This isnt Tennis or the NFL!!
Indeed; that's why they only get a single appeal per half. You'd think twice before using it spuriously in case there was an offside goal or dodgy pen later in the half.
If you could change football....
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Indeed; that's why they only get a single appeal per half. You'd think twice before using it spuriously in case there was an offside goal or dodgy pen later in the half.
Wage and transfer cap or make the clubs operate profitably.
Yellow card for diving even on viedo evidence after the game, the same for feigning injury and then getting up and running 5 seconds later.
When the Ref makes a decision he plants his two feet and any player that comes at him or touches him gets a straight red. Only the captains should be called in to talk about any issues. Sure Refs get it wrong, we all would if we did that job but the lack of respect for Refs even at grass roots level is shocking.
Yellow card for diving even on viedo evidence after the game, the same for feigning injury and then getting up and running 5 seconds later.
When the Ref makes a decision he plants his two feet and any player that comes at him or touches him gets a straight red. Only the captains should be called in to talk about any issues. Sure Refs get it wrong, we all would if we did that job but the lack of respect for Refs even at grass roots level is shocking.
Refs decisions are final, no whining, no but refs. Final. If they argue go off the pitch for a calm down period.
Makes all leagues consistant, at local level saying a swearword on the pitch is grounds for sending off, its in the Law of the Game. Make referees enforce all laws, no **** OFF REF! and he gets nothing. Send him off. Well have a boring couple of games at the start of the season, but players will learn, and it will filter down to grass routes level.
Goal line technology, why this hasnt been rolled out yet I dont know.
Makes all leagues consistant, at local level saying a swearword on the pitch is grounds for sending off, its in the Law of the Game. Make referees enforce all laws, no **** OFF REF! and he gets nothing. Send him off. Well have a boring couple of games at the start of the season, but players will learn, and it will filter down to grass routes level.
Goal line technology, why this hasnt been rolled out yet I dont know.
I'd like them to introduce a rule that means yellow cards can be challenged.
Players have missed key games because of a yellow card (i.e. the 5 yellows in a tournament = a ban rule) but sometimes they've done nothing wrong.
The ability to appeal a red card in the Champions League.
Players have missed key games because of a yellow card (i.e. the 5 yellows in a tournament = a ban rule) but sometimes they've done nothing wrong.
The ability to appeal a red card in the Champions League.
*No suspensions for finals (champs league, europa, FA cup, league cup etc) unless the player earns a red in the semi.
*Much stronger bans and fines for referee intimidation.
*Much stronger fines for clubs with racist fans.
*Wage cap at £100k. The best players can earn extra money via sponsorships etc if they like. At the moment the players are getting paid ridiculous amounts from their clubs as well as huge sponsorship money. The incentive to play well would still be there, since they'd have to be a respected and well known player to attract companies...
*Players must go through their football associations in order to request transfers, change contracts etc. Cut out the agents and agencies.
*Incentives for clubs to be owned by their members.
*Much stronger bans and fines for referee intimidation.
*Much stronger fines for clubs with racist fans.
*Wage cap at £100k. The best players can earn extra money via sponsorships etc if they like. At the moment the players are getting paid ridiculous amounts from their clubs as well as huge sponsorship money. The incentive to play well would still be there, since they'd have to be a respected and well known player to attract companies...
*Players must go through their football associations in order to request transfers, change contracts etc. Cut out the agents and agencies.
*Incentives for clubs to be owned by their members.
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Good one.
What?
How silly.
I don't do my job because i love it, i do it for the money and what the money does for me and my family.
Also, where will the government get the rest of the tax from that it would be losing?
One more thing, if the best was to get the maximum, the lower players would get a lot less. Are you advocating premiership players getting minimum wage (as thats what some would get in comparison to the best players).
The state of the game would be so poor as players could earn more money doing normal jobs.
Other stuff I'd like to see:
-Throws blatantly being taken too far up the pitch should result in a foul throw rather than a retake. This would discourage players from 'stealing yards'.
-Greater enforcement of the 6 second rule for keepers now that 'steps' has been abandoned
-Games should always kick off at the scheduled time (barring h&s concerns), none of this "8pm" matches kicking off at 20:03 nonsense
-Greater enforcement of infringements during penalties i.e. players entering the box before it's kicked, keeper off his line etc
-In contrast to what I've written above, I'd like to see officials being less fussy on quick freekicks taken from slightly the wrong place / ball moving slightly when in your own half. Some let it go, others don't.
-Throws blatantly being taken too far up the pitch should result in a foul throw rather than a retake. This would discourage players from 'stealing yards'.
-Greater enforcement of the 6 second rule for keepers now that 'steps' has been abandoned
-Games should always kick off at the scheduled time (barring h&s concerns), none of this "8pm" matches kicking off at 20:03 nonsense
-Greater enforcement of infringements during penalties i.e. players entering the box before it's kicked, keeper off his line etc
-In contrast to what I've written above, I'd like to see officials being less fussy on quick freekicks taken from slightly the wrong place / ball moving slightly when in your own half. Some let it go, others don't.
^^Yes salary caps have many flaws such as:
-Difficult to impose across the globe, you risk alienating all the best players to other countries
-Too many loopholes, it'd be like the old days of finding notes stuffed in your boots. Clubs would say "OK here's your £34k paycheck, you also get a free house, free car, all bills paid, summer holidays in the Maldives" etc
It works in American sports because there is no competition. If you want to be a top football player, you have to play in the NFL. Likewise Hockey = NHL, Baseball = ML, Basketball = NBA. But football has many different professional leagues in different countries, there is no monopoly.
-Difficult to impose across the globe, you risk alienating all the best players to other countries
-Too many loopholes, it'd be like the old days of finding notes stuffed in your boots. Clubs would say "OK here's your £34k paycheck, you also get a free house, free car, all bills paid, summer holidays in the Maldives" etc
It works in American sports because there is no competition. If you want to be a top football player, you have to play in the NFL. Likewise Hockey = NHL, Baseball = ML, Basketball = NBA. But football has many different professional leagues in different countries, there is no monopoly.
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Replace the pro-Rangers referees in Scotland. Isn't it funny how they don't get their own way in Europe yet most decisions go their way in Scotland?
1) no player should be allowed to earn more then a servant in the army, raf, navy etc.
2) contracts should be honoured, whether its a 1 year or 5 year deal, the player must not be allowed to leave, unless there are clauses like miminum transfer release fee clauses etc.
3) each team can only spend a max of £40 million a season
4) each team should field a min 6 english players, a max 5 foreigners
5) divers should be given fixed penalty of one match ban
thats all i can think of for now
Hi Sepp :/
you know this wont do anything to improve the quality of the league right?
pre- PL times the league was pretty much a 1 horse race (Liverpool) With an occasional outsider popping up for a season or two.
Post PL its been a 1 horse race (United) With an occasional outsider (Leeds, Newcastle ect) untill recently.
The league with the top 4 is the most competative its ever been, since football 'Mattered' to the masses anyway.
so why bring in this silly rule? to improve the quality of our National Team? The same team who hasnt won anything at all since 66, despite there being no foreign players in our league untill just before the PL Was born in 92, and deffinatly no mass influx untill the mid to late 90's.
I'd rather pay my ST costs to see good football thanks, not majority of championship quality players who are only in the team to meet some stupid quota.
Sure, but only if teachers and GP's are forced to retire after 6-12 years
i agree to some point, but if your local team you support won a cup of any kind, what would be more sweeter:
-> win it with mostly foreigners and a couple of english
or
-> win it with most english, and local lads?
it would be more of a honour i think if local players won something for their local team, what next, foreigners running our country
Liverpool team that won the 1986 FA Cup final had a grand total of ZERO Englishmen. They were packed full of foreigners around that time.