06 Mar 2019 13:57:43
Not Liverpool related but I'd like a post to discuss the new football laws coming in next year.

1. Accidental handball goal won't stand
Now to me, I kind of thought that should of been common sense anyway. I guess the one thing it does rule out is "interpretation of deliberate"
Any time the ball goes in the net off a hand it's auto ruled out, which VAR will help with. I like this, however, my query. What if it is an own goal of a hand? Something I can't confirm until I receive my new ifab laws book. So wait to be seen on that.

2. Substituted players can leave the field anywhere
Big thumbs up from me, nothing more frustrating than players going to the other side of the pitch before being subbed and doing the long slow walk across. Big thumbs up on this one.

3. No attacking players in the wall
You'll be surprised a lot of people have said why can't the CF join the wall if he's really tall 😂🤦🏼‍♂️ To clarify, if it is your teams free kick, you cannot stand in the wall. I like it, why should you be allowed to impede the defending team/ player? So another thumbs up.

4. Coaches will receive cards
To me, a bit pointless in terms of effectiveness. I mean if a manager is being a tit, id talk to them an give them a warning, and explain that if I have to come back over they will be removed. I guess now I just show a yellow so everyone knows they've been warned? I guess it shows the players and fans they're on a warning, however in terms of referee game management, pretty pointless.

The rumoured rule about no follow up on penalties, was nonsense. Not sure why sky and others reported it? Lazy journalism I guess.

So, personally I think they're all well thought out in each way. Still loads more to be done, but that's for another thread lol.

What's your guys thoughts? Ed's?

1.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 14:41:01
I just can't see point 2 working.
If an away player leaves the field on the far touchline and walks back to the dugout there's a huge possibility some or all in the stands will be incited. Just imagine the abuse a Liverpol player would receive walking around the pitch at OT. Likewise any derby.

2.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 14:48:55
Am with you on them Benny however with bringing in the VAR at the same time am sure the refs will get confused there not the sharpest knife in the draw. Apart from you of corse 😉😉.

3.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 15:09:56
Digger you have hit me for 6 with that response. Never even thought about that. Well played! I guess the only counter I could bring is that if players don’t want to be abused walking around the pitch, they won’t go for the old time wasting trick? If they want to do the winding up, eg Walcott, then they risk the danger of cautions. But you bring up a great point that potentially could cause problems this season.

4.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 16:52:58
Nice one Digger 👏

1) It has to be a player from the attacking side otherwise it’s a ridiculous rule.
3) absolute nonsense rule with no benefit to the game whatsoever. What constitutes a ‘wall’? Can you have 1 player in a wall? So an attacker can’t stand next to them. How close can an attacker be before he’s deemed “in the wall”? Can you have more than 1 wall? How is it enforced?

4) agree utterly meaningless except if a coach gets a ban for 5 yellow cards like the players - otherwise pure theatre.

5.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 17:09:42
I agree with Ron. I don't understand #3 at all; makes no sense.

6.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 17:25:02
Not sure about the wall one, as Ron said what distance will the attacker have to stand from the wall, can he stand in front of the wall to obscure their view etc?

7.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 17:33:48
2 works on he basis if players are punished for inciting the fans and also on the premise that football fans are decent human beings and don’t do anything stupid (which sadly we have seen too much of recently.

I like the rule personally. It saves time on substitutions particularly when they are just playing down the clock.

The only other alternative to that is to effectively stop the clock during substitutions.

8.) 06 Mar 2019
06 Mar 2019 18:32:13
The worst rule in football is when a player gets a Yellow for celebrating a goal taking his shirt off or jumping in the crowd. Abysmal.

9.) 07 Mar 2019
07 Mar 2019 01:29:56
And if a goalkeeper saves a penalty the game will be stopped there.

10.) 08 Mar 2019
07 Mar 2019 23:51:09
Sorry Ron and Stone but I disagree. I like 3. It will stop all the nonsense of opposing players blocking and pushing players in the wall out of the way to create a gap for the kicker to score through (which is a foul by the way! )