What about the time-wasting that will invariably happen in the large amount of stoppage time already granted - will that be added on too ?
Stop the clock but with an independent timekeeper.
The chairman of the PL (I think) was just on SSN going on about this, as if it was a huge issue. He also wanked on about bookings for time wasting and kicking the ball away being introduced. FFS, these rules have been in for years but are not always used against the more favoured sides and the same thing will happen again and again. I'm sure it was last season when that rat faced Newton Heath ****** booted the ball away and the ref ignored it.
Quote from: Nev on August 08, 2023, 02:35:13 PMThe chairman of the PL (I think) was just on SSN going on about this, as if it was a huge issue. He also wanked on about bookings for time wasting and kicking the ball away being introduced. FFS, these rules have been in for years but are not always used against the more favoured sides and the same thing will happen again and again. I'm sure it was last season when that rat faced Newton Heath ****** booted the ball away and the ref ignored it.It all became an issue as soon as clubs that arent money making marketing machines started doing it.They were happy to let Liverpool, Man U & the like get away with wasting time until the cows come home & merely called it "clever game management" game after game.As soon as clubs like Villa started doing it, people like Carragher lifted his skirt & jumped up on a table screeching on about the "disgrace" of Villa "time wasting" & the problem "that is ruining the game!"And then rule changes happened...Heaven forbid we get a level playing field.
Apparently the players don't like all this added time, and the Stockport City manager has started moaning about it as well. Goal celebrations are now classed as time wasting so expect a few firm handshakes and an immediate resumption in future.What a fucking mess, created out of nothing.
Stop the clock like they do in rugby. Adding on considerable amounts of time at the end of games will just be another way to benefit certain teams. Manchester United losing 1-0 at home - 10 minute minimum as standard.As we have seen with VAR, we need as few grey areas as possible.