dunblanemike Posted May 6, 2022 Report Share Posted May 6, 2022 The bbc have an article outlining the time a ball is in play among EPL games. It is less than 60 minutes! should games instead be timed by a stop clock, as in basketball and other sports? My first thought is this is a good idea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61342349 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 On 5/6/2022 at 7:44 PM, dunblanemike said: The bbc have an article outlining the time a ball is in play among EPL games. It is less than 60 minutes! should games instead be timed by a stop clock, as in basketball and other sports? My first thought is this is a good idea. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61342349 Think this idea would put a stop to time wasting at play acting, at goal kicks and throw ins. Players have caught on to the idea that when defending corner kicks, if they hit the deck after clearing or contesting the ball, claiming a head injury, the Ref. will stop play, thus gaining a chance to regroup when play resumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 Certainly something to examine seriously. The article shows some games where the ball is only in play for 45 minutes or so. I wonder if a similar analysis is available for Scottish games. Mind you how long would games take if time only counted when the ball was in play? Even assuming players bucked their ideas up you could be looking at close on 2 and a half hours. Perhaps a reduced "ball in play" time of 75 to 80 minutes would have to be considered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 45 minutes ago, south inch said: Certainly something to examine seriously. The article shows some games where the ball is only in play for 45 minutes or so. I wonder if a similar analysis is available for Scottish games. Mind you how long would games take if time only counted when the ball was in play? Even assuming players bucked their ideas up you could be looking at close on 2 and a half hours. Perhaps a reduced "ball in play" time of 75 to 80 minutes would have to be considered. Realise that subs could be used, but how many players would fancy playing 2 and a half hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunblanemike Posted May 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, south inch said: Certainly something to examine seriously. The article shows some games where the ball is only in play for 45 minutes or so. I wonder if a similar analysis is available for Scottish games. Mind you how long would games take if time only counted when the ball was in play? Even assuming players bucked their ideas up you could be looking at close on 2 and a half hours. Perhaps a reduced "ball in play" time of 75 to 80 minutes would have to be considered. The article suggested 60 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, HOODLUM65 said: Realise that subs could be used, but how many players would fancy playing 2 and a half hours? How many of us could watch saints fir 2.5 hrs at the moment HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOODLUM65 Posted May 10, 2022 Report Share Posted May 10, 2022 52 minutes ago, sixties saintee said: How many of us could watch saints fir 2.5 hrs at the moment True. Article suggested 60 minutes of ball in play, however long that took. Average time in play this season 55 mins and 3 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixties saintee Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 hours ago, HOODLUM65 said: True. Article suggested 60 minutes of ball in play, however long that took. Average time in play this season 55 mins and 3 seconds. Play aw night and never score HOODLUM65 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
south inch Posted May 11, 2022 Report Share Posted May 11, 2022 15 hours ago, dunblanemike said: The article suggested 60 minutes Hadn't quite appreciated that. 60 minutes in play would seem to favour the time wasting teams. I think I would prefer closer to the 70 minutes that others seem to be able to achieve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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