Just one change

[cjsimba]

Review system like in tennis. You get 2 reviews per game. If you think you should have had a foul or even a throw in you can ask to review the decision.

But if you aren’t correct, you lose the review.

Would stop the endless pleas to the ref asking for every throw in/foul/decision to go your way. The ref can just say ‘you think that’s your throw in? Then ask for a review.’ 99% of the time, the team wouldn’t risk it as they know they’d lose. And eventually players will stop claiming for everything.

 

[NinjaTuna]

Similar to what someone else said in this thread, if someone is fouled in the box/handball etc and it doesn't stop a clear goal-scoring opportunity, I'd give an indirect free kick. It seems unfair to me that a player could be fouled on the edge of a tightly-packed box, and the team is rewarded a 70% chance of scoring.

For fun, similar to rugby, I'd make a rule that the ball isn't out of play until it touches the ground. Would make for some interesting tactics at corners etc, when you've got a guy strategically placed behind the goal to nod it back into play!

 

[Hotspur33]

Already been said but deffo salary cap.
Doesn't stop the best players being played accordingly, just stops them all playing in the same team.

 

[Oscar22]

I’d have the salary cap, but I’d go one further and have a transfer cap too. Each and every club have the same set amount of money available to them each and every window to spend, once they reach the limit, no more spending for that window.

The only thing that changes this, is similar to clubs who are relegated, clubs who go up are also given a parachute payment style bonus where they can spend a certain percentage over the usual budget for that summer window to ready themselves for the premier league. I don’t know, say 25-30%.

 

[FibreOpticJesus]

I’d have the salary cap, but I’d go one further and have a transfer cap too. Each and every club have the same set amount of money available to them each and every window to spend, once they reach the limit, no more spending for that window.

The only thing that changes this, is similar to clubs who are relegated, clubs who go up are also given a parachute payment style bonus where they can spend a certain percentage over the usual budget for that summer window to ready themselves for the premier league. I don’t know, say 25-30%.

Salary Cap. Sounds easy. There are however so many different ways of paying players. Eg signing on fees, bonuses, transfer fees being paid to players when their contract has run out or will do that year. Fees paid to 3rd parties, agents, sponsors and then paid to the player. I’m sure there are many other ways of getting around a salary cap available now to the player or will be invented in the future.

I also cannot see how you can cap each team to the same money each season. It would have to be based on income from an agreed number of sources e.g. ticket sales, membership income, sponsors, other stadium events, branded goods etc. You cannot restrict a large brand like United to the same spending as a newly promoted side or a team like Burnley. The United, pool Arsenal and Spurs have grown their brand and that should be the measure used to dictate their spend capacity. The financially doped clubs would then have their spend aligned accordingly with their potential sponsorship aligned accordingly.
However, all the above will have to be reciprocated in Europe otherwise the chances of any English club being able to compete with the European clubs for silverware, players, managers, sponsorship etc will be greatly reduced.

I just cannot see the clubs voting for it

 

[Flynn]

Jumpers for goalposts.

 

[PCozzie]

One substitution only.

Players are too quick, too strong, and too fit for most matches to open up as the game goes on (not you, Danny). Pitches are too small for modern football, but cannot be made bigger. Fatigue should play a bigger role and would hopefully limit the ability of less ambitious teams to try to defend tight for 90 minutes.

Either that or make games 120 minutes long, but I don't think most of us could stomach two hours of Spurs right now.

 

[Tucker]

No stuttered Bruno Fernandes style penalties.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

No stuttered Bruno Fernandes style penalties.

Or just no Bruno Fernandes.

 

[HNIM]

Or just no Bruno Fernandes.

Impossible. Then Spurs supporters wouldn’t be able to complain that we didn’t get him.

 

[CoopsieDeadpool]

Impossible. Then Spurs supporters wouldn’t be able to complain that we didn’t get him.

Whilst constantly cooing for the return of the manager who turned him down when offered him on a platter.

 

[nferno]

Fifa ban for chelski and them wiped from the record books