hi I'm in London on holiday and went to the hammers man city game yesterday awesome day.there are at least 2 new rules brought for this season.1 goal kicks don't have to go over the 18 yard line to be deemed in play.Makes for a much faster game.2 if a ball strikes a defender's arm in the penalty for whatever reason it's a penalty if deemed a fact by the var.
In another note there were what appears to be a tidied up set of rules around the role of the VA announced which I thought were quite good.there's a good you tube explanation on them in the hammers website.
My question is - are these worth a new topic and some discussion before the new a league season?
Gdog