tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970036597977802033.post1110129585169586704..comments2023-11-01T08:19:09.122+00:00Comments on From The Rookery End: What Football could learn from Rugby?Jon Mooniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06455954426470355797noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970036597977802033.post-27401546129373417052011-09-27T18:04:08.062+01:002011-09-27T18:04:08.062+01:00Other things I would change (like in rugby):
1. Y...Other things I would change (like in rugby):<br /><br />1. You don't talk to the Ref - he talks to you.<br /><br />2. The Ref talks to the captain only.<br /><br />3. Instant abuse or questioning of decision gets the ball taken forward 10 yards.<br /><br />4. Ref plays the advantage - if no advantage gained, it is brought back to original infringement. Ref declares when advantage is over.<br /><br />5. Injured players are treated on the pitch and match continues around them. In football, if player is not genuinely injured, his mates will soon give him stick for not getting up. If genuinely injured, then c'est la vie.<br /><br />6. Linesman ("Referees Assistant") - or should we now be calling them 'touch judges'? - have equal status in rugby to the ref on the pitch so can overall ref if they spot something off the ball.<br /><br />7. Use technology for any decision - not just goals.<br /><br />8. Players should be cited and banned after games if technology shows that something was missed by the ref during the game.<br /><br />Sin bin is great idea as are rolling blood substitutes. In my view, sending off the goalkeeper becomes punitive and ruins the game when penalty should be enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970036597977802033.post-50765872674431322852011-09-27T14:12:33.931+01:002011-09-27T14:12:33.931+01:00Time keeping is an interesting point, but I don...Time keeping is an interesting point, but I don't think it'll be a massive issue, unless you're looking at American sports, which are insane. Or exceptional games of rugby like the Premiership final which went on for 8 minutes over the 80 because, of course, play doesn't finish until the ball is out of play.NLFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029933679809654536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970036597977802033.post-15110291675830784672011-09-26T23:34:49.210+01:002011-09-26T23:34:49.210+01:00I like the clock-stop idea, that would eliminate t...I like the clock-stop idea, that would eliminate time-wasting (as seen on Saturday) at a stroke. I fear, however, that this could end up with games going on for around 15 minutes longer than the scheduled time (all those seconds for when the clock would stop for free kicks, the ball going out of play etc would quickly add up), which would play merry hell with the TV schedules which, let’s face it, dictate much of the game. <br /><br />The sin bin is also a good idea and has been used to good effect in five-a-side competitions that I have played in. I believe it is also used in some school football matches too (although as you’re a primary school teacher, Jon, you’d probably be best placed to comment on that). The rules on what would constitute a sin bin offence over a yellow card, though, would need to be very clearly defined and consistently enforced, which does not bode well given that, as you say, refs can be very inconsistent already.<br /><br />The winning bonus is perhaps more suited to a game like rugby where high numbers of points can be accumulated and points can be scored in different ways (tries, drop-goals, etc). In football, the margin of victory/defeat will show up in terms of goal difference.<br /><br />Another aspect of rugby that would benefit football is the respect shown towards officials. Too often in football we see six or seven players surrounding the referee to contest a decision; this simply does not happen in rugby. NLFG makes a good point about only the captain being allowed to speak to the ref in this respect.<br /><br />Finally, the quick and efficient use of TV technology in the case of disputed tries is also something that football should consider, but then debating the merits of goal-line technology is hardly a new thing...Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1970036597977802033.post-3890569257051656552011-09-26T12:11:35.866+01:002011-09-26T12:11:35.866+01:00There's certainly alot to be said for only all...There's certainly alot to be said for only allowing the captain to speak to the ref; any player tries it-booking for dissent. Don't think the referees would have the bottle for it though.NLFGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13029933679809654536noreply@blogger.com