Quote Originally Posted by A Quiet Monkfish View Post
I reckon so. Last week there were 2 games that went into 112 minutes - that's almost a quarter of a 90 minute game. Only 2 matches had less that 10 minutes. Very soon the 90 minute mark will be meaningless, and players will actually waste more time. Sides will also either waste time or not waste time later on in games depending on how the game is going. Across all games, the extra time was always greeted with cheers/boos and the tension mounted, and the crowd often became vocal for the 1st time in a game. I can see that stopping. Also, people will drift away at 90 minutes. 'I'll hang around for 4 or 5 but not 10 or 12. Bad, bad decision..
If the players waste time during the 90 minutes or added time it will get added on again. It is illogical that you would think that the new measures would make players waste more time. It is much more likely that they will waste less, as they know they wont get away with it and they certainly wont want to stay out on the pitch any longer than necessary and risk points. As for the fans leaving, I have never understood why fans leave early as why leave half way through added time when their team are winning narrowly and hanging on or losing narrowly and pressing to get level ? Never understood that but the same people will carry on doing it regardless of how much time is left.