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Who checks for players entering the box ? I'm sure there was an England player in the D !

Therefore, the question is, why were they only made an option for youth, veterans, disability or grassroots football ? I agree with Pembroke. We now have a two tier system

You guys had many instances where this is happened, and the goalkeeper is the 2nd last defender ?

Good question. There were refusals to introduce laws a few years ago, where the the FA stated it couldn't be done because the game should be the same at all levels....then this appears !

Another initiative that's doing it's best to improve player behaviour at grassroots, but once it starts getting ignored at the professional level, it'll fall away like all the other campaigns ? 🤦‍♂️

Yep. That was in the 70's....doesn't apply these days !

Sounds like the type of challenge that if their team did it, the supporters would say it was hard but fair, yet if it was the opposing team it, they'd say it was dangerous 🤦‍♂️

Wasn't she holding her head, even though the contact wasn't even on that part of her body ? 🤦‍♂️

You just know the crowds in the professional game will be doing the countdown from the stands and demanding a corner as soon as the 8 seconds are up. By the way (unless i've missed this) but how do you know which side they should take the corner from ?

It's the same with a lot of these new laws / campaigns. It'll be hot topic to start with, and the occasional corner kick will be given on TV for all to see, but after a while it'll fizzle out just like the 6 secs rule, crowding refs etc. The countdown from 5 secs seems to me to be for TV...

I think there is a clear benefit to the player though, that's why they've decided to take it from there. They're throwing it straight to their keeper who has very little opposition, as opposed to the halfway line where players are marked up

You can't base decisions on how much teams are moaning. Once teams recognise this, they'll be moaning about everything

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Hmmm good point. I know headwear is a no go, but turbans are allowed as they're religious

I think they're confusing the word "busiest" with "best"

I thought sin bins were for dissent, not for not following instructions ?

Just change the culture of the game back to the way it was, and they'll be much less cheating aswell

Cheers. Or we just say "we'll just let 21 players stand here and wait until you do. I've got all day !" lol

TBH we had a ref sec a few years ago, that did just that. He allocated the refs to the best behaved teams first (from the marks given by the opposition) and let the clubs with the worst reputation do it themselves

Fair point, but if we all did that, who refs youth football, then ?