The one improvement that I would make to Football is:-

[RamNut]

The introduction of safe moaning areas in stadium.

The serious moaners should also be allowed an attendant.

[G STAR RAM]

Ban singing.

If I remember rightly we trialled it during the Clough years and it was quite successful.

[Pearl Ram]

Haven't read the whole thread forgive me if this has already been suggested. Injured player having to go off after being fouled. Here's the scenario.

Your dead ball specialist get's a good kick on the ankle, 20 yards from goal in the middle of the park. He goes down because it bloody hurt but he'll be fine in half a minute. 

Currently, he has to go off while play is restarted, he's been wronged and he can't take the free kick for his team. This can't be right surely ? I think this rule could do with looking at.

[Rev]

1. If a player has to go off for treatment as a result of a foul, the opponent who committed the foul also has to leave the field of play until the injured player is allowed back on. Seems unfair to be at a numerical disadvantage because of an opponents foul play.

2. Start referring to the game as Soccer, a global term we all understand. Football is too generic, encompassing various formats, a global move to Soccer as a description will help the game spread and become more popular.

DCSC till I die!

[Carl Sagan]

Would be a brilliant improvement if threads not about the Rams didn't appear and grow for many pages in "Rams Talk"

Come on mods!

 

Of course the other thing would be that anyone clearly identified to have been cheating would be automatically banned for 10 games. That would cut out the diving.

[Rev]

Would be a brilliant improvement if threads not about the Rams didn't appear and grow for many pages in "Rams Talk"

Come on mods!

 

Of course the other thing would be that anyone clearly identified to have been cheating would be automatically banned for 10 games. That would cut out the diving.

It would be even worse if a mod had replied to the thread, say post number 6, but hadn't moved the thread to the appropriate section.

[Rampage]

Reminded me of this.....

The "offside rule" explained for women:

You're in a shoe shop, second in the queue for the till. Behind the shop assistant on the till is a pair of shoes which you have seen and which you must have.

The female shopper in front of you has seen them also and is eyeing them with desire. Both of you have forgotten your purses.

It would be rude to push in front of the first woman if you had no money to pay for the shoes.

The shop assistant remains at the till waiting.

Your friend is trying on another pair of shoes at the back of the shop and sees your dilemma.

She prepares to throw her purse to you.

If she does so, you can catch the purse, then walk round the other shopper and buy the shoes!

At a pinch she could throw the purse ahead of the other shopper and "whilst it is in flight" you could nip around the other shopper, catch the purse and buy the shoes!

BUT, you must always remember that until the purse has "actually been thrown", it would be plain wrong for you to be in front of the other shopper and you would be OFFSIDE!

 

Zaragozaram. Your explanation was excellent. Would this still be true if it were two men in a pub and the pint of Carlsberg was already poured?

[DesertRam]

I would like to suggest that we arm Referee's, a revolver could make a lot of difference during a game.

ie, persistent fouling - tap the holster. 

Manager/Coach stepping over his area line, or on the pitch - wave gun over head.

Players handbags etc. - fire off shot in the air.

Crowd trouble - empty gun in general direction of stand.

 

Nobody considers referee's anymore.  

[maydrakin]

Team salary caps.  The first team squad is entitled to a maximum of £50m per annum.  Pay over that results in a one point penalty per £1m over spent.  (Drives salaries down and stops the big clubs from stockpiling)

Any over age (24+) player who plays less than 50% of games they are eligible to be released from their contract.

The game is not stopped when a player is injured.  The trainer comes on the pitch and treats whilst the game continues.  The trainer can stop the game, however players must be either be substituted or given 10 minutes recuperation time.  If the trainer deliberately gets in the way, the injured player is yellow carded.

The premiership (Division 1) rejoins the football league and TV money is shared across all 92 clubs in a ratcheting deal.  Otherwise all European places are awarded to Division 2 (as it will be renamed).

[Alph]

It would be even worse if a mod had replied to the thread, say post number 6, but hadn't moved the thread to the appropriate section.

Keep out of official forum business. You wouldn't understand. You're just a minion for now. 

[Wolfie]

Make prem teams put £10,000,000 each out of their sky increase into a pot, they would only spend it on wages anyway.

Give £2,000,000 each to the remaining 72 league teams ( would ensure survival for most lower league teams ).

The remaining £56,000,000 can then be ploughed back into grass roots football to ensure future generations can enjoy the great game.

 

I'm not sure giving the other 72 league teams more money would help, to be honest. Player wage inflation would be inevitable if everyone has a bit more money in a competitive transfer market, so the clubs probably wouldn't be any better off in the long run - plus they would become dependant on the richer clubs for survival & would they really want that?.

[Wolfie]

1. If a player has to go off for treatment as a result of a foul, the opponent who committed the foul also has to leave the field of play until the injured player is allowed back on. Seems unfair to be at a numerical disadvantage because of an opponents foul play.

Except that teams might be willing to sacrifice a player by pretending to be injured by the opponent's star player, thus removing them from the game.

[YouRams]

2 yellows = Sin bin, a 3rd is a sending off. Too many games are ruined by a team going down to 10 men for soft yellows.

[Posh Ram]

I'd consider 11 roll-on, roll-off subs to be honest. Game becomes much more fast-paced, more attacking and thus more exciting.

A sin-bin system would stop cynical fouling.

[Dale The Ram]

Safe Standing

Cheaper Tickets

More power to the ref (Rugby-esque respect)

Derby County given bonuses every season/Transfer Embargo for Forest until 2045

[Rampage]

The season before last, I think that Chelsea had 29 players out on loan. There must be something wrong with that, especially if we are not allowed to have first choice! If there was a limit to how many players that could be loaned out, perhaps the players that were being stockpiled would find their way to other clubs on a permanent basis. The old friends club of allowing players to go to your mates at other clubs seems unavoidable but potentially unfair. Football is not fair and is generally not played on a level playing field to improve drainage.

[Ewetube]

All for more technology to help the refereeing team reach the correct decision.

Would also like to see rugby-type punishment for descent and acts of gamesmanship such as preventing quick free kicks or quick throw ins by moving the play 10 metres further on for each transgression.

[JoetheRam]

Can't stick to one so here are 10.

1. Safe standing

2. £20 max ticket price at any level

3. Give both teams exactly 50% ticket allocation of stadium capacity for finals.

4. Straight red, £2 million fine for the player and £20 million fine for the club for diving/surrounding refs/kissing the badge/clearly planned celebrations/pink boots/any haircut that didn't exist in 1968.

5. No yellow card for "over exuberant" celebrations.

6. Ban advertising for betting, fast food, alcohol, cigarette and weapons companies at grounds/on shirts.

7. Ban sponsored stadiums, substitutions, corners and backs of shirts.

8. Only the FA cup final and European Cup final to be shown live on TV. World Cup excepted.

9. Force Sky/BT Sport to stop showing football and throw all their money into social housing.

10. Call the leagues in England "Division One", "Division Two", "Division Three" and "Division Four".

[Rampage]

Can't stick to one so here are 10.

1. Safe standing

2. £20 max ticket price at any level

3. Give both teams exactly 50% ticket allocation of stadium capacity for finals.

4. Straight red, £2 million fine for the player and £20 million fine for the club for diving/surrounding refs/kissing the badge/clearly planned celebrations/pink boots/any haircut that didn't exist in 1968.

5. No yellow card for "over exuberant" celebrations.

6. Ban advertising for betting, fast food, alcohol, cigarette and weapons companies at grounds/on shirts.

7. Ban sponsored stadiums, substitutions, corners and backs of shirts.

8. Only the FA cup final and European Cup final to be shown live on TV. World Cup excepted.

9. Force Sky/BT Sport to stop showing football and throw all their money into social housing.

10. Call the leagues in England "Division One", "Division Two", "Division Three" and "Division Four".

Come on JoetheRam, we both know that you can do more than ten.

Get it out of your system, give me another ten. Some good ones in there.

[Dimmu]

In terms of rules i would change the offside rule with an additional line around 35 yards out. You can only be offside beyond that rather than beyond the halfway line. The offside rule was brought in to stop goalhanging and protect goalkeepers, not to squash any creativity out of midfield. 

Going to be greedy and have two changes on reflection. Retrospective 1 month bans/fines for divers. Would stop diving overnight and allow refs to make better decisions. 

First timer should get a year and his salary should be used for hospitality. Second time... not sure which one would be appropriate, life sentence or death.

But I like your offside rule suggestions, it's great!

My own suggestion is simple. Change freekicks name to revengekick 'cause that's what it really is.