gank 9:26 Sat Mar 7
The Laws of Football
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It seems to me that we've reached the end of the line with amendments to the original set of rules which make up the Laws of Football - VAR was a great idea made farcical by referees in full kit agonising over trying to disallow good goals on the current version of the handball and offside laws.
A really fundamental change was made quite recently regarding the laws surrounding kick-off, because it was finally accepted well over 100 years after inception that teams don't want to start by kicking it from the centre circle as hard as theycan and having 10 players belt after it. They wanted to pass backwards to secure possession and retain shape but had to knock it forwards into the opposition half first for no reason - so they changed a fundamental law just on common sense. But they still amended an existing law.
We also have the very strange situation where the laws are either actually different or are implemented differently depending upon where you're playing (VAR another good example, as the Premier League use it in an entirely unique way).
My point here is that perhaps it would be of greater long-term benefit for FIFA to literally start again with a blank page and write the laws of the game from scratch.
There would be no need for the 6 yard box, no need for the 'D' and depending upon the offside law, no need for a half-way line either.
Would the out-of-play sanctions (corners, throw-ins and goal kicks) be the same? Surely a spot-kick with an exclusion zone for defending players would always be the answer?
We would also finally be rid of the ridiculous 'drop-ball' sanction which is great fun at low-level with two fat blokes trying to kneecap each other but has absolutely no real benefit at the higher level.
There are only actually 17 Laws right now, what would a complete restart look like? I reckon 10 laws encompassing every aspect of what is deemed acceptable and what is a breach, and simplified sanctions.
What would be your simplified offside and handball laws? Any others you feel need to be rewritten, struck off or added?
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Sydney_Iron
9:27 Sat Mar 7
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Dennis?
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gank
9:29 Sat Mar 7
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Yes?
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White Pony
9:30 Sat Mar 7
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I didn’t read who had posted this and assumed it was HairyHammer.
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gank
9:33 Sat Mar 7
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Pony, what a fucking horrible thing to say. You absolute cunt.
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chim chim cha boo
9:35 Sat Mar 7
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What the fuck do the laws of football have to do with West Ham?
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Far Cough
9:45 Sat Mar 7
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Aren't the laws of football owned by the English FA?
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fivestar
10:17 Sat Mar 7
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Fuck off gank wank with your boring fucking threads and poke the laws of football up your fat arse
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BRANDED
10:19 Sat Mar 7
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Rules are rules
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gank
10:19 Sat Mar 7
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Thanks for earlier, Fivestar. Really appreciate what you did.
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fivestar
10:30 Sat Mar 7
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Gank wank go fuck off and change netball rules
football is a man’s game go and play with the girls you fucking nonce
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gank
11:07 Sat Mar 7
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You might jest on here but we both know you're a real sweetie at heart, what you did for me today will never be forgotten.
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Pee Wee
12:32 Sun Mar 8
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Zero points for a 0-0 draw would completely get rid of Moyes and managers like him.
For every 10 shots on target you get a goal
Handball is hand only. Anything above the wrist is ok.
Red card challenges are downgraded to yellow if, in the opinion of the referee you make at least 50% of the stadium make an audible ‘oooft’ sound.
If a team scores during the other teams fans doing one of those minutes applause in the x minute in memory of a deceased player or fan, the goal counts as double
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gank
12:34 Sun Mar 8
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Definitely advocate all of them except the red card one. Thats just encouraging more VAR idiocy
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Pee Wee
12:36 Sun Mar 8
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But it makes players go in harder trying to get the ‘oooft’ sound.
Maybe link it to a decibel metre that buzzes on his watch.
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gank
12:46 Sun Mar 8
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ag ag ag ag
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Westham67
12:58 Sun Mar 8
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2 penalty areas the size of half pitch each with 1 ONE penalty spot in the middle
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gank
1:02 Sun Mar 8
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For penalty shootouts we need an ice hockey approach. Start at the centre spot and on the whistle you get 30 seconds to score a goal. Normal football rules apply. One attacker, one goalkeeper, do what you like within the laws of the game.
That would be absolutely brilliant to watch.
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zebthecat
1:02 Sun Mar 8
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Football has rules.
Cricket has laws.
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Pee Wee
1:06 Sun Mar 8
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Penalty runs.... Antonio would still run down a blind alley
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Dr Matt
2:23 Sun Mar 8
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Only one backward pass in a continuous move of possession.
Shot clocks.
Time outs.
More advert breaks.
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