New Year rule change long overdue - Penalties

Every weekend, controversy still rages about penalty kicks. Even with VAR, it is said, blatant ones aren't being given - or 'soft ones' ARE given. Many matches turn on them. And they shouldn't.

The penalty kick should be abolished for anything except deliberate handball in the penalty area. For shoves and trips in the area ( if actually a foul), a free kick should be awarded from where that foul took place - in the penalty area. If an attacker knows that's all he will get from a dive, he's more likely to stay on his feet to keep the move afloat.

Wouldn't that encourage defenders to shove and trip in the area with impunity ? No, because if the ref thinks a scoring opportunity has been deliberately denied, he can still issue a red card ( but just not a penalty as well).

What I suggest is not ideal, but is the lesser of the evils. It is sickening to see the number of dives in the area, and even more sick to hear respected pundits say an attacker was " entitled to go down ". In other words, to deliberately cheat. Should have been stamped out decades ago.

Posted By: Fudpucker on January 1st 2024 at 10:37:08

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New Year rule change long overdue - Penalties (Other Football) - Fudpucker, Jan 1, 10:37:08
- This was one of the things that VAR (Other Football) - Pam Demic, Jan 1, 11:33:36
  - There’s always subjectivity (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 11:43:14
    - Exactly my point. (Other Football) - Pam Demic, Jan 1, 11:52:09
      - Can you point to where you were told that? (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 11:56:40
- I’d like yellow cards for simulation abolished (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 1, 11:30:35
- They can already award an indirect free kick within the penalty box (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 1, 11:30:33
- Love to see how the defence lines up for a free kick one yard from the goal line. (n/m) (Other Football) - The Gaffer, Jan 1, 11:16:32
- I've been an advocate of abolishing the penalty for decades (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Jan 1, 11:15:02
  - For those thundering challenges in the middle of the pitch. Award a long distance pelanty (Other Football) - Augustus Pablo, Jan 1, 11:28:28
    - For this, I rather see something like a kick for position (Other Football) - Jester, Jan 1, 13:44:22
- Alternatively just give a straight red card for diving / simulation (n/m) (Other Football) - Flying_canary, Jan 1, 11:00:44

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