Scrapping 45-minute half to be debated at Ifab

A proposal to scrap 45-minute halves is to be looked at by football's lawmakers to deter time-wasting.

Instead, there could be two periods of 30 minutes with the clock stopped whenever the ball goes out of play.

Lawmaking body the International Football Association Board (Ifab) says matches only see about 60 minutes of "effective playing time" out of 90.

The idea is one of several put forward in a new strategy document designed to address football's "negativities".

Another proposal would see players not being allowed to follow up and score if a penalty is saved - if the spot-kick "is not successful", play would stop and a goal-kick awarded.

Other ideas include a stadium clock linked to a referee's watch and a new rule allowing players to effectively pass to themselves or dribble the ball when taking a free-kick.

Former Chelsea striker Gianfranco Zola is in favour of the proposal to cut matches to 60 minutes.

"I personally like this rule because there are so many teams who try to take advantage of it because they are winning and wasting time - so I think it is not a bad rule," he told the BBC.

"Football is fast enough. Some of the changes I don't like very much, but this is a good one."

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"Another proposal would see players not being allowed to follow up and score if a penalty is saved - if the spot-kick "is not successful", play would stop and a goal-kick awarded."



The scramble after a failed penalty attempt is an exhilarating passage of play, imo. Why make things harder for those trying to score goals.

 

Is it April 1st?

 

So the fans get even less for their money. Sounds great!

 

That won't stop time wasting

 

*insert 'Worst. Idea. Ever.' pic*

 

And some one/a group was paid to come up with these ideas ..

 

Of course it will, great idea, more actual football than we currently get.

 

You miss the actual reasoning behind the idea?

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No I haven't.

 

More footbal you reckon, when the proposal is because we only actually get 30mins of football each half.
Its purposeful limiting the actual time to 30 mins a half based on what they deem is what we currently get during a normal 45.

So no it isnt more football.

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Keep it at 45 minutes. Just do what rugby does and stop the CLOCK during substitutions and injury delays.

 

Stopping the clock is what they are proposing

 

Happy now?

 

Obviously Captin.

 

Terrible idea.

 

Why not introduce the clock stopping idea while keeping it to 45 minutes a half? All I can see is such a change rewarding negative teams who only have to stop the opposition from scoring for an hour rather than an hour and a half.

 

I saw these proposals earlier and some of them are quite good to be honest. Like stopping the clock for stoppages like they do in rugby and giving an automatic goal when a player handballs on the line. Shortening the game to an hour is just * stupid though, absolutely no point in it.