I'm sure the Uragayans will be bereft.zimzum42 said:I am genuinely upset. That bunch of cheating pricks should never have been allowed to win
The equivalent of a penalty try is sorely needed for a situation like that
I have vowed never to set foot in Uragay
It needn't be a big change. Deliberate handball on the line preventing a goal = penalty goalFlying_Monkey said:Football and rugby are different, rubgy is a game that relies much more on formal penalties all round, so penalty tries are not big change. They would be a massive change for football. And yes, I think it would make it a worse game.
zimzum42 said:It needn't be a big change. Deliberate handball on the line preventing a goal = penalty goal
Aiming for hands wouldn't happen, that's madness.
True, I wanted Ghana to win, but had never thought of this issue until this game as I had never seen a blatant handball on the line like that. I am sure it happens quite a bit, but I don't watch football so much, so haven't seen it before.Flying_Monkey said:Oh, because no one ever tries to take advantage of the rules, now, do they?
Let's face it, the only reason you are advocating this is because Ghana lost. If it had been the other way around you'd be saying how it was perfectly fair with the rules we have. I was supporting Ghana too, but I can see exactly what Suarez was doing.
The fact is that Ghana had an opportunity to win the game as a result, but they blew it. Their big problem throughout the tournament was they they didn't score as many as they should have done. Sad, but that's how it was.
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dellzeqq said:I think it's nailbiting.
This is all very well in theory, but how do you decide whether a deliberate handball stopped a certain goal or not? The instances where it is clear cut are few and far between and mostly it would be open to interpretation, with long arguments and controversy going on both on the pitch and for ages afterwards.zimzum42 said:It needn't be a big change. Deliberate handball on the line preventing a goal = penalty goal
Aiming for hands wouldn't happen, that's madness.
Glad the Paragayans lost, really don't want any cheating Latinos to win this thing, would much rather some slightly less cheating Northern Europeans, preferably the Dutch, just to give die Bokke something to cheer about at home!
True - football does seem afraid of interpretation though. Perhaps if they players had some respect for the referee, as they generally do in rugby and cricket, then introducing such rules would not be a problemSmokin Joe said:This is all very well in theory, but how do you decide whether a deliberate handball stopped a certain goal or not? The instances where it is clear cut are few and far between and mostly it would be open to interpretation, with long arguments and controversy going on both on the pitch and for ages afterwards.
The rules are fine as they are, the handling player gets sent off and the attacking team get a free shot at goal from twelve yards.
it was just wonderful. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Stick the 'genteel' ride in your diary.mangaman said:Oh yes
Sorry tc for being a bit patronising
Anywhow - how was Felpham last week - I was in Birmingham at a work conference or I'd have ridden across and welcomed you all to the seaside.