Dean Smith was nonplussed about the idea of changing the way football is played, in particular moving from 45-minute halves to half an hour.

IFAB has made the proposals to have 30-minute halves, with the clock stopping every time the ball went out of play.

"Many people are very frustrated that a typical 90-minute match has fewer than 60 minutes of effective (actual) playing time (EPT) i.e. when the ball is in play," IFAB said in the document.

"The strategy proposes measures to reduce time-wasting and 'speed up' the game."

Smith, though, believes that is a non-starter and would like to see the traditional elements of the game remain the same.

The Brentford head coach said: “I've seen the proposals. For me, the traditional element you have to keep, while moving with the times.

Luis Suarez handles on the goal line

“Changing the time, for me, is a non-starter. Keep it as it is. I know they talk about the ball in play but people want to see a 90 minute game.”

Smith, on the other hand, could see the logic of an official awarding a goal when a player handles the ball on the line a la Luis Suarez in the 2010 World Cup.

He said: “If the ball is going in and somebody handles it on the line then why not give the goal?”