Your unpopular football opinion?

[Muz]

While you are at it, lets change to an oval field and add some extra posts!!!

Seriously, there isn't a issue with throw-ins. They've been part of the game for 150+ years, and the only thing that needs to be clamped down on (and the laws of the game already specify that this should be done) is time-wasting at throw ins and throws not being taken from the right place.

One warning from the ref to take it within a metre of where it went out and if they sneak 5m, peeeeeeep, throw-in goes the other way.

Same as time wasting. Too long, peeeeep. Throw-in goes the other way.

Pick the ball up, go to take it and then drop it for a bloke that's coming from 10m away, peeeeep, throw-in the other way.

 

[RIMB]

While you are at it, lets change to an oval field and add some extra posts!!!

Seriously, there isn't a issue with throw-ins. They've been part of the game for 150+ years, and the only thing that needs to be clamped down on (and the laws of the game already specify that this should be done) is time-wasting at throw ins and throws not being taken from the right place.

Why not have a throw in line runner on both sides of the field for each team (so 2 extra 'players' per team who do not get on the field). They have to run up and down with the play and take the throw in within 10 seconds or it goes to the opposition thrower on that side. They can even carry their own ball ready so we don't waste time chasing up balls.

Like bringing on the specialist kicker in NFL but they have to be fit enough to run up and back all game. You can choose to kick the ball out when their thrower is up the other end and 10 seconds later you get the throw your guy was positioned for.

We can really screw this game up if we think hard enough

 

[LFC]

One warning from the ref to take it within a metre of where it went out and if they sneak 5m, peeeeeeep, throw-in goes the other way.

Same as time wasting. Too long, peeeeep. Throw-in goes the other way.

Pick the ball up, go to take it and then drop it for a bloke that's coming from 10m away, peeeeep, throw-in the other way.

yer got to say I HATE those forward meter cheaters - hate em, I reckon 2 time offenders need a yellow Muz.
Set the precident.

 

[RIMB]

Just thinking idle thoughts at halftime tonight.

If the Roar played the Socceroos I would be torn - but if the game was tonight I am inclined to think I would be cheering for the Roar to win over the national team.

'Twas watching my State side playing my club side that put the thought in my head - not as random as it might first appear.

I felt very little ownership of the State side - more a novelty than a team given there is no real battleground for States and Territories in our sport.

If the Roar do ever play the Socceroos, maybe I will think differently given the national team has a presence and identity that I align with.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Just thinking idle thoughts at halftime tonight.

If the Roar played the Socceroos I would be torn - but if the game was tonight I am inclined to think I would be cheering for the Roar to win over the national team.

'Twas watching my State side playing my club side that put the thought in my head - not as random as it might first appear.

I felt very little ownership of the State side - more a novelty than a team given there is no real battleground for States and Territories in our sport.

If the Roar do ever play the Socceroos, maybe I will think differently given the national team has a presence and identity that I align with.

Club before country is ALWAYS the right answer my man.

 

[YdF]

The penalty shoot out to be conducted after normal time. One team at one end with the opponent GK the ref, AR and 1 VAR. The same at the other end with the 4th Official being the only difference. The senior VAR to ensure the process is overseen.

One team goes first. Ref blows whistle, shot taken. Confirmed the result of the kick. Ref then signals 4th Official that process complete and the 4th official blows whistle for kick to be taken at the other end. The 4thO signals the ref that the process completed at their end. Same process until ALL outfield players have taken a shot. GK do not take shots. The winners of the shoot out given advantage point.

Extra time starts. If the team with advantage scores, they win, game is over. If the team without advantage scores first they grab advantage. When extra time is finished the team with advantage wins.

Yes, it would undoubtedly kill the shootout atmosphere yet a fairer outcome it would be. Just my two bob's woth.

 

[tsf]

Israel should not be allowed to compete.

They should also not be allowed to play in Europe when they stop killing kids and they are allowed to compete again.

If Russia is banned so should they.

 

[Monoethnic Social Club]

Israel should not be allowed to compete.

They should also not be allowed to play in Europe when they stop killing kids and they are allowed to compete again.

If Russia is banned so should they.

I agree, there is a list of 30-40 countries which should be permanently banned from competing on the world stage.. US first and foremost. Lets punish the sport loving citizens all around the world.

 

[ashtongate]

Just thinking idle thoughts at halftime tonight.

If the Roar played the Socceroos I would be torn - but if the game was tonight I am inclined to think I would be cheering for the Roar to win over the national team.

'Twas watching my State side playing my club side that put the thought in my head - not as random as it might first appear.

I felt very little ownership of the State side - more a novelty than a team given there is no real battleground for States and Territories in our sport.

If the Roar do ever play the Socceroos, maybe I will think differently given the national team has a presence and identity that I align with.

State teams might be as dead as a dodo now, but in the early years they were at the pinnacle of our game. State teams were the highest level a player could aspire to when Socceroo games were few and far between. State teams vs overseas sides were the highlight of the season for a long time.

 

[NicCarBel]

The penalty shoot out to be conducted after normal time. One team at one end with the opponent GK the ref, AR and 1 VAR. The same at the other end with the 4th Official being the only difference. The senior VAR to ensure the process is overseen.

One team goes first. Ref blows whistle, shot taken. Confirmed the result of the kick. Ref then signals 4th Official that process complete and the 4th official blows whistle for kick to be taken at the other end. The 4thO signals the ref that the process completed at their end. Same process until ALL outfield players have taken a shot. GK do not take shots. The winners of the shoot out given advantage point.

Extra time starts. If the team with advantage scores, they win, game is over. If the team without advantage scores first they grab advantage. When extra time is finished the team with advantage wins.

Yes, it would undoubtedly kill the shootout atmosphere yet a fairer outcome it would be. Just my two bob's woth.

Hmm.. I'm not sure I'm a fan of a team having an advantage like that going into extra time. It invites one team to sit back for extra time.

 

[YdF]

Hmm.. I'm not sure I'm a fan of a team having an advantage like that going into extra time. It invites one team to sit back for extra time.

Fair enough, yet inviting pressure also invites the likelihood of fouls in the box. I would be glad to be corrected, yet I dare say that a ref would be more inclined to award a spotkick if warranted, knowing full well that it does not end the game especially if a home team or big name club is chasing the game.
To me and my thought process is that football is a team game and as such doing it this way the team losses not the one individual player who either misses or shines.
Unpopular it certainly is.

 

[NicCarBel]

Fair enough, yet inviting pressure also invites the likelihood of fouls in the box. I would be glad to be corrected, yet I dare say that a ref would be more inclined to award a spotkick if warranted, knowing full well that it does not end the game especially if a home team or big name club is chasing the game.
To me and my thought process is that football is a team game and as such doing it this way the team losses not the one individual player who either misses or shines.
Unpopular it certainly is.

Extra time as it stands wouldn't end the game with a spot kick either - it's not Golden Goal anymore, and hasn't been for over 20 years

 

[YdF]

Extra time as it stands wouldn't end the game with a spot kick either - it's not Golden Goal anymore, and hasn't been for over 20 years

True, but if a change of that magnitude came in, I'm sure that the concept of golden goal for the team with advantage would be raised. As it stands, there is more chance of three legged multi of Ange to Palmeiras, Australia to win WC2026 and team USA to be beaten 6-0 by Iran in a FRIENDLY.

 

[JS96]

Israel should not be allowed to compete.

They should also not be allowed to play in Europe when they stop killing kids and they are allowed to compete again.

If Russia is banned so should they.

Africa is just across the water so maybe that's their confederation. The reasons for being expelled from the AFC are well documented. How fortunate for those current AFC nations to have the blessing of the AFC and not be at risk of suspension.

It's been done well by Nic before but the Orient and North Africa need to be one. They've got the Arab Cup after all. Sub Saharan African as one then an AFC split and all the likes of Kazakhstan join the AFC.

 

[NicCarBel]

Africa is just across the water so maybe that's their confederation. The reasons for being expelled from the AFC are well documented. How fortunate for those current AFC nations to have the blessing of the AFC and not be at risk of suspension.

It's been done well by Nic before but the Orient and North Africa need to be one. They've got the Arab Cup after all. Sub Saharan African as one then an AFC split and all the likes of Kazakhstan join the AFC.

Yep, that's my personal way of doing it.

AFC absorbs OFC (and splits into East and West)
The new West Asia to also incorporate parts of Northern Africa and South-Eastern Europe (eg, former Soviet nations like Kazakhstan)
Americas combine.

Essentially gets 5 confederations with a much more even spread in terms of quantity.

 

[Keeper66]

Yep, that's my personal way of doing it.

AFC absorbs OFC (and splits into East and West)
The new West Asia to also incorporate parts of Northern Africa and South-Eastern Europe (eg, former Soviet nations like Kazakhstan)
Americas combine.

Essentially gets 5 confederations with a much more even spread in terms of quantity.

I think East Asia in this setup would be far weaker in quality overall than the other four regions. Three stronger countries (Japan, SK, Aus), three or four mid-strength countries (Indo, China, Thai, NZ), then a lot of dross.

 

[NicCarBel]

I think East Asia in this setup would be far weaker in quality overall than the other four regions. Three stronger countries (Japan, SK, Aus), three or four mid-strength countries (Indo, China, Thai, NZ), then a lot of dross.

I'll have to deep dive into my old stuff - but I think on average using FIFA rankings at the time (would have been about a year ago) they were almost on par. There was a big jump from top 3 to fifth though for East compared to West

 

[JS96]

I think East Asia in this setup would be far weaker in quality overall than the other four regions. Three stronger countries (Japan, SK, Aus), three or four mid-strength countries (Indo, China, Thai, NZ), then a lot of dross.

It's true. I do like the cultural mix of East and West Asia. Something about Asian nights that make it for a unique football experience.

 

[RIMB]

Fair enough, yet inviting pressure also invites the likelihood of fouls in the box. I would be glad to be corrected, yet I dare say that a ref would be more inclined to award a spotkick if warranted, knowing full well that it does not end the game especially if a home team or big name club is chasing the game.
To me and my thought process is that football is a team game and as such doing it this way the team losses not the one individual player who either misses or shines.
Unpopular it certainly is.

If a side is down a man or more due to red cards they have a disadvantage in the shootout total too - which does not bother me.

Maybe make the penalty shootout worth half a goal (which is basically giving advantage but somewhat stops a team sitting back since a goal puts them behind and not equal). Can't then have a draw and you still play out the extra time under normal rules.

Problem is you can still have a draw in a penalty shootout of one kick for each outfield player. Which would cancel the effect of having the shootout since you might still need to separate the teams after extra time.

Could play extra time under tennis tie-breaker rules - first team 2 goals ahead wins. Then make it Rollerball final rules - no timeouts, no breaks, no substitutions, play till there is a winner. Or use dropout rules in extra time - each team loses a player each x minutes and maybe have the player chosen by the opposition each time - except that goes against your team concept and puts it back on individuals winning/losing - game could end up as 1 keeper and 1 outfield player each side.

 

[grazorblade]

Just thinking idle thoughts at halftime tonight.

If the Roar played the Socceroos I would be torn - but if the game was tonight I am inclined to think I would be cheering for the Roar to win over the national team.

'Twas watching my State side playing my club side that put the thought in my head - not as random as it might first appear.

I felt very little ownership of the State side - more a novelty than a team given there is no real battleground for States and Territories in our sport.

If the Roar do ever play the Socceroos, maybe I will think differently given the national team has a presence and identity that I align with.

Id want the roos to beat us 10 nil haha