Popular Post Geörge Whitebread Posted May 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2022 I'm so fed up with the rules of football not being enforced that I'm thinking of putting an anti-timewasting campaign together. A website, a petition...all that. Would you sign such a petition and do you think I should bother... or would I be wasting my time (ironically!)? (p.s. this is not about last night or any individual game in particular, it's about football in general...it's going down the swanny!) 29 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ronnie Starling Posted May 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2022 I've said for years that there should be an independent timekeeper. The clock stops when the ball is out of play, corners, throw ins, free kicks, injuries and even when the keeper has the ball in his hands or enforce a six second time rule for when the keepers his it in their hands. Now this might mean that the games take longer but so what its supposed to be 45 minutes each way. Football seems reluctant to follow other sports such as rugby who have had this for some time. 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, George Whitebread said: I'm so fed up with the rules of football not being enforced that I'm thinking of putting an anti-timewasting campaign together. A website, a petition...all that. Would you sign such a petition and do you think I should bother... or would I be wasting my time (ironically!)? (p.s. this is not about last night or any individual game in particular, it's about football in general...it's going down the swanny!) I think every football fan would sign it mate Even the ones of the clubs that benefit from it 4 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post @owlstalk Posted May 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted May 10, 2022 Just now, Ronnie Starling said: I've said for years that there should be an independent timekeeper. But it's not the time that's lost that teams want back it's the momentum they were building that the timewasting/diving stops 16 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighworthOwl Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61342349 Just read the comment section on this article yesterday. Would be massive support for it. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markg Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Dead against just stopping the clock. I don't think that would only make a slight difference. They aren't just looking to eat away time as it's added on anyway, it's the momentum that they are trying to stop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, @owlstalk said: But it's not the time that's lost that teams want back it's the momentum they were building that the timewasting/diving stops Fair point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sticklebricks Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I'd like to see diving or theatrics to a soft challenge get the occasional card along with time wasting! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Don't need timekeepers, the mechanism exists to book players for timewasting. Sending players off will resolve the problem, as would more robust punishment for diving. Player gets a warning, next time a booking, next time a red card. Team start to share out timewasting duties, captain spoken to, next time booking, then red card. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Just need better officials. More help from the 4th official? Last nights ref looked a hundred miles from being in control of that game. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, striker said: Don't need timekeepers, the mechanism exists to book players for timewasting. Sending players off will resolve the problem, as would more robust punishment for diving. Player gets a warning, next time a booking, next time a red card. Team start to share out timewasting duties, captain spoken to, next time booking, then red card. THIS...what do refs/officials/FA talk about when they get together? Think they must be terrified of spoiling the 'spectacle'.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briggowl Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 2 hours ago, George Whitebread said: or would I be wasting my time There is certainly room for debate around the issue. Is it a problem? Does it spoil the game or is it just a part of it? Can referees do anything to stamp it out? Do they need more power? I'm furious at watching time wasting, maybe its just cos we don't do it well enough but for 70 minutes last night, until we scored, it was such a dull affair. The Wycombe away was dreadful to witness too. I hope the final is full of time wasting is 0-0 after extra time and I don't care who wins the penalties as long as both sets of fans are thoroughly bored and frustrated 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 It's been the same since Drogba started throwing himself on the floor. Nobody has any respect for officials anymore (did they before?) and it's just become mind games between the manager and the ref. O'Neil must actually be telling his team to do these things. Or am I just naiive? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tewkesbury Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 It's part of a wider problem with refs in general. They should get the rugby officials to mentor them, as things such as respect, VAR, stopped clocks, even the fact that only the captain and whoever was involved in an incident can talk to the ref, all work really well. If they can do it, why not in football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geedee Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 The best way to deter any crime is to make the penalty for getting caught severe. If the penalty for Wasting time was a Red card, it would be cut dramaticaly 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Did anybody else spot the security guy leading the ref off the pitch at half time? Like they knew how it was going to unfold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotherham Owl Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Think as a crowd we should all chant 1 2 3 etc to show the ref, bet we could have got over 15 several times last night. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda800 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 I wonder how many minutes sunderland wasted with the throw ins and goal kicks last night ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Rogers Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 How about the sin bin option? For every incidence of time wasting, the player initiating it is binned for 10 minutes. The time wasting team then has a decision to make as to whether to continue breaking momentum and have their player numbers continually reduced or actually play fair. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panda800 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 31 minutes ago, HIGHERSTATE said: Just need better officials. More help from the 4th official? Last nights ref looked a hundred miles from being in control of that game. Half the time he didn't know what he was doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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