Quote Originally Posted by GEZMAN View Post
Maybe there's a couple of things football could learn from rugby. Injured players are tended to, but the game goes on around them.!
Nice idea, but how would it work in football? What happens if the physio blocks a goal bound shot or impedes the opposition keeper?
If you left it to the refs discretion whether or not to stop the game depending on where the player has gone down - ie carry on if the injured player isn't in or near either box - you can bet players would make their way into the nearest penalty area before collapsing.

Fans have always screamed "GET HIM OFF THE PITCH!" and I think that is what needs to happen straight away. No club physio allowed on, just medical staff to get them straight onto a stretcher and off with no fuss and then they're not allowed back on for 5 minutes "to give them enough time recover for their own safety", that would soon put a stop to play acting.