Things In Football That Grind Your Gears

DoctorGonzo08 · 24-08-2012 11:40AM

Feigning injury to time waste or prevent counter attack when possession is lost. Particularly bad last season across all major leagues and spilled into the Euro's. Still raging over Sporting Lisbon cheating in the EL last year. Even going as far as the bench kicking a ball onto the field to prevent City taking the corner early.

eyescreamcone · 24-08-2012 11:42AM

Kidchameleon wrote: »

English people playing for Ireland ruins it for me. Also, club teams that have little or no players from the clubs country.

FIFA rules allow qualified foreigners, so why should a small country like us disqualify eligible players.
We would NEVER have qualified for a major tournament if we only selected Irish born players.

LiamoSail · 24-08-2012 12:16PM

Kidchameleon wrote: »

English people playing for Ireland ruins it for me. Also, club teams that have little or no players from the clubs country.

We're historically a nation of emigrants. Look at the population trends of this country since the famine and you'll see that up until the turn of the millennium, that in all but one 6yr period, there was mass net emigration.

These were people emigrating out of necessity rather then choice. The fact that many of their kids and grand-kids still see themselves as Irish in a sense is to be embraced IMO, and their affiliation with this country shouldn't be severed as a result of the circumstances which forced them abroad

Obviously there's players who have opted for Ireland despite seeing themselves as other nationalities, but there were many with English accents who were as proud and patriotic as the rest of us supporting them, players like Kilbane, McCarthy, Aldridge, Holland etc. I think to change the rule to stop the few taking the piss would be a massive disservice both to the many who were proud to represent the country, and to those who were forced out

RoryMac · 24-08-2012 12:28PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Anyone can float in a corner ten feet above the first man. This is easy, but it's easily read by the defence and keeper.
Players are trying to send in the corner a foot above the first man - this is a more difficult task.
Of course when it goes wrong and is cleared by the first man the taker looks stupid.

Ok so maybe the poor quality of corner kicks would be more accurate, you see the centre halfs make there way to the opposition box 5 - 6 times a game and the ball never comes within 10 yards of them.

Augmerson · 24-08-2012 01:11PM

Kidchameleon wrote: »

Also, club teams that have little or no players from the clubs country.

Not knocking your chance to have an opinion but why would you have a problem with that? I support Bohemians in the LOI and Liverpool in the EPL, both sides have local players or players from the country the club is in. With the latter though it doesn't matter a whole lot to me, it's not like I am English or from Liverpool.

Kidchameleon · 24-08-2012 03:14PM

Does it not bother you that say for example the last time AC Milan won the CL, the only Italian on the pitch got 5 mins at the end? Its a little bit stupid. The Italian co-efficient goes up thanks to a bunch of lads from other country's. Its not as bad as the international scene though.

kksaints · 24-08-2012 04:11PM

Kidchameleon wrote: »

Does it not bother you that say for example the last time AC Milan won the CL, the only Italian on the pitch got 5 mins at the end? Its a little bit stupid. The Italian co-efficient goes up thanks to a bunch of lads from other country's. Its not as bad as the international scene though.

You mean Inter Milan there. When AC won in 2007 they had a decent amount of Italians on their team.

Re the topic the lack of a proper football structure in Ireland is annoying. I know a full pyramid strucutre is a bit unrealistic but the chopping and changing what seems every year is frustrating.

People complaining about Sky and their constant "most exciting league in the world" or "best league in the world". Sky pay a lot of money for the league rights (too much imo) of course they are going to advertise it and promote it to the best of the abilities.As far as they are concerned its a vital product if they say oh this match is a pile of crap or such people might get put off the product and might cancel their subscriptions it could cost the money and what company would want that. Better then the Rte way of constantly calling a match crap and awful.

People complaining about Stoke and others style of football. Not every one can play as Barca. Different styles and strategies are what make football interestihg.

Kidchameleon · 24-08-2012 04:47PM

My bad, yep it was inter i was refering to...

HalloweenJack · 24-08-2012 05:01PM

The FAI. Absolute jokeshop of an association. Their treatment of the LOI is a disgrace.

Also, FIFA.

The bitching about big money clubs. Regrettably, that's the way football has gone and what lesser clubs need to do to compete.

The ridiculous money in the game, especially during a recession.

Agents. I don't see the need for them whatsoever.

Bookings for celebrations.

Diving and other forms of cheating.

The treatment of referees by players and fans. They aren't going to have any authority if people keep undermining their decisions. Yes, they make the wrong decision now and again but they have to make snap decisions and don't always have the best view. Until technology is introduced to help them, that's all we have.

People who moan about player's wages but place all the blame on the player. It's the clubs fault, too. Nobody, in any job, would ask to be paid less, they would always take the highest wage on offer. It's the clubs who are stupid enough to agree to demands or offer more than they can really afford.

I probably have more but am too hungover right now.

upandcumming · 24-08-2012 07:23PM

Probably said but people that call players traitors and Judas for moving club.

eyescreamcone · 25-08-2012 11:40AM

Players kissing badges!

There is no loyalty at the top level.
Players screw the clubs ...but it is very mutual

Father Damo · 25-08-2012 12:00PM

upandcumming wrote: »

Probably said but people that call players traitors and Judas for moving club.

Too right. Unless they are betraying their boyhood club for facetious reasons they are perfectly entitlted.

Torres was going nowhere and was getting dogs abuse at Liverpool (and I am a former Pool fan). I have always wished him all the best at Chelsea, any Liverpool fan blinkered enough to say otherwise is pathetic. His treatment, the response to his move, and a few other reasons are the main factors in me not giving a swinging sh1te about them until they regain some moral integrity.
Van Persie is too good of a player to spend the next 6 years staying with Wenger being a tight arse- under his current spending there will not be a single league trophy going to Arsenal in the next 6 years.
Ashley Cole has done nothing different than umpteen other players before and since.

_blank_ · 25-08-2012 12:10PM

Fantasy Football.

I don't understand a rival winning and "ah shure it's alright, their striker scored, I've him in my team" - even worse if that team beats the team you support.

Bodhisopha · 25-08-2012 01:17PM

Des wrote: »

Fantasy Football.

I don't understand a rival winning and "ah shure it's alright, their striker scored, I've him in my team" - even worse if that team beats the team you support.

Yeah, can't stand a bit of fun. I HATE a bit of fun!

Vurnon San Benito · 25-08-2012 01:32PM

Assistants taking an age to raise their offside flag.

Fook me pink.

Jimmy Iovine · 26-08-2012 01:13PM

Being a sub on a cold and windy winters morning. You stand and freeze your balls off in the hope that the player in your position will get injured so you can go on.

Even worse is being given the flag to do linesman. Wish we had linesmen at our matches.

On that note I also wish we had a ball boy.

Getting to the changing rooms 5 minutes late because of traffic and you have to wear the ****ty shorts. I remember a game last year in which I had to wear a pair of shorts that wwere massive and had no string. I had to put tape around them to hold them up on me. It worked but I got some abuse.

In the professional game I hate the whole booking for a celebration. Makes no sense.

Also 'fans' who direct crazy abuse at a player because he had the temerity to move from their club.

_blank_ · 26-08-2012 01:23PM

"You can't criticise my club because your club is worse"

Fúck off with that attitude please.

If I see a player diving, I'm going to say it. Just because some other player on some other team not playing that match also dived recently, doesn't mean what your player did was wrong.

Il Trap · 26-08-2012 01:34PM

A large percentage of Irish football fans who refer to the local team of an English city, that in many cases thay have never visited in their lives, as 'we' and 'us' and actually believeing - and are genuinely convinced! - that they have some deep-seated, intrinsic connection with that club and its history.

This is often supported by the notion that following said club is some kind of tradition handed down through generations of family ('me Da suppported them for years'!) and therefore has an a sense of nobility about it that sets them apart the masses of other fans of English teams in Ireland.

The sight of a load of Man United-jersey-wearing punters in Thomond Park when Manchester City played there this summer was especially cringe.

Also hate seeing tricolours at Ireland games with Chelsea, Man United etc flags stained on them.

8-10 · 26-08-2012 01:39PM

Des wrote: »

Fantasy Football.

I don't understand a rival winning and "ah shure it's alright, their striker scored, I've him in my team" - even worse if that team beats the team you support.

I support my fantasy team

28-08-2012 08:22AM

Full Kit ****

jack presley · 28-08-2012 08:30AM

Two commentator favourites do it for me.

1. "He struck that too well" when a player has a shot that was close but didn't go in. Bollox, what you meant to say was he didn't hit that well enough because if he did, it would have been a goal

2. "he knows where the goal is". Of course he does. Everyone in the stadium and watching on telly knows where the goal is. There's one at either end of the pitch

Mr.Crinklewood · 28-08-2012 08:36AM

Thr fact that I'm ****e at it.

Roger Sterling · 28-08-2012 08:37AM

Des wrote: »

Fantasy Football.

I don't understand a rival winning and "ah shure it's alright, their striker scored, I've him in my team" - even worse if that team beats the team you support.

What abouf gambling?

Roger Sterling · 28-08-2012 08:39AM

Des wrote: »

"You can't criticise my club because your club is worse"

Fúck off with that attitude please.

If I see a player diving, I'm going to say it. Just because some other player on some other team not playing that match also dived recently, doesn't mean what your player did was wrong.

As long as you're equally shrill and vociferous when your own player dives.

nbar12 · 28-08-2012 08:45AM

GavRedKing wrote: »

3)

Dave Whelan

'Nuff said.

I would love to know your reasoning why Dave Whelan grinds your gears?

_blank_ · 28-08-2012 12:53PM

Roger Sterling wrote: »

As long as you're equally shrill and vociferous when your own player dives.

This is bollox.

Football fans are biased twats, it's why we watch football, we want our team to be the best and win, and we want our rivals to crash and burn.

To try to pretend to be fair and unbiased over certain subjects is quite ridiculous.

If a player on the team I support gains an advantage that makes supporters of another spew venom, you're damn right I'm going to rub thier faces in it.

And I'm also going to call their players cheating cúnts when they do the same thing.

Roger Sterling · 28-08-2012 12:58PM

Des wrote: »

This is bollox.

Football fans are biased twats, it's why we watch football, we want our team to be the best and win, and we want our rivals to crash and burn.

To try to pretend to be fair and unbiased over certain subjects is quite ridiculous.

If a player on the team I support gains an advantage that makes supporters of another spew venom, you're damn right I'm going to rub thier faces in it.

And I'm also going to call their players cheating cúnts when they do the same thing.

This should be in the OP to every match thread tbh.

JamJamJamJam · 28-08-2012 01:06PM

Doocey wrote: »

Assistants taking an age to raise their offside flag.

Fook me pink.

This... In FIFA 12... Christ above

Oh and on that note, how come when you score a goal in FIFA, you can skip the replay, but you have to watch the celebration? Seriously?

I also hate how slow they are to bring in goal-line technology.

PerrinV2 · 28-08-2012 01:13PM

ColHol wrote: »

When heaps of players surround the ref to intimidate him after he makes a decision (good or bad). Should go the way of rugby in that the only person who can talk to the ref is the team captain

+1

homerjay2005 · 28-08-2012 01:20PM

yes, as already mentioned, not being able to beat the first man with a cross or a corner, really is one of the most frustrating things about a professional footballer.

shocking just how many players are unable to do something so simple.

Things In Football That Grind Your Gears

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