[Greyhnd00]

I am pretty sure Ty Keogh was serious toniight when he said he felt that referees should cary a can of blue spraypaint to mark the 10 yards from free kicks so that reffs could give cautions to those who crossed it................Has to move to the top of the list of most stupid things said during an MLS game.

[fidlerre]

Originally posted by Greyhnd00
I am pretty sure Ty Keogh was serious toniight when he said he felt that referees should cary a can of blue spraypaint to mark the 10 yards from free kicks so that reffs could give cautions to those who crossed it................Has to move to the top of the list of most stupid things said during an MLS game.

i think he mentioned it previously...

during the world cup i believe.

still stupid, but we have come to expect that...

[Rickster]

I think this is actually done in some countries.

[FootyMundo]

Yeah, real stupid. They do it in Brazil and it will likely be adopted in various European leagues soon as well. It is a terrific idea. The game doesn't need the constant moving wall to hold down scoring even further.

[empennage]

Well if the referee would've had some control of this game it might've prevented the constant encroachment of the wall.

[XYZ]

Oh, man! I don't care how many countries they do it in. Or who endorses it. It's stupid. Referees walking around with hazardous materials like cans of spray paint in their pockets is not a good idea.

If they're going to do it, they should do it right. Marking the field is not the job of a referee, so they should have the ground crew come out and draw an arc of with a radius of exactly 10 yards. That should be enough of a crutch for referees who need a crutch. -Not to mention taking a lot of time and making the game into a joke. (but not any more of a joke than if the referee does it)

Sheesh! A referee can give a card, line or no line. (The card should be in the pocket that doesn't have the spray paint in it)

It a stupid idea, and I'm not just saying that because Ty Keough endorses it. (although that's not necessarily a bad reason)

Blue lines. Yea, right!

I'm embarrassed for the leagues in Brasil that do this, and for any leagues that are considering it, and I feel a great deal of sympathy for referees who may be asked to make fools of themselves by doing it. If I ever see it happen I'll be hard-pressed not to make fun of it.

I've survived (and made fun of) blue cards. I can survive blue lines. Anyone for red lines? A player can really get in trouble for crossing one of those!

[kickin365]

Its even more pathetic when in an mls game there are football lines every 5 yards across the field and they still cannot manage to count off 10.

[Mattinho]

Uh, that was Jack Edwards who gave the idea of the the blue paint, and it was him some months ago who gave the idea of the colored bean bag for the same purpose. Even Ty couldn't think up an idea that stupid. And everyone said they would miss Jack!!

[XYZ]

Originally posted by Mattinho
Uh, that was Jack Edwards who gave the idea of the the blue paint, ...Even Ty couldn't think up an idea that stupid.

I'm glad you cleared that up. I don't know if Ty could think up something that stupid or not, but I would hope not.

I'd hate to see Ty get blamed for something he didn't do.

[MPJ334]

i'm stealing this from someone else who talked about the brazilian can of foam before the BS Big Crash. a problem is they they'd have to draw a 20 yd diameter circle...10 yds in all directions.

good point about the football field lines.