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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Aug 4, 2023 12:06:32 GMT
I've got a minor irritation. When we film the team running out all the seats surrounding the tunnel appear pretty empty. Even for big matches there's plenty of empty seats. I'm sure there's reasons for this but it gives the initial perception of a low attendance. Minor irritation. All the hooray Henry’s quaffing champers in the lounge isn’t it.
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Post by martyntrumpcaster on Aug 4, 2023 12:24:29 GMT
I've got a minor irritation. When we film the team running out all the seats surrounding the tunnel appear pretty empty. Even for big matches there's plenty of empty seats. I'm sure there's reasons for this but it gives the initial perception of a low attendance. Minor irritation. All the hooray Henry’s quaffing champers in the lounge isn’t it. Even if you look at the Brackley play off match last season. Plenty of empty seats in the first 3 or 4 rows. These people should be forced to eat their prawn sandwiches in their seats when the Seals run out.
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Post by 54321 on Aug 4, 2023 12:37:20 GMT
"Get in the hole" Pisses me off every time Spot on hate the saying!!
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Post by yossergolf on Aug 4, 2023 12:41:50 GMT
All the hooray Henry’s quaffing champers in the lounge isn’t it. Even if you look at the Brackley play off match last season. Plenty of empty seats in the first 3 or 4 rows. These people should be forced to eat their prawn sandwiches in their seats when the Seals run out. Most of these seats were occur by players not involved, youth team players etc. During the match they were pretty full. If some fans are still making their way from legends lounge etc then that’s fine, they are still paying their money to sit where and when they like
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Post by martyntrumpcaster on Aug 4, 2023 13:31:22 GMT
Thanks for the explanation. I thought it could be something like that but wasn't sure.
Of course people have the right to finish off their food and drink where they want. For the camera though it makes even the most well attended game half empty to the casual YouTube viewer. A minor irritation.
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Post by 54321 on Aug 4, 2023 14:50:01 GMT
Nothing to do with football but people who chew
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Post by Lon on Aug 4, 2023 15:14:53 GMT
Nothing to do with football but people who chew Yep people who swallow their entire plate whole are the real ones… 😂
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Post by Lobster on Aug 4, 2023 15:29:03 GMT
Nothing to do with football but people who chew Yep people who swallow their entire plate whole are the real ones… 😂 Including the plate itself.
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Post by Wortleyblue on Aug 4, 2023 18:13:59 GMT
Yep people who swallow their entire plate whole are the real ones… 😂 Including the plate itself. In the same vein people who cram as much food as they can on their plates at an all you can eat buffet and then leave half of it
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Post by bagoftricks on Aug 4, 2023 21:31:21 GMT
On the linesman theme what irritates me is when the ball goes out for a throw in and the linesman waits for the ref to point who's got the throw before raising his flag The asst. ref is there to support the ref. In the briefing they may have been told to either wait to see if he’s giving it or even not to give free kicks. Most AR’s will then sometimes back up the ref to confirm they agree with the decision especially if the ref is under pressure so they share the decision and it can allow the ref to say to players look they agree. It’s about player management and communication. Often the AR gets abuse but he is probably only doing what the ref wants.
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Post by oldsealandroadender on Aug 4, 2023 23:14:40 GMT
On the linesman theme what irritates me is when the ball goes out for a throw in and the linesman waits for the ref to point who's got the throw before raising his flag The asst. ref is there to support the ref. In the briefing they may have been told to either wait to see if he’s giving it or even not to give free kicks. Most AR’s will then sometimes back up the ref to confirm they agree with the decision especially if the ref is under pressure so they share the decision and it can allow the ref to say to players look they agree. It’s about player management and communication. Often the AR gets abuse but he is probably only doing what the ref wants. If the new role of the linesman, sorry, assistant referee is just to agree with the referee despite his (or her) own opinion then the position is redundant. Just get rid of them and save on the expenses. In the old days they would always raise their flag as they saw it, occasionally the referee would overule them. The signal now seems to be wait to see which way the ref gives it and raise the flag if they agree and not if they don't. Unless they are told by the ref just to agree with all their decisions. Borderline corruption.
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Post by Lobster on Aug 4, 2023 23:27:47 GMT
The asst. ref is there to support the ref. In the briefing they may have been told to either wait to see if he’s giving it or even not to give free kicks. Most AR’s will then sometimes back up the ref to confirm they agree with the decision especially if the ref is under pressure so they share the decision and it can allow the ref to say to players look they agree. It’s about player management and communication. Often the AR gets abuse but he is probably only doing what the ref wants. If the new role of the linesman, sorry, assistant referee is just to agree with the referee despite his (or her) own opinion then the position is redundant. Just get rid of them and save on the expenses. In the old days they would always raise their flag as they saw it, occasionally the referee would overule them. The signal now seems to be wait to see which way the ref gives it and raise the flag if they agree and not if they don't. Unless they are told by the ref just to agree with all their decisions. Borderline corruption. Below the Premier League, linesmen are pretty much solely there to look out for offsides. In games where there is VAR I don't really understand what the role of the linesman is.
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Post by vandycandy on Aug 5, 2023 0:32:17 GMT
The celebs & sport stars who get into Wimbledon for free whilst the general public have to pay outrageous prices. The chairman of the all England club invites them to have a big fancy lunch each day which is why the start of play on centre court is so late. It's all very elitist.
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Post by Curva Nord on Aug 5, 2023 12:18:18 GMT
If the new role of the linesman, sorry, assistant referee is just to agree with the referee despite his (or her) own opinion then the position is redundant. Just get rid of them and save on the expenses. In the old days they would always raise their flag as they saw it, occasionally the referee would overule them. The signal now seems to be wait to see which way the ref gives it and raise the flag if they agree and not if they don't. Unless they are told by the ref just to agree with all their decisions. Borderline corruption. Below the Premier League, linesmen are pretty much solely there to look out for offsides. In games where there is VAR I don't really understand what the role of the linesman is. They should sit together in the TV room and tell the ref what is on and not offside, then the ref can call it. Linesmen are now redundant
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Post by Curva Nord on Aug 5, 2023 12:38:44 GMT
The celebs & sport stars who get into Wimbledon for free whilst the general public have to pay outrageous prices. The chairman of the all England club invites them to have a big fancy lunch each day which is why the start of play on centre court is so late. It's all very elitist. They bring in viewership on social media etc, all clicks, likes and follows for the sadacts on Instagram, Twitter and the other socials
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Post by bing on Oct 25, 2023 8:31:46 GMT
I heard Tubthumping on the radio this morning and they edited the word, "P*****g" out of it. It was just a moment of silence before, "... the night awayyyyyy" kicked in.
Commentators saying, "Five goalkeepers wouldn't have saved that"
The desperation of Wrexham fans, tagging in Ryan Reynolds on social media in the forlorn hope he might respond.
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Post by Lobster on Oct 25, 2023 9:17:07 GMT
The celebs & sport stars who get into Wimbledon for free whilst the general public have to pay outrageous prices. The chairman of the all England club invites them to have a big fancy lunch each day which is why the start of play on centre court is so late. It's all very elitist. Similar to this, universities giving honorary degrees to celebrities and sport stars. If they want a degree they should pay and study for it like anyone else. Unlike most of us, they have enough money and time on their hands to do it.
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Post by devamug72 on Oct 25, 2023 9:24:38 GMT
Naming storms. When did that start?
If the Met Office (or whoever) insist on it don't call a really bad storm 'Babet' it sounds like a fucking drag-queen. If there's an "imminent risk to life" call it Storm Sutcliffe or Shipman.
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Post by bing on Oct 25, 2023 9:40:42 GMT
The celebs & sport stars who get into Wimbledon for free whilst the general public have to pay outrageous prices. The chairman of the all England club invites them to have a big fancy lunch each day which is why the start of play on centre court is so late. It's all very elitist. Similar to this, universities giving honorary degrees to celebrities and sport stars. If they want a degree they should pay and study for it like anyone else. Unlike most of us, they have enough money and time on their hands to do it. I presume they do this just to make graduation ceremonies more bearable. Mine was really dull, but at least I got to shake hands with Martin Offiah!
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Post by southernblue on Oct 29, 2023 9:36:54 GMT
If the new role of the linesman, sorry, assistant referee is just to agree with the referee despite his (or her) own opinion then the position is redundant. Just get rid of them and save on the expenses. In the old days they would always raise their flag as they saw it, occasionally the referee would overule them. The signal now seems to be wait to see which way the ref gives it and raise the flag if they agree and not if they don't. Unless they are told by the ref just to agree with all their decisions. Borderline corruption. Below the Premier League, linesmen are pretty much solely there to look out for offsides. In games where there is VAR I don't really understand what the role of the linesman is. In any games, Ryan Reynolds doesn't understand what the role of the linesman is.
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Post by Lobster on Oct 30, 2023 14:38:37 GMT
I've mentioned this on the Curzon match thread, but just to record it on here as well, fans going "shoooooot" whenever we get anywhere near the goal.
If Murray had done that on Saturday it would probably have gone in the car park. Instead he slid a brilliant ball through to Thomas and the rest is history.
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Post by southernblue on Oct 30, 2023 21:37:53 GMT
The awful blast of music some clubs play when they score, absolutely hate it, and hope we never do it.
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Post by bing on Oct 31, 2023 8:55:12 GMT
The awful blast of music some clubs play when they score, absolutely hate it, and hope we never do it. Can you remember being the relegation season at the turn of the century, losing 7-1 at home to Brighton? We were 6 down when Beckett scored a late consolation, then had to endure the humiliation of the Brighton fans dancing along to Song 2 by Blur!
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Post by Lobster on Oct 31, 2023 9:19:15 GMT
The awful blast of music some clubs play when they score, absolutely hate it, and hope we never do it. Can you remember being the relegation season at the turn of the century, losing 7-1 at home to Brighton? We were 6 down when Beckett scored a late consolation, then had to endure the humiliation of the Brighton fans dancing along to Song 2 by Blur! Terry Smith's idea to play music after goals, I can't remember it being done before or since. There was briefly a spell where he even had the idea of playing music during stoppages in the game.
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Post by southernblue on Oct 31, 2023 19:46:43 GMT
The awful blast of music some clubs play when they score, absolutely hate it, and hope we never do it. Can you remember being the relegation season at the turn of the century, losing 7-1 at home to Brighton? We were 6 down when Beckett scored a late consolation, then had to endure the humiliation of the Brighton fans dancing along to Song 2 by Blur! I wasn't there for that, how embarrassing.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on Nov 3, 2023 11:53:15 GMT
Pre-match light shows.
Watching the odd PL or European game making me think my telly is on the blink.
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Post by The Angry Agenda on Nov 3, 2023 12:00:27 GMT
Pre-match light shows. Watching the odd PL or European game making me think my telly is on the blink. Yes very annoying trend, and the music that goes with it.
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Post by borussiachester on Nov 3, 2023 14:42:30 GMT
Pre-match light shows. Watching the odd PL or European game making me think my telly is on the blink. Kidderminster, rather laughably, did it last season. Some of us there momentarily thought the floodlights had gone.
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Post by nytram on Nov 3, 2023 15:06:00 GMT
Can you remember being the relegation season at the turn of the century, losing 7-1 at home to Brighton? We were 6 down when Beckett scored a late consolation, then had to endure the humiliation of the Brighton fans dancing along to Song 2 by Blur! I wasn't there for that, how embarrassing. That was the game that caused us to go down (yes I know it was the whole season) but Wayne Brown totally lost it and gave away at least two goals which made our goal difference the reason we went down. Brilliant goalkeeper and a great and loyal guy to us. Really wish that was covered by the cameras though because he was bad that day mainly because he was annoyed at our defence. Was nearly in the opposing half at one point. Remember working out what would happen on the last day with all the other games what would send us down. Of the about 32 outcomes 4 would send us down!!
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Post by Lobster on Nov 6, 2023 0:31:22 GMT
I wasn't there for that, how embarrassing. That was the game that caused us to go down (yes I know it was the whole season) but Wayne Brown totally lost it and gave away at least two goals which made our goal difference the reason we went down. Brilliant goalkeeper and a great and loyal guy to us. Really wish that was covered by the cameras though because he was bad that day mainly because he was annoyed at our defence. Was nearly in the opposing half at one point. Remember working out what would happen on the last day with all the other games what would send us down. Of the about 32 outcomes 4 would send us down!! The Carlisle game was the killer though. I think if you go down on goal difference you've got to look more at the games you should've won or shouldn't have lost than the ones where you were well beaten. Also, the 4-1 defeat at Carlisle - our first game of the millennium and one of the worst Chester performances I've ever seen as Carlisle themselves were dreadful and shouldn't have been beating anyone 4-1. They had a player sent off in injury time but still had time to add a really soft fourth goal - you could say that one goal put us down as without it there would have been a two-goal in our favour.
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