Things In Football That Grind Your Gears

dundalkfc10

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Does he just go over and kick him or did he try win the ball and just caught him wrong?

Tactical foul, like alot of fouls that happen during the game. Defenders pulling strikers jerseys etc, full back stealing 5 yards on a throw in, defenders on a free kick etc....

All cheats

osarusan

Weepsie wrote: »

There are lots of incidental fouls in football that's not cheating, but a professional foul, a deliberate handball, a dive, etc are all forms of cheating one way or the other.

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Doing it deliberately is cheating.

I obviously have a different, or narrower, idea of what constitutes cheating in a football context that both of you, as I don't agree, I don't see all deliberate fouls as cheating.

But that's a conceptual difference, so not really much point going into it I think.

callaway92

'It's not the greatest penalty; it's right down the middle'.

I mean... that was the point of the pen.

joeguevara

osarusan wrote: »

I obviously have a different, or narrower, idea of what constitutes cheating in a football context that both of you, as I don't agree, I don't see all deliberate fouls as cheating.

But that's a conceptual difference, so not really much point going into it I think.

I agree with you. If a player is going through and you pull them back, or trip them is seen as taken one for the team and is part and parcel of the game. But stopping a goal with your hand or deliberately injuring a player is cheating. The former isn’t nice but somewhat acceptable (like are you just going to let them past) but the latter is reprehensible.

I also think acting to get a player sent off is one of the lowest things in football. Diving too.

razorblunt

Alan Greene hits the nail on the head here.
BantzBantzBantz

https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1237086039996608513?s=20

Iang87

razorblunt wrote: »

Alan Greene hits the nail on the head here.
BantzBantzBantz

https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1237086039996608513?s=20

Haven't read the article but yes, yes and yes.

Things like showboat on Soccer AM where its about a piece of skill. This feeding into a Gif generation of simpletons where it appears it is more important to make someone look foolish than actually try to score or do the correct thing on the pitch.

This is sports the world over unfortunately I feel. Every second or 3rd morning i'd look at twitter and see an NBA clip of someone "out here breaking ankles" and then go and check to score to find out the ankle breaker lost by 35 points but ankles were broken so he's the hero.

Seeing the same with soccer these days

Guy:Incognito

Players taking corners taking the time to try get every last half mm of the ball to the edge of the quadrant is grating on me for some reason. Just put the fupping thing down on the line and take the poxy corner.

KH25

I’m sure this has been said already, but Keith Andrews on commentary. He’s absolutely dreadful.

y0ssar1an22

KH25 wrote: »

I’m sure this has been said already, but Keith Andrews on commentary. He’s absolutely dreadful.

awful stuff from him tonight. thought he might of had his house on liverpool qualifying with some of his commentary

BonnieSituation

razorblunt wrote: »

Alan Greene hits the nail on the head here.
BantzBantzBantz

https://twitter.com/henrywinter/status/1237086039996608513?s=20

Cheltenham on ITV has been absolute puke and it's a follow on from how sports commentary is going appealing to young shítheads on mobile phones. Well, actually, I'm not sure who they're trying to appeal to.

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As it has, as it shall always ever be, away goals counting in extra time still drives me bananas.

The odd "I don't know how people can even think about football at the moment" post here.

Well, it's a football forum, it's not really the place to analyse pandemics, the Syrian conflict, homelessness, global warming or the other issues that are obviously more important than football.

Mitch Connor

Deleted User wrote: »

The odd "I don't know how people can even think about football at the moment" post here.

Well, it's a football forum, it's not really the place to analyse pandemics, the Syrian conflict, homelessness, global warming or the other issues that are obviously more important than football.

I remember arguing with a certain someone (not you!) in the United thread about some BS they said, and they retorted with (paraphrasing) 'Its not wirth arguing this while those poor kids are stuck in the mine'.

Salvation Tambourine

Deleted User wrote: »

The odd "I don't know how people can even think about football at the moment" post here.

Well, it's a football forum, it's not really the place to analyse pandemics, the Syrian conflict, homelessness, global warming or the other issues that are obviously more important than football.

Jonathan Liew on the Guardian Football Weekly was so miserable. He's there to provide people with relief from all this, not a constant reminder. Fair enough if the conversation is around what to do during and after the virus but to be constantly told that nothing else matters was mind numbing.

I 100% agree with what you are saying. Most comments about football seem to be prefaced with this. It's not like I ask my wife "I know there are much more important things in the world but would you like a cup of tea?". People should be able to talk about things they like without having to confirm that it is indeed not as important as thousand of people losing their lives.

HalloweenJack

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52951920
This kind of lazy reporting:

A rally by Italian far-right extremists and hardcore football fans over the government's response to coronavirus has turned briefly violent.

I've read through the piece a few times and I've looked at the photos and I don't see any proof of this claim. It feels like a lazy stereotype and/or an attempt to discredit 'hardcore' football fans.

I know the UK doesn't have much of a history when it comes to ultras but it seems to be given negative connotations in the British media in the hopes of stopping it catching on.

I wasn't at the protest, maybe there were football fans there, but its lazy and irresponsible to report something without any evidence and it just plays into the stereotype that ultras are violent.

Moving matches for TV

I just looked at the schedule.

We have 7pm on a Sunday, 6 on a weekday,2pm on a Saturday.

There are all over the place.

What ever happened to 3pm on a Saturday

Guy:Incognito

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Moving matches for TV

I just looked at the schedule.

We have 7pm on a Sunday, 6 on a weekday,2pm on a Saturday.

There are all over the place.

What ever happened to 3pm on a Saturday

Just to check, because you never know these days, this is satire, yes?

Guy:Incognito

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Just to check, because you never know these days, this is satire, yes?

Yes
But I'm sure someone would find something to complain about in the restart schedule.

Salvation Tambourine

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

Yes
But I'm sure someone would find something to complain about in the restart schedule.

Very respected journalist Philipe Auclair complained about it on Guardian Football Weekly a couple of weeks ago.

Miserable so and so.

Ragnar Lothbrok

I wonder how many closet racists are silently cursing when they bend the knee

I assume no player would have the balls to refuse.

(Possibly wrong thread as it doesn't grind my gears, I really enjoy the thought that racists have to wear Black Lives Matters on their jerseys, while bending the knee.)

Agent Coulson

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

I wonder how many closet racists are silently cursing when they bend the knee

I assume no player would have the balls to refuse.

(Possibly wrong thread as it doesn't grind my gears, I really enjoy the thought that racists have to wear Black Lives Matters on their jerseys, while bending the knee.)

Mane didn't take a knee yesterday at the derby game.

osarusan

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Mane didn't take a knee yesterday at the derby game.

He did I thought. He wasn't ready for the whistle to blow and was a few yards inside the Everton half when it blew, so ran back to his own half and then got down on one knee about 3 seconds later than the rest. That is what I thought I saw anyway.

Mitch Connor

osarusan wrote: »

He did I thought. He wasn't ready for the whistle to blow and was a few yards inside the Everton half when it blew, so ran back to his own half and then got down on one knee about 3 seconds later than the rest. That is what I thought I saw anyway.

No, when the players went to take a knee he sprinted into the Everton half, cause he thought the game had kicked off.

He then ran back and took a knee.

It was funny, and not intentionally disrespectful.

DVDM93

we've had our fair share of forgetful moments against Everton alright, like when Origi pulled the ball out of the net & ran back to the halfway line as if we needed another after his last minute winner

https://twitter.com/samueilfc/status/1274766204406763525?s=12

Arghus

The fake crowd noise. As strange as it can sometimes be, I'd rather hear the actual sounds of the game

osarusan

Arghus wrote: »

The fake crowd noise. As strange as it can sometimes be, I'd rather hear the actual sounds of the game

Yeah, and they've gotten it wrong a couple of times - pressed the 'goal' button when it was actually saved, so there is a roar that is suddenly muted completely, and there have been delays resulting in the sound arriving a couple of seconds late.


Still not sure I'd prefer the eerie silence though.

"Man Utd/Arsenal/Chelsea fan here but I'd like to congratulate Liverpool on their great win". Ugh.

Guy:Incognito

Liverpool fans

Salvation Tambourine

Nothing at the moment, it's all good.

cj maxx

One thing has got to me. On SS news when the inevitable " they took the knee" pregame section airs , they show black players taking the knee. No sign of their white team mates taking the knee with them

hots

BTs coverage of the game last night, could probably have kept the liverpool coverage until after the final whistle at least.

And Dalgleish not using Silent .