Premier League: Two Changes We Want for Improving Football

Football is constantly adapting, with the introduction of goal-line technology being simply the latest innovation in a century of changes. There are plenty of other ideas being put forward as ways of improving the game. But where is the line between developing a fairer and more viewer-friendly game , and making it too complicated and over-dramatised? Here are two ideas that are being examined as ways of reforming the beautiful game:

1) Pre-match and post-match dressing room coverage

We’ve all wondered how the best professionals prepare for a game and we’ve all wanted to see what the manager says to spur his team on. So why can’t we get a real insight into the dressing room before and after a game?

This reform would allow viewers to feel a stronger sense of involvement than the game has ever seen, and a feeling of knowing the players, the managers and the staff on a more personal level. The drawbacks would primarily relate to the privacy of clubs and whether that intense degree of coverage would increase the pressure on players and managers and distract them from their day job. Would it be worth it?

Did you know? – BT sport has recently tried to request a post-match interviewing system in changing rooms for their Premier League games. This proposition was inspired by the way US broadcasters are allowed into the locker rooms of many US football games to interview players.

How likely are we to see these changes implemented in the future? – Likely.

2) Open microphones for referees

Following the alleged “inappropriate use of language” by referee Mark Clattenburg targeted at Chelsea star John Obi Mikel in 2012, the consideration of open microphones in football has moderately increased.  The success of this innovation in rugby has stepped up the calls for football to follow suit. In both sports referees use mics to interact with players and other officials, yet in rugby the mic feed is also linked to TV broadcasting systems.

That allows viewers to hear decisions, instructions and conversations with players, giving the audience  a more interesting and enjoyable rugby experience. The problem is that the mics can easily pick up words used by the footballers around the referee, raising the issue of  inappropriate language. Supporters insist that open microphones would simply encourage footballers to clean up the language they use.

Did you know? – In November 2012, the RFU (Rugby Football Union) chief executive, Ian Ritchie stated that “football players would behave better if referees had open mic, bringing back the element of respect and the core values of the game.”

How likely are we to see these changes implemented in the future? – Very Likely.

by Nubaid Haroon  Youtube: https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCtMg-fWm7awR41vM1GhVOkA  Twitter: twitter.com/rambofyi

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