What Football Rule Changes Would you introduce next year?

[Rav67]

The obvious one is that there should be game rather than time bans - I can not believe this still hasn't been changed because I've never spoken to one person about this issue who thinks otherwise.

Other than that I can see merit in the 10-min sin-bin, and the countdown clock perhaps.  As for the actual game-play, square ball should be scrapped or else modified to the way it was in the early 90s ie attacker couldn;t be in square when the ball was hit.  The current rule is impossible to implement correctly at times, even with the beneift of cameras its often hard to tell.

[Our Nail Loney]

A sin bin would well and truly f**k up Monaghans chances in the championship, playing with thirteen men at some stages... I wouldn't mind a sin bin rule...

I don't think changing to thirteen players would be that viable, it would be hard to implement all across the board, managers and trainers would on the most part hate it, having to change everything they have engrained into them.

The clock thing is good sense also...

[Maguire01]

A sin bin would well and truly f**k up Monaghans chances in the championship, playing with thirteen men at some stages... I wouldn't mind a sin bin rule...

I think to single out Monaghan on this one is a bit of a farce. Plenty of teams could have periods with 13 men if this was introduced.

[Our Nail Loney]

A sin bin would well and truly f**k up Monaghans chances in the championship, playing with thirteen men at some stages... I wouldn't mind a sin bin rule...

I think to single out Monaghan on this one is a bit of a farce. Plenty of teams could have periods with 13 men if this was introduced.

Trouble has seemed to follow Monaghan a lot more recently though, more sustained than for any other team.

[Gnevin]

That Monaghan and Derry are not allowed to play each other ever again

Oops .

[mylestheslasher]

I don't think the GAA will go for any new rules that cannot be enforced at club level. That rules out anything that involves linesmen or umpires being asked to do anything. I intentionally left such ideas out of my own list. I would like to see play acting totally removed from inter county. Perhaps going through the match afterwards and checking for such conduct. Anyone diving should be hit with a 2 match ban. Same for anyone that jumps around gloating in their opponents face. Again, very unlikely to be be introduced.

[Gnevin]

I'd get rid of the square ball rule. All these camera angles and disputes over square balls is ridiculous
Also I'd go with Rugby style time keeping .

[pintsofguinness]

I'd get rid of the square ball rule. All these camera angles and disputes over square balls is ridiculous

but then you run the risk of players standing on top of goalkeepers.

[Gnevin]

I'd get rid of the square ball rule. All these camera angles and disputes over square balls is ridiculous

but then you run the risk of players standing on top of goalkeepers.

So?

[Maguire01]

A sin bin would well and truly f**k up Monaghans chances in the championship, playing with thirteen men at some stages... I wouldn't mind a sin bin rule...

I think to single out Monaghan on this one is a bit of a farce. Plenty of teams could have periods with 13 men if this was introduced.

Trouble has seemed to follow Monaghan a lot more recently though, more sustained than for any other team.

Rubbish. Have you stats for yellow cards?

[Our Nail Loney]

A sin bin would well and truly f**k up Monaghans chances in the championship, playing with thirteen men at some stages... I wouldn't mind a sin bin rule...

I think to single out Monaghan on this one is a bit of a farce. Plenty of teams could have periods with 13 men if this was introduced.

Trouble has seemed to follow Monaghan a lot more recently though, more sustained than for any other team.

Rubbish. Have you stats for yellow cards?

Nope, I am just talking about fighting and stuff like that, you saying you have a team of angels then I suppose?? 

[pintsofguinness]

A sin bin would well and truly f**k up Monaghans chances in the championship, playing with thirteen men at some stages... I wouldn't mind a sin bin rule...

I think to single out Monaghan on this one is a bit of a farce. Plenty of teams could have periods with 13 men if this was introduced.

Trouble has seemed to follow Monaghan a lot more recently though, more sustained than for any other team.

Rubbish. Have you stats for yellow cards?

Nope, I am just talking about fighting and stuff like that, you saying you have a team of angels then I suppose?? 

To be fair, monaghan are better at getting other players sent off so a sin bin would probably suit them a lot. 

[Overthebar!]

ONL leave monaghan alone they are a good clean footballing team!
your not aloud to make a comment unless you have the stats to back it up ok?

[Archie Mitchell]

Have 2 extra linesmen so they only cover one half each.
Give linesmen more power to award frees for incidents that happen close to them and that the referee may miss, similar to the way linesmen in soccer can give free's.
Game bans rather than time bans.
A mark for a clean catch from a kickout.
Get rid off or change the square ball rule.

[DUBSFORSAM1]

Just apply the rules strictly and before the start of the championship get all counties to sign up to an agreement that they will accept a disciplinary ruling without appealing a la Aussie Rules.....all suspensions are in games...

One thing from basketball is -

7 Cynical fouls in opposition half lead to every free kick from centre field..
7 Cyincal fouls in own half leads to all free kicks from 30 yards out..