New ballboy rule

[1973Blade]

So ballboys now cannot hand the ball to a player but put it on a cone instead. However subs warming up can give the ball to their teammate, so have loads of subs warming up if you need a goal. Their needs to be a ball behind the goalkeeper because that will be another way goalkeepers can waste time.

 

[Rodders]

So ballboys now cannot hand the ball to a player but put it on a cone instead. However subs warming up can give the ball to their teammate, so have loads of subs warming up if you need a goal. Their needs to be a ball behind the goalkeeper because that will be another way goalkeepers can waste time.

Managers can also run out of their technical area to give the ball back also.

 

[1973Blade]

Managers can also run out of their technical area to give the ball back also.

What happens if a ballboy does throw the ball back does play get stopped?

 

[GreenhillBladeinToronto]

Managers can also run out of their technical area to give the ball back also.

They can also use the cone to get elevation when kicking the ball into the crowd in…… premature celebration before having a(nother) brain fart with his subs

 

[ZLB]

What happens if a ballboy does throw the ball back does play get stopped?

£100 fine and three months in a young offenders prison.

 

[Champagneblade]

It’s a rule that’s long been overdue…said fucking nobody.

Someone must have just had too much time on their hands this international break

 

[Shawy24]

More interestingly, does all the time it takes to go and fetch the ball get added on to the time to play at the end of the game.

 

[Harry's Game]

“Lynne, idea for another pointless rule to piss football fans off even more”

 

[jono_t2000]

What happens if a ballboy does throw the ball back does play get stopped?

The ball boy gets put on the cone and next time ball goes out they are used as the ball.

 

[GodricBlade]

As far as I can see it’s been brought in a stop a thing that’s never been raised as a problem from ever being raised as a problem by creating a different set of problems that previously weren’t a problem.
In other words, they’ve solved a non-existent problem by making things worse.
Good old Premier League.

 

[United Aren't Back.]

What happens if a ballboy does throw the ball back does play get stopped?

There will be a VAR check to rule the next Blades goal out.

 

[Muttley]

So it's ok to change SOME rules mid season then. Corrupt bastards.
How about looking further into smoothing out the clear and obvious issues with VA bastard R first?

 

[Foxy]

As far as I can see it’s been brought in a stop a thing that’s never been raised as a problem from ever being raised as a problem by creating a different set of problems that previously weren’t a problem.
In other words, they’ve solved a non-existent problem by making things worse.
Good old Premier League.

That or the Evertonians moaning about Bournemouth not giving it them back quickly enough.

It was ridiculous though. Also note the referees position in checking the Sheffield United goalkeeper as quickly as possible in fetching it from a cone, whilst the opposition is ignored. Just like kicking the ball away only works one way.

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

What happens if a ballboy does throw the ball back does play get stopped?

Match abandoned

 

[Broomhall Blade]

Question is are Ball Boys now included in the attendance as they now spend the whole game sat down.

 

[Muttley]

What exactly are they now there to do?

 

[AnstonBlade1]

Is this just a premier league rule?

 

[Foxy]

What exactly are they now there to do?

To put balls on top of cones, and get shouted at by Fulham players.

 

[metalblade]

Another rule to piss off football fans eh

 

[Gaini Blade]

What happens if a ballboy does throw the ball back does play get stopped?

Red card and a week's detention.

 

[PokerBlade]

"We've brought in a rule to stop timewasting. Now goalkeepers have to fetch the ball themselves"

"What if a keeper uses that to waste time?"

"Then may God have mercy on us all"

 

[Grey Blade]

"We've brought in a rule to stop timewasting. Now goalkeepers have to fetch the ball themselves"

Anyone with half a brain would have the cone in line with the edge of the goal area - not halfway to the corner flag

 

[PokerBlade]

Anyone with half a brain would have the cone in line with the edge of the goal area - not halfway to the corner flag

What do you want them to do? Have more balls? On a Premier League budget?

 

[s4-blade]

The referee telling Grbic to hurry up in the first half. It’s not hit fault the rules have been changed by some backwards delinquent.

You can’t expect players to sprint to get the ball back in play to please some cunt in an office who has never played the game but decides on the new laws

 

[ForgeBlade]

The referee telling Grbic to hurry up in the first half. It’s not hit fault the rules have been changed by some backwards delinquent.

You can’t expect players to sprint to get the ball back in play to please some cunt in an office who has never played the game but decides on the new laws

You're wrong. Us scruffy northerners are meant to hurry up so the affluent west londoners have more time to stroll to their mandated victory...

 

[andy m]

They can also use the cone to get elevation when kicking the ball into the crowd in…… premature celebration before having a(nother) brain fart with his subs

Must have been confusing for the ball boys when we fetched the cone on.

 

[Richeee]

Must have been confusing for the ball boys when we fetched the cone on.

Ha ha I see what you did there

 

[Proper Blade]

Since VAR there has been an avalanche of new, largely pointless rules introduced - this being the latest. Fuck knows the point of it. It is just making the game even more unrecognisable and alien to me. This isn't my football.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Can we stop with the old fashioned names
They are Off-field Young Adults.

 

[Wards]

Just another case of the mighty Premier League meddling where no meddling was needed.