Dealing with faked injuries - Scoop

Now this is a surprise and possibly an exclusive, apart from readers of Refereeing, the FA and Referees' Association's magazine.
English soccer bosses are studying the possibility of allowing physios to come onto the field and treat players, rugby style, while play carries on around them, according to the latest issue of the mag, which arrived at my home over the weekend. Now this is a surprise, especially considering another excellent rugby rule - the one that forces players back 10 yards for expressing dissent - was trialed and ignominiously dumped after being tried out a couple of years ago in the round ball game.
So under the new rule, the "injured" player would either hobble off the pitch or be treated on it. Either way, the referee would not stop play. The physio would either get the player quickly back into action or he would signal for a stretcher, in which case the referee would stop play.
There are obvious problems. What if the ball hits the physio? What happens if a goalkeeper is injured? Could physios run onto the pitch, "accidentally" impeding opposing players?
I share the view of the author of the piece in Refereeing. What's wrong with the current law? Play on unless the referee considers the injury is serious enough to stop play. I have told players this season that I will not stop play unless I consider an injury is serious and that they should ignore the cries of "Kick it out," which are invariably used to try and break up the opponent's attack.