Is it time to introduce a stop clock?

[Old Programme seller]

I think football should learn from it's own history. Last century, the two main changes to the rules were the offside rule from 3 to 2 players in the 1920s, and the backpass rule in 1992. Both improved the game as a spectacle (though it took 10 years for scoring to settle down after the offside change). There has also been an excellent clampdown on dirty play from the 1990s onwards, which has been a huge improvement. There were not that many changes otherwise. It was not a perfect game, but it benefitted from a hands off approach.

Recently, with VAR, handball, injury time and offside, they have fallen into the Rugby Union trap - endless tinkering. They have to be seen to be doing something. VAR in particular was a solution in search of an actual problem. Before you know it, the sport changes for the worse. Keep it simple. That's why the game is so popular. If you complicate it, the game will be worse for it.

Goal line technology is great. I would scrap all other VAR.

Goal line technology is great when used properly not when you have ‘not so Hawkeye’