The one thing I'd change about sport

[Tal]

On the same line as the beautiful thread, if you were king or queen of sport for a day, what would be your royal decree?

Would you ban this?

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How about this?



Maybe people shouting "COME ON!" every point?



Maybe you'd ban anyone convicted of drugs or doping offences from competing again?



Swamping the ref doesn't tend to change his mind, but still they try...

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In ice hockey, they have designated fighting players in each team, called enforcers. Is that not a bit mad?



Maybe you'd take VAT off ticket prices or make entry free for under 18s?

Lots of things to change. Over to you.

[RED-DOG]

I would cap footballers wages at £100k pa and make opposing fans sit beside each other in alternate seats throughout the ground.

[arbboy]

people moaning about how much the true elite athletes earn.  The true elite performers in every sport (who sell the sport to the masses) are virtually always under paid individually relative to their value to the sport.

[TightEnd]

The most important issue facing sport today is not drugs, corruption, participation by kids, free to air v satellite exposure or anythign else you might think

No, it is the fist bump that tennis doubles partnerships give each other after every point

that fist bump might be a slapping of palms or similar

Bang a volley into the net and lose the point? fist bump

Double fault? fist bump

enormously frustrating to watch because it is completely unneccesary


i would make it the first rule of all tennis federations

fist bumps and similar are banned

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[RED-DOG]

people moaning about how much the true elite athletes earn.  The true elite performers in every sport (who sell the sport to the masses) are virtually always under paid individually relative to their value to the sport.

You have no jurisdiction over people moaning in this thread, you can only change sport.

[arbboy]

people moaning about how much the true elite athletes earn.  The true elite performers in every sport (who sell the sport to the masses) are virtually always under paid individually relative to their value to the sport.

You have no jurisdiction over people moaning in this thread, you can only change sport.

I actually typed that as an original response to the opening post and didn't realise you have posted it.  Honest guv.  I know no one will believe me but it is true.

[Tal]

people moaning about how much the true elite athletes earn.  The true elite performers in every sport (who sell the sport to the masses) are virtually always under paid individually relative to their value to the sport.

You have no jurisdiction over people moaning in this thread, you can only change sport.

I actually typed that as an original response to the opening post and didn't realise you have posted it.  Honest guv.  I know no one will believe me but it is true.

Pay is definitely a debate of itself. Is it your one wish, arb?

[arbboy]

people moaning about how much the true elite athletes earn.  The true elite performers in every sport (who sell the sport to the masses) are virtually always under paid individually relative to their value to the sport.

You have no jurisdiction over people moaning in this thread, you can only change sport.

I actually typed that as an original response to the opening post and didn't realise you have posted it.  Honest guv.  I know no one will believe me but it is true.

Pay is definitely a debate of itself. Is it your one wish, arb?

Yes because i think as a guy who makes his living out of betting on sport and as a huge all round sports fan myself we have literally never had it better imo to watch sport from all around the world.  It is incredible the amount of sport you can watch live now compared to 25 years ago.

[The Camel]

The most important issue facing sport today is not drugs, corruption, participation by kids, free to air v satellite exposure or anythign else you might think

No, it is the fist bump that tennis doubles partnerships give each other after every point

that fist bump might be a slapping of palms or similar

Bang a volley into the net and lose the point? fist bump

Double fault? fist bump

enormously frustrating to watch because it is completely unneccesary


i would make it the first rule of all tennis federations

fist bumps and similar are banned

Click to see full-size image.

Click to see full-size image.

Click to see full-size image.

I saw a pair at Wimbledon who touched racquets after every point.

I'm not sure why they didn't fist bump, maybe one of them had a communicable disease, but regardless it was even more annoying than the fist bump.

[arbboy]

I suppose if there is one thing i would change i would ban drug testing in the 100m athletic events so we could really see how fast humans can run.  Everyone in any major final is or has been on something illegal at some stage so just let them crack on and break 9 seconds one day.

[tikay]

I would ban apostrophes.

[The Camel]

Tal, what is the team in red surrounding Clattenburg?

I assume #30 is Jason Roberts, but the guy on the far side looks like Agbonlahor. #confused

[TightEnd]

blackburn, see the badge on the shorts

away at fulham, 2010

[tikay]

blackburn, see the badge on the shorts

away at fulham, 2010

What was the score at the time, and the barometric pressure?

[The Camel]

blackburn, see the badge on the shorts

away at fulham, 2010

Ah, was looking for a badge on the shoirts. Good sport.

Who is Agbonlahor's doppelganger?