Sin-bin trial plan recommended for professional football after trial

[Evening Echo]

Sin bins should be trialled at higher levels of football following their successful implementation in the grassroots game, the sport’s lawmaking body has agreed.

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[londonblue]

Works well in rugby, and with my son's Sunday league team.

 

[WhiteNoise]

I think for things like tactical fouls (including denial of a goal scoring opportunity outside of the box) and dissent, then it's a good idea. I'm keen for an 'orange card' style sin-bin.

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I’m interested by how this affects the game. Will it ruin games by encouraging teams to shut up shop and relentlessly timewasting for 10 minutes?

I think timewasting is currently the biggest issue in football and would included timewasting among the offences in the trial that you can be sin binned for.