The People's Chimp Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Argentines use 'free-kick' spray The spray will be used in first division matches next season The Argentine Football Association is to introduce an aerosol spray to stop defenders creeping closer to the ball during a free-kick. From next year, referees will use the spray in first division matches. Referees will mark a temporary white line 9.15 metres (10 yards) from the ball, which defenders cannot cross. The spray will disappear 30 seconds later. Pablo Silva, who invented the spray, got the idea when he failed to score with a free-kick at an amateur match. "In the 88th minute, we were losing 1-0 and won a free-kick on the edge of the area. When I took the kick, the wall was three metres away," he told Reuters earlier this year. "The referee didn't book anyone and didn't do anything," he said. "We lost the game, and driving home later, with a mixture of anger and bitterness, I thought that we must invent something to stop this." The spray has been given a trial in second division matches and a similar spray has been used in some competitions in Brazil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Aye, but is it ozone-friendly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sexton Hardcastle Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 http://www.hmfckickback.co.uk/showthread.php?t=37294 + 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makateer Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It's a good idea, but we would not need it if referees could do their job properly. But I guess that is far too much to ask, especially in Scotland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambojim52 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Good idea, but it would have to last longer than 30 seconds . The time some take to take a free kick it would need to last half an hour:xmasgrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It's a good idea, but we would not need it if referees could do their job properly. But I guess that is far too much to ask, especially in Scotland. Sounds so simple but I'm sure there must be a flaw we've not thought of... An alternative solution is that the ref makes a mark where the kick is to be taken from. Just before taking the kick, the attacking team are allowed to swing a 10 yard rope around with a sharp, spiky metal ball attached to the end. Anyone hit by the ball --- yellow card! Maybe a bit messy for kicks near the touchline and the front rows in the crowds but otherwise flawless, I think you'll agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sounds so simple but I'm sure there must be a flaw we've not thought of... An alternative solution is that the ref makes a mark where the kick is to be taken from. Just before taking the kick, the attacking team are allowed to swing a 10 yard rope around with a sharp, spiky metal ball attached to the end. Anyone hit by the ball --- yellow card! Maybe a bit messy for kicks near the touchline and the front rows in the crowds but otherwise flawless, I think you'll agree. Splendid idea - it could certainly liven up boring games. Me, I prefer the less-bloody solution of having a giant mechanical arm with a super-sized, but very heavy, subbuteo box that comes down between ball and defenders - anyone within the width of the box would be squashed flat. On second thoughts, perhaps not such a less-bloody solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboJen Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Sounds so simple but I'm sure there must be a flaw we've not thought of... An alternative solution is that the ref makes a mark where the kick is to be taken from. Just before taking the kick, the attacking team are allowed to swing a 10 yard rope around with a sharp, spiky metal ball attached to the end. Anyone hit by the ball --- yellow card! Maybe a bit messy for kicks near the touchline and the front rows in the crowds but otherwise flawless, I think you'll agree. :xmasgrin: Had a wee chuckle to myself at the thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Splendid idea - it could certainly liven up boring games. Me, I prefer the less-bloody solution of having a giant mechanical arm with a super-sized, but very heavy, subbuteo box that comes down between ball and defenders - anyone within the width of the box would be squashed flat. On second thoughts, perhaps not such a less-bloody solution. :xmaswoot::xmaswoot: My suggestion carries a slight risk of bruising or laceration. Yours comes with certain death!! I think I prefer yours!! :xmashappy: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gershwin Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Barry Ferguson and Steven McManus will be issued with their own sprays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjambo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 :xmaswoot::xmaswoot: My suggestion carries a slight risk of bruising or laceration. Yours comes with certain death!! I think I prefer yours!! :xmashappy: I appreciate that the huge subbuteo box method may have to be implemented at the same time as a rise in the number of substitutes allowed, but to be honest the spiky metal ball method seems much easier to implement than a huge mechanical arm. More importantly, do you think UEFA or FIFA might take us on as "ideas men"? :xmasgrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The People's Chimp Posted December 11, 2008 Author Share Posted December 11, 2008 Barry Ferguson and Steven McManus will be issued with their own sprays. Indeed. And dougie macdonald will just take shorter steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It is only good if the ref can count ten yards in the first place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_Mywords Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Should it not be the linesman's job? Don't worry, my coat is already on! :xmaswoot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
combo74 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 What wrong with the tried and testted heel of the boot into the turf to create a mark, most frequently used in the creation of penalty spots in bounce games at the local park!!! :xmasgrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cigaro Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 10 yard bit of string, lay it out, ball at one end, wallat the other.Problem solved.Too simplefor the SPL?Oh yeah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Harris Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 a cracking idea would be for the ref to actually pace out 10 yards, rather than the 8 paces while facing backwards that seems to be the norm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I bet they use a green spray when we play Celtic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I saw this in use in Brazil in 2002. It works fine but the wall still encroached a wee bit, just not as much as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan Gosling Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'd prefer it if the players who encroached were sprayed in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1874M Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Why cant the ref just mark ten yards and tell the players to stay there. Why do we need a line, cant the players / ref's just use there imagination for the line? The same will still happen imo, its more to do with the way the ref officiates than anything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex plode Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 They will need a water resistant one for spraying on the puddles at FirPark. Instead of sprays,these tazer guns the Polis have would do the trick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stewart MacD Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 Better keep their new national coach away from the line. He might try to sniff it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Winstone Posted December 12, 2008 Share Posted December 12, 2008 I'd prefer it if the players who encroached were sprayed in the face. With Mace/Pepperspray! That stuff would ***** them right up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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