| Modern football is crap, part 697352 08:21 - Dec 21 with 1301 views | noggin |
I realise everyone does it now, but I really dislike seeing Town players feigning injury, looking for fouls at every opportunity or trying to influence officials. Shithousey was always something foreign teams did.
Oh and Merry Christmas to you and your families. Up the Town! |  |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 08:56 - Dec 21 with 1179 views | hadleighboyblue |
Agree the cheating is spoiling the game for me too .
Why don't refs book players for simulation and insist anyone that claims a head injury has to go off for assessment.
Football authorities do nothing to stop all the annoying cheating , |  | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 09:09 - Dec 21 with 1150 views | franz_tyson |
I hate it and most fans hate it.
It's got to the point where everyone in the stadium knows cheating is going on....including the ref, but they still stop the game and fall for it.
I watch a lot of rugby and I know those players are built differently, but the amount and severity of hits their bodies go through is incredible. A fit sportsman can take a lot of punishment. You get a young, fit footballer getting someones hand swatting his cheek and he's gone down as if he's been hit with a baseball bat. So much obvious cheating.
I do think there is universal dislike of this in this country' that we could try and get rid of it. Maybe retrospective punishment.
And shirt pulling at corners is getting ridiculous. Both teams do it. Who do you punish? | | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 09:12 - Dec 21 with 1132 views | Herbivore |
This isn't a new thing. Eric Gates could give Tom Daley a run for his money. |  |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 09:30 - Dec 21 with 1086 views | Radlett_blue |
that was by big takeaway from watching the full game of Town v Leeds in the first PL season, which someone posted on here. The game flowed much more, no faffing & wrestling over free kicks & corners. There were some rough challenges, but the players on both sides picked themselves up & got on with the game. Almost no dissent. Referee, David "the headmaster" Elleray (who had a reputation as a pedant) let the game flow, not looking to give a free kick at the slightest contact. Players also didn't routinely steal 10 yards at defensive throw ins. |  |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 10:13 - Dec 21 with 1007 views | BloomBlue |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 09:12 - Dec 21 by Herbivore |
This isn't a new thing. Eric Gates could give Tom Daley a run for his money. |
How rude.....
Daley wouldn't stand a chance of beating Gates in a diving competition. |  | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 10:22 - Dec 21 with 965 views | NedPlimpton |
I quite enjoyed Chaplin going down around the 20min mark every match so McKenna could issue a few instructions |  | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 14:54 - Dec 21 with 783 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
I blame the rule-makers/officials. So much of it could so easily be dealt with but they choose not to. If we then didn't play that part of the game we would be giving ourselves a real disadvantage. Unfortunately we aren't good enough to forfeit those sort of margins (and are unlikely ever to be). Can you find me any modern team that never does it? |  |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:06 - Dec 21 with 743 views | Blue_In_Boston |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 09:09 - Dec 21 by franz_tyson |
I hate it and most fans hate it.
It's got to the point where everyone in the stadium knows cheating is going on....including the ref, but they still stop the game and fall for it.
I watch a lot of rugby and I know those players are built differently, but the amount and severity of hits their bodies go through is incredible. A fit sportsman can take a lot of punishment. You get a young, fit footballer getting someones hand swatting his cheek and he's gone down as if he's been hit with a baseball bat. So much obvious cheating.
I do think there is universal dislike of this in this country' that we could try and get rid of it. Maybe retrospective punishment.
And shirt pulling at corners is getting ridiculous. Both teams do it. Who do you punish? |
Likewise, so much attitude wise from rugby would improve football.
Rugby is a game where players will not give the opposition the satisfaction of knowing they are hurt, football is full of cheats making out they are.
I hope no professional footballer is out shopping today, I got bumped by more than one trolley, but never fell to the ground squealing and holding my face...
How do they look at themselves in a mirror? | | | |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:15 - Dec 21 with 711 views | FifeITFC |
The thing is, with so many cameras, and in a lot of cases, VAR, it's so obvious now as well.
If you were to brush past them in the pub on a Saturday night, you wouldn't go flying over like you'd be shot by a snipper. They'd probably turn into a tough guy and want to fight you! |  |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:16 - Dec 21 with 709 views | ronnyd |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 09:12 - Dec 21 by Herbivore |
This isn't a new thing. Eric Gates could give Tom Daley a run for his money. |
Remember Franny Lee? | | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:17 - Dec 21 with 694 views | Vic |
A few years ago plenty on here were crying out for us to get better at what we’re called ‘the dark outs’.
I never did and never will - unless it’s recalling Eric Gates doing what he did best! |  |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:29 - Dec 21 with 677 views | BloomBlue |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:16 - Dec 21 by ronnyd |
Remember Franny Lee? |
Ironically, Lee didn't fall over when Norman Hunter landed one on him. | | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 16:16 - Dec 21 with 629 views | Nthsuffolkblue |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:06 - Dec 21 by Blue_In_Boston |
Likewise, so much attitude wise from rugby would improve football.
Rugby is a game where players will not give the opposition the satisfaction of knowing they are hurt, football is full of cheats making out they are.
I hope no professional footballer is out shopping today, I got bumped by more than one trolley, but never fell to the ground squealing and holding my face...
How do they look at themselves in a mirror? |
But the rules play into this so much too. In rugby, if they need treatment they either go off for it or the physio comes on and treats them while the game continues. Why in football does everyone have to stop and watch the player receive treatment (whilst the other players get a team talk and a breather) before we wait for them to traipse off the pitch (often by the longest route possible)? So much that could be learnt from other sports ... if the rule-makers wanted to. | |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 18:12 - Dec 21 with 445 views | StNeotsBlue |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:06 - Dec 21 by Blue_In_Boston |
Likewise, so much attitude wise from rugby would improve football.
Rugby is a game where players will not give the opposition the satisfaction of knowing they are hurt, football is full of cheats making out they are.
I hope no professional footballer is out shopping today, I got bumped by more than one trolley, but never fell to the ground squealing and holding my face...
How do they look at themselves in a mirror? |
With their eyes I guess or is it a trick question? |  | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 21:45 - Dec 21 with 309 views | Radlett_blue |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 16:16 - Dec 21 by Nthsuffolkblue |
But the rules play into this so much too. In rugby, if they need treatment they either go off for it or the physio comes on and treats them while the game continues. Why in football does everyone have to stop and watch the player receive treatment (whilst the other players get a team talk and a breather) before we wait for them to traipse off the pitch (often by the longest route possible)? So much that could be learnt from other sports ... if the rule-makers wanted to. |
Rugby Union these days is such a stop-start game that I find it near unwatchable. The endless scrum resets, players taking ages to get ready for a line-out, endless VAR delays. While it was a game that tolerated a huge amount of thuggery, since professionalism there has been almost as much cheating as in football. About the only thing in its favour is that they do try to get on with the game when a player is supposedly injured, but before almost every scrum one of the forwards goes down & takes a breather while the tedious water-carriers encroach onto the pitch. | |
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 22:20 - Dec 21 with 239 views | Vaughan8 |
agreed. It annoys me even if it is us.
Twice in a game (vs Stoke maybe), Azon did that thing where he was rolling around on the floor as if his leg was broken, and after a period of time (too long for me) he got up and started running instantly.
Firstly, its selfish and not for the team. Secondly, the ref must see it most of the time so he won't get any benefit of the doubt in future.
Its also amazing how the only players having cramp are the team happy with the score isn't it? I'm sure i've seen some games where the goalie gets cramp......! | | | |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 22:29 - Dec 21 with 213 views | FBI |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:29 - Dec 21 by BloomBlue |
Ironically, Lee didn't fall over when Norman Hunter landed one on him. |
I first got into football when they were 'real' men: Norman 'Bite Yer legs' Hunter and Ronnie 'Chopper' Harris.
Although we'll draw a veil over Allan 'Sniffer' Clarke :-D
EDIT: Remember Big Al Hunter picking that little Barcelona feller up by the throat after some ankle-biting shenanigans? [Post edited 21 Dec 22:30]
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| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 23:50 - Dec 21 with 120 views | MattinLondon |
| Modern football is crap, part 697352 on 15:15 - Dec 21 by FifeITFC |
The thing is, with so many cameras, and in a lot of cases, VAR, it's so obvious now as well.
If you were to brush past them in the pub on a Saturday night, you wouldn't go flying over like you'd be shot by a snipper. They'd probably turn into a tough guy and want to fight you! |
But in a lot of cases it’s not obvious at all. A player bursts into the penalty area and the faintest of touches could well send him flying - it’s not that he’s cheating, simply due to the fact that a slight brush will result in him losing his footing.
It might look like he’s cheating but everything looks a lot worse on VAR. |  | | |
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