Using something similar to an NFL Salary Cap

[Matecheck]

The reason it works in American leagues is because they are enclosed league systems.

Actually, the real reason is because all the owners agree to it. For the good of the sport. If all the owners in all four big leagues (England, Germany, Spain and Italy) agreed to a salary cap in the name of parity, we would have one. But because there are about 8-10 teams who would lose their vice-like grip on the top of the football totem pole, it won't happen.

 

[Lilbaz]

You're absolutely right. This is one if the changes fifa is thinking about. Statistical analysis has shown that the ball is in play for 60 mins at the moment. Fifas idea is to change the official time to 60 mins but stop the clock whenever the ball is out of play. While it would change nothing about the length of the game, it would mean there is no more incentive to feign injury etc just to take time off the clock.

They are ment to stop the clock already and add injury time.

 

[Matecheck]

They are ment to stop the clock already and add injury time.

Well, they aren't doing it right then because the ball is only in play for 60 mins and anything over 5 mins extra time is considered ridiculous.

 

[Lilbaz]

Well, they aren't doing it right then because the ball is only in play for 60 mins and anything over 5 mins extra time is considered ridiculous.

Yes but if they are not doing it right now why would it be different if the game was 60 minutes?

 

[Matecheck]

Yes but if they are not doing it right now why would it be different if the game was 60 minutes?

Not quite sure I get your question?

The difference would be that the ref or a timekeeper would literally stop the clock anytime the whistle is blown/ball is out of play. And not restart it until play starts again. Exactly the same way they do it in basketball leagues the world over. Which is definitely not what they do now, nor what they are supposed to do.

 

[Eden]

I understand, and I knew there would be flaws. Cheers for the replies lads.

 

[JimmyG2]

3x 30 minute sessions with ten minute breaks between.
Poor lambs.
I'd run for an hour and a half non stop for 100.000 a week
through walls if necessary.

stop the clock.
And no substitutions in the last ten minutes
without a note from your mum
or a doctor's certificate.

Football has become one of the most ugly and unacceptable faces of capitalism.

 

[nailsy]

If they brought that in they would have to change the length of the games. 90 minutes of non stop running is too long now add on another half an hour of extra time. Sorry but there is absolutely nothing I'd want to bring in from American sports. It works for them but football is different. It's a world wide game, not just one league.

Cheerleaders?

 

[Lilbaz]

Cheerleaders?

Only if they are by the beer stall.

 

[JimmyG2]

You'll get assassinated the very next day.

I take comfort from the fact
that Donald Trump is still alive after a whole year and counting.

 

['O Zio]

What currency would the wage cap be in? The euro, ok. But what happens if the pound suddenly becomes stronger dragging some clubs wage bills over the cap?

This is actually a genuine problem already in the NHL because you have 6 teams based in Canada but the salaries and cap space etc. are all worked out in US dollars. As a result there's been times in the past where the Canadian dollar has tanked vs the US dollar and so the Canadian-based teams get screwed over because their income is mostly in Canadian dollars but their primary expenses are all in US dollars

 

['O Zio]

I don't think it would add near as much time as that. If you're opinion is they're necessary breaks to give the players rest I understand that, my thought is that they can still have that rest time but it doesn't effect the amount of time that is actually played. The flopping and time wasting at the end of games simply drives me nuts.

They've tested it out in the past mate and it works out at something like 62 minutes that the ball is actually in play. I'm in favour of stopping the clock to cut out all the faffing around and time-wasting, but you'd definitely have to reduce the games to 2 x 30 minute halves or something to make it practical