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Post by rcb on Dec 13, 2017 12:26:12 GMT
Minor irritation - players spitting. Major irritation - the extent of lip/intimidation players can give refs without refs doing anything about it. Just think how many more minutes per game we’d see as fans if this was stamped out. Yes indeed - and 'clearing' noses. Yep - there should be bikini clad girls wearing sponsored ribbons issuing paper handkerchiefs along the touchlines.
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Post by rcb on Dec 13, 2017 12:28:39 GMT
Why do people think saying someone gives 110% is anything other than nonsense.
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Post by bing on Dec 13, 2017 13:17:44 GMT
Another one to get off my chest: the tv companies banging on about the magic of the FA Cup then choosing Man Utd, or some bog standard all Premier league game, for main coverage. That annoys me, it really does. ... and then Man U, City, Liverpool etc, resting half their players!
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Post by paikallinen on Dec 13, 2017 13:33:42 GMT
Half-time intervals which last longer than playing time in either half. The laws are clear - half-time is a maximum of 15 and the ref is the sole arbiter. If they can't get the second half started on time, they shouldn't be in charge.
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Post by oldnotdecrepit on Dec 13, 2017 13:44:07 GMT
Excellent thread, good reading.
My major irritation is referees, end of. My dilemma is that I know we need them but they are all would be footballers, like us but not supporters, like we are. I detest them, different breed of human or aliens, not sure which. And some of the cretins we get simply deepen my dislike of them. The upshot is that if we ever get a good one (do they exist at our level) I’ll be pleasantly surprised.
Then Assistant Referees, get lost. They are Linesmen and crap at that too, this stupid strategy of not raising their flag until the player interferes with play will result in an unnecessary injury one day, if it hasn’t already. If they’re in an offside position they are offside, stick yer flag up!!!!! As for “interfering with play” I prefer Jack Charltons definition, “if he’s not interfering with play then he shouldn’t be on the pitch!”. Much clearer.......
Thanks for that, feel better for my rant.
Wonder which idiot in Black we’ll get v Fylde? And the linesmen had better shape up.
C’mon you Blues!
By the way I deplore some of the thick ex pros we get as summarisers, Knobby Savage and Danny Dickhead Mills who both think they know best because they’ve played the game “at the highest level”. Not only were they crap at any level but they don’t even know the laws of the game. Idiots.
Wow. I feel much better now.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2017 13:55:38 GMT
The hand behind the ear celebration.
Mate, you've been playing awful all season, and you've scuffed one in off your shin. We are cheering the goal, not you so jog on.
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Post by Pseudoscally on Dec 13, 2017 14:18:48 GMT
Cleggy......
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Post by Deva Chanter on Dec 13, 2017 15:32:23 GMT
Idiot pundits like Phil Neville, Danny Murphy, Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy, Alan Shearer (the list is endless) who can't be arsed learning the trade and think they have a God-given right to walk into Premiership jobs based on nothing other than that they used to be Premiership footballers. The lot of them can get in the bin.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Dec 13, 2017 15:39:24 GMT
Added time. Why can’t football be like rugby, as in the referee stopping the clock when there is an injury/ the ball going out of play etc. Then, as soon as the Ball goes out of play in the 45th and 90th minute the ref can blow for half/full time instead of adding on time.
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Post by eyeswideopen on Dec 13, 2017 15:46:33 GMT
Glory hunting penalty takers
Player beats three men, twists, turns and gets chopped down in the box, only for some lazy arsed centre forward to be given the honour of taking a free shot with just the keeper to beat from twelve yards. Who then has the audacity to being in the running for the golden boot at the end of the season for being top scorer. It should be like basketball, the player fouled takes the penalty, the player who touched the ball last for a handball to be given. also should get the honour of the penalty.
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Post by 54321 on Dec 13, 2017 17:17:31 GMT
Referee's who blow up for any trivial fouls but when a similar occurrence happens in the penalty box they bottle it. Also managers who won't give interviews if their team has lost.
buy the way brill fun thread.
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Post by Lobster on Dec 13, 2017 17:27:53 GMT
Referee's who blow up for any trivial fouls but when a similar occurrence happens in the penalty box they bottle it. I was watching a Premier League match a while ago and there was a penalty shout. Graham Poll said something like "maybe it is a foul, but it's not enough to give a penalty". What rule is that? Surely a foul is a foul?
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Post by 54321 on Dec 13, 2017 17:38:59 GMT
LOBSTER EXACTLY does my head in.
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Post by dirge on Dec 13, 2017 19:39:12 GMT
Heh, loving this thread, clearly a properly cathartic experience for most.
As a fan of seminal Birkenhead band Half Man Half Biscuit, I find I still get wound up when the keeper makes a decent save, but instead of quietly acknowledging the applause, he does that running around waving his arms shouting at the defenders thing. Makes him look dead stupid.
And that in 2017, when there is a Champions League match between an English club and a foreign club, despite the fact that it's 2017 the more mature commentator will always assume that the frreign team's keeper will be a bit dodgy. And that if he makes a save it's probably "one for the cameras."
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Post by agl on Dec 13, 2017 19:48:10 GMT
And there's more....so called football fans who when you tell them you support Chester ask what league we are in. That bugs me.
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Post by Rio Doherty on Dec 13, 2017 20:41:23 GMT
My premiership-supporting mates who laugh at me because I support Chester.
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Post by fartyarty on Dec 13, 2017 22:11:43 GMT
The amount of grappling that goes on in the penalty box when there's a corner. If the refs started to give pens there would be a dozen in each match at first but teams would soon cut it out once they knew they couldn't get away with it.
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Post by Wortleyblue on Dec 13, 2017 22:13:32 GMT
My premiership-supporting mates who laugh at me because I support Chester. Don't worry about them Rio just ask them how involved they are with the club they support and ask them how often do they get to talk to the players and how well known they are at the club then tell them to get back to watching the TV cos that's all they will be doing at least you go to the ground to watch the game and not the TV room
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Post by eyeswideopen on Dec 14, 2017 7:05:09 GMT
My premiership-supporting mates who laugh at me because I support Chester. Don't worry about them Rio just ask them how involved they are with the club they support and ask them how often do they get to talk to the players and how well known they are at the club then tell them to get back to watching the TV cos that's all they will be doing at least you go to the ground to watch the game and not the TV room Exactly, don't ask them which team they support,ask them which Sky channel they support next time.
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Post by Lobster on Dec 14, 2017 12:01:10 GMT
When a player takes his shirt off after scoring, gets booked, then pundits call the ref a "killjoy" who has "never played the game" and so on.
The rule is very clear - removing your shirt after scoring MUST be penalised with a yellow card. If the ref doesn't book the player, he can be seen to have not followed procedures and can be suspended from refereeing.
I believe refs mostly hate the rule, but they have to enforce it. Anyone complaints should be directed at FIFA, who have bizarrely fixated over this non-issue for decades while ignoring much more significant problems like diving and time wasting.
Personally I don't get why anyone wants to express their happiness by taking clothes off anyway, unless it's in a certain, usually private, situation.
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Post by chesterken on Dec 14, 2017 12:39:52 GMT
When a player takes his shirt off after scoring, gets booked, then pundits call the ref a "killjoy" who has "never played the game" and so on. The rule is very clear - removing your shirt after scoring MUST be penalised with a yellow card. If the ref doesn't book the player, he can be seen to have not followed procedures and can be suspended from refereeing. I believe refs mostly hate the rule, but they have to enforce it. Anyone complaints should be directed at FIFA, who have bizarrely fixated over this non-issue for decades while ignoring much more significant problems like diving and time wasting. Personally I don't get why anyone wants to express their happiness by taking clothes off anyway, unless it's in a certain, usually private, situation. Lobster you old romantic you😀
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Post by Si on Dec 14, 2017 12:54:45 GMT
People who shout "two teams ref" and think its some sort of profound declaration. The referee is clearly aware that there is two teams, its just possible that he might be a crap ref.
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Post by thebluecamp on Dec 14, 2017 13:42:09 GMT
The amount of grappling that goes on in the penalty box when there's a corner. If the refs started to give pens there would be a dozen in each match at first but teams would soon cut it out once they knew they couldn't get away with it. Great call, and spot on. What does my head in is that offenders don't even try to hide the grappling or do it in a discreet manner. At times it verges on GBH, and I find it even more galling that the TV pundits dismiss it as being 'part of the game'.
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Post by bing on Dec 14, 2017 14:05:27 GMT
When a player takes his shirt off after scoring, gets booked, then pundits call the ref a "killjoy" who has "never played the game" and so on. The rule is very clear - removing your shirt after scoring MUST be penalised with a yellow card. If the ref doesn't book the player, he can be seen to have not followed procedures and can be suspended from refereeing. I believe refs mostly hate the rule, but they have to enforce it. Anyone complaints should be directed at FIFA, who have bizarrely fixated over this non-issue for decades while ignoring much more significant problems like diving and time wasting. Personally I don't get why anyone wants to express their happiness by taking clothes off anyway, unless it's in a certain, usually private, situation. Totally agree. I think the most annoying thing about it is that you get the impression that the players see it as a trade-off - take a yellow card so they can show everyone their six pack.
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Post by Lobster on Dec 14, 2017 16:51:53 GMT
The amount of grappling that goes on in the penalty box when there's a corner. If the refs started to give pens there would be a dozen in each match at first but teams would soon cut it out once they knew they couldn't get away with it. Great call, and spot on. What does my head in is that offenders don't even try to hide the grappling or do it in a discreet manner. At times it verges on GBH, and I find it even more galling that the TV pundits dismiss it as being 'part of the game'. I don't disagree, but the problem is that it's usually the attacker doing it as much as the defender. If a player starts grappling you, you've no option but to do it back, so to give penalties wouldn't be fair. Reminds me of that game at Hednesford a few years ago where one of their strikers had his arms all over Horan, so George more or less bodyslammed him to the ground. They both got sent off but only one ended up on his arse!
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Post by devadiva on Dec 15, 2017 23:29:11 GMT
Minor irritation- annoying twats under the age of 18 Major irritation- annoying twats over the age on 18
Simples.
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Post by everhopeful on Dec 16, 2017 0:55:30 GMT
Minor irritation - players spitting. Major irritation - the extent of lip/intimidation players can give refs without refs doing anything about it. Just think how many more minutes per game we’d see as fans if this was stamped out. Compare with rugby especially league! I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I remember many years ago the referee Clive "The Book" Thomas once tried to get a wall to retreat 10 yards. They duly shuffled a yard or two back, muttering away. He warned them, they still shuffled around so he booked the lot of them! All hell broke loose but maybe we need something along these lines. Can't see it though! Wasn't he the plonker who blew the whistle for full time just as the ball was going into the net for a goal for somebody?
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Post by Lobster on Dec 16, 2017 9:18:40 GMT
Margaret Thatcher.
Oh, sorry, she was a MINER irritation!
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Post by martinblue47 on Dec 16, 2017 12:14:42 GMT
Margaret Thatcher. Oh, sorry, she was a MINER irritation! 1 for the older generation 😂😂😂😂😂
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Post by rcb on Dec 16, 2017 12:45:16 GMT
Compare with rugby especially league! I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong but I remember many years ago the referee Clive "The Book" Thomas once tried to get a wall to retreat 10 yards. They duly shuffled a yard or two back, muttering away. He warned them, they still shuffled around so he booked the lot of them! All hell broke loose but maybe we need something along these lines. Can't see it though! Wasn't he the plonker who blew the whistle for full time just as the ball was going into the net for a goal for somebody? Why is a ref a plonker because he correctly blows for full time when time is up? A major irritation is surely allowing play to continue when time is up, particularly when Manchester Dhabi are playing, or have the rules changed so that play continues until a City cheat takes the inevitable dive?
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