Timewasting (9 Viewers)

[Johhny Blue]

Simple. Every time a player goes down they take him off on a stretcher. Ref adds 1 min and player stays off til then. True injury then can be subbed after the 1 min.

When play stops ( or ball out of play)is easier than 1 minute

 

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[sotvtoday]

It wasn’t Sargent

Apologies to him if it wasn't My eyesight isn't what it used to be. Perhaps I should be a ref!

 

[robbiekeane]

This. It really doesn't need anything more complicated.

The problem is you risk encouraging/giving permission to cause stops mid game. Like - if the clock stops anyway what's to stop players just going down so they can have a mid game american football style quick coaching session

Not saying it's not possible but it isn't that simple. Think you have to combine that with when the clock has stopped for injury everyone in the centre circle for example

 

[Calista]

The problem is you risk encouraging/giving permission to cause stops mid game. Like - if the clock stops anyway what's to stop players just going down so they can have a mid game american football style quick coaching session

Not saying it's not possible but it isn't that simple. Think you have to combine that with when the clock has stopped for injury everyone in the centre circle for example

Why would they need to go to the centre circle? Just no leaving the pitch and no coaching.

 

[stevefloyd]

It's a big problem, and I can well understand that it puts a ref in a somewhat difficult position having to try and filter out real injuries from the fake ones. I don't doubt they had some genuine injuries yesterday.

However, yesterday there were many times Norwich players did it with absolutely no subtetly whatsoever. The goalkeeper, twice I think. The one where he went from the sideline with the physio stood right next to him waiting to come on only to hobble to the middle of the pitch to go down again.

The fact that they started doing it as soon as they gone ahead, with only 17 or so minutes gone, makes a total mockery of the game. It's not just unsporting, it's downright cheating.

I'm glad it caught up with them in the end, because if they hadn't spent so much time engaging in childish tactics, they might well have gone home with three points. You reap what you sow.

I have said before that its about time the governing bodies started retro video to determine if there was any contact on the cheating bastards or not, IF there is no contact and the player was deemed as cheating, whatever you want to call it, they should be banned for 4 games for the 1st offence !! I am sick to death of players feigning injury diving about as though they have just been shot the game of overpaid cheating bastards has gone too far enough is enough, start writing to the FA, Uefa etc etc to try and eradicate this shite from the game ...don't let the bastard cheating cunts win ...rant over!

 

[long way home]

Better get used to it because as most team will come to the CBS with the same tactics. Nobody will allow the game to flow or let us have momentum, on Saturday if EMC scored from that header Norwich's game plan would of been out the window....

So its going to be frustrating at times but its up to the squad to break teams down and don't give them anything to hang onto.

 

[Joe King]

I'm no rugby fan, but I really enjoy watching the Six Nations each year. None of the injury shit happens in these games! If a player goes down injured, play continues around them! There's a head injury assessment in place for the injured player, who might be temporarily replaced. I also think the rugby rule whereby a player is given a yellow card, he's sent off for 10 minutes! That would stop all the cheating footballers!