retired_swimmama

No, it works well in the game.

retired_cRankLin

From FIFA.Com

Many stoppages in play are entirely natural (e.g. throw-ins, goal kicks).
An allowance is to be made only when these delays are excessive.
The fourth offi cial indicates the minimum additional time decided by
the referee at the end of the fi nal minute of each period of play.
The announcement of the additional time does not indicate the exact
amount of time left in the match. The time may be increased if the
referee considers it appropriate but never reduced.
The referee shall not compensate for a timekeeping error during the
fi rst half by increasing or reducing the length of the second half.

Ibrahim, the whole wait for a goal kick thing is a bit dated, I watch plenty of games where the whistle is blown with 1 team on the attack.Best example recently is AC Milan v's Red Diamonds. The Japanese were on the attack,but took too long to get in the cross and the ref blew for time.

retired_vtooker

It NEVER EVER stops before stoppage time. Hence the announcement "There will be a MINIMUM of 2 minutes time allowed" at football stadiums. Often it goes on longer, generally until neither team are on the attack or if it's just exceeded stoppage time too much. There are some crazy examples in real life ... Let me tell you - Huddersfield Town Vs Brentford (I might as well tell you the story while I'm here!) Both teams were down to 10 men and Brentford were 2-1 up as we entered stoppage time. But then we (Town) scored an equalizer within the first couple of minutes of stoppage time and then a breath-taking winner at the very end of the 5 minutes ... but ... infact ... 8 minutes of stoppage time were played. And generally in football matches you get 30 seconds or so on top if someone's on the attack. It's often a case of when the referee checks his watch! FM portrays this extremely well - no need for a change.

beater97

Thing that annoys me is that if there is about 2 minutes added on the opposing team seem to score on about 91:50 or on about 93rd minute.

retired_Lyon

Stoppage time should not be consistently exceeded like it is right now, where 90% of matches go 1-3 minutes over the added time. That's why teams do most of their worst time wasting DURING stoppage time rather than before it, because the 4th official would just add more.

The only exception is if there's an abnormally long stoppage during stoppage time, such as an injury or a scuffle. </BLOCKQUOTE>

1-3 minutes 90% of the time, you're joking right? Extra time is added if there is an injury, substitue, time wasting DURING stoppage time,the number held up by the 4th official is the MINIMUM to be added not an exact figure.

e.g. if there are 4 minutes to be added and the game is stopped for 1 minute due to an injury during stoppage time,then that 1 minute is added on making a total of 5.

I've noticed often a few more seconds are added and on the odd occassion up to 1 1/2 minutes. Very true to life in my opinion. </BLOCKQUOTE>

I'm not joking, I noticed this excessive stoppage time in FM08 right from the start but never really deemed it as serious enough to start a thread about it. I don't remember it being this noticable in previous versions.

By the rulebook there is no problem with this. But in my games, on top of the 4th official's added time the ref almost ALWAYS gives 1 minute. I find that a bit unrealistic because most of the time there weren't any substitutions, injuries or any stoppage. It seems like the game is counting the time where the ball is put out of play. That is a BIT too strict and by-the-book IMO.

retired_vtooker

You're not managing in the lower leagues are ya? If so ... that's called lower league refereeing! We get a load of dodgy decisions down here ... if not ... that's just the way it is ... harsh but true!

retired_vtooker

This isn't due to a problem in the game ... it's a problem in YOUR defence ... these things happen in football and in FM I'm often nicking games late myself just as other teams sometimes do against me.

retired_mssa007

You won't be moaning when you score a dramatic late winner in this additional time I do assume you're moaning because a man kicked a ball into a goal when the man with the whistle should have ended the game.
Anyway, hate to sound like a top flight manager but - "these things even themselves out over the course of a season"

Rosco

ONly thing that bugs me is when they score in the 97th minute when there only supposed to be 4 added.

retired_el_chanclas

I had 9 and a half minutes once.