American football have it, and so does the NBA. Will it make a difference to the sport or will it only contribute to the breaking of the game flow ?

NBA teams find it absolutely critical cos its helps the team to regroup in the last few minutes or seconds of the match and helps to counter the opposition or even find a dynamic route thru their defence.

How will it help football? Can it help when ure team is 1-0 down and everyone needs a kick up their backsides to get back on track? Or would it be detrimental to your side, especially when your team plays free flowing football?

no to time out
this will lead to alot of abuse.......

prefer it this way...
at least this is my POV la

abuse? Dun really think so...But I voted "no" because it's unnecessary.



This post has been edited by creap: Mar 6 2007, 07:16 PM

i share some example, make sure u comment okie?


for example,
team a launch a very quick break from their own penalty box (eg, clear the ball from team b corner kick) and team a have 4 vs 2 team b players. the ball went out for a throw in (for team a).

if there is no break in the game, team a might/could quickly throw the ball back in and still have the chance of outnumbering the team b defense.

but if there is a break, the coach or manager can shout for time out and re-group his defense...


abuse ?

comments and senarios please
thanks....

No... coz even now coach can instruct the players from the sideline... no need time out...

vote no....else we wont be seeing any fast counter attack anymore

aiya no need timeout la.. cos this football game is continuously flowing game..not like others...

no need la. look at NBA. each out of bound ball or time out need to stop time. from total 48 minutes + HT rest can drag to more than 2 hours. not include overtime. currently, soccer game already 2 hours include HT rest. if got time out, 4 hours per game not impossible wooo... well, at least my opinion also. need to change many rules if want to apply time out. maybe unlimited subs.

Wasting time, the field is too big for them to walk up and down.

Run? Wasting stamina, LOL!

This post has been edited by zeist: Mar 6 2007, 08:31 PM

No need for time out. But i think football take a good look to Yank's Footy refereeing system. The manager can challenge referee's decision.The referee then will review the decision by watching replay.Day by day the referee become stupid & stupider.Take a good look at Primera Liga, the referee is a joke.

time out = waste time. don't bother. the game might lost it's momentum.

Time outs are a big no no. Football is one of the few free flowing sports left today.

No time out..But one thing of american football that we can follow..That's the player are taken off field for 10 or 15 min..I think they have that if the player are to rough..And believe it,american footballers are much more polite than soccer player..

voted for no...

actually i would like to see this rule implement in football, want to know what it can impact on the game and personally i feel that it can shows a good manager how to overturn a defeat if giving chance for him to call for time-stop and re-strategise the team.

well, maybe max one time from each side and each half of the match. of coz, it only can be time-out if any foul is committed or goal kick.

No way, I do get sleepy when the game's interrupted with fouls and throw ins. What about having time off, kit kat and stuffs like that

A big NO. Just the refreeing area need to iron out.

No... it will make the game time longer..

i have to say no coz football is a beautiful game...any break or time out will spoil the fluency of the game

lol now which joker voted yes ?

its not harrychoo because it was 1 yes vote before he posted