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Things you really hate about the football/modern game
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Chelsea fans gonna Chelsea 
Here we go. Not surprised at all.Chelsea fans gonna Chelsea
Neither are we.
- The dives.
- Free kicks for every single little push.
- VAR.
- The passion’s gone, all about the money.
- Time-wasting. Last min subs and aim for offensive corner.
- Free kicks for every single little push.
- VAR.
- The passion’s gone, all about the money.
- Time-wasting. Last min subs and aim for offensive corner.
My post on another thread. Call me what you want.
I hate the overwhelming volume of betting ads. Just fecking can’t escape them. I don’t mind a bet every once in a while by the way
Really can’t help society either. Next generation of kids are going to feature a section who grow up to be a bunch of gambling degenerates who end up suffering depression after losing everything.
Really can’t help society either. Next generation of kids are going to feature a section who grow up to be a bunch of gambling degenerates who end up suffering depression after losing everything.
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Not a gripe about modern football per se (or maybe it is) but I find it infuriating when referees interrupt the taking of a corner or a free-kick when there’s jostling in the box just so he can wag his finger at the guilty parties. Why do they do this? That’s not their job. Blow the whistle, let the game restart, and if there’s any offence committed, then award the penalty or free-kick accordingly.
Or don’t. I don’t particularly care. Just don’t interrupt the fecking game because you want to insert yourself into proceedings and disrupt the flow of the match. They don’t forewarn players in any other instance on the pitch about their behaviour so why do they feel the need to do it at corners and free-kicks into the box? It absolutely drives me mad.
Or don’t. I don’t particularly care. Just don’t interrupt the fecking game because you want to insert yourself into proceedings and disrupt the flow of the match. They don’t forewarn players in any other instance on the pitch about their behaviour so why do they feel the need to do it at corners and free-kicks into the box? It absolutely drives me mad.
Referees in general to be fair.
The league has come out saying they don’t support the political movement. Sky and BBC have also told the pundits to stop wearing the symbol. Along with clubs like Crystal Palace coming out with statements about not supporting the politics of it either. So they agree with you and I’m sure if it was done again they’d come up with a different symbol to use.
It needs doing, as otherwise you get this tedious grappling, that they used to just let go totally.
One word from the ref and they suddenly crap their pants and it's over again.
Nah, mate. I’m not having that.
Let play develop. See what happens. Deal with any offences accordingly.
It’ll stop after a week or so, guaranteed.
Over analysing everything. Whether it's pundits, fans on forums or transfer sagas.
It was all so much better years back.
It was all so much better years back.
There is no play, because there's a set piece they can't take because of the grappling.
It used to be a lot worse, and the shirt tugging, holding was horrific. We can be thankful it's much less these days.
It's really noticeable when I watch the games with my kids. It should not be permitted to advertise outside of the watershed in my opinion.
Football pre 2014 was so much better
Refs seemingly deciding not to enforce the laws of the game.
Goalies coming off their lines at pens used to be a retake. Refs don't give a shit anymore.
Kicking the ball away to stop a quick free kick used to be a yellow. Refs don't give a shit anymore.
Dissent should be a yellow card, refs let the players do it every game.
Goalies coming off their lines at pens used to be a retake. Refs don't give a shit anymore.
Kicking the ball away to stop a quick free kick used to be a yellow. Refs don't give a shit anymore.
Dissent should be a yellow card, refs let the players do it every game.
They really ought to have been banned by now.
Football peaked in the mid 90s mate.Football pre 2014 was so much better
Proper 4-4-2s with wingers who actually played on their proper side.
Two strikers
Two midfielders who could do a bit of everything. None of these holding midfield twats, or pivots, or guys who can only attack.
Full backs main job was to defend, but they also worked up the line in tandom with their man on the wing.
Ho hum
But that’s my point. Why interrupt the taking of a set-piece to tell players to stop fouling? When did this become part of the referee’s remit?
Play on, and if there’s an offence committed, award the free-kick or penalty. Often the grappling continues after the referee ‘warns’ them anyway and there’s never a foul awarded so it’s completely self-defeating and pointless.
Drums, over zealous commentators like the bloke on BT Darren Fletcher who never shuts up usually giving useless facts, ‘It 24 games since Harry Maguire picked his nose’ etc. The ‘taking one for the team’ a professional foul in Rugby and the PL should introduce a ten minute sin bin for that, Souness and Chris Sutton banging in about how great they were.
Because the ball will come in, the ref will see grappling, bottle it, and just give a free kick to the defending team.
That's by far the most tedious part of football.
How VAR still got the same awful officials that help Liverpool out at any moment they can. Clear reds not taken and many penalties not as well.
I think just the money involved in today’s game.
The likes of neymar and messi now costing 200mil onwards.
The fact sheikhs own football clubs and buy success.
players wages. I get they are going to earn a lot of money but Jesus it’s gone crazy!
The cost of March day tickets. Season tickets. Football shirts, it’s just become very expensive for the average folk!
Also the cost of sky sports and bt sports. Many kids can’t watch their favourite teams because parents can not afford it
The likes of neymar and messi now costing 200mil onwards.
The fact sheikhs own football clubs and buy success.
players wages. I get they are going to earn a lot of money but Jesus it’s gone crazy!
The cost of March day tickets. Season tickets. Football shirts, it’s just become very expensive for the average folk!
Also the cost of sky sports and bt sports. Many kids can’t watch their favourite teams because parents can not afford it
"...and it's live!!"
Yuk.
Yuk.
Fanboyism and cults of personalities.
I didn't know the Premier League said that. If they actually had a set of bollocks they would have scrapped the badges on shirts and the #blm stuff on the big screens. But it's easier to make a statement that they know will just get burried in the news. They're scared of being accused of racism by equally naive people as evidenced in the initial responses to my comment.
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I think you raise an important point (intentionally or not) about actions vs empty gestures. It’s all fine and well appearing to support causes such as this, but is racism being taken seriously and cracked down upon strongly enough by football authorities? The lack of opportunities for black managers and coaching staff In this country also lacks equity - why can extremely inexperienced coaches such as Frank Lampard, Ole, Arteta get an immediate opportunity at a top club, but people like Sol Campbell has to make do with Southend? There are still the occasional sly digs by commentators that black players are only good for their physicality and have lazy tendencies, whereas white players get a free pass on this.
VAR - it's shit and made football worse.
Another one would be 'injury time'. it's made up bollocks. Sometimes it appears to be guesswork by the ref. I want to see a stop clock introduced with two 30 min halves.
Another one would be 'injury time'. it's made up bollocks. Sometimes it appears to be guesswork by the ref. I want to see a stop clock introduced with two 30 min halves.
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This post has give me so much nostalgia and is making me miss them days even more. Simpler time, football and life.
The muscle support tape. If your hammy is that much on edge, you should be in the physio room.
The fact you never see Puma Kings, Adidas WC or Umbro boots anymore
Kit manufacturers just change the colours on the same template for multiple teams
The fact you never see Puma Kings, Adidas WC or Umbro boots anymore
Kit manufacturers just change the colours on the same template for multiple teams
Did these guys ever get punished in anyway? It was just before the massive cancel culture surge I imagine!Chelsea fans gonna Chelsea
Pathetic bunch, scum of the earth!
The thing that annoys me most about this is the players will literally do what they were just told not to do but the referee won’t bother giving anything 99% of the time.
A bit like if a ball touches your hand anywhere on the pitch it’s always a free kick, but as soon as it’s in the box there has to be ‘intent’ or whatever the feck it is. It’s like they enjoy having their say but not enough to influence a game too much. Unless there’s some sort of small print on hand balls I’m not aware of.
The loss of the physical side to the game. A good hard challenge used to get the crowd going and rouse the team. Today players fall over if they're blown at. Tackling has been lost from the game.
The game of rugby the goes on in the box when a corner is about to be taken. Holding or shirt pulling = penalty.
Flashing an imaginary yellow shold result in a yellow card.
The game of rugby the goes on in the box when a corner is about to be taken. Holding or shirt pulling = penalty.
Flashing an imaginary yellow shold result in a yellow card.
I'm not sure what I dislike more. The "Holding mid", or the solo striker.
Both are kind of soulless aren't they?
They got suspended prison sentences & fines in France. Chelsea banned them for life.
Great to hear! How on Earth can people think that is acceptable geez.
Anyhoo...
Recently the xG thing has really rubbed me the wrong way, or more how its used by some folk.