Why is it that football seems to be the only sport where those in charge feel the need to change the rules, or the interpretation of them every bloody year? A sport that has been played for over 150 years still hasn't got the rules right apparently.
I actually think it's ok. It takes away the endless debate of ball to hand, hand to ball, deliberate or not.I absolutely reserve the right to change my mind when it happens to us, to suddenly bemoan the change and frankly to be completely hypocritical.
Quote from: Drummond on September 28, 2020, 09:18:51 AMI actually think it's ok. It takes away the endless debate of ball to hand, hand to ball, deliberate or not.I absolutely reserve the right to change my mind when it happens to us, to suddenly bemoan the change and frankly to be completely hypocritical.Though it has to be said, we'll start to see players aiming to kick the ball at an opponent's hand in order to gain a penalty. Which is just shit.
Quote from: Drummond on September 28, 2020, 09:38:52 AMQuote from: Drummond on September 28, 2020, 09:18:51 AMI actually think it's ok. It takes away the endless debate of ball to hand, hand to ball, deliberate or not.I absolutely reserve the right to change my mind when it happens to us, to suddenly bemoan the change and frankly to be completely hypocritical.Though it has to be said, we'll start to see players aiming to kick the ball at an opponent's hand in order to gain a penalty. Which is just shit. A few people have said similar, and I think it's correct. Nothing on in the box, just blast it at roughly waist height towards one or more defenders and you've upped your chances of a penalty substantially.
Quote from: Risso on September 28, 2020, 10:03:52 AMQuote from: Drummond on September 28, 2020, 09:38:52 AMQuote from: Drummond on September 28, 2020, 09:18:51 AMI actually think it's ok. It takes away the endless debate of ball to hand, hand to ball, deliberate or not.I absolutely reserve the right to change my mind when it happens to us, to suddenly bemoan the change and frankly to be completely hypocritical.Though it has to be said, we'll start to see players aiming to kick the ball at an opponent's hand in order to gain a penalty. Which is just shit. A few people have said similar, and I think it's correct. Nothing on in the box, just blast it at roughly waist height towards one or more defenders and you've upped your chances of a penalty substantially.I think it'll be even more nuanced than that. There are a few ways to get round a defender by bribbling, either side, through the legs - but now you can add flick it up over their legs. That's always been there, but it's harder and has less success than the others - but now it might win you a penalty.I think refs will get wise to players flicking it up against arms, and will use their discretion under the "how far the ball travelled" rule to not give them. BUT, if the player is making a genuine attempt to dribble round the defender and flicks it up?It's going to be chaos for a while, certainly. Short of defenders playing in straight jackets, I don't know how you ensure you don't give at least a few away over the season?
It is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection.
Quote from: Brend'Watkins on September 27, 2020, 11:56:12 PMIt is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection. and this is why VAR and a strict interpretation of the rules isn't without merit. Too many times we've seen shocking decisions from someone with no real accountability cost us in games. An attempt to stop that isn't a waste of time.
Quote from: Brend'Watkins on September 27, 2020, 11:56:12 PMIt is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection. Sunderland. Elleray.
Quote from: paul_e on September 28, 2020, 12:03:26 PMQuote from: Brend'Watkins on September 27, 2020, 11:56:12 PMIt is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection. and this is why VAR and a strict interpretation of the rules isn't without merit. Too many times we've seen shocking decisions from someone with no real accountability cost us in games. An attempt to stop that isn't a waste of time.How does VAR stop that? We've seen just as many shocking decisions, only from a different set of unaccountable people.