MackRobinson
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Stoppage time
Yes. The second half has more subs, normally more goals, and more time wasting.Is there a reason that there is so much time at the end of matches and not at half-time? I'm sure it's been covered but not been in the football forums much recently. I don't see how it can consistently be less than three minutes in the first half and more than ten at the end.
It’s because their name is Sporting and they play in Lisbon. Just “Sporting” was (and for many people is) too generic, so Lisbon was added for clarification. There’s no ignorance or offence around it.Did anyone ever get to the bottom as to why the English called Sporting clube de Portugal, Sporting Lisbon for so many years?
Pretty sure you mean United fans.The endless whinging of Ajax supporters on the internet (mainly the Dutch forum I moderate) claiming that everyone is against them and that all the evil media pundits should stop being so negative towards them, because it's unfair and they are out to get them. Shut up whiny cnuts, your club gets like 80% of all football coverage either way, you're just shite now so instead of heaping praise upon you, it's a shower of shite now. Feck off.
No offense to our resident Ajax caftards, I love you all. cnuts.
Most big club fans are probably quite similar, however I hardly read the United forum so I wouldn't know.Pretty sure you mean United fans.
Yeah, or when they wear a number that doesn’t match their position just be a bit edgy. Like when Gallas wore no. 10 at Arsenal, or Bendtner wearing no. 3 at Wolfsburg.First team players wearing daft numbers above 30. Arseholes.
Even worse; players with their first names on the back. Hate it.First team players wearing daft numbers above 30. Arseholes.
Lexus stoppage time for those of us in the StatesStoppage time
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Keepers being mandated to stay on their line during a pen. Joke.
One natural step. They can't charge out but Christ, having to be on the line is yet another manufacturing of goals to provide entertainment for fans.What would you consider a fair distance for them to be away from the goal line when the penalty is taken?
How would the referees judge what is a natural step? Or how would it be stated in the rules of the game? And actually they are allowed to take that step as it is. As long as the trailing foot is on the line.One natural step. They can't charge out but Christ, having to be on the line is yet another manufacturing of goals to provide entertainment for fans.
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Quite easily. Plus, the attacker has a free shot into 220sqm of space from twelve yards. They can kick a ball upwards of 60mph, the keeper has the tiniest reaction time possible yet we need to give the attackers MORE of an advantage? Behave.How would the referees judge what is a natural step? Or how would it be stated in the rules of the game? And actually they are allowed to take that step as it is. As long as the trailing foot is on the line.
I kind of disagree. The way Tim Krul for example saved penalties before the rule change was ridiculous.
39 matches in the league so far this season and none of them have been 0-0. Going further, only seven of those games have had only one goal. I understand wanting to see what football would be like without offsides but we don't need it for more goals, football in England is fine without more attacking advantages. People forget that defending is an art in itself.Offside rule. I know it's an unpopular opinion, but I would like to see how football looks without it, at least an an experiment. Think rules should make it easier for offense to score goals. Make it harder for the defenders(and their positioning), and we'll get less boring 0-0 or games with little to no chances - more excitement. I understand somewhat why that rule exists, but it's always annoyed me and I celebrated many goals prematurely because of it. I would modify it somehow it just so you can't crowd the goal line, goalkeeper area in general and especially during set pieces. Basically make a relatively small area around goalkeeper(goal line) where offside would still exists and goalkeepers more protected. All other types of offside I would remove.
That concept doesn't exist in some other sports with two "goal like structures" and concept of scoring a goal or something similar like a basket or touchdown. Basketball, handball, waterpolo, American football(NFL)...I've heard some version of offside exists in ice hockey, but not in field hockey. I don't know about rugby or Australian football, don't watch these sports either(as i don't hockey).
Doesn't really answer the question for me. A "natural step" leaves a lot of room for interpretation. Which leads to controversial decisions, which we have enough of in the game as it stands, in my opinion.Quite easily. Plus, the attacker has a free shot into 220sqm of space from twelve yards. They can kick a ball upwards of 60mph, the keeper has the tiniest reaction time possible yet we need to give the attackers MORE of an advantage? Behave.
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Should be a threshold because teams just use different players to stop counters, first two from any player should be yellows, next one from any player on that team should be an automatic red. City would be in league 2 if they actually had to do some defending instead of just cheating with fouls.Intentional fouls that stop counters. Punishing them with yellows would lead to far better games.
Ok, about rugby you're right, I actually remembered it when you mentioned because someone did told me about that rule once, long time ago, even though I don't watch the sport.39 matches in the league so far this season and none of them have been 0-0. Going further, only seven of those games have had only one goal. I understand wanting to see what football would be like without offsides but we don't need it for more goals, football in England is fine without more attacking advantages. People forget that defending is an art in itself.
There are definitely versions of "offside" in American football and rugby. The former, you have to start behind/on the line of the ball at the start of the down and in rugby you need to pass the ball to a person behind you. Both different but stop the idea of "goal hanging"