If you could change one football rule what would it be?

[Rob17896]

You any good with firestick mate.

no

 

[Walken]

The away goal rule, absolute nonsense that promotes negative play and gives undeserved results

 

[Simo]

Shin pads not compulsory, most players these days go down without being touched.
Remove the pads and feel some real pain

 

[Walken]

3 subs named in a match day squad.

Simplify handball rule - hits the arm below the elbow it's a foul.

Throw in taken where the ball left play not 20 yards down the line.

Ban any talk of phases of play / actions. XG and all other meaningless wham they chat on TV.

Referees have to wear a mask so no-one knows who they are. Take their egos out of the game and we might start seeing better decisions.

Really, I wish I could go back to watching football in the late 80s to mid 90s before they starting tinkering with the game to its detriment.

The pass back rule was a great addition in fairness

 

[john jako]

Lads can we stay on topic and try and fix @carlos21 firestick please

 

[anton66]

Ex football players in var room

Danny Murphy likes this.

 

[carlos21]

Lads can we stay on topic and try and fix @carlos21 firestick please

Hahaha my dad will sort it.

 

[MARK SMITH]

Goal kick must go out of the penalty area before contact is made, kick off must go forward. Handball rule must be understandable by referees, who don't seem to be the sharpest tools in the box

 

[carlos21]

Lads can we stay on topic and try and fix @carlos21 firestick please

Nothing is happening mate my dad is busy.

 

[Street end man]

2 things that seem rife to me but never, ever questioned is a) Foul throw ins, so many times , especially on short throws the ball is just thrown down from the top of the head with hands guiding it to make sure it is short. b) Kicks out from keepers at the edge of the box, many times that ball and hands look over the 18 yards line but it's never VAR'd or questioned.
Maybe it's just me as nobody ever shouts for any of those calls now as we used to.

 

[Ed_Winchester]

Shin pads not compulsory, most players these days go down without being touched.
Remove the pads and feel some real pain

Most modern day players look like they have a custard cream biscuit down each sock these days anyway

 

[magicjuan]

I'd like to go back to the rules of football as a sport, not ones that make 'telly togger' more 'entertaining', just enforce the rules and get shut of 'pundits'.

 

[MrPerfectNot]

Goal kick must go out of the penalty area before contact is made, kick off must go forward. Handball rule must be understandable by referees, who don't seem to be the sharpest tools in the box

Of course, luckily, those things have changed - and as a Referee, I definitely agree with the final thought....

 

[MrPerfectNot]

For tied matches, let's go to penalty shootouts....

 

[Hinchcliffe's Corner]

3 subs max. Games will open up more at the end, teams will stockpile less players, smaller squads will stay competitive. Less time wasted making the subs too.