Precisely, tried watching NFL a couple of times but the stopping the clock thing I found really annoying.Allowing the clock to be stopped will make for exponentially more time wasting and cynical game management, not less.
Nice breather isn't it,,bring the stretcher on and see how many need it.Even if it's to the side of the pitch.107 breaks in play
Precisely, tried watching NFL a couple of times but the stopping the clock thing I found really annoying.
The officials take an inordinate amount of time out of the game for set pieces It's rediculous really, has it always been like this, can't say I can make a judgement myself?but they stop it every time it goes out of bounds. Not like I'm suggesting we stop it for goal kicks, corners and throws! Just injuries and subs.
why is the referee is the only person in the stadium not capable of telling the difference between a major injury and someone falling to the floor when clearly nobody has touched them.
we all know instantly when its a major injury, if nothing else the players reaction gives it away.
don't understand why this is such an issue in football but every other sport has managed to avoid it.
Think that was his way of saying I'm fucking fed up with this pantomime...I thought he was a terrible ref but he is in a lose lose with diving and play acting if he doesn't stop play and it really is genuine then he's fucked BUT how did he not send the lad to sideline after getting treatment was ...just wtfHave to say one thing, he did well with our goal not to give a foul against MVE, given some of the soft fouls he'd given against us all game. Was the correct decision, but I was 100% expecting him to rule it out given the way the game had gone.
Rules have changed if there is a yellow involved - if the repair is quick he gets to stay on - the fact that he was a cheating bastard with nothing wrong with him is beside the pointThink that was his way of saying I'm fucking fed up with this pantomime...I thought he was a terrible ref but he is in a lose lose with diving and play acting if he doesn't stop play and it really is genuine then he's fucked BUT how did he not send the lad to sideline after getting treatment was ...just wtf
Players and managers always find a way to exploit the rules bo matter what laws they bring in. Since the head injury protocol for example the number of players who go down with a head injury when the contact was in the back or chest area is laughable.Think that was his way of saying I'm fucking fed up with this pantomime...I thought he was a terrible ref but he is in a lose lose with diving and play acting if he doesn't stop play and it really is genuine then he's fucked BUT how did he not send the lad to sideline after getting treatment was ...just wtf
Ifollow viewFair enough, you obviously had a different view
If they are genuinely injured take then off. I can never get my head around one minute looking like you've broken something to getting up and playing on as normal.Why? If it's not a head injury then the game isn't stopped for outfield players when the ball is in play.
Players and managers have always done this and will continue to do this. How there was only 3 mins added in time in the first half was surprisingIf they are genuinely injured take then off. I can never get my head around one minute looking like you've broken something to getting up and playing on as normal.
5 pages in and haven’t seen a workable suggestion of how to stop it yet.
haven’t seen a workable suggestion
Having seen stopping the clock in the NFL no thanks just do as FIFA did in the last world cup and add on time . How long did Norwich take when they scored they even wasted time then by all going I to a huddle in our halfwhy wouldn't stopping the clock work? 'Time off' like in Rugby. Keep it to injuries and subs. Nothing else.
Having seen stopping the clock in the NFL no thanks
Trouble is is that the referee is responsible for the player’s safety at all times and what happens on the pitch is ultimately his responsibility to a degree. This is why the game will always be stopped. It would take just one occasion when the referee didn’t stop the game and it resulted in a major injury or career ending injury for that referee to be held accountable. It’s a no win situation unfortunately.
If it was a dive surely he would have booked Wright?
Can only assume it was handball he gave, no booking necessary for that. It's yet another appalling decision from the best possible view he could get though.If it was a dive surely he would have booked Wright?
He should have been asked on camera why it was a free kick to them and not a penalty.
If it was for hand ball, it should have also been a booking.
Can only assume it was handball he gave, no booking necessary for that. It's yet another appalling decision from the best possible view he could get though.
Nope. Another common misconception from fans. Only if it is to stop a "promising attack".I thought intentional handball was a yellow?
seems more than hyperbolic to be fairThis might seem hyperbolic but this will be my last season after 20 years as a ST holder. (Unless we get promoted as I’m on the prem package).
If a player stops play for injury and then is able to play on immediately, he should get booked. It’s blatant time wasting and wastes so much more time than someone getting booked for taking too long over a throw etc.
A player yesterday ran across to the half way line to fall over there instead so it took longer to “hobble” off. I ended up just paying to be frustrated, could have done so much better things with that time and money. Done.
Bad enough how most fans don't know the rules, but a 'Senior Football Anchor' being paid thousands is inexcusable.Just happened in the Burnley v Liverpool game where the physios came on after a booking and Mcallister stayed on the pitch. Like us the Burnley fans were jeering like mad.
Yeah maybe. I was just there for the first time in my life yesterday thinking, I’d rather be doing something else than watching these millionaires pretending to be injured. And I was there at the darkest days home and away. Maybe it’s that other things in my life give me more joy than football these days but I do think the timewasting and histrionics have contributed to the buzz going away for whatever reason.seems more than hyperbolic to be fair
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