Cool Hand Luke beware

[paperboy]

New rules for next season.

On Saturday the International Football Association Board (IFAB) met to discuss various law changes. A few months ago a blue card looked like being trialled at professional level but this card will now only be used at grass-roots and youth levels.

IFAB, though, has approved trials at League 1 & 2 level to stop goalkeepers time wasting. Firstly, referees will be stricter punishing keepers who hold on to the ball for more than six seconds.

Should a keeper hang on to the ball for a maximum of eight seconds they will be punished with either a corner or throw-in level with the penalty spot instead of an indirect free-kick.

[Ihearye]

New rules for next season.

On Saturday the International Football Association Board (IFAB) met to discuss various law changes. A few months ago a blue card looked like being trialled at professional level but this card will now only be used at grass-roots and youth levels.

IFAB, though, has approved trials at League 1 & 2 level to stop goalkeepers time wasting. Firstly, referees will be stricter punishing keepers who hold on to the ball for more than six seconds.

Should a keeper hang on to the ball for a maximum of eight seconds they will be punished with either a corner or throw-in level with the penalty spot instead of an indirect free-kick.

Time will tell. Have never seen any rule aimed at goalkeepers being enforced

[Shade]

Not just Luke. Harry Isted on Tuesday for Charlton had the ball in his hands for the best part of 20 seconds at one point.

As far as I know, the 6 second rule law was never written out, but is just never enforced. Not since Beckham scored from that free kick at the 2006 World Cup, anyway.

[Jerry St Clair]

Classic IFAB.

Replace one law that’s never enforced with another that won’t be either.