8 Second Goalie Rule

[Abseits]

New rule about goalkeeper must release ball within 8 seconds or a corner is awarded.

Fair enough I suppose but where will that leave us with our pissfarting about at the back? My feeling is there is quite a delay between ball going "dead" and keeper having control before we finally pass it 3yds across our box. Surely we'll have to liven up a bit?

Also, we don't look comfortable doing it anyway so with added pressure of the clock and attackers incentivised to close our defenders down and limit Walsh's distribution options are we in trouble?

Maybe it will be a blessing in disguise and just force us to welly ball upfield like the old days...

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/30998/13413287/premier-league-martin-dubravka-becomes-the-first-gk-penalised-for-new-8-second-rule

[72bus]

I thought the 8 second rule only came in if the ball was in the keepers hands , will try and look it up .

[cross it Dave]

I am sure it has to be in the goalie hands, it use to be so many steps.

And yes with our line up of super fast forwards, a quick punt from whoever our goalie is may prove effective.

Aren’t most goals scored with 3 touches or less? so by pass Chair and Madsen and we are onto certain victory.

[Abseits]

Thing is, cross comes over and GK catches it. 8 sec Countdown starts...

Normally, GK falls forward clutching the ball and sniffing the pitch for a bit before slowwwwallllly getting to his feet in readiness to distribute it. I reckon thats about 8 secs gone and the leeway to now pissfart about has virtually gone.

In my head the 10, 12, 14 second "Mexican standoff" between defending team and attacking team at goal kicks that seems to have been normalised will have to go out the window.

The scenario where all this mularkey goes on for ages before GK changes his mind and waves everyone upfield for a big punt will become a thing of the past too.

Basically, GKs will have to get a wiggle on irrespective of if they're going long or short.

[72bus]

Why can't they leave the game alone

[Abseits]

Why can't they leave the game alone

Be fair, this is a kinda sensible rule.... the amount of time wasting that goes on in games in "broad daylight" has become ridiculous - it's a scourge of the modern game, getting barely 50 mins of action in a 90 min game has become normalised.

Authorities are constantly trying to eradicate it. Multiball and routinely adding on several minutes haven't really addressed the constant stop-start you get in games.

The obvious one to get a grip of is players sitting down and getting the game stopped - just let trainers come onto the pitch with the magic sponge. A Plymouth player got the game stopped last week sitting down a yard from the touchline - literally taking the ####!

I dunno why game has to stop for substitutions either - far too much ceremonial poncing about goes on around it. Just get one on and one off and let 4th official handle if whilst play continues.

Unfortunately, modern footballers and coaches want to break up the game - they literally do all they can to reduce the amount of time exerting themselves. Unfortunately this means tinkering with rules. Just adding on time doesn't work - that doesn't address the constant breaking up of rhythm and momentum.

[72bus]

Be fair, this is a kinda sensible rule.... the amount of time wasting that goes on in games in "broad daylight" has become ridiculous - it's a scourge of the modern game, getting barely 50 mins of action in a 90 min game has become normalised.

Authorities are constantly trying to eradicate it. Multiball and routinely adding on several minutes haven't really addressed the constant stop-start you get in games.

The obvious one to get a grip of is players sitting down and getting the game stopped - just let trainers come onto the pitch with the magic sponge. A Plymouth player got the game stopped last week sitting down a yard from the touchline - literally taking the ####!

I dunno why game has to stop for substitutions either - far too much ceremonial poncing about goes on around it. Just get one on and one off and let 4th official handle if whilst play continues.

Unfortunately, modern footballers and coaches want to break up the game - they literally do all they can to reduce the amount of time exerting themselves. Unfortunately this means tinkering with rules. Just adding on time doesn't work - that doesn't address the constant breaking up of rhythm and momentum.

Some good points, if it filters down to Sunday morning football I can see it being problematic