You obviously didn't see the Fabregas one yesterday

at the moment it is up to the ref to say when it can be taken, and they nearly always ask the player to wait because they are sorting out the formation of the wall.
If you change the rule (or at least give explicit instructions to the ref) the wall formation basically wouldn't have time to happen so that wouldn't be a problem.

It has become an accepted (if unwritten) rule among refs that defenders should be allowed time to form a wall (and freekicks can't be taken while they are doing so) so refs have to be told that this isn't acceptable.

Posted By: mr carra on April 8th 2009 at 11:02:33

Message Thread

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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