Other Football 22/23

[Carra_is_legend]

5 minutes ago, George Costanza said:

Its time for refs to not stop play when players go down.  This tactical time wasting needs to be stopped. 

They won't. We should join it, we cannot beat it. We are way too honest.

[Red Shift]

31 minutes ago, Tj hooker said:

Hadn't realised that we were so close to Newcastle,  thought they had 3rd sown up .

we’re charging incredibly late, but it’s a funny old game football.

Alison Becker header on the last day to seal 4th. Who knows.

[Lee909]

9 minutes ago, George Costanza said:

Its time for refs to not stop play when players go down.  This tactical time wasting needs to be stopped. 

 

The new idea of 2 x 30 minutes halves with a stopping clock is interesting

[Baltar]

That's made the title run in more interesting. I fancy Arsenal to win their remaining 3 games. City I'm not so sure since they have 2 matches against Real Madrid in between. Could be a last day decider.

[bossy]

1 minute ago, Lee909 said:

 

The new idea of 2 x 30 minutes halves with a stopping clock is interesting

Christ, no.

[manwiththestick]

22 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Moyes needs a result here.

His record against the top sides is horrendous.

 

 

Just as well they're only playing utd tonight, ba dum tish.

[Lee909]

7 minutes ago, bossy said:

Christ, no.

 

Its the only way they'll stop the time wasting if you think thats important, the refs have had the power to do it for years and they wont. 

[Red Shift]

43 minutes ago, tokyojoe said:

I bunked into that. I met Charlie George on a train when he had become a Derby player and he came over as a very decent bloke.

He broke my 12 year old heart that day, but I’m pleased he came across as decent off the pitch.

 

[bossy]

1 minute ago, Lee909 said:

 

Its the only way they'll stop the time wasting if you think thats important, the refs have had the power to do it for years and they wont. 

It’s perfectly possible to have a 90 minute game with stopped clocks too. 

[Red Shift]

13 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

The new idea of 2 x 30 minutes halves with a stopping clock is interesting

I play 4 minute games in FIFA and it’s surprisingly long, because of just that-the clock being stopped regularly

[Torvald Utne]

5 minutes ago, bossy said:

It’s perfectly possible to have a 90 minute game with stopped clocks too. 

Ball in play on average across all premier League games is less than 60 minutes, hence the 2 x 30

 

Keeping it at 2 x 45 would turn matches into marathon baseball style borefests

[Red Shift]

3 minutes ago, bossy said:

It’s perfectly possible to have a 90 minute game with stopped clocks too. 

Yes it is, and I reckon once the fools going down realise they have nothing to gain, it’ll all fade away.

[George Costanza]

15 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

The new idea of 2 x 30 minutes halves with a stopping clock is interesting

 

Its not the time wasting thats the biggest issue as large amounts of added time is being added on.  It is the constant stopping of play deliberately when the opposition team is in the ascendancy and putting on pressure.  It is a deliberate ploy to try and quieten the crowd and break opposition momentum. 

 

I say let the game carry on, maybe let the physio run on to assess the player while the game continues and only stop play for a serious injury.  There should only be treatment of a player on the field of play for the very serious of injuries.  Any player is only a maximum of 20 yards from being able to walk/hobble off to the side lines for treatment of they actually need it. It might also stop the players form being pussies as well

[Rushies tash]

West Ham ball watching. Is it just me, or do teams work harder off the ball when they play us?

[Anubis]

These West Ham players know they’re in a relegation battle, right? 

[an tha]

Moyes is a coward - so often either sits too deep and gets caught eventually or even if they do go for it and get ahead he had them retreating too much so eventually crack.

[bossy]

15 minutes ago, Torvald Utne said:

Ball in play on average across all premier League games is less than 60 minutes, hence the 2 x 30

 

Keeping it at 2 x 45 would turn matches into marathon baseball style borefests

No, we should be dealing with the reason it’s less than 60 minutes, not accepting that it happens.

[an tha]

15 minutes ago, Torvald Utne said:

Ball in play on average across all premier League games is less than 60 minutes, hence the 2 x 30

 

Keeping it at 2 x 45 would turn matches into marathon baseball style borefests

The useless officials will just make a total bollocks of when clock should stop and what for etc....just be loads of inconsistency and controversy.

[Pete]

Or perhaps it’s down to the fact it’s a bank holiday tomorrow?

[Rushies tash]

3 minutes ago, bossy said:

No, we should be dealing with the reason it’s less than 60 minutes, not accepting that it happens.

 

This. The refs could snuff this out instantly if they wanted. Maybe their watch could be linked to the main timer and stoppages accounted for in real time. You get the feeling at the moment that they like the breather every now and again.

[Scott_M]

1 minute ago, Pete said:

Or perhaps it’s down to the fact it’s a bank holiday tomorrow?

Doesn’t sound a great atmosphere.

[bizzle10]

get in

[Anubis]

De Gea has money on us catching them.

[diamondjoe]

Well that wasn't a great bit of keeping.

[coachpotato]

Did I notice some gesticulating from fans and chanting/handclapping that wasn’t the national anthem at West Ham there?

 

Surely not.