45 minute half's to be scrapped?

[.Williamson. 84,119]

Horrendous idea 

[theiconicman 3,026]

2 minutes ago, To Be A Ranger said:

So they want to change each half to 30 mins and stop the clock each time the ball goes out of play which means that each half will become 45 mins if the studies are to be believed.

What's the point?

To guarantee 60 mins of actual game irrespective of time wasting. 

[To Be A Ranger 4,032]

Just now, theiconicman said:

To guarantee 60 mins of actual game irrespective of time wasting. 

Ok I see that. But just to be picky, if studies show that a 45 min half has the ball in play for 30 mins wouldn't a 30 min half equate to 45 mins allowing for similar time for the ball being out of play.

[Bluenose88 132]

1 hour ago, Lloyd72 said:

They'll end up banning headers too and soon after that it'll be non contact.

There's an argument to be made it's already non contact, when compared to what many of us grew up watching and playing, it was a very different brand of football then. 

[Bluenose88 132]

Sounds like something our US friends wanted so many years ago.  All of their major sports are play driven for TV advertising. Most games last 3 hours no matter the sport. I'm a purest, so just leave the core of the game alone. If you don't like it don't play it and don't watch it. 

[Blue Avenger 22,568]

Absolute load of shite!

[With Heart and Hand 8,951]

Just leave it how it is, the rules are the same for everyone anyway

[Tom0411 1,228]

Now that players are fitter & faster what about 10 a side teams

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[Deanzmeanzheinz 4,312]

I would like the penalty shoot outs after extra time to be taken in both penalty boxes.

One team woukd take their pens at their end - less distraction from opposing fans. And it puts less stress on the penalty spot and avoids incidents like John Terry/David Beckham slips and wait for it ......... the Tom Rogic balloon that still hasn't landed!! 

[Smile 26,622]

Leave it as it is works fine.

[Ferris Bueller 1,569]

Can maybe see a wee lawsuit or two here! Pay to watch 90mins of footie but only been getting about 60!

 

[Davie Mr Magic Cooper 515]

I don't recognise this world anymore. I'm scared.

[Big Al 55 9,324]

1 hour ago, siddiqi_drinker said:

Let women take over, we can have three thirty minute periods 

Leave it the fuk alone, trying again to be too American

Not my woman, she has 3 weeks pmt and 1 week period.

[BLUEDIGNITY 33,746]

A load of fuckin keech, never happen ! Ye miss the good auld 10 hauf-time twenty wan the winner daze !

 

[Da Kool Blue 139]

Keep it 45 mins, but stop the clock as well. 

Oh aye, and scrap extra time, it it's a draw go straight to pens. I don't see why you should get an extra 30 mins when you couldn't win the game in 90-180.

[onefootwillie 1,519]

Really poor idea , why do they need to change the format of our game , nothing wrong with it as it stands 

[STILLGAME 55 4,128]

7 minutes ago, BLUEDIGNITY said:

A load of fuckin keech, never happen ! Ye miss the good auld 10 hauf-time twenty wan the winner daze !

 

40 a side

[Junior Soprano 22,428]

I'd love to know what the likes of Moses McNeil thinks of the game right now. 

Football is ruined from money to rules.

[siddiqi_drinker 14,635]

46 minutes ago, Big Al II said:

Not my woman, she has 3 weeks pmt and 1 week period.

Akways thought PMT and BSE were the same 'mad cow; disease.

[slimjim1690 4,534]

3 hours ago, MisterBlueSky said:

Some people have too much time on their hands.

I see what you done there.

[With Heart and Hand 8,951]

Having mulled over this ive realized that ive never heard anyone moaning about the way it works at the moment, never heard anyone moan about 45 min halfs and extra time, theres plenty of issues in the game at the moment but no one seems to think this is one, at least not as much to bring it up in conversation.

However ive heard plenty of people complaining about the Clock Stopping in other sports, when you go to an American Football or Basketball game the ball is played for 60 minutes for Football and 48 minutes, but with the clock stopping constantly then you the game takes fucking 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Fuck being at a game for three hours. IMO it would ruin the pace of games and the atmosphere. Atmosphere is shite in 99% of american sports, and any atmosphere there is is just manufactured, thats why they have cheerleaders and fucking mascots shooting tshirts out of cannons and all that shite, because for 2/3 of the game folk are sitting on their arse looking at nothing

And in the states they go to an advert break on televised games near enough every time the balls out of play, it would be a pain in the fucking arse. They'll be asking for 4 quarters instead of 2 halfs next to squeeze more commercial breaks in.  The ball will be going up the wing into the box then all of a sudden the camera pans to Bobby Madden who blows the whistle and looks right into the camera like "we'll be right back after these messages"

When a ball goes out of play now and its 75 mins in and your 1-0 down then everyone scrambles to get playing and the atmosphere picks up etc because the clock is ticking, if they stopped time it would end up stopped for twice as long every time.

They'll be doing goal line technology, refs with microphones and selling fuckin peanuts and cracker jacks next. 

100% no from me.

[pcbear 10,924]

3 minutes ago, With Heart and Hand said:

Having mulled over this ive realized that ive never heard anyone moaning about the way it works at the moment, never heard anyone moan about 45 min halfs and extra time, theres plenty of issues in the game at the moment but no one seems to think this is one, at least not as much to bring it up in conversation.

However ive heard plenty of people complaining about the Clock Stopping in other sports, when you go to an American Football or Basketball game the ball is played for 60 minutes for Football and 48 minutes, but with the clock stopping constantly then you the game takes fucking 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Fuck being at a game for three hours. IMO it would ruin the pace of games and the atmosphere. Atmosphere is shite in 99% of american sports, and any atmosphere there is is just manufactured, thats why they have cheerleaders and fucking mascots shooting tshirts out of cannons and all that shite, because for 2/3 of the game folk are sitting on their arse looking at nothing

And in the states they go to an advert break on televised games near enough every time the balls out of play, it would be a pain in the fucking arse. They'll be asking for 4 quarters instead of 2 halfs next to squeeze more commercial breaks in.  The ball will be going up the wing into the box then all of a sudden the camera pans to Bobby Madden who blows the whistle and looks right into the camera like "we'll be right back after these messages"

When a ball goes out of play now and its 75 mins in and your 1-0 down then everyone scrambles to get playing and the atmosphere picks up etc because the clock is ticking, if they stopped time it would end up stopped for twice as long every time.

They'll be doing goal line technology, refs with microphones and selling fuckin peanuts and cracker jacks next. 

100% no from me.

bullseye, if it aint broke don't fix it.

[With Heart and Hand 8,951]

Just now, pcbear said:

bullseye, if it aint broke don't fix it.

I think the wanks at the SFA just bring up this shite so it looks like they actually do something other than licking the windows at Hampden on a daily basis

[Creampuff 22,628]

3 hours ago, BridgeIsBlue said:

Been said before but why can they not keep the 45 minutes but introduce the stoppage of time when the ball is out of play? 

Utterly moronic. 

The concern there probably is that games would last two hours.

[Bad Robot 21,512]

8 minutes ago, pcbear said:

bullseye, if it aint broke don't fix it.

I think we need cheerleaders at half time again ☹️