IFAB to discuss extending half time to 25 minutes for Superbowl style shows.

[Otto42]

I think the nearest the Boro have ever come to putting on a superbowl style half time show was when we got Jet to do a few somersaults around the time she was dating Uwe.

Wasn't she seeing Uwe? Or is that an urban myth?!

 

[El Guapo]

Sumo wrestling!!!

 

[JM14]

Bring it on, might actually have time for food/drink at half time

 

[alanmoodysdog]

Sumo wrestling!!!

remember that Sky brought them ... one wet night match

 

[JackG]

Remember 15 minutes coming in and someone like Lennie saying 'we struggle to find stuff to say in 10 minutes to keep their attention let alone 15'!

In his playing days, Jack Charlton would have been on his 3rd fag.

 

[Liamo]

Yeah that's not right. I watched games with a 10 min halftime for 35 yrs prior to the premier league starting.

The mind plays strange tricks on you. You may think you remember it being ten minutes but I've literally given the documentary evidence that it changed from 5 to 15 minutes in 1995.

Just to give further proof, this is also mentioned on the IFAB's Facebook page in a section on how the laws have changed over the years. See below.


The half time interval

 

[JackG]

Should go back to 5.

 

[br14]

Would 25 minutes not mean the players would need to warm up again? How long can they go before having to stretch etc.

 

[FlapJacks]

It absolutely was 10 minutes when I was a lad (ages ago) - mind you my memory is rubbish, so I'm probably wrong.

 

[Blf]

The mind plays strange tricks on you. You may think you remember it being ten minutes but I've literally given the documentary evidence that it changed from 5 to 15 minutes in 1995.

Just to give further proof, this is also mentioned on the IFAB's Facebook page in a section on how the laws have changed over the years. See below.

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The half time interval

Yeah but it was 10 mins.