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Frankie · 06-27-2010, 10:51 AM

1- Keep the three-sub rule for the duration of the game. Allow one extra substitution for over-time.

2- Allow unlimited substitution at halftime.

3- Join the 21st century with video technology. Replays don't have to be for every little dispute or questionable call. Just goals the are disallowed with near obvious bad calls or ref mistakes. Goals that are illegally stopped by D in a rather obvious infraction (remember US/Germany 2002). Use them also in Red-card situations. Kaka should never have been kicked out that last game.

4- Continuing the video tech theme, there should be cameras dedicated to the goal line (as in Tennis' line cameras) to show whether a ball is actually in as a goal or not.

5- Devise a way to severely punish cheap dives, even if it's after a post-match review. Red-card a blatant diver, after the review and make him ineligible for the next game. Better yet, the next two games. (example: the guy who grabbed his face and fell on the ground in 'excruciating' pain after Kaka feather-touched him in the chest.)

Ideas not yet included in the list since I'm not yet convinced:

A- One offside goal per game should be allowed using basically a team coupon?

B- Maybe having two refs each assigned to half a field?

Your thoughts, ideas and arguments not just welcome but encouraged. I will add the ones that convince me to the above list.

Discuss away.

Mr. Laz · 06-28-2010, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

No reason? Why is there any sort of rule regarding subs? It's a well-known fact that off sides is THE most important reason why soccer is hated in the U.S. (as if anyone cared).

unlimited subs would be a great change imo ... just like hockey.

You can sub anytime you want but we aren't stopping the clock. So if you screw up then it's on you.

players could go all out, all the time and it would create more action.

"but that would remove some of the beauty of the game by making stamina a lesser factor /soccersnob"

blaise · 06-28-2010, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

No reason? Why is there any sort of rule regarding subs? It's a well-known fact that off sides is THE most important reason why soccer is hated in the U.S. (as if anyone cared).

The problem is, if you eliminated offsides, some team would start doing some jacked up offense where they just left a player standing down near the other goal the whole game and whenever they got the ball they'd just try and kick it down to him. Same thing as hockey. A team would just have a player stand in front of the crease and then just try and send the puck down to him when they got it in the defensive zone.

milkman · 06-28-2010, 09:46 PM

I'm not going to read through this thread because I really don't give a rat's ass about soccer, and am happy that the U.S. lost so that I don't have to listen to hours of soccer talk on sports radio.

However, from what I did hear, FIFA is an arrogant, useless organization that won't hold officials accoutable for their calls in a match, so what they should do is die a horredous death in an Aids/Antifreeze forest fire.

blaise · 06-28-2010, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

I'm not going to read through this thread because I really don't give a rat's ass about soccer, and am happy that the U.S. lost so that I don't have to listen to hours of soccer talk on sports radio.

However, from what I did hear, FIFA is an arrogant, useless organization that won't hold officials accoutable for their calls in a match, so what they should do is die a horredous death in an Aids/Antifreeze forest fire.

Yes, I hope they make room for more Royals talk now.

Param · 06-28-2010, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by milkman

I'm not going to read through this thread because I really don't give a rat's ass about soccer, and am happy that the U.S. lost so that I don't have to listen to hours of soccer talk on sports radio.

However, from what I did hear, FIFA is an arrogant, useless organization that won't hold officials accoutable for their calls in a match, so what they should do is die a horredous death in an Aids/Antifreeze forest fire.

So you did pay attention for all those hours.

milkman · 06-28-2010, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Param

So you did pay attention for all those hours.

I generally turned it off after a while.

Frankie · 06-29-2010, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

The game wouldn't work without offsides. Why would they have it at all if it wasn't needed.

This.

Frankie · 06-29-2010, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by MahiMike

Of course it would work. It'd work great. 10-8 games instead of 0-0.

One of the charms of Soccer is that a goal is so precious. Soccer is a game of anticipation for the viewer. And that's where the excitement lies. You don't wanna turn it into basketball and have cheap but many scores. It works for the type of game that b-ball is but not soccer.

blaise · 06-29-2010, 09:08 AM

I just saw a story on yahoo sports that said the FIFA President has now said that he'll take another look at using video replay.

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wor...ter062910.html

**Baby Lee** · 06-29-2010, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by milkman

I'm not going to read through this thread because I really don't give a rat's ass about soccer, and am happy that the U.S. lost so that I don't have to listen to hours of soccer talk on sports radio.

However, from what I did hear, FIFA is an arrogant, useless organization that won't hold officials accoutable for their calls in a match, so what they should do is die a horredous death in an Aids/Antifreeze forest fire.

Hold on a GAT DAMMED MINNIT!!!

MM hates something and thinks it's stupid?

Must be Tuesday.

**BossChief** · 06-29-2010, 09:48 AM

How about making the game clock count DOWN.

Frankie · 06-29-2010, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by BossChief

How about making the game clock count DOWN.

Won't make a positive diff. No reason not to keep the tradition there.

WoodDraw · 06-29-2010, 01:48 PM

There's nothing soccer fans loves more than listening to suggestions every four years on how to "fix" the game.

blaise · 06-29-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WoodDraw

There's nothing soccer fans loves more than listening to suggestions every four years on how to "fix" the game.

I'm pretty sure soccer fans in England and Mexico are a bit more open to suggestions than they were a week ago.
The fake injuries, flopping, and blown goal calls are problems. I don't see why a soccer fan wouldn't want those things fixed in some way.

**loochy** · 06-29-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by blaise

I'm pretty sure soccer fans in England and Mexico are a bit more open to suggestions than they were a week ago.
The fake injuries, flopping, and blown goal calls are problems. I don't see why a soccer fan wouldn't want those things fixed in some way.

Yeah, I'm sure they'd love to fix those things.

I'm not so sure they'd be down with a complete remaking of the game's critical rules, such as offsides.

06-27-2010, 10:51 AM
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