What's new

"Effective" playing time

Dharmabum

Well-Known Member
Aug 16, 2003
8,274
12,242
Talking about technology, this is something that can be done on any level anywhere: introducing something most other sport sensibly have already introduced, namely "effective" playing time and discard the out-dated system of injury time (which is never exact anyway).
Of course, effective time would not be 45 minutes but more like, say, 30 mintues.
This will see all kind annyoing time-wasting go away from the game. And will be much fairer as most added time seem to be based on no set system anyway.
 

t7ny

Active Member
Oct 30, 2004
1,942
99
Good idea, I think in any normal game the ball is only in play something like 25-30 mins anyway.
 

WhiteStripe

Get out of my club you cretin!
Aug 23, 2006
14,190
4,905
But moaning about the lack of/too much injury time is part of the fun of it all.
 

deselina

Well-Known Member
Apr 17, 2006
2,607
126
i like it the way it is just now, i don't want to see commercials during the game whenever the time is set on hold.
 

Dharmabum

Well-Known Member
Aug 16, 2003
8,274
12,242
i like it the way it is just now, i don't want to see commercials during the game whenever the time is set on hold.

Who said time will be set on hold unessearily?
When the ball goes out of play the watch is stopped (be it goal-/corner-/free-kick, throw-in, subbing or injury) - when watch started again when ball's in play again. Simple as that.
How can that lead to more commercials?
 

WhiteStripe

Get out of my club you cretin!
Aug 23, 2006
14,190
4,905
But i like my football the way it is....the unpredictability, the frustrations, the bad decisions, the time wasting, the last minute goals in injury time that should never have been given. These are all part and parcel of why I love the game.

Oi, Dharmabum, leave our game alone!!


(good suggestion though:up:)
 

Samson

Well-Known Member
May 14, 2007
1,154
304
i like it the way it is just now, i don't want to see commercials during the game whenever the time is set on hold.

To be fair, you probably won't have seen this, but in rugby (which used to run the football system) the time off (which is for stoppages i.e injuries, and substitutions) is quite unpredictable in length and there are no ads. Given what football injuries are like, there'd be no chance of a break.

But a better system might be simply to have a stop watch clock that the crowd and viewers can see which shows stoppage time building up. Why not identify when the time lost passed three minutes? Why not show how time is gained during stoppage time? At the moment, it seems geared to increasing tension.
 

deselina

Well-Known Member
Apr 17, 2006
2,607
126
oh ok, yeah the rugby one makes sort of sense i suppose. anything but the american sports model.
 

DogsOfWar

Well-Known Member
Jan 12, 2005
2,293
3,603
The FA could simply enforce the 'multi ball' system where all the ball boys have a ball and when the ball goes out of play they throw their ball back in straight away and then go and get the other one during play.

But I would like to see any extra time added to the stadium game clock as my arsehole always drops out when it stops at 90 minutes and we're trying to defend a one goal lead not knowing how long is left.
 

mike_l

Well-Known Member
Jul 29, 2005
5,171
3,676
SkySports used to give a stat back in the 90's at the end of each half IIRC, ball in play. Only ever used to be about 30-35 minutes per half, surprisingly low.

Don't think it is feasible to stop the clock whenever the ball is out of play, games would last too long.
 

Kendall

Well-Known Member
Feb 8, 2007
38,502
11,933
dude, that frickin' sucks more than added-time multi-ball.

now pass me a weiner and some chips and dip.
 

Mr-T

Well-Known Member
Jan 24, 2006
2,603
563
A good way to cut out timewasting would be to execute every arsenal, chelski and man u player by exploding hand grenades in their battyholes. You might think other teams would just take their places but once players see what happened to Didier Dogbra or Michael Ballsack I'm sure they'd think twice.

It would be a good thing for football.
 

EmperorKabir

SC's Resident Legend
Dec 8, 2004
5,278
846
totally in support, but i discussed this once with a mate. lower leagues won't be able to afford stuff like extra officials and goal line technology...

though then again, anyone who can afford it should just have it. it's not like it's unfair if some do and some don't, so long as each game is fair individually.
 

Dharmabum

Well-Known Member
Aug 16, 2003
8,274
12,242
totally in support, but i discussed this once with a mate. lower leagues won't be able to afford stuff like extra officials and goal line technology...

though then again, anyone who can afford it should just have it. it's not like it's unfair if some do and some don't, so long as each game is fair individually.

I would think most teams could afford a stop-watch :wink:
 
Top