A new rule for football, please discuss and send to FA if you agree

I'm SICK to the back teeth watching the team in the lead make late substitutions where the guy coming off walks at 1 mph and then we only get 30 seconds added at the end. It infuriates football crowds and actually encourages teams to waste time with subs.

The new rule would allow the ref (in his discretion - need this bit in case there is a genuine injury) to start the game again once the board is raised and if the player coming off is not off the pitch that's his bad luck, that team has to play with 10 men until he gets off the pitch. The guy coming off cannot touch the ball and if he does he's sent off. That would soon sort it out.

Great rule or what?

Posted By: Charles21 on April 8th 2009 at 10:36:26

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A new rule for football, please discuss and send to FA if you agree (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 10:36:26
- Does it really matter? (genuine question) (Other Football) - megson, Apr 8, 12:03:26
  - well yes I think it does (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 12:27:18
    - Yebbut, as i said up there ^^^^^ Ref stopped his watched (Other Football) - megson, Apr 8, 13:02:11
  - Just adding on time (Other Football) - Brandonio, Apr 8, 12:11:32
    - Less than that I think, from what I remember of the in-play statistics they used (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Apr 8, 12:14:32
- Red Card tackles (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Apr 8, 11:27:18
  - Nolan is already back (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:32:05
- and whatever happened to booking players for waving imaginary yellow cards? (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 8, 11:13:17
- I would (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Apr 8, 11:05:11
  - didn't they bring that in a few years back though? (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:07:15
    - It was tried in some league in Jersey (Other Football) - KentonCanary, Apr 8, 11:11:39
      - oh I agree, that annoys me too (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:15:51
        
        No you didn't players did prefer it. Sometimes it got the kick to close (Other Football) - megson, Apr 8, 13:03:23
        
        Definitely was around for one season, maybe two (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Apr 8, 11:21:55
- Or just go all poi and stop the "game-clock" for all stoppages (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Apr 8, 11:04:36
  - I'd actually happily have that (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:06:11
- a far better rule (and which would save a lot more wasted time) (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 8, 10:52:55
  - yeah I agree however isn't that already pretty much a rule (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 10:56:15
    - You obviously didn't see the Fabregas one yesterday (Other Football) - mr carra, Apr 8, 11:02:33
      - yeah I agree it should be changed as it isn't being used enough (Other Football) - Charles21, Apr 8, 11:05:17
- Doesn't the ref already have this discretion under time wasting rules? (Other Football) - BerlinCanary, Apr 8, 10:47:11
  - This is the issue really (Other Football) - pants, Apr 8, 11:32:01
- chill man no one runs these days. (n/m) (Other Football) - lovely old job, Apr 8, 10:37:45

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