buggerlugs
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... what rules changes would you be trying to push through?
(1) I understand Platini has talked about having the ball in play for 65 minutes. A little like American football I guess in that the clock would have to stop and start to ensure this happens BUT this way you could waste all the time you want, it would make no difference. I'm up for that.
(2) He also wants to reduce the number of qualifiers to the Champions League from 4 to 3. Doesn't go far enough ... sod the moneymen it should be champions only, just as it used to be. And yes, as a Liverpool fan, I recognise we wouldn't have won it in Istanbul or even been in the competition this season to win in the Camp Nou last night.
Moving on and maybe a little bit controversial ... I want to see some of the referee's and lino's subjectivity removed from the game ....
(3) If you're offside, you're offside. None of this 'not interferring with play' and 'different phase of play' b*ll*cks. If a player A is 10 yards offside, the balls goes to player B on the wing who then squares it for player A to score, how can player A not have gained an advantage by being 10 yards ahead of where he would have had to have been to be onside? Ridiculous rule ...
(4) Handball is handball. Sorry it may have been unintentional, a complete accident, 'ball to hand' not 'hand to ball' ... but it's handball and that'll be a free kick / penalty.
Too much is down to the officials' interpretation and we'll never see consistency until certain areas where subjectivity comes in are taken out of the game.
(5) And finally, you appeal for an opposition player to get a card, you're having one yourself. Actually I'd like to see them shot, then burnt at the stake ... but I don't think I'd get much support.
Agree? Disagree? Any rule changes you'd like to see?
(1) I understand Platini has talked about having the ball in play for 65 minutes. A little like American football I guess in that the clock would have to stop and start to ensure this happens BUT this way you could waste all the time you want, it would make no difference. I'm up for that.
(2) He also wants to reduce the number of qualifiers to the Champions League from 4 to 3. Doesn't go far enough ... sod the moneymen it should be champions only, just as it used to be. And yes, as a Liverpool fan, I recognise we wouldn't have won it in Istanbul or even been in the competition this season to win in the Camp Nou last night.
Moving on and maybe a little bit controversial ... I want to see some of the referee's and lino's subjectivity removed from the game ....
(3) If you're offside, you're offside. None of this 'not interferring with play' and 'different phase of play' b*ll*cks. If a player A is 10 yards offside, the balls goes to player B on the wing who then squares it for player A to score, how can player A not have gained an advantage by being 10 yards ahead of where he would have had to have been to be onside? Ridiculous rule ...
(4) Handball is handball. Sorry it may have been unintentional, a complete accident, 'ball to hand' not 'hand to ball' ... but it's handball and that'll be a free kick / penalty.
Too much is down to the officials' interpretation and we'll never see consistency until certain areas where subjectivity comes in are taken out of the game.
(5) And finally, you appeal for an opposition player to get a card, you're having one yourself. Actually I'd like to see them shot, then burnt at the stake ... but I don't think I'd get much support.
Agree? Disagree? Any rule changes you'd like to see?
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