when genuinely needing treatment then more fool them, running off a slight knock rather than calling for treatment is to be applauded though ,don't you think Jasp ...

Yes, footballers can be pretty thick. You're expected not to let the team down, maybe it's taken a while to get your chance to impress, and sometimes that means missing months because you played on with a problem that might have lasted a few days. Kukharevych last season, for example. Brandon Cooper when on loan at Swindon. How many players do you see pull a hamstring and want to go back on, only to go down again next time they attempt a sprint? Fact is most players are playing through some pain most of the time, and knowing what needs treatment in the moment is difficult.

Timewasting existed but solving it means putting players at more risk, unfortunately.

 

[monmouth]

Yes, footballers can be pretty thick. You're expected not to let the team down, maybe it's taken a while to get your chance to impress, and sometimes that means missing months because you played on with a problem that might have lasted a few days. Kukharevych last season, for example. Brandon Cooper when on loan at Swindon. How many players do you see pull a hamstring and want to go back on, only to go down again next time they attempt a sprint? Fact is most players are playing through some pain most of the time, and knowing what needs treatment in the moment is difficult.

Timewasting existed but solving it means putting players at more risk, unfortunately.

Independent timekeeper and stopping the clock solves the entire issue.

 

[Cooperman]

Independent timekeeper and stopping the clock solves solves the entire issue.

One of a few rules and methods which can be carried over from the egg.

 

[K23]

Independent timekeeper and stopping the clock solves the entire issue.

A few years ago, I watched a world cup game that I'd recorded but only had just over an hour before the start of a live game I wanted to see so I watched the recorded game with remote in hand and fast forwarded every time the ball went out of play or there was a stoppage due to injury or teams taking ages to line up their wall for a free kick and substitutions, that sort of thing, and managed to see the whole game played at normal speed in less that 65 minutes so this was effectively all the real action from that game. If I can do that, it would be extremely easy for an official timekeeper to clock stop and advise the ref when 60 minutes of actual play had taken place. Easy solution.