Both codes of Rugby have done this for a long time and it works perfectly, so don't expect football to follow suit.Regarding the first point, I really think it's time that the clock was stopped every time the game stops, with no added time at the end of games. This would reduce the amount of unlawful time wasting (e.g. players pretending to be injured when they're not) but shouldn't affect what I would call legitimate ways of running down the clock, like taking the ball into the corner.
