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Keeper Timeouts are no more

The Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, National League and Women's Super League have agreed on the measure, pending permission from the International Football Association Board (Ifab).

Earlier this year, Ifab decided against changing the law and invited leagues to volunteer for trials.

Pro Ref, led by chief refereeing officer Howard Webb, has been in discussions with the leagues to determine how to tackle the issue. It settled on a team having to remove an outfield player from the field.

If a referee signals that the physio can come on to treat a goalkeeper, the coach will have 10 seconds to nominate another player to leave the pitch for one minute, telling the fourth official of their choice.

If no player has been selected within 10 seconds, the captain must leave the field.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyjxd53zkpo

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  • LargeAddick
    LargeAddick Posts: 34,555
    I'd caveat that by saying if the keeper has to subbed because of this injury then no player has to leave the field.
  • fenaddick said:

    The Football Association, Premier League, English Football League, National League and Women's Super League have agreed on the measure, pending permission from the International Football Association Board (Ifab).

    Earlier this year, Ifab decided against changing the law and invited leagues to volunteer for trials.

    Pro Ref, led by chief refereeing officer Howard Webb, has been in discussions with the leagues to determine how to tackle the issue. It settled on a team having to remove an outfield player from the field.

    If a referee signals that the physio can come on to treat a goalkeeper, the coach will have 10 seconds to nominate another player to leave the pitch for one minute, telling the fourth official of their choice.

    If no player has been selected within 10 seconds, the captain must leave the field.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/clyjxd53zkpo

    Good
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,562
    I'd caveat that by saying if the keeper has to subbed because of this injury then no player has to leave the field.
    If the keeper is fouled then no one has to leave the field 

    In the same way that any player going down injured doesn’t have to if it was a foul given by the ref 
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 20,129
    About time. No more of this nonsense this season then unless you want to go a man down for a minute. Lost count how many times we pulled this flanker last season. Within the laws then of course 
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,812
    It presents an interesting opportunity to get a tactical instruction over to the winger on the opposite side of the pitch. I highly doubt it would be used that cynically but I'm sure there will be something that managers find to use
  • ForeverAddickted
    ForeverAddickted Posts: 101,531
    edited July 27
    Well that’s, that then... We're doomed - In all serious good call, and probably the best decision they could have made
    Does look there are caveats to the rule, so if the Keeper gets subbed, then a player wont have to leave the field. Same as well if the physio isn't needed - But then cant a Goalkeeper go down, pretend to be injured, and just say to the referee: "No I'm fine... I just need a minute", whilst everyone rushes over to Nathan Jones
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,562
    fenaddick said:
    It presents an interesting opportunity to get a tactical instruction over to the winger on the opposite side of the pitch. I highly doubt it would be used that cynically but I'm sure there will be something that managers find to use
    I think there will be a loophole used by some that if a player is fouled and needs treatment then no one has to go off for a minute. So managers could tell a keeper or player that’s fouled to stay down and get treatment and therefore be able to have a break and team talk etc 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 36,844
    I thought FIFA missed a trick during the WC. When the Hydration break was signalled the drinks should have been brought onto the pitch by 4th official & placed in the centre circle. No players to leave the pitch & no coach/manager allowed onto it.

    Something similar maybe for injury "timeout". All players congregate in the centre circle or their own penalty boxes. 
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 73,264
    shirty5 said:
    About time. No more of this nonsense this season then unless you want to go a man down for a minute. Lost count how many times we pulled this flanker last season. Within the laws then of course 
    I've seen it in non league too. And with the smaller crowds, you could hear the manager telling the keeper to go down  :D
  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 14,212
    edited July 27
    The goalkeeper "injury" time-out really boiled my piss last season; it was so fake and so pathetic. It was embarassing to watch and even worse because it was our own side (mainly) doing it.

    We'll see how the refs deal with this before we move on to the "defending" of corners and free kicks around the box (or "synchronised hugging" to give it its technical term).

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  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 14,424
    I thought FIFA missed a trick during the WC. When the Hydration break was signalled the drinks should have been brought onto the pitch by 4th official & placed in the centre circle. No players to leave the pitch & no coach/manager allowed onto it.

    Something similar maybe for injury "timeout". All players congregate in the centre circle or their own penalty boxes. 
    They missed a trick by not just setting the sprinkler system on for a couple of minutes and kept the game going during those hydration breaks. 
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,878
    NabySarr said:
    fenaddick said:
    It presents an interesting opportunity to get a tactical instruction over to the winger on the opposite side of the pitch. I highly doubt it would be used that cynically but I'm sure there will be something that managers find to use
    I think there will be a loophole used by some that if a player is fouled and needs treatment then no one has to go off for a minute. So managers could tell a keeper or player that’s fouled to stay down and get treatment and therefore be able to have a break and team talk etc 
    Won't the player that's fouled have to go off for a minute?
  • NabySarr
    NabySarr Posts: 6,562
    NabySarr said:
    fenaddick said:
    It presents an interesting opportunity to get a tactical instruction over to the winger on the opposite side of the pitch. I highly doubt it would be used that cynically but I'm sure there will be something that managers find to use
    I think there will be a loophole used by some that if a player is fouled and needs treatment then no one has to go off for a minute. So managers could tell a keeper or player that’s fouled to stay down and get treatment and therefore be able to have a break and team talk etc 
    Won't the player that's fouled have to go off for a minute?
    I’m not sure if they have to if it’s a foul. Think it might just be fouls that result in yellow cards actually - but still anytime there’s a booking players will get the physio on if the manager wants to do a team talk 
  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,829
    They can still take a timeout if they don’t need a physio. 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    Gonna suddenly see a lot of captain goalkeepers 
  • Leuth
    Leuth Posts: 24,618
    Leuth said:
    Gonna suddenly see a lot of captain goalkeepers 
    Either this or none at all 
  • jose
    jose Posts: 1,885
    Clear this up.
    If the keeper is injured due to a foul by an opponent does this protocol still apply?
  • cafcfan
    cafcfan Posts: 11,468
    jose said:
    Clear this up.
    If the keeper is injured due to a foul by an opponent does this protocol still apply?
    No. There are exceptions.
    When the goalkeeper says he does not need a physio and there has been no delay to play
    When a goalkeeper and an outfield player have collided
    If a goalkeeper has been fouled and requires immediate attention
    If a goalkeeper is bleeding
    and if there is a serious injury (has to be substituted) or concussion.

    Strangely there is no explicit mention of the situation if a goalkeeper has collided with the frame of the goal.
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,840
    cafcfan said:
    jose said:
    Clear this up.
    If the keeper is injured due to a foul by an opponent does this protocol still apply?
    No. There are exceptions.
    When the goalkeeper says he does not need a physio and there has been no delay to play
    When a goalkeeper and an outfield player have collided
    If a goalkeeper has been fouled and requires immediate attention
    If a goalkeeper is bleeding
    and if there is a serious injury (has to be substituted) or concussion.

    Strangely there is no explicit mention of the situation if a goalkeeper has collided with the frame of the goal.

    So we'll have a bloodgate scandal like the rugger chaps?
  • Garrymanilow
    Garrymanilow Posts: 15,213
    It will be interesting to see how teams immediately try and think of ways to get around this. The rule about keepers getting rid of the ball quicker was largely ignored after the first few games last season and I imagine it won't be long before teams just realise that a keeper and an outfield player colliding is a potentially fairly broad rule. How's that decided? If you're under the cosh and the keeper goes up for a high ball, and the attacker makes contact who decides whether it qualifies as a collision? Unless that's clear I don't see how the ref wanting to take a player off the pitch so you'll probably still see the keeper ask for the physio there. Fouls are also often given if the keeper gets some contact off a high ball so again that will be used. I imagine there will be some mysterious keeper head injuries as well. I also do wonder if you're getting absolutely hammered and the manager needs to get some information across if teams might think it's worthwhile to tell the keeper to go down, take a striker off for a minute, disrupt the flow of the game and reset the way the team are playing. One minute with 10 men is better than a goal, especially if you can get hold of the ball and waste that minute as much as possible

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  • The Red Robin
    The Red Robin Posts: 28,829
    edited July 28
    They’d be better off making it stricter. Keeper has to go off straight away, sub keeper goes in for minimum of five minutes.
  • Tunwellsaddick
    Tunwellsaddick Posts: 2,490
    Just bring in a rule to ban the players and the coaching staff taking part in a tactical talk when stoppages arise. Players to remain around the centre of the pitch until the match restarts.  
  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 11,878
    Maybe we can have hydration breaks instead 👹
  • iaitch said:
    cafcfan said:
    jose said:
    Clear this up.
    If the keeper is injured due to a foul by an opponent does this protocol still apply?
    No. There are exceptions.
    When the goalkeeper says he does not need a physio and there has been no delay to play
    When a goalkeeper and an outfield player have collided
    If a goalkeeper has been fouled and requires immediate attention
    If a goalkeeper is bleeding
    and if there is a serious injury (has to be substituted) or concussion.

    Strangely there is no explicit mention of the situation if a goalkeeper has collided with the frame of the goal.

    So we'll have a bloodgate scandal like the rugger chaps?
    You’re stating the bleeding obvious 
  • CaptainRobbo
    CaptainRobbo Posts: 2,738
    Leuth said:
    Leuth said:
    Gonna suddenly see a lot of captain goalkeepers 
    Either this or none at all 
    No captains?
    Or no goalkeepers?
  • iaitch
    iaitch Posts: 10,840
    iaitch said:
    cafcfan said:
    jose said:
    Clear this up.
    If the keeper is injured due to a foul by an opponent does this protocol still apply?
    No. There are exceptions.
    When the goalkeeper says he does not need a physio and there has been no delay to play
    When a goalkeeper and an outfield player have collided
    If a goalkeeper has been fouled and requires immediate attention
    If a goalkeeper is bleeding
    and if there is a serious injury (has to be substituted) or concussion.

    Strangely there is no explicit mention of the situation if a goalkeeper has collided with the frame of the goal.

    So we'll have a bloodgate scandal like the rugger chaps?
    You’re stating the bleeding obvious 
    I hope it wasn't all in vein?
  • wmcf123
    wmcf123 Posts: 6,560
    Good . All game wasting should be cut out 
  • superclive98
    superclive98 Posts: 5,556
    They need to ban players from going to the manager/coaches while the goalkeeper is being treated. A 30 metre exclusion zone should do it.
  • SporadicAddick
    SporadicAddick Posts: 7,612
    Just bring in a rule to ban the players and the coaching staff taking part in a tactical talk when stoppages arise. Players to remain around the centre of the pitch until the match restarts.  
    so much easier than what is being implemented
  • fenaddick
    fenaddick Posts: 22,812
    Just bring in a rule to ban the players and the coaching staff taking part in a tactical talk when stoppages arise. Players to remain around the centre of the pitch until the match restarts.  
    so much easier than what is being implemented
    It really isn't. It's much easier to keep one player off the pitch than 21 players in a small area where they can still hear the coach anyway