wandyr79
Player Valuation: £30m
I think the comparisons with rugby and the playing time, flow of the game are correct. I don't think that there could necessarily be a perfect match between the 2 sports and how they time the game.
The one thing that Rugby does so well and should be gradually brought into the game is transparency. As people have mentioned, with the timing, everybody knows what the situation is. If the ref or 4th official are stopping their watch, to gauge the added time needed, we need to see that as well. Either stop it fully or have a stadium clock that shows actual time vs the time after the stoppages. I.e. 85 minutes on the clock but with the stoppages the real time is 80 minutes.
The one thing that Rugby does so well and should be gradually brought into the game is transparency. As people have mentioned, with the timing, everybody knows what the situation is. If the ref or 4th official are stopping their watch, to gauge the added time needed, we need to see that as well. Either stop it fully or have a stadium clock that shows actual time vs the time after the stoppages. I.e. 85 minutes on the clock but with the stoppages the real time is 80 minutes.
