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

No need time off, half time break is enough already. LOL...

dude, you have to be in possession to call time.

TS voted Yes?
screw you

shouldnt change.. football is a tradition..

funny la time out?? what for? re-organize defend? experience players will just put the ball out of play for the team to re-organize. No need timeout la

Timeouts? Hell no! They will only slow down the game and make it more technical. I want to watch a free flowing football match, not a chess match.

Yeah, i second that... might as well introduced unlimited subs or maybe team A and team B so that can switch just like defence and offence...

emm..... it is a timeout just walk, beside american football have no problem, but then again they do have a VERY LARGE squad compared to football so they can field team A nad team B

Absolutely correct about the ref being more and more stupid these days... not so sure about the challenge thing though... do you really think the ref will change his mind even if it is wrong, hell even now when the fourth official is using videos to monitor the game the ref still makes stupid mistakes... i'm not so sure that he can even see his own mistakes....

all in all, timeout in football is rubbish..just rubbish.... the game is very good already as it is now...

Time outs means there gonna be lots of commercial breaks for those watching on TV... damn annoying.

don't think time out should be in football..
goal line technology ok lah..

That's the biggest Michael Bollocks of Germany to the game. I wouldnt wanna watch anything so "american" because they have 4 halves to just complete their aim of carrying a ball, running into each other, and to either run past a line or kick the ball over some bars. Roberto Carlos may like this idea (remember WC06 vs France)

i think when your team is 1-0 down, sure they get a virtual kick up their backsides. don't want time out, players and managers will abuse it. you can bring the ball to penalty area and call time out to strategize how to best maneuver in the box. kills the actions of the game.

when soccer players get too rough, they get yellow and red cards. so it's a bigger punishment than in america...

managers will abuse the time outs!

1 on 1, then the manager calls for a time out.

I voted no... too Americano for me....

no la. managers cannot call for timeout if their team in defense mode. offense only like NBA. well, it doesn't matter rite? time out will break the flow of the game.

if want time out, use it when the ball is out of the pitch, 30 seconds to discuss + walk off from the pitch & only once for each half. so the managers need to use is wisely

hehe, just my opinion only. i'm sure no one will agree with me.

just like wat lille did to man u game in de 1st leg...

IF they ever use time-out, they should make the time-out very short and including the time players take to walk to dugout. otherwise, all the players slowly walk only and make the game really boring.

If football have timeout, expect to see cheerleaders on the field.
Cheerleader wearing valencia attire makes me drool.Valencia miniskirts makes me drool.

No IF for a time out..Haha..It's a totally NO!

Voted no. I remember watching the superbowl for the first time, every 2 minutes commercial. And thats the last time I watch american football.

When you think about American sports you think about the creation of opportunities for sponsors to show commercials all the time. You also think about the word "entertainment". Football may indeed be moving in that direction, and I dread the day it comes. The reason for so many stoppages in American sports is so that sponsors get more airtime. Also, the sport has been packaged as an entertainment event. Look at the All-Star games were players enter the arena accompanied by lights, music and sometimes pyro. Then think about the performances by recording artistes. Look at the cheerleaders, the mascots, etc. Everything points towards entertainment. It is no longer just about the sport. It is all about attracting as many fans as possible and milking as much money from the sponsors as you can.

NO NO NO NO NO!

duh...i dont wanna watch Football!
i wanna watch Football..if u get what i mean..

hopefully we'll never see that in soccer since already we have massive sponsorship deals. not to mention that soccer is globally attractive unlike american football.

Can you imagine each of the 22 players being introduced one by one?

Announcer : "And playing in defence, weighing in at 76kgs, standing at 6'1", hailing from Bootle, he has a total of 201 successful tackles with 150 interceptions, Jaaaamiiieeeeee Carragherrrrrrr!!!!!"

Every player will come out looking like a walking signboard, much like stock cars.

And when someone scores a goal...

Announcer : "And this goal was brought to you by Pepsi, thirst for life".

Argh... I dread the thought.

shudder the thought! introduction so long and goal announcement so long, football will become very booooring... then again, action on pitch is so fast, when goal is scored, no one cares what announcer saying. just celebrate like mad!