IF you could change one rule/law in football what would it be?

Chizz · February 14

To even up Cup matches when some games are played by teams from several tiers apart, there should be an in-game handicap event. When a team scores a goal, one of that team's players must change boots and, instead wear enormous clown shoes. Should they go on to score eleven, then each subsequent goal will require a player to be blindfolded for the remainder of the game.

Rothko · February 14

20 minute each way extra time

JiMMy 85 · February 14

I think this was a Danny Baker one and as silly as it is, I would love to see it happen.

When there's a melee and players are all over the place pushing and grabbing and so on, the referee blows his whistle three times like at full time. Really loud with a long hold on the third. Any player who is not sitting crossed legged on the ground at the end of the third whistle is instantly booked.

Holdkneebomb · February 14

Time limit eg 5 seconds after ball in hand for taking throw-ins & if not met throw-in goes to the other side

Todds_right_hook · February 14

JiMMy 85 said:

The goal frame should count as the defending team. So if the attacking team has a shot and it hits the bar and goes over, it should be a corner!

Would that mean the Geoff hursts winner in the World Cup would have been an own goal?

Dippenhall · February 14

Just interpret the laws as intended even the basic rule of what a foul should be.

Rule 12 does not say a foul is committed if a player makes “contact” with an opponent- it requires that “progress is impeded”. How many times have we seen VAR award a penalty because at one frame per second a boot can be detected brushing against an opponent before he dives to the ground, and a penalty is awarded because there was “contact”.

Just because a player goes down is not proof his progress was impeded and referees should be encouraged to exercise judgement on whether contact was sufficient to impede progress - not give the player the choice to go down for a foul.

Dazzler21 · February 14

Immediate yellow for feigning injury.

CAFCsayer · February 15

Quite like how in rugby, when the time is up, you keep playing until the ball goes out of play. Could make for some exciting finishes

lordromford · February 15

JiMMy 85 said:

The goal frame should count as the defending team. So if the attacking team has a shot and it hits the bar and goes over, it should be a corner!

Would that mean a penalty taker can knock in his own rebound off the crossbar? If a player throws the ball back to the keeper and it misses him but goes in off the post, would it be a goal? Also, would a player be onside if they receive the ball from the goal frame, even if they were offside when their teammate kicked the ball?

I’m not against any of these, by the way, just asking.

ForeverAddickted · February 15

lordromford said:

JiMMy 85 said:

The goal frame should count as the defending team. So if the attacking team has a shot and it hits the bar and goes over, it should be a corner!

Would that mean a penalty taker can knock in his own rebound off the crossbar? If a player throws the ball back to the keeper and it misses him but goes in off the post, would it be a goal? Also, would a player be onside if they receive the ball from the goal frame, even if they were offside when their teammate kicked the ball?

I’m not against any of these, by the way, just asking.

But those examples are where the ball stays in play after hitting the crossbar - Jimmy's point is when the ball hits the woodwork and goes out of play - Unless I'm missing your point?

markmc68 · February 15

No pass backs to the keeper from your opponents half. Penalty for doing this would be a corner kick or a free kick from where the pass back was played from. This would encourage players to play and prevent time wasting.

iaitch · February 15

Is that one direct pass or multiple passes by different players?

Off_it · February 15

Palace awarded only 1 point for a win.

king addick · February 15

Premier league teams drawn as the away teams in 3rd round of FA Cup when the ball comes out. Pay day for the lower league teams.

Rules in the actual game? Allowing players to return ASAP to play from the side after treatment instead of waiting. Unfair otherwise.

Ross · February 15

king addick said:

Premier league teams drawn as the away teams in 3rd round of FA Cup when the ball comes out. Pay day for the lower league teams.

Rules in the actual game? Allowing players to return ASAP to play from the side after treatment instead of waiting. Unfair otherwise.

I’ve always thought about this. Finances aside, for a lower league or even non-league team, what is more attractive? Having a Premier League team at home at your cramped, mainly standing ground with a tiny uneven pitch and have home advantage, or the once in a lifetime trip to Old Trafford or Anfield?

BerkshireBob · February 15

Huskaris said:

I'd scrap the offside rule completely.

I think there is so much football could learn from other sports. I like the green (minor offence), yellow (minimum 5 mins suspension) and red (off for good) cards used in hockey, the only-the-captain-can-speak-to-the-ref rule in rugby - I thought that was going to be introduced in football - and the ref moving the free kick forward or back for dissent. Most of all, however, is the ludicrous time wasted on offside decisions. Scrap it completely. It worked when introduced in hockey and teams will adapt.

lordromford · February 15

ForeverAddickted said:

lordromford said:

JiMMy 85 said:

The goal frame should count as the defending team. So if the attacking team has a shot and it hits the bar and goes over, it should be a corner!

Would that mean a penalty taker can knock in his own rebound off the crossbar? If a player throws the ball back to the keeper and it misses him but goes in off the post, would it be a goal? Also, would a player be onside if they receive the ball from the goal frame, even if they were offside when their teammate kicked the ball?

I’m not against any of these, by the way, just asking.

But those examples are where the ball stays in play after hitting the crossbar - Jimmy's point is when the ball hits the woodwork and goes out of play - Unless I'm missing your point?

Haha! Fair.
Although all he said was that the goal frame should count as the defending team… 😎

Chizz · February 15

Play on while a VAR decision is being made, but don't tell the players the result of VAR interventions until after the game. That way the crowd knows the score, but the players don't. So both teams will be fully incentivised to attack for the whole match, just in case they haven't already scored as many goals as they think.

Huskaris · February 15

king addick said:

Premier league teams drawn as the away teams in 3rd round of FA Cup when the ball comes out. Pay day for the lower league teams.

Rules in the actual game? Allowing players to return ASAP to play from the side after treatment instead of waiting. Unfair otherwise.

It's most often better for them to be the home team as the gate is split 50/50.

Chizz · February 17

Serious one this time: individual players should be allowed to sell sponsorship places on their kit.

In many cases - especially for the less well funded teams - this has worked so well in F1, enabling drivers to earn exclusively through sponsorship deals, saving the teams from having to pay extortionate wages to drivers.

Just imagine how much better funded football would be if there was a downward pressure on player salaries, because players were so desperate to play - for anyone - just so they could get their sponsors some lucrative Sky and MOTD air time.

In fact, players could become a source of revenue for clubs. Wouldn't it be better if footballers were paid much less by clubs?

jimmymelrose · February 17

Sorry, but all that would happen would be that players earn the same from their clubs and get the extra sponsorship money.

jimmymelrose · February 17

Head injuries are serious, right?

Therefore, any player holding his head, lying on the ground for more than 15 seconds better be stretchered off and substituted immediately. It’s just too risky for him to carry on.

Now that’s what I call game management.

DOUCHER · February 17

I know OP says 1 but here's a few for starters:

1. Away team gets half the gate money (how it used to be)
2. Reserve team football reinstated
3. Silly cup's that involve us playing against prem u21 teams ended.
4. FA cup winners given a champions league spot, League cup a Europa spot.
5. Team cannot go off for a team talk when a player is being treated.
6. Any injury, including head injury can be retrospectively punished if found to be feigning on review.
7. VAR - if a decision can't be made within 10 seconds, the referees decision stands.
8. Maximum of 1 game per division per day allowed to be streamed and shown on tv
9. A tax introduced on any player earning over £50k a week that goes into a lower division and grass roots fund.
10. A tax introduced on tv payments that goes into a lower division and grass roots fund.
11. Referees stop giving a foul every time a player goes down after backing into somebody or for the slightest touch in the back.
12. Referees give yellow cards and then penalties for holding / shirt pulling etc at corners.

IdleHans · February 19

Crystal palace receive 1 point for a win, none for a draw and lose a point if defeated

iaitch · February 19

IdleHans said:

Crystal palace receive 1 point for a win, none for a draw and lose a point if defeated

And there would still be three worse clubs in the division.

Manic_mania · February 20

Bonus point for any team that scores 2 or more goals in a game regardless of final result.

0-0 draws (only) should result in an instant sudden death penalty shoot out for a bonus point with the losing team giving up their point.

iaitch · February 20

Burnley will be having a few shootouts then.

arthur · February 20

BerkshireBob said:

Huskaris said:

I'd scrap the offside rule completely.

I think there is so much football could learn from other sports. I like the green (minor offence), yellow (minimum 5 mins suspension) and red (off for good) cards used in hockey, the only-the-captain-can-speak-to-the-ref rule in rugby - I thought that was going to be introduced in football - and the ref moving the free kick forward or back for dissent. Most of all, however, is the ludicrous time wasted on offside decisions. Scrap it completely. It worked when introduced in hockey and teams will adapt.

Offsides are annoying breaks in play, especially as many of them there isn't really any advantage to them being offside. I would like to see that if a player starts offside but receives the ball in an onside position then that is "play on". That would stop those countless occasions where a lazy striker is about 10cm offside from a ball forward and then they move onside to challenge for the ball. I'm ok with offside when the attacking player is always moving forward and gaining an advantage, that should remain.

Athletico Charlton · February 20

Small thing but I would not book players for taking their top off when celebrating a goal or running into their crowd to celebrate (just add time at the end); football is about the highs and lows, so allow people to celebrate the highs.
On the flip side, I would book players who chose to celebrate by goading the opposition fans (like Stansfield did) as that has always just struck may as being a more wanky thing to do. (Obviously unless they are playing Palace, then anything goes).

randy andy · February 20

Manic_mania said:

Bonus point for any team that scores 2 or more goals in a game regardless of final result.

0-0 draws (only) should result in an instant sudden death penalty shoot out for a bonus point with the losing team giving up their point.

I did originally like the idea of a bonus point for scoring over a set number of goals, but upon reflection feel it would favour a few big clubs far too much.

However I'm definitely in favour of no points for a 0-0 draw.

IF you could change one rule/law in football what would it be?

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