New Rules for Football.

[Muddled]

How about ten minutes in the sin-bin for a yellow card offence, like in rugby?

Or a bonus point for scoring three goals or more?

I think it would need a little bit of tweaking, but it's an interesting point. Although 10 minutes in the sin bin for removing your shirt when you score a goa ... actually, scrap that.

New Rule #148: No Yellow card for removing your shirt when celebrating.

Where was I? Ah yes, it's a good point and perhaps this is where a new coloured card could come in; yellow card for your mistimed challenges, a green card for deliberate obstruction/foul and in the sin-bin - three yellow or two green equals one red?

[elrichio86]

Only the captains should be allowed to talk to the ref. I'm sure rugby has something like this already.

[Muddled]

We'd be ****ed if this was to happen.

Indeed, but if we had an extra point for our draws against Swansea, Norwich et al because we peppered their goal, we could be ten points better off because of our impotency up front.

Whoot.

[red g]

* No loans between premier clubs.
* set up a Liverpool B team that can get to the championship.
* 3 youngsters on the bench ( might be a rule already)
* Scrap Transfer Window.
* No red cards for some pelanty offences.....Pelanty is enough sometimes.

[Muddled]

1.) Stop & start the clock at the ref's discretion like in rugby, therefore no more arguing about time.
2.) Give each team 2 appeals in each half like in tennis/cricket ONLY for incidents that lead to a goal or a red card.
3.) Use neutral refs in the top leagues. (Spain, England, Italy, Germany, Holland, Portugal & Scotland).
4.) Goal line technology.
5.) Forbid the use of hands unless you're a keeper obviously. I know this rule already exists but it isn't enforced properly imo...

I like #1, there are times when added time doesn't quite marry up to what has happened on the pitch - I remember stoppage time at the end of the Chelsea Champions League semi-final in 2005 ... jebus! But I digress, it would be great to put a stop to 'Fergie Time'. #2 is also interesting and I think it could be in relation to #4. #5 is a little bit harder to define - the whole deliberate handball has been the crux of many a pub conversation - how would it be determined?

[Bender]

How about ten minutes in the sin-bin for a yellow card offence, like in rugby?

Or a bonus point for scoring three goals or more?

no thank you let's keep football and rugby separate........

[Muddled]

* No loans between premier clubs.
* set up a Liverpool B team that can get to the championship.
* 3 youngsters on the bench ( might be a rule already)
* Scrap Transfer Window.
* No red cards for some pelanty offences.....Pelanty is enough sometimes.

Some interesting points, I would say points 1 & 2 would interlink quite nicely; I always think Shelvey (for example) would benefit playing for Wigan against Man Utd rather than for Middlesbrough against Doncaster. A Liverpool 'B' Team would be good call, it could create a more thorough understanding of the Liverpool ethos and the way we play football ... but then, we'd be playing Stocksbridge Park Steels. Hmmn, I'm on the fence.

Why would you want rid of the transfer window? Do you think it encourages rash decisions and inflated prices?

As for holding back on the red card for a penalty incident, are we talking when you go round a a goalie, who in turn swipes his hand at the ball, only to take the ankle ... all whilst you're running in the opposite direction of the goal? If so, good call. If we're talking a professional foul, should we branish a green (if outside the area) or red card (inside the area)?

[red g]

Some interesting points, I would say points 1 & 2 would interlink quite nicely; I always think Shelvey (for example) would benefit playing for Wigan against Man Utd rather than for Middlesbrough against Doncaster.
good point. I ahve now decided to refine my new rule by only allowing U21's betweeen premiership clubs, this rule was mainly about the likes of adebayor going to spurs
A Liverpool 'B' Team would be good call, it could create a more thorough understanding of the Liverpool ethos and the way we play football ... but then, we'd be playing Stocksbridge Park Steels. Hmmn, I'm on the fence.
my main worry would be the cloggers in the lower leagues, but think it would benefitthe team to be in a competitive league, although for the first few seasons it would be a piss take, there is no fair way to do this

Why would you want rid of the transfer window? Do you think it encourages rash decisions and inflated prices?
both, It would also put an end to the Sky circus on the last day and I think that should be the clincher.

As for holding back on the red card for a penalty incident, are we talking when you go round a a goalie, who in turn swipes his hand at the ball, only to take the ankle ... all whilst you're running in the opposite direction of the goal? If so, good call. If we're talking a professional foul, should we branish a green (if outside the area) or red card (inside the area)?
Although its far to subjective a pelanty for any pro foul in the opposite half could be interesting. I just think that a pelanty + a man sent off seems to be double punishment and a tad harsh

[Mostar]

* No loans between premier clubs.
* set up a Liverpool B team that can get to the championship.
* 3 youngsters on the bench ( might be a rule already)
* Scrap Transfer Window.
* No red cards for some pelanty offences.....Pelanty is enough sometimes.

My thoughts as well.

[Muddled]

no thank you let's keep football and rugby separate........

Your username and avatar is a mind ****.

That is all.

[TheStig]

I'd like to see a panel set up to review matches and retrospectively punish cheating and fouling.

So if a player was adjuged to have dived, he might get a warning and then a 1 game suspension. This could be used for challenges that the referee has misjudged as well. What the **** does it matter if the referee has seen it or not? That shouldn't make a blind bit of difference - if he's got it wrong, fix it. The clubs themselves would soon start to stamp this behaviour out and it would have a huge impact on football all the way down to grass-roots level.

I'd also like to see a zero tolerance policy to abusing the referee.

It sets an awful example for youngsters who then feel it's ok to swear at adult volunteers who shouldn't have to put up with it. If rugby players can control themselves, then football players can do the same. I also think that referees would get more decisions right if they weren't having to deal with a group of over-paid tossers screaming blue murder them. The job is hard enough as it is.

The game should be made simpler.

There should be no active / inactive. If a player is in an offside position, they're offside. Make it easier for linesmen and they'll get more decisions right. Simple.

This, as well as adding video refs.

Your first point reminds me of the time Nedved missed the Euro 2004 semis because he was incorrectly booked for a blatant dive in the QFs, but there was nothing that could be done....

[red g]

How about 2 more ideas...........

* kick in's instead of throw in's.
why use your hands, when the game is played with feet/head?

*have subs take corners and or throw ins
I thought this would give a better advantage to the attacking side 10 v 10.....but then not really practical when its on the other side of the pitch

[Kenneth]

Scrap points and goal difference. Whoever scores the most wins the league.

[Kenneth]

Don't agree with the u21 exception for PL loans and I'm not keen on the Liverpool B team idea either.

[Red_Polo]

Scrap points and goal difference. Whoever scores the most wins the league.

You're just thinking out loud now

Either that or winding us up