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Come on then NNK![/quotePut us out of our misery. The suspense is well !!!
A few close ones, but Draytonian was closest. 1st half we saw 23 minutes 9 seconds of actual play. 2nd half we saw 23 minutes and 26 seconds - (timings include play in extra time both halves). So in total, 46 minutes and 35 seconds - just over half a game. I agree with Wolfie, time for off the field timekeeping.
People would only complain about being late for tea, not being able to pick the wife up from the shops before they close, and missing the pub on midweek games. And what time would we get home from cup games with extra time and penalties, and away games. And believe you me, the Walsall game was too long as it was, and the highlights for us was when the ball was out of play.
I think the game was a bad example to take. Two lower league teams (one very bad, the other average at best) lumping it left, right and centre. I presume you've included throw-ins and goal kicks in your out of play time? It gets ambiguous there doesn't it because although the ball is not 'in-play' players are still moving strategically. I generally agree though, the time taken for throw-ins is a complete piss-take at times.
Personally I'd be all for reducing the length of a half and making it a clock stop game. It would eliminate the cheating element of time wasting. If players want to slow things down to have a breather or let their team reset their positions etc then let them get on with it, at least the winning team would have no way of gaining an advantage and the losing team would have nothing to complain about beyond the obvious points about stopping momentum etc. But then I'm also in favour of sin bins, rolling subs, etc. Maybe I'm just trying to turn football into ice hockey with bigger goals, grass and no sticks.