Ashley17 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 If you could change something in football, big or small, what would it be? For example, if it was up to me, I'd have the Europa League winners qualify for the Champions league. If you're going to have a tournament that requires that many games to win it's hardly a just reward to have the winners be re-entered into it, it's more of a punishment. Also it would add some prestige to the tournament instead of just being an unwelcome distraction. The FA Cup - I'd consider putting the winners of this into the CL as well, might stop teams playing their youth. However, a possible problem is that the top 4 all play their best team and everyone else thinks fuck it, what's the point. The Johnstone's Paint trophy (Football league trophy? Whatever it's called) has a rule where something like at least 7 of the starting 11 have got to have featured in a certain percentage of first team games - i.e. Strong teams are put out every round. Could this be trialled on the bigger stage? Video technology on goal line incidents, not so sure about everything else though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 League Cup is turgid at times. Merge it with the Scottish League Cup, makes it a bit more interesting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I hate how when someone injures a person on the other team, if the player needs phsio treatment they have to go off the pitc then come back on, while the other team had a one man advantage Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Scrap the CL groups and make it a wholly knockout tournament like it used to be. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 scrap the league cup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David28 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Video evidence for goals and main decisions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorJ_01 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Was suggested here a while back but is probably impossible to implement. Teams start with x million and can only top that up through player sales. Would stop owners pumping in ridiculous amounts. Would also improve the quality of youth player coming through the ranks. Dominance wouldn't be down to 'who's richer'. Also, maybe a total wage bill cap. Meaning you can still have players paid huge amounts, but it would have to be balanced against the rest of the team. Wages would probably start to level out a bit more throughout the whole team. However, these would have to be done globally otherwise we would plummet in the world football scene. yeah it is impossible, nevermind, just a thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 League Cup is turgid at times. Merge it with the Scottish League Cup, makes it a bit more interesting. Agree totally. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 In Spain: - I'd get the Cup back to a single game tie format instead of two legs (to protect the bigger clubs) like it is now. It just made it much more interesting. I'd also qualify the winner for the CL, and remove one of the CL spots from the league. - Bring back the relegation playoffs, they were cracking (we still have playoffs in other tiers). In England: - Drop the games in hand malarkey. It's annoying and if other leagues can keep all their teams in the same schedule and have all them in cups and Europe, you should too. Overall: - Implement a meaningful homegrown rule. Doesn't happen so much in Barça but I want to see Spanish players when I play Spanish teams, English players when I play English teams... we have reached a point where the city the team represents seems merely accessory. - Goal line technology and refs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'd do anything that benefits NUFC basically, stuff like: Instead of using goal difference, places are decided by the most grey seats in the teams' respective stadiums. Penalties: if you've ever eaten an apple whilst on a bike you can dribble a penalty kick into the goal if you fancy it. Put a weight limit on football club owners so we could get rid of Ashley, while also avoiding Shepherd. Ashley would have to give the club away for nowt in the present circumstances, them's the rules. Nolan goals count double. Special guest referees like Jimmy Nail, Ant and Dec can be linesmen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobby_solano Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 the merging of the league cup with the scottish one is an interesting thought, i'd not thought of that before. i'd come down like a ton of bricks the next time cattermole mauls someone, a lengthy ban. i'd bring back the cup winners cup too... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Scrap the Champions League and Europa cup. For every league which falls under UEFA's banner, every club in their top league is entered into a super European cup. No seedings, one legged ties from round one to final (A preliminary round or two may be needed to lose some of the chaff - its a work in progress). We get the true European Champions. TV may be a bit of a bugger, but you could make use of digital telly (like Sky do for Champs leagues) or internet to get every game available to view if you so wish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'd do anything that benefits NUFC basically, stuff like: Instead of using goal difference, places are decided by the most grey seats in the teams' respective stadiums. Penalties: if you've ever eaten an apple whilst on a bike you can dribble a penalty kick into the goal if you fancy it. Put a weight limit on football club owners so we could get rid of Ashley, while also avoiding Shepherd. Ashley would have to give the club away for nowt in the present circumstances, them's the rules. Nolan goals count double. Special guest referees like Jimmy Nail, Ant and Dec can be linesmen. Don't put ideas in his head, he's great at penalties but if he tried to dribble it (even into an empty net) he'd shin the fucker out for a goal kick at best. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 in Argentina they are trialling a thing where the ref sprays a disolvable line where the wall should be stops encroachment, would like to see this implemented. Champs lge to champs& runners up knock out cup Teams only allowed a set squad to stop people horsing young players eg Liverpool & Spurs Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mowen Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 in Argentina they are trialling a thing where the ref sprays a disolvable line where the wall should be stops encroachment, would like to see this implemented. Read about that before, sounds class. Think it was some sort of scientist who got pissed off he could never score free kicks so invented this to give him a better chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 I'd do anything that benefits NUFC basically, stuff like: Instead of using goal difference, places are decided by the most grey seats in the teams' respective stadiums. Penalties: if you've ever eaten an apple whilst on a bike you can dribble a penalty kick into the goal if you fancy it. Put a weight limit on football club owners so we could get rid of Ashley, while also avoiding Shepherd. Ashley would have to give the club away for nowt in the present circumstances, them's the rules. Nolan goals count double. Special guest referees like Jimmy Nail, Ant and Dec can be linesmen. Don't put ideas in his head, he's great at penalties but if he tried to dribble it (even into an empty net) he'd shin the fucker out for a goal kick at best. Good point, areet then: if you've ever eaten an apple whilst on a bike you get a pass so you're allowed to take performance enhancing drugs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fraser Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Independent time keeper as in both rugby codes so that the clock stops during treatment for injuries, during substitutions and after a certain amount of time for set-pieces (15 seconds for throw-in, 30 seconds for a corner or goal kick or the like). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Independent time keeper as in both rugby codes so that the clock stops during treatment for injuries, during substitutions and after a certain amount of time for set-pieces (15 seconds for throw-in, 30 seconds for a corner or goal kick or the like). I'm all for something along these lines, as time wasting does my head in. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Bonus points awarded for teams who score more than four goals in a game. Defensive teams will rightly get fuck all for boring the shit out of everyone while attacking teams will get rewarded for entertaining us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keefaz Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Why should good defensive teams be penalised? It's just as much part of the game. Cack idea, tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Bonus points awarded for teams who score more than four goals in a game. Defensive teams will rightly get fuck all for boring the shit out of everyone while attacking teams will get rewarded for entertaining us. Could have some legs this - too often do teams go 2 or 3 goals up with a good chunk of the game to go, and just sit on that and slip back into 2nd gear. Getting your money's worth and all that jazz. That said the team in front would argue they can do what they want with that lead and if they think the opposition has goals in them, playing more conservatively would suit them better. Put yourself in the 2-0 situation - if you're 2-0 up, and you're playing a pretty decent side who score regularly, what do you do? Need to recognise the defensive element of the game as well, I guess. In conclusion, I don't know. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 For deliberate fouls on players in a goalscoring position, a penalty kick (regardless of where the offence occured) and a yellow card instead of a free kick and a red. Players who deliberately block the ball by the corner flag to waste time should be penalised for time-wasting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Probably already mentioned but the unbelievably pathetic rule of getting a yellow card for removing your shirt. Never heard of anything so ludicrous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gash Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 and it is lovely to see a few naked bodies every now and again... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Andy Gray enjoys seeing Adebayor's neck muscles and torso if I remember correctly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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