VAR

[kenada_blue]

Goal kick. Basically, after the pens taken it's a goal or, if saved it's a goal kick. Ball goes dead.

So stupid of an idea

 

[mahermi1]

The least var is involved in the game the better really, penalties and offsides, no more, the game is stop/ start enough with all the play acting as it is at the moment.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Given the implementation of VAR by the officials, at this point any expansion just looks like greater opportunity to swing games how they want / further benefit the Slysports favourite of the season.
Imagine being lucky enough to actually be awarded a pen at a Sly 6 teams ground, where in theory you are facing one of the best keepers in the world, now your advantage is to be further eroded if they make a save.
Couldn’t make this stuff up.

You would think they would be more interested in making sure they can get the stuff they already preside over right before expanding their reach.

 

[RD2910]

I can see this working out well, with absolutely no problems at all.

VAR getting involved with corners/goal kicks: if they must, games already take about four hours though so the idea of Michael Oliver taking three and a half minutes to identify which player the ball hit last isn't particularly appealing.

The rebound thing would push me further toward being done with football though. Sounds ridiculous because it isn't a particularly significant rule, but nobody asked for it, the change doesn't have any benefit to the game, and just feels like people sticking their oar in for no reason. Who can I write a strongly worded letter to?

 

[RD2910]

I mean, who lobbied for this?

I have never heard anyone say they think it would be a good idea to rule out a goal scored after a goalkeeper parries a penalty kick and a fellow knocks in the rebound.

No one.

Ever.

This smacks of people sitting in a plush office thinking up daft ideas to justify his or her inflated salary.

Where would all the rest of the players stand? Aside from anything important, it would just look rubbish.

 

[Lanolin]

Given the implementation of VAR by the officials, at this point any expansion just looks like greater opportunity to swing games how they want / further benefit the Slysports favourite of the season.
Imagine being lucky enough to actually be awarded a pen at a Sly 6 teams ground, where in theory you are facing one of the best keepers in the world, now your advantage is to be further eroded if they make a save.
Couldn’t make this stuff up.

You would think they would be more interested in making sure they can get the stuff they already preside over right before expanding their reach.

In fairness that particular change would more likely positively affect you than negatively. If you're away at a Sky 6 ground they're probably more likely to get a pen than you, and now you only have to save the initial pen, not worry about dealing with what happens afterwards.

It would be a ridiculous rule change with no apparent need for it or benefit to the game, but as with a lot of other things like this that get said I think trying to call it evidence of favouring the elite is just shoehorning it in to fit the narrative really.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Given that games regularly exceed 96-100 minutes due to VAR, this would give them even more time added-on. I think the plan is to turn our football into American football so they can finally get adverts into the broadcast.

 

[Bedfordblue]

Getting to the point where the officials are the stars of the show, the players should form a guard of honour for them to walk out to their own anthem every game, before every player is presented to them to shake the refs hand.
Utter codswallop.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

In fairness that particular change would more likely positively affect you than negatively. If you're away at a Sky 6 ground they're probably more likely to get a pen than you, and now you only have to save the initial pen, not worry about dealing with what happens afterwards.

It would be a ridiculous rule change with no apparent need for it or benefit to the game, but as with a lot of other things like this that get said I think trying to call it evidence of favouring the elite is just shoehorning it in to fit the narrative really.

I think the rule change would be because referees are struggling to deal effectively with encroaching which let's be honest every team cheats at

 

[Lanolin]

I think the rule change would be because referees are struggling to deal effectively with encroaching which let's be honest every team cheats at

It seems like a pretty heavy handed solution to what is ultimately a fairly minor issue, but that doesn't necessarily surprise me.

 

[Marcus Kendall]

It seems like a pretty heavy handed solution to what is ultimately a fairly minor issue, but that doesn't necessarily surprise me.

Agree totally but the game now is ridiculously over officiated so they'll be patting each other on the back telling each other how clever they are

 

[Dharma]

I can see this working out well, with absolutely no problems at all.

It is about ensuring the outcome of certain games featuring certain teams.
That ensures the coffers flow through the game and into certain back pockets.

 

[zebedee]

It is about ensuring the outcome of certain games featuring certain teams.
That ensures the coffers flow through the game and into certain back pockets.

If only for one season you couldn't bet on a football match. Wonder what the outcomes would be then . BTW I do like a good bet myself

 

[Lineker]

Bizarre. So they're changing the balance to give the defending team, the team that commited a foul in the box, a greater benefit?

Every new rule introduced makes football worse. It used to be a simple game. It's now an unnecessarily complicated game and I'm not sure who benefits from all of these changes.

Completely agree. The rules, erm laws, of the game were internally consistent previously. When the goalie holds the ball too long, it is a technical rule break, not against an opponent, so should be restarted with an indirect kick...now they want to make it a corner despite the ball not having gone over the end line.

Similarly here, the ball is in play, has not gone over the end line, there fore there is no reason to stop play, and certainly not to restart with a goal kick, as it hasn't gone over the end line.

Focus is on completely the wrong things, but there seems to be an epidemic of that right now

 

[Timbucktoo]

Completely agree. The rules, erm laws, of the game were internally consistent previously. When the goalie holds the ball too long, it is a technical rule break, not against an opponent, so should be restarted with an indirect kick...now they want to make it a corner despite the ball not having gone over the end line.

Similarly here, the ball is in play, has not gone over the end line, there fore there is no reason to stop play, and certainly not to restart with a goal kick, as it hasn't gone over the end line.

Focus is on completely the wrong things, but there seems to be an epidemic of that right now

Having thought about the penalty rebound rule change I think it will eliminate the need for the players to be lining up to follow up the penalty and there will be not need for players to be near the penalty taker or encroaching into the penalty area when it is being taken. It is a rule that`s as clear as can be, penalty taken, ends with a kick out or tip off. Where the goal keeper holding onto the ball, how many times have keepers held on for as long as they want and not get penalized, and what happened the crack down on diving?