What changes would you like to see in football?

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DEAD MAN'S SHOE: Nov 23, 2003; We will become evil and the stars will come alive

FullLeatherJacket posted:

The Falklands should be in UEFA and teams should have to fly out for away matches

Hell, if anything, Israel are steeped in far less conflict. And are indisputably less european

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DEAD MAN'S SHOE: Nov 23, 2003; We will become evil and the stars will come alive

Agreed, also every 2 time zones should be allowed a maximum of 3 televised games at any 1 time. I can't keep up with it.

# ¿ Oct 14, 2015 10:11

DEAD MAN'S SHOE: Nov 23, 2003; We will become evil and the stars will come alive

Forbid league structures that only allow promotion depending on playoffs. A team can top one of La Liga Segunda B's four subdivisions for years but get consistently passed over b/c they're not up for a "cup final" as well as having to top the league.

Compare that to non-league where the subdivision winner goes up *and* there are playoffs for the runner-ups.

Edit: while we're on a La Liga tip, ban the use of reserve teams down in the league pyramid :mad:

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# ¿ Oct 15, 2015 00:06

DEAD MAN'S SHOE: Nov 23, 2003; We will become evil and the stars will come alive

jyrka posted:

Why? Seems like a pretty good way to introduce youth player into adult football.

It's also a good way for more entrenched teams to use their financial clout to lord it over those without, alienate participants in smaller leagues, and ruin the atmosphere. You might as well let big teams buy out smaller ones to be used as feeder clubs. Why not benefit all existing parties and put them out on loan instead?

# ¿ Oct 15, 2015 08:19

DEAD MAN'S SHOE: Nov 23, 2003; We will become evil and the stars will come alive

Ban taking headers.

http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/nov/01/football-heading-brain-damage

quote:

the forces generated by heading back goal-kicks and goalkeeper�s punts were much higher than expected. Some registered at between 50g and 100g � similar to American Football players crashing into each other or punches thrown by boxers. What�s more, as Nauman explains: �The percentages of 100g hits was effectively the same between women�s college soccer and American Football, which really surprised us. And while American Football players tend to take more hits overall in a given practice session and game, the college soccer players were getting hit every day and so it evened out.�

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Of greater significance still are the results of the MRI scans on these women�s players, which are currently under peer review. As Nauman explains: �We looked at how the blood vessels responded to these headers, and the players who were in the top half for hits taken you could see their vasculature was damaged. These are things that can heal, but they need rest.�

And that is the key. Rest. A football shouldn�t necessarily be dangerous. But if you head away thunderbolt shots or goalkeeper�s clearances regularly there is a risk that the brain can suffer several sub-concussive injuries � those impacts with no readily observable symptoms that can cause injury to the brain.

These can even be more serious than heavy collisions which leave players foggy and groggy. As Nauman explains, �If you actually compare the brains of people who have taken lots of sub-concussive hits to ones that have taken a single big hit, the sub-concussive brains often look worse. I don�t think people appreciate that yet.�

# ¿ Nov 1, 2015 22:44

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