Changes In Football thread

[Winston Biscuit]

FIFA floating the idea that they are looking to potentially approve each domestic league being able to have 1 top flight game played in another country, and each country also can host up to 5 games from other countries leagues

[katweslowski]

FIFA floating the idea that they are looking to potentially approve each domestic league being able to have 1 top flight game played in another country, and each country also can host up to 5 games from other countries leagues

It's the beginning of the end - was always going to happen. Money will supersede absolutely everything in football as it already does in many other ways.

[Dirk Gently]

FIFA floating the idea that they are looking to potentially approve each domestic league being able to have 1 top flight game played in another country, and each country also can host up to 5 games from other countries leagues

It;'s the wet dream of broadcasters and betting companies to be able to use timezones to have a whole weekend full of back-to-back matches, so this will undoubtedly happen at some stage in the future.

6am - 3pm kick-off in Sydney
8am - 3pm kick-off in Beijing
10am - 3.30 pm kick-of in Kolkata
12pm - 3pm kick-off in Dubai
2pm 4pm & 6pm - European matches
8pm - 3pm kick-off in Miami
10pm - 4pm kick-off in Chicago
Midnight - 4pm kick-off in LA

[Winston Biscuit]

the worlds gone weird with all this capitalism on steroids stuff

[Sutekh]

FIFA floating the idea that they are looking to potentially approve each domestic league being able to have 1 top flight game played in another country, and each country also can host up to 5 games from other countries leagues

Will this cr@p idea never **** off and die?

[Stranded]

FIFA floating the idea that they are looking to potentially approve each domestic league being able to have 1 top flight game played in another country, and each country also can host up to 5 games from other countries leagues

Will this cr@p idea never **** off and die?

Not until it happens and then it will only die off if they don't make money out of it. Which they will.

[katweslowski]

It's a matter of time, it really is The super league thing was just one variation on the idea, which is basically to monetise the Premier League, to capitalise on the big 6 mainly, to sell tickets to the highest bidders, to turn it into an Americanised model, where basically tickets will be £250+ and regular fans will just be even less valued than they are now.

[Winston Biscuit]

I like how the European Superleague idea, with 6 English clubs invited to join, was shot down in flames and the idea thrown in the bin......so UEFA just changed the Champions League to one big league table and allowed 6 English teams into it

[Sutekh]

In another bit of micromanaging stupidity, FIFA is proposing a rule that would require all clubs to field at least one homegrown under-20 or under-21 player on the pitch at all times during matches.

[From Despair To Where?]

was watching a podcast with tim sherwood and jimmy bullard and a questions was posed to sherwood - what rule would he bring in to improve football. And he came out with a very interesting idea, he says he hates 0-0's so he said both teams should get zero points, for a nil-nil. A score draw is fine, both teams get a point. But if its nil nil neither team get a point. It might make teams go for it more in a boring nil niller. I like it! thinks its a great idea.

Out of interest, did Jimmy Bullard's contribution amount to anything more than fidgeting like a masturbating chimp whilst gurning like a village idiot?

[Royal Rother]

was watching a podcast with tim sherwood and jimmy bullard and a questions was posed to sherwood - what rule would he bring in to improve football. And he came out with a very interesting idea, he says he hates 0-0's so he said both teams should get zero points, for a nil-nil. A score draw is fine, both teams get a point. But if its nil nil neither team get a point. It might make teams go for it more in a boring nil niller. I like it! thinks its a great idea.

Out of interest, did Jimmy Bullard's contribution amount to anything more than fidgeting like a masturbating chimp whilst gurning like a village idiot?

It's all the twat's got.

[From Despair To Where?]

was watching a podcast with tim sherwood and jimmy bullard and a questions was posed to sherwood - what rule would he bring in to improve football. And he came out with a very interesting idea, he says he hates 0-0's so he said both teams should get zero points, for a nil-nil. A score draw is fine, both teams get a point. But if its nil nil neither team get a point. It might make teams go for it more in a boring nil niller. I like it! thinks its a great idea.

Out of interest, did Jimmy Bullard's contribution amount to anything more than fidgeting like a masturbating chimp whilst gurning like a village idiot?

It's all the twat's got.

That he's held up as some sort of "character" only goes to illustrate how depressingly witless footballers generally are.

[Stranded]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned but a raft of changes will come in on 1st June that will impact the WC first - mostly around VAR and time wasting.

To minimise time wasting at goal kicks/corners/throw ins - the ref will begin a countdown similar to when the keeper has the ball - if that lapses, possession will change hands - i.e. a goal kick will become a corner.

Subsitutions must be completed in 10 seconds. If delayed, then once the player has left the pitch, the sub may not come on for 1 minute (goalies are exempt).

In an effort to stop players feigning injury, if a player gets treatment on the field but no yellow/red card is given, they must leave the field for 1 minute.

VAR will now be able to review corners (but leagues can opt out - so far only Serie A of the big European leagues plans to do so) and weigh in to review 2nd yellow cards or mistaken identity.

Apologies if already discussed but some interesting changes there.

[Winston Biscuit]

not brand new info, but from the start of 26/27 The Premier League are launching Premier League+, which is their direct-to-consumer offering in Singapore only, via streamer Starhub. All 380 games will be available.

very much seen as a test case for a potential much bigger international expansion later on

[Dirk Gently]

Very much the natural next step for them. Why let people like Sky sell their product and add-on their own markup and money from advertising when the technology is there for them to sell direct to consumers?

[Sutekh]

Don't know if this has already been mentioned but a raft of changes will come in on 1st June that will impact the WC first - mostly around VAR and time wasting.

To minimise time wasting at goal kicks/corners/throw ins - the ref will begin a countdown similar to when the keeper has the ball - if that lapses, possession will change hands - i.e. a goal kick will become a corner.

And in the grand old tradition of “keeper has the ball” countdowns it’ll be forgotten about

Subsitutions must be completed in 10 seconds. If delayed, then once the player has left the pitch, the sub may not come on for 1 minute (goalies are exempt).

In an effort to stop players feigning injury, if a player gets treatment on the field but no yellow/red card is given, they must leave the field for 1 minute.

Well that’s fair, a player who actually does get injured in a non cardable challenge penalises his team as a result - but I suppose he could always go down clutching his head

VAR will now be able to review corners (but leagues can opt out - so far only Serie A of the big European leagues plans to do so) and weigh in to review 2nd yellow cards or mistaken identity.

About time! How many times a season do you see officials ballsing up corner/goal kick awards. Second yellows? Suppose it’s the first yellow that was a travesty?

Apologies if already discussed but some interesting changes there.

[Winston Biscuit]

Some journalist:

The Championship has been talking about swapping PSR for SCR for months. Today’s the day. A recent indicative vote fell just short of 2/3 majority but clubs think it will pass on Fri. 85% of revs on 1st team squads, plus max £10m top-up in owner cash.

[Winston Biscuit]

Changes to world cup qualifying being put in place for WC2030

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... dpjxgklyeo

[Clyde1998]

Changes to world cup qualifying being put in place for WC2030

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... dpjxgklyeo

Based on the last Nations League standings, the sides would be split:

League 1 - Pot 1

1. Portugal
2. Spain
3. France
4. Germany
5. Italy
6. Netherlands
7. Denmark
8. Croatia
9. Serbia
10. Belgium
11. England
12. Norway

League 1 - Pot 2

1. Wales
2. Czech Rep
3. Greece
4. Turkey
5. Scotland
6. Hungary
7. Poland
8. Israel
9. Switzerland
10. Bosnia
11. Austria
12. Ukraine

League 1 - Pot 3

1. Slovenia
2. Georgia
3. Ireland
4. Romania
5. Sweden
6. Macedonia
7. Northern Ireland
8. Kosovo
9. Iceland
10. Albania
11. Montenegro
12. Kazakhstan

League 2 - Pot 1

1. Finland
2. Slovakia
3. Bulgaria
4. Armenia
5. Belarus
6. Faroe Islands

League 2 - Pot 2

1. Cyprus
2. Estonia
3. Latvia
4. Luxembourg
5. Moldova
6. San Marino

League 2 - Pot 3

1. Azerbaijan
2. Lithuania
3. Malta
4. Gibraltar
5. Liechtenstein
6. Andorra

Spain and Portugal will qualify automatically as co-hosts, so in practice we'd end up with something like:

1. League 1 - Pot 1: France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; Denmark; Croatia; Serbia; Belgium; England; Norway; Wales; Czech Rep
2. League 1 - Pot 2: Greece; Turkey; Scotland; Hungary; Poland; Israel; Switzerland; Bosnia; Austria; Ukraine; Slovenia; Georgia
3. League 1 - Pot 3: Ireland; Romania; Sweden; Macedonia; Northern Ireland; Kosovo; Iceland; Albania; Montenegro; Kazakhstan; Finland; Slovakia
4. League 2 - Pot 1: Bulgaria; Armenia; Belarus; Faroe Islands; Cyprus; Estonia
5. League 2 - Pot 2: Latvia; Luxembourg; Moldova; San Marino; Azerbaijan
6. League 2 - Pot 3: Lithuania; Malta; Gibraltar; Liechtenstein; Andorra

[WestYorksRoyal]

Is there a path for a team from League 2 to qualify, or are they competing to get into League 1 which would then allow them to qualify?