| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? 18:22 - Oct 27 with 5118 views | FrimleyBlue |
My list would be:
No VAR
All league football played at 3pm Saturdays or 7 45 Tuesdays. No 3pm blackout.
Only league or cup winners go into championsleague
Only 2nd and third get the eufa cup
Only two kits per club. Maximum one kit swap per season
No PSR but there would be wage caps
Limits on youth loans out
No agents for footballers under 18. These would fall under a governing body
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:24 - Oct 27 with 3125 views | NthQldITFC |
Anything and everything to make it a sport again, and not a business. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:44 - Oct 27 with 3036 views | HungryLikeTheWoolf |
All tickets £25 or less |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:47 - Oct 27 with 3027 views | jasondozzell |
I'd make the FA Cup the most important trophy in domestic football again by doing the following:
Winners get a Champions League spot (take that away from 4th/5th league finish)
Replays back
Restore cup games to proper kick off times
Semis at Villa Park/Old Trafford etc.
Bigger prize money
No VAR
Also entire day's build up on BBC. Shots of team leaving hotels etc.
Managers must wear suits
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:48 - Oct 27 with 3011 views | ArnieM |
Get rid of Sky and their money. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:51 - Oct 27 with 3005 views | MrPotatoHead |
The traditionalist in me says yes to all games at 3pm on a Sunday but I do like a Monday night football when there’s nothing else on TV. |  | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:52 - Oct 27 with 2992 views | Swansea_Blue |
Put in a globally agreed salary cap. As it stands, football financing is obscene.
I blame Jimmy Hill. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:02 - Oct 27 with 2958 views | RIPbobby |
I would make the rules much more clear-cut as opposed to the ambiguous ones we have at present. That would solve so much that is wrong. |  | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:03 - Oct 27 with 2951 views | iamatractorboy |
Make corner takers put the ball properly in the quadrant and not faff about so it is overhanging the line by 1 millimetre. Hmm maybe that's more about a pet hate than a reset. Probably just agree with the ridiculous amount of money in the game these days, so some sort of salary cap (for the squad as a whole). |  | | |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:12 - Oct 27 with 2916 views | blueoutlook |
F.A Cup back how it used to be. Replays until someone wins. Semi finals at neutral grounds. Final kicking off at 3pm on the Saturday. Only use Wembley for the final.
League matches kick off at 3pm on a Saturday. 7.45pm Tuesday or Wednesday nights.
Bring back standing. All the kids on stools. I remember being held up by the crowds when my Dad took me years ago when we were playing in the old first division. Bobby grinning as he walked by to the old dug outs in his long Mac. Those really were the days ! |  | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:16 - Oct 27 with 2898 views | FrimleyBlue |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:03 - Oct 27 by iamatractorboy |
Make corner takers put the ball properly in the quadrant and not faff about so it is overhanging the line by 1 millimetre. Hmm maybe that's more about a pet hate than a reset. Probably just agree with the ridiculous amount of money in the game these days, so some sort of salary cap (for the squad as a whole). |
Yessss. It's just not me that hates that with corners lol. | |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:16 - Oct 27 with 2897 views | MattinLondon |
I wouldn’t reset football as such. If half the things people suggested were implemented (or Sky never invested in football) most stadiums would be giant urinals and all of the better players would be playing abroad.
In terms of rules, I would punish time wasting by keepers with hockey type short corners. And time wasting throw-ins, would be punished with the other team gaining a free kick.
And players going down injured would need to go off the pitch for at least two mins. [Post edited 27 Oct 2025 19:20]
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:18 - Oct 27 with 2893 views | Hugoagogo_Reborn |
I'd agree with most of that. But I'd have a Champions League for all European league champions and a Cup Winners' Cup for the cup winners. Like the good old days.
Proper shin pads and long socks. Come on, it's not exactly like wearing chainmail armour. Get a grip!
Yellow cards for diving/injury simulation, back chat to refs and petty 'handbags' between players. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:19 - Oct 27 with 2892 views | Whos_blue |
Can't add too much to the other excellent suggestions other than to reintroduce the reading of the classified football results at 5pm on Sports Report. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:41 - Oct 27 with 2821 views | WeirdFishes |
Get rid of academies and have an American style college programme and draft. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:42 - Oct 27 with 2815 views | Illinoisblue |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:41 - Oct 27 by WeirdFishes |
Get rid of academies and have an American style college programme and draft. |
This would be great. |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:49 - Oct 27 with 2779 views | Sharkey |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:24 - Oct 27 by NthQldITFC |
Anything and everything to make it a sport again, and not a business. |
Agreed. No more talk of the ‘fanbase’. |  | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:52 - Oct 27 with 2757 views | Metal_Hacker |
Shoot any f**ker that rolls around on the floor as if they’ve been shot |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:58 - Oct 27 with 2728 views | FrimleyBlue |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:49 - Oct 27 by Sharkey |
Agreed. No more talk of the ‘fanbase’. |
Stadium Bowl! | |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:59 - Oct 27 with 2721 views | MattinLondon |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 19:41 - Oct 27 by WeirdFishes |
Get rid of academies and have an American style college programme and draft. |
Judging by the Jurassic type of replies this thread has had, can you imagine the type of meltdown that would generate if that draft was televised? Plus a lot of the better young players would simply tell the smallest clubs to f**k off. | | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:01 - Oct 27 with 2715 views | football |
Get rid of Sky
Can I also get rid of Brum and Wrexham due to their annoying American connections? | | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:02 - Oct 27 with 2704 views | BanksterDebtSlave |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 18:51 - Oct 27 by MrPotatoHead |
The traditionalist in me says yes to all games at 3pm on a Sunday but I do like a Monday night football when there’s nothing else on TV. |
How's Port Vale v Stockport shaping up? |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:03 - Oct 27 with 2704 views | Exiled2Surrey |
Rugby style stop clock - 30 minutes each side - no point time wasting if you are not actually wasting time
Fewer subs - three max + keeper
Yellow for ref backchat
Proper head injury protocol - they go off and one of the subs can come on as a temp sub
VAR - if we have to keep it, let’s hear what they are saying | | | |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:12 - Oct 27 with 2680 views | TractorFrog |
Refs should never give minor fouls. Then players will stop looking for them and the play will flow so much better. The worst thing in a football game is if it is too stop start. |  |
| They'd all laugh at me if they knew what I was trying to do. To create a new strain of super-wine in half-an-hour with a fraction of nature's resources and a FOOL for an assistant. 'Bernard Black, he's mad,' they'd say, 'he's insane, he's dangerous.' Well I'll show them! I'll show them all! | | Poll: | Who should start in CM with Cajuste? |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:23 - Oct 27 with 2637 views | bluelagos |
Introduce the German 50% + 1 rule for all club ownership
Cap on match tickets
Safe standing for all goal ends
Ban hospitality
Pyro compulsory
Anyone leaving early to get 5 match ban |  |
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| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:37 - Oct 27 with 2566 views | MattinLondon |
| If you had the power to reset football. What would you do? on 20:23 - Oct 27 by bluelagos |
Introduce the German 50% + 1 rule for all club ownership
Cap on match tickets
Safe standing for all goal ends
Ban hospitality
Pyro compulsory
Anyone leaving early to get 5 match ban |
I know that this may well not be popular - but on a very local level, I’d put Blue Action in the middle of the lower NS. | | | |
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