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There's to much confusion (if that's the right word) at the moment."in certain circumstances"!!! As if there isn't enough confusion around handball already. IMO you need to bite the bullet and either don't give handballs or give a handball when it hits hand/arm regardless of the intent. I'd go with the latter because to have no handball would encourage players getting away with some deliberate cases.
I've been playing for decades and I get pinged for handball 3 times a season(??), I can honestly say I've never deliberately gone to handle the ball once.
God help us when VAR comes in.
I've been playing for decades and I get pinged for handball 3 times a season(??), I can honestly say I've never deliberately gone to handle the ball once.
I agree 100% with Woy.
Handball rule killing game of football - Hodgson
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says the penalty against his side for a handball was "completely unacceptable" and the rule is "killing the game of football" after his side lost 2-1 at home to Everton.www.bbc.co.uk
A couple of weeks into the season and we've seen too many games decided unfairly by this stupid rule.
Me too and I totally admire the way he went about explaining just how stupid the rule is, calmly and objectively. No sour grapes and putting the blame firmly on the shoulders of the people/organisations responsible. Football is destroying itself from within without any justification at all.I agree 100% with Woy.
I agree 100% with Woy.
Handball rule killing game of football - Hodgson
Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson says the penalty against his side for a handball was "completely unacceptable" and the rule is "killing the game of football" after his side lost 2-1 at home to Everton.www.bbc.co.uk
A couple of weeks into the season and we've seen too many games decided unfairly by this stupid rule.
Handball should be handball everytime regardless of intent. Subjectivity will always lead to bad decisions. At least if theres just 1 set of rules, its more acceptable even when it feels 'unfair'.
Football As We Know and Love ItHandball should be handball everytime regardless of intent. Subjectivity will always lead to bad decisions. At least if theres just 1 set of rules, its more acceptable even when it feels 'unfair'.
The problem is consistency, 1 rule or 10 rules doesn’t matter, the people enforcing the rules are a mess....Handball should be handball everytime regardless of intent. Subjectivity will always lead to bad decisions. At least if theres just 1 set of rules, its more acceptable even when it feels 'unfair'.
But it seems to be applied differently outside the box? It would just mean the game being stopped all the time when players just kick it at each other: surely you can see that?Handball should be handball everytime regardless of intent. Subjectivity will always lead to bad decisions. At least if theres just 1 set of rules, its more acceptable even when it feels 'unfair'.
Its either clear rules or whining and crying about the referee every week....so you're the bloke who invented the rule.
Its either clear rules or whining and crying about the referee every week.
Well I have heard whining and crying makes the world go round. If it stops, it could affect the earths rotation and send us spiralling towards the sun. I take it all back.What planet are you on? You're not really suggesting your 'clear rules' eliminate the whining and crying, are you? If so, what have we all been doing ever since that ridiculous travesty of a penalty was awarded?
Your 'clear rules' are clearly idiotic.