Griff9of13 Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, bobbruce said: Sounds like a crazy game the Leeds v Villa one as The Leeds players allowed Villa to walk the ball into the net for the equaliser. After a controversial Leeds opener. Can someone explain what was "controversial" about it; you play to the whistle don't you? 1 "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Griff9of13 said: Can someone explain what was "controversial" about it; you play to the whistle don't you? I haven’t seen it just repeating what Sky have labelled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 54 minutes ago, Griff9of13 said: Can someone explain what was "controversial" about it; you play to the whistle don't you? It was controversial (apparently) because Villa had kicked the ball out during one of their attacks so that a Leeds player could receive treatment (again, apparently). Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 (edited) Leeds did nowt wrong to me . The guy flung himself down , no foul and the ref was right next to it . Villa players all stop , that’s their fault . Play to the whistle . The Leeds captain was right to argue the toss against giving a goal back . Where’s all this in the laws ? All of this moral stuff .. ooh you kick it out and we’ll throw it back to you stuff after a conference on the pitch is tripe . Ref stops it or not , if not play on . Players throw themselves around now , play on and they’ll soon get up and the ball goes out regularly if he needs treatment . This is a tactic that’s been increasingly used to break up the game so Edited April 28, 2019 by DavidM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 3 minutes ago, DavidM said: Leeds did nowt wrong to me . The guy flung himself down , no foul and the ref was right next to it . Villa players all stop , that’s their fault . Play to the whistle . The Leeds captain was right to argue the toss against giving a goal back . Where’s all this in the laws ? All of this moral stuff .. ooh you kick it out and we’ll throw it back to you stuff after a conference on the pitch is tripe . Ref stops it or not , if not play on . Players throw themselves around now , play on and they’ll soon get up and the ball goes out regularly if he needs treatment . This is a tactic that’s been increasingly used to break up the game so As I've written elsewhere, it is absolutely brilliant from Bielsa. Leeds are not going to catch Sheffield United even if it stays 1-0 so why not be a sport. It immediately means your big worry - that you're going to have to take next week seriously and mentally & physically drain your players - evaporates, and you get to distract every single journalist and commentator from how Leeds have thoroughly blown their run at an automatic promotion spot. Man's a genius. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Just now, gingerjon said: As I've written elsewhere, it is absolutely brilliant from Bielsa. Leeds are not going to catch Sheffield United even if it stays 1-0 so why not be a sport. It immediately means your big worry - that you're going to have to take next week seriously and mentally & physically drain your players - evaporates, and you get to distract every single journalist and commentator from how Leeds have thoroughly blown their run at an automatic promotion spot. Man's a genius. Wonder if he’d do that in the playoffs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 1 hour ago, DavidM said: Wonder if he’d do that in the playoffs ? He wouldn't have done it if he wasn't thirteen goals behind Sheffield. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 14 minutes ago, gingerjon said: He wouldn't have done it if he wasn't thirteen goals behind Sheffield. Indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 The Isthmian South East drew the short straw and so its play off semi finals are on Monday this week, the final is on Friday. Those of you who vaguely follow non league football will be aware that the FA has managed to create a system where divisions have play offs but not every winner of every play off will be promoted. And you may not know whether you are one of the lucky ones until after the last game has been played. So, 1123 into the Pilot Field last night to see Hastings (3rd) play Ashford (4th) for the right to lose to Horsham (who play in Lancing) on Friday. Hastings led 1-0 and 2-1 but eventually went down to a 119th minute penalty to lose 3-2. So they remain quite a large fish in quite a small pond. Ashford get to brave the Friday evening traffic and have a go at pulling off the shock. My next match will be the FA Women's Cup final which, if it goes with form, should see Man City spank West Ham into the middle of next week. 1 Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Watched a bit of spurs getting overrun last night . Must say on what I see Delle Ali is one of the most overrated players in the country 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ullman Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 On 15/03/2019 at 13:53, gingerjon said: 2015 FA Trophy winners North Ferriby United are liquidated today over an 8k debt. On 15/03/2019 at 17:56, Niels said: I remember them being in the conference, now the national league a couple of years ago. They played at Torquay last game of the season before they went down. I remember there was a big crowd as Torquay needed to win to stay up. It's sad to see them liquidated for such a comparatively small sum of money. On 15/03/2019 at 20:21, gingerjon said: There’s been “shenanigans” as well which I don’t pretend to have followed. I think this reasonably trivial debt is just the final straw but it could easily have been something else. A new club, North Ferriby FC, has been formed and will play out of the Church Road ground from next season. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/north-ferriby-new-football-team-2808210 2 "I'm from a fishing family. Trawlermen are like pirates with biscuits." - Lucy Beaumont. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 Today I watched my team beat the oldest professional league club in the world which made them no longer the oldest professional league club in the world. 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 59 minutes ago, Wiltshire Rhino said: Today I watched my team beat the oldest professional league club in the world which made them no longer the oldest professional league club in the world. How was the game and atmosphere? At one stage Notts County were safe I think? Did they bring many supporters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted May 4, 2019 Share Posted May 4, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Niels said: How was the game and atmosphere? At one stage Notts County were safe I think? Did they bring many supporters? Over 2200. They were staying up for a bit but Swindon played well and deserved the win. County fans were loud throughout even/especially when they knew they were down. Edited May 4, 2019 by Wiltshire Rhino 1 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeordieSaint Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 So... the Premier League title chase will go down to the final game. Nice for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 8 hours ago, Wiltshire Rhino said: Over 2200. They were staying up for a bit but Swindon played well and deserved the win. County fans were loud throughout even/especially when they knew they were down. Sol Campbell rightly earning the plaudits for both taking on the Macclesfield job and then keeping them up. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Rhino Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) 48 minutes ago, gingerjon said: Sol Campbell rightly earning the plaudits for both taking on the Macclesfield job and then keeping them up. Very true but the good job he's done has got a bit lost in the "oldest professional league club in the world" becoming non-league. So who are now the oldest professional league club in the world? Stoke City could claim that title but they went bankrupt in 1907 and reformed, so technically not the same club. So the next oldest is Nottingham Forest. That surely won't please County fans. Edited May 5, 2019 by Wiltshire Rhino 2014 Challenged Cup Winner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Salah probably shouldn't be playing again for a couple of weeks, but I won't be surprised if he's playing on Wednesday. With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Bedford Roughyed said: Salah probably shouldn't be playing again for a couple of weeks, but I won't be surprised if he's playing on Wednesday. The rule is a week isn’t it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedford Roughyed Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, Gerrumonside ref said: The rule is a week isn’t it? Used to be 2 weeks in rugby wasn't it? I can't remember? With the best, thats a good bit of PR, though I would say the Bedford team, theres, like, you know, 13 blokes who can get together at the weekend to have a game together, which doesnt point to expansion of the game. Point, yeah go on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Route66 Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 EWatched some of the women's cup final yesterday, don't want to run the sport down as I had 2 daughters who played football until their mid teens but who are the people who follow the women's game.43000 there ,are they all supporters of their parent clubs or are they people new to the game,whichever way it shows that support for any team can be built from zero with the correct marketing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Think in the Premier League guidelines it can be 14 days depending upon severity and age of player i.e. 19 and under. Although it’s usually six days for an adult player in an enhanced care setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrumonside ref Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Route66 said: EWatched some of the women's cup final yesterday, don't want to run the sport down as I had 2 daughters who played football until their mid teens but who are the people who follow the women's game.43000 there ,are they all supporters of their parent clubs or are they people new to the game,whichever way it shows that support for any team can be built from zero with the correct marketing I think the 43,000 is more reflective of the total support across the breadth of the country for the women’s FA Cup final rather than Man City and West Ham fans looking at the average crowd attendances that I am aware of. Edited May 5, 2019 by Gerrumonside ref Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Bedford Roughyed said: Salah probably shouldn't be playing again for a couple of weeks, but I won't be surprised if he's playing on Wednesday. One things for sure if he plays on Wednesday he isn’t in danger of making it any worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 Watching games again today , football is full of young fit conditioned blokes but the amount of time they spend writhing around on the floor rolling about and holding some body part after no or minimal contact is amazing . Until a physio comes on gives them a drink and sprays water on them . And preferably until they get a free kick and someone booked . The diving around like Greg Louganis is just a sad joke . Refs have the devils own job because they’re so adept at it and it’s just ingrained 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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