60 Min Games?

[dubcity]

I'm sure big business loves this idea, because it means we would no longer get 45-50 minutes of gameplay without commercial interuption.

Not a fan of the clock stopping when the ball goes out, because that opens the door to lengthier stoppages in play.

[dubcity]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZeroTheHero

The only change I support is the one about not blowing the final whistle as long as the ball is in play.

That's what rugby does. Rugby does so much right, but then again the physical nature of the game weeds out the diving, fake injuries, and general time-wasting we see. It's harder to cheat when you know a 300 pound guy will take your head off in the very next play.

[Majingir]

Quote: Originally Posted by dubcity

I'm sure big business loves this idea, because it means we would no longer get 45-50 minutes of gameplay without commercial interuption. Not a fan of the clock stopping when the ball goes out, because that opens the door to lengthier stoppages in play.

If businesses had their way/soccer was Americanized, we'd have 4 quarters of 15 min each. So it'd be like NFL but less commercial breaks.

But still, outside of hockey, soccer I find is best sport for in game advertising. Hockey has boards, and soccer with the led boards all around the field is nice too.

[Leon]

60 minute games with clock stoppages just means networks will find a way to finally, finally, insert commercial breaks into the beautiful game. I already tolerate the score-overlay and whatever else on the TV screen getting random ads during a match; what more when they actually stop the clock?