What's new

30 Minutes Each Way ??

Riandor

COB Founder
May 26, 2004
9,413
11,620
Stupid idea.
Frankly I am amazed they don't take the easy route and simply have the ref ask/or stop the clock himself each time there is a pause for an injury or a substitution. Don't need it for throw ins, corners or goals.

Still play 45 minutes and have zero extra time that is arbitrarily applied with often little consistency.
 

WalkerboyUK

Well-Known Member
Jun 8, 2009
21,658
23,476
Interesting stat from Burnley and West Brom and a fair point raised....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40993250

With the amount of admission fees these days then it would be nice to know you will see full value for your money every game.

Does make you wonder... How long would a game last if the clock was stopped every time the ball went dead etc. like with US sports?!
We've gone to ice-hockey games, which are 3 x 20 min periods. Clock stops whenever the puck is dead, but you're guaranteed 60 mins of actual hockey. Even with 10-15 mins between each period, more often that not, a 7pm start hasn't finished until 9.15/9.30
That's effectively anything from 30-45 mins of stoppages per game.

Besides which, I thought the ref did stop the clock (effectively) for substitutions, injuries and so on.
Stopping the clock for every incident will actually drag the game out even more, which might be horrific for some low quality games!
 

LSUY

Well-Known Member
Jul 12, 2005
24,010
66,826
Stupid idea.
Frankly I am amazed they don't take the easy route and simply have the ref ask/or stop the clock himself each time there is a pause for an injury or a substitution. Don't need it for throw ins, corners or goals.

Still play 45 minutes and have zero extra time that is arbitrarily applied with often little consistency.

Sensible ideas. You obviously don't work for Fifa, Uefa or the FA.
 
Top