Things In Football That Grind Your Gears

Al Capwned

Danye wrote: »

The main reason people wear gloves on the pitch is for the image of something. Not because they suffer from poor circulation.

Or maybe they dont want their hands to get cold?

Danye

alproctor wrote: »

Or maybe they dont want their hands to get cold?

Unless you have poor circulation as has been mentioned there is no way your hands should be cold playing a high intensity game like football.

If they are, maybe your just not trying hard enough.

eyescreamcone

Why does the media always say that Liverpool "struggle to win" when they scrape through 1-0 against the likes of Southampton and Reading???

But when Man U do exactly the same it's all about "winning, while not playing well", "sign of a good team" etc.

osarusan

eyescreamcone wrote: »

But when Man U do exactly the same it's all about "winning, while not playing well", "sign of a good team" etc.

Just the idea that winning without playing well is the hallmark of a great team is something I think makes no sense at all.

764dak

People that don't know the correct etymologies of soccer and football.

Xavi6

David Pleat :mad:

Danye

Xavi6 wrote: »

David Pleat :mad:

And David Platt. Disliked him as a player. Really disliked him as a manager and now strongly dislike him as Mancini's lapdog.

Paully D

Xavi6 wrote: »

David Pleat :mad:

''Good evening ladies and gentleman'' :pac:

NIMAN

The modern phenomenon thats crept in over the last decade of players having to congratulate their team mates on every thing they do, no matter how simple.

A goalkeeper makes a routine save or tip over the bar, cue his defenders coming to tap his hand or high-five him. A defender hoofs a ball out for a corner, cue same thing.

eyescreamcone

NIMAN wrote: »

The modern phenomenon thats crept in over the last decade of players having to congratulate their team mates on every thing they do, no matter how simple.

A goalkeeper makes a routine save or tip over the bar, cue his defenders coming to tap his hand or high-five him. A defender hoofs a ball out for a corner, cue same thing.

You better not ever watch a tennis doubles game so
It's all high fives, low fives etc. after every point - whether they win it or lose it.

NIMAN

Yeah I've seen it in tennis doubles ok. Thankfully I am not a fan of the game, so would rarely see it.

But football's heading that way too.

The_Kew_Tour

eyescreamcone wrote: »

You better not ever watch a tennis doubles game so
It's all high fives, low fives etc. after every point - whether they win it or lose it.

American Football, NBA basically American Sports love this too. and Stats.

intellectual dosser

NIMAN wrote: »

The modern phenomenon thats crept in over the last decade of players having to congratulate their team mates on every thing they do, no matter how simple.

A goalkeeper makes a routine save or tip over the bar, cue his defenders coming to tap his hand or high-five him. A defender hoofs a ball out for a corner, cue same thing.

I think that's more about keeping things positive as opposed to them genuinely congratulating each other for kicking the ball out of play etc. It does look weird to me in basketball with the free throws - particularly when they miss!

Some lads I play football with enjoy a good loud bitch and moan when someone does something not quite up to the scratch of the balon d'or - it does nothing to help, it just makes everyone on the team feel under more pressure than they are.

Hidalgo

Melion wrote: »

10 second limit, if its broken then a yellow card. Easy.

A six second rule was brought in years ago to prevent keepers killing time by running around the box with that ball in their hands.
it was initially enforced but quickly forgotten about

NIMAN

intellectual dosser wrote: »

I think that's more about keeping things positive as opposed to them genuinely congratulating each other for kicking the ball out of play etc. It does look weird to me in basketball with the free throws - particularly when they miss!

Some lads I play football with enjoy a good loud bitch and moan when someone does something not quite up to the scratch of the balon d'or - it does nothing to help, it just makes everyone on the team feel under more pressure than they are.

So what did the footballers of the 50s, 60s, 70, 80s, 90s etc must all have been very negative then?

citytillidie

Hidalgo wrote: »

A six second rule was brought in years ago to prevent keepers killing time by running around the box with that ball in their hands.
it was initially enforced but quickly forgotten about

Last is seen in enforced was in the Olympics Canada V USA game where the US player badgered the ref to give the US a free kick for it

intellectual dosser

NIMAN wrote: »

So what did the footballers of the 50s, 60s, 70, 80s, 90s etc must all have been very negative then?

I didn't say that. I gave a possible explanation for the behaviour is'all chief.

fullstop

NIMAN wrote: »

So what did the footballers of the 50s, 60s, 70, 80s, 90s etc must all have been very negative then?

It's called psychology. It wasn't as big a thing in those days.

Cienciano

One annoying thing is fans blindly supporting anything the players of their club do. I mean, if you support liverpool or chelsea you don't have to defend the actions of the likes of suarez or terry when what they did was so obviously wrong.

niallo27

Cienciano wrote: »

One annoying thing is fans blindly supporting anything the players of their club do. I mean, if you support liverpool or chelsea you don't have to defend the actions of the likes of suarez or terry when what they did was so obviously wrong.

When they give you so many happy times, you can forgive the odd mistake they make, Suarez im talking about here and not terry.

764dak

When football fans say "X league has more teams than Y league in knockout stage of Champions League therefore X league is superior to Y league."

Lumbo

I've not read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned.

- Foul throws. Its a very easy thing to do properly yet at most games I go to I see it happening. If your ever at a game and you see someone giving out about it, come over and say hello, I seem to be the only one who ever notices it happening.

eyescreamcone

Lumbo wrote: »

I've not read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned.

- Foul throws. Its a very easy thing to do properly yet at most games I go to I see it happening. If your ever at a game and you see someone giving out about it, come over and say hello, I seem to be the only one who ever notices it happening.

Stupid rule
Any two handed throw from behind the touch line should be allowed

Mars Bar

Lumbo wrote: »

I've not read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned.

- Foul throws. Its a very easy thing to do properly yet at most games I go to I see it happening. If your ever at a game and you see someone giving out about it, come over and say hello, I seem to be the only one who ever notices it happening.

Hi!

Evra is the biggest culprit for the foul throw...

Jimmy Iovine

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Stupid rule
Any two handed throw from behind the touch line should be allowed

Even a rugby style throw? Or a basketball throw?

The rule is only stupid when people can't throw it properly. It's mainly caused by players trying to take quick, short throw ins from what I can see.

DerekDGoldfish

Lumbo wrote: »

I've not read the whole thread so I don't know if it's been mentioned.

- Foul throws. Its a very easy thing to do properly yet at most games I go to I see it happening. If your ever at a game and you see someone giving out about it, come over and say hello, I seem to be the only one who ever notices it happening.

When St. Pats played some Kazak crowd in europe, the referee called them up on foul throws 15+ times thier players seemed to have no knoledge of the rule or why the referee kept giving us thier throw.

eyescreamcone

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Even a rugby style throw? Or a basketball throw?

The rule is only stupid when people can't throw it properly. It's mainly caused by players trying to take quick, short throw ins from what I can see.

Yes
Any 2 handed throw that gets the game moving quickly should be allowed

The_Kew_Tour

There is far more then 1/2 players not able throw ball properly.

Don't think I have seen a game this season be it Ireland, Scotland or England where have not seen least one foul throw.

Its not new.

Jimmy Iovine

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Yes
Any 2 handed throw that gets the game moving quickly should be allowed

That's a ridiculous idea. Fine for 5-a-side, not for an actual game of football.

intellectual dosser

Surely its a rule where leniency can be applied to help the flow of the game. How much of an advantage is someone actually gaining from a foul through, once its within the ballpark of the rules?

I understand the opposing team will feel aggrieved at not getting the throw overturned in their favour, but looking at the bigger picture I don't see it as a problem, or something that really grinds my gears.