Comments on: It’s time to stop kicking the ball out of play http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/ World Soccer views and news Mon, 09 Nov 2009 03:18:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Simon Haydon http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341185 Simon Haydon Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:49:15 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341185 Us referees are desparate for players to carry on with the game until the whistle blows. The laws state an injury has to be "serious" before the ref stops play. 99 times out of 100 injuries are either non-existent or light. Players can wait 30 seconds before getting treatment. Physios on the pitch while play is active are a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately footballers are not able to handle it was well as rugby players. Within a week they'd be claiming they were tripped by the physio or that he sprayed stuff in their eyes. Us referees are desparate for players to carry on with the game until the whistle blows. The laws state an injury has to be “serious” before the ref stops play. 99 times out of 100 injuries are either non-existent or light. Players can wait 30 seconds before getting treatment. Physios on the pitch while play is active are a recipe for disaster. Unfortunately footballers are not able to handle it was well as rugby players. Within a week they’d be claiming they were tripped by the physio or that he sprayed stuff in their eyes.

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]]> By: Red Devil http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341171 Red Devil Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:47:55 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341171 I have to disagree, partially. Sometimes the pain after a crunching tackle can be relatively brief but agonising even if there is no injury and anyone who has played semi-serious football for a sustained period of time knows what I am talking about. I have to disagree, partially. Sometimes the pain after a crunching tackle can be relatively brief but agonising even if there is no injury and anyone who has played semi-serious football for a sustained period of time knows what I am talking about.

]]> By: Hans Moman http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341141 Hans Moman Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:49:03 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341141 Totally agree. Due to players feigning injuries, kicking the ball out of play has become almost as annoying as players diving itself. Unless it is an obvious injury, play should continue. Totally agree. Due to players feigning injuries, kicking the ball out of play has become almost as annoying as players diving itself.

Unless it is an obvious injury, play should continue.

]]> By: Jose http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341136 Jose Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:03:09 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341136 Yeah, I agree with the article that this kind of game is pure cheating. My team was playing last weekend, and it was a semi-important game. For the first half, the game had no goals. On the second half, the other team, since a tie would be Great for them, started having the ball kicked out of bounds and the ref stopping the game almost every five minutes. I was mad because it happened at least 8 times and the ref said nothing! I don't thins kind of game should be allowed. :) Yeah, I agree with the article that this kind of game is pure cheating.

My team was playing last weekend, and it was a semi-important game. For the first half, the game had no goals.

On the second half, the other team, since a tie would be Great for them, started having the ball kicked out of bounds and the ref stopping the game almost every five minutes.

I was mad because it happened at least 8 times and the ref said nothing!

I don’t thins kind of game should be allowed.

:)

]]> By: The Sloper http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341130 The Sloper Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:07:56 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/soccer/2008/10/02/its-time-to-stop-kicking-the-ball-out-of-play/#comment-341130 It's a difficult one - i remember the Arsenal game all too well, and the fact it was replayed added to the (albeit waning) magic of the FA Cup. A similar situation in a lower-league game around the same time (may have been a reserve match) led to the opposing team being allowed to walk the ball into the net! Incidentally, unless my memory is playing tricks on me, the Premier League officials were instructed recently, as were the clubs and players, that the ball should not be put out of play, as the referee will stop the game if he thinks an "injury" warrants it. Of course, it still happens, but less. The sad thing is that players these days are too much into acting. Take a look at George Best running and how he stayed on his feet even when swipes were being taken at his legs. He showed it is actually easy for a player to stay on his feet, if he wanted to. Then again, football was a real game back then, and the modern sports entertainment version of the English top-flight is dying. It’s a difficult one - i remember the Arsenal game all too well, and the fact it was replayed added to the (albeit waning) magic of the FA Cup. A similar situation in a lower-league game around the same time (may have been a reserve match) led to the opposing team being allowed to walk the ball into the net!

Incidentally, unless my memory is playing tricks on me, the Premier League officials were instructed recently, as were the clubs and players, that the ball should not be put out of play, as the referee will stop the game if he thinks an “injury” warrants it. Of course, it still happens, but less.

The sad thing is that players these days are too much into acting. Take a look at George Best running and how he stayed on his feet even when swipes were being taken at his legs. He showed it is actually easy for a player to stay on his feet, if he wanted to. Then again, football was a real game back then, and the modern sports entertainment version of the English top-flight is dying.

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