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Ball time in play….shocking

After the blatant time wasting by Everton tonight I just had to look this up……This is from May 2022.

Time in play stats…. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61342349

Probably more uptodate stats available somewhere, but 55mins out of 90 in play….and not much different over the years this stats been collected. I laughed at one of the stats that’s had just 39 mins play for the whole match…. bet that was fun watching.

A 60 min stopclock like the NFL, plus after match assessment of personal (time wasting) stats (Pickford!) leading to post-match action on individuals… same with post match VAR-type assessment of false injury/tackles claims. Nothing to stop this happening.

posted on 31/8/22

I don't recall anybody ever being sent off for time wasting, pure and simple. If Pickford had been booked and then went on to further waste time, I doubt the ref would have further booked him. So giving a yellow for time wasting is an empty gesture.

posted on 31/8/22

comment by salonika73 (U4688)
posted 6 hours, 59 minutes ago
There’s a simple solution….. “ball should be back in play within 30 seconds or the ball is given to the opposition… at the same point” …. Eg turning a goal kick into a corner, or a free kick from one way to the opposite.
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itd be better than what we have now, however the refs wouldnt uphold it, they dont properly uphold timewasting punishment or the added time on. the leeds game got 3 mins added on and the ref blew 10 seconds early

posted on 31/8/22

comment by InBefore (U20589)
posted 1 hour, 40 minutes ago
comment by salonika73 (U4688)
posted 6 hours, 59 minutes ago
There’s a simple solution….. “ball should be back in play within 30 seconds or the ball is given to the opposition… at the same point” …. Eg turning a goal kick into a corner, or a free kick from one way to the opposite.
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itd be better than what we have now, however the refs wouldnt uphold it, they dont properly uphold timewasting punishment or the added time on. the leeds game got 3 mins added on and the ref blew 10 seconds early
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It ain’t that hard to implement though is it?! They’ve got it in tennis so it’s easily available. And they only need it to manage total time played (needed for TV), rather than it having any influence on the final result.
And for those who say the players need a break… they’ve got 5 subs now to use

posted on 31/8/22

take game time away from refs, every time live play stops, ref blows whistle clock is stopped by an off field official, when it enters live play clock is started, then ref gets told when to blow for half / full time.

posted on 31/8/22

There is the 6 second rule that was brought out years ago but never gets used, the keeper picks the ball up he has 6 seconds to get rid!..

Why its there is anyones guess!..

There should be a limit on how long a player has to take a throw in, or the keeper/player has to take a dead ball!..

Corners could be added to it as well!..

Players faking injury and getting play stopped should be booked, a ref should know when its a fake or serious injury!..

You could see the ref last night was talking to his assistant while their keeper was holding up play, baffling not knowing why they didn't agree with each other and book him!..

Spoiled the game last night and showed football up for the cheat sport it really is!..

posted on 31/8/22

Oh, that's where it went!..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVKfeQMokQI

So, another waste off time!..

posted on 31/8/22

comment by Wetherby White (U6810)
posted 11 hours, 18 minutes ago
It’s simple, you waste time, kick the ball away etc, yellow card.

Their players throwing the ball miles from our player trying to take a throw in, yellow card. Do it again, Red. Simple.
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Agree with this, once the yellow cards start flowing for time wasting you'll see it stop.

comment by #4zA (U22472)

posted on 31/8/22

comment by LufcGermany (U6066)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
There is the 6 second rule that was brought out years ago but never gets used, the keeper picks the ball up he has 6 seconds to get rid!..

Why its there is anyones guess!..

There should be a limit on how long a player has to take a throw in, or the keeper/player has to take a dead ball!..

Corners could be added to it as well!..

Players faking injury and getting play stopped should be booked, a ref should know when its a fake or serious injury!..

You could see the ref last night was talking to his assistant while their keeper was holding up play, baffling not knowing why they didn't agree with each other and book him!..

Spoiled the game last night and showed football up for the cheat sport it really is!..
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Disagree as players can b in severe pane 4 a short period of thyme n then b fine

posted on 31/8/22

"Disagree as players can b in severe pane 4 a short period of thyme n then b fine"

Funny how fast a lot of them screw their legs back on when the ref ignores them!..

These are the ones that should be booked, and before anyone says anything, I mean Leeds players as well!..

When I played on the school playground I got kicked harder then most of these players, we had to get up and get on with it even with tears in our eye's!,,

posted on 1/9/22

comment by #4zA accide cchiu a lengua ca a spata - 🇮🇹🇺🇦 (U22472)
posted 19 hours, 26 minutes ago
comment by LufcGermany (U6066)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
There is the 6 second rule that was brought out years ago but never gets used, the keeper picks the ball up he has 6 seconds to get rid!..

Why its there is anyones guess!..

There should be a limit on how long a player has to take a throw in, or the keeper/player has to take a dead ball!..

Corners could be added to it as well!..

Players faking injury and getting play stopped should be booked, a ref should know when its a fake or serious injury!..

You could see the ref last night was talking to his assistant while their keeper was holding up play, baffling not knowing why they didn't agree with each other and book him!..

Spoiled the game last night and showed football up for the cheat sport it really is!..
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Disagree as players can b in severe pane 4 a short period of thyme n then b fine
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rubbish

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