Random Irritations

Kellfire said:
Played my first ever full 11-aside game two weekends ago. I was played at RB and their RW was a decent player. He had me for pace so I had to be clever and force him down empty channels a lot. I held my own so he started the theatrics. One he tried to turn me and I simply stood my ground and he ran into me, without playing the ball. Ref blew the whistle and he thought he was going to be spoken to - but it was me who got a lecture! As the ref went away, the player even laughed and said he'd hit the deck on purpose and couldn't believe the outcome.

Then towards the end when he was desperate to get a winner, he was running square across the face of the box, I showed him out wide and he did an amazing dive and twist. It was hilarious and I was at least a yard award from him which everyone saw. Free kick given against me! It was shocking. His own team mates had started laughing at him, only for him to get the free. I couldn't believe it. This time the player got up saying he had to take evasive action in case I "booted him like before".
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Ha, yeah. My team is in the bottom division of our league so we get all the worst refs. One of the aforementioned penalties was actually given against me. A long ball came over, I got a touch on it and our keeper was coming out to get it. Their player is running to close him down and tries to run across my path so I simply shoulder-barged him, shoulder to shoulder - only he quite literally collapsed into a heap afterwards. The referee, who was about 50 yards away because he's too old to keep up with play, gave a penalty and our team were incredulous. I think the opposition knew that this ref was an idiot and played him like a fiddle all game. We know he's an idiot too, but we play more for enjoyment rather than win-at-all-costs. The other penalty, the ball was up in the air and the two players were looking up at it while running and their legs just tangled, I don't know how you can give that one way or the other. Pure nonsense.
 
Kellfire said:
Played my first ever full 11-aside game two weekends ago. I was played at RB and their RW was a decent player. He had me for pace so I had to be clever and force him down empty channels a lot. I held my own so he started the theatrics. One he tried to turn me and I simply stood my ground and he ran into me, without playing the ball. Ref blew the whistle and he thought he was going to be spoken to - but it was me who got a lecture! As the ref went away, the player even laughed and said he'd hit the deck on purpose and couldn't believe the outcome.

Then towards the end when he was desperate to get a winner, he was running square across the face of the box, I showed him out wide and he did an amazing dive and twist. It was hilarious and I was at least a yard award from him which everyone saw. Free kick given against me! It was shocking. His own team mates had started laughing at him, only for him to get the free. I couldn't believe it. This time the player got up saying he had to take evasive action in case I "booted him like before".
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The guilty always plead innocence:)
 
Kellfire said:
Played my first ever full 11-aside game two weekends ago. I was played at RB and their RW was a decent player. He had me for pace so I had to be clever and force him down empty channels a lot. I held my own so he started the theatrics. One he tried to turn me and I simply stood my ground and he ran into me, without playing the ball. Ref blew the whistle and he thought he was going to be spoken to - but it was me who got a lecture! As the ref went away, the player even laughed and said he'd hit the deck on purpose and couldn't believe the outcome.

Then towards the end when he was desperate to get a winner, he was running square across the face of the box, I showed him out wide and he did an amazing dive and twist. It was hilarious and I was at least a yard award from him which everyone saw. Free kick given against me! It was shocking. His own team mates had started laughing at him, only for him to get the free. I couldn't believe it. This time the player got up saying he had to take evasive action in case I "booted him like before".
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I presume RB stands for right back. If that is the case you or the opposing winger was always out of position because surely as right back you should have been up against their left winger.
 
Cacti, two of the bu99ers. Getting them into the bigger pots was not funny. How do you tip a cactus out of a small pot into a large pot without squealing? And then moving half a dozen of those already in pots around the garden like a game of musical chairs. Add to that it was 30*C+ this afternoon.

But at least its a decent Rioja!
 
people heating the garden with patio heaters and fire pits, if you are too cold to sit out side go indoors.

two numpties at the end of our road were sitting with a fire pit at 5PM it was not far short of 18deg
 
patricks148 said:
people heating the garden with patio heaters and fire pits, if you are too cold to sit out side go indoors.

two numpties at the end of our road were sitting with a fire pit at 5PM it was not far short of 18deg
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Fire pits are good ................................. all year round.
Where my boy lives, there's a fire pit in a large communal garden shared by a row of cottages.
As soon as the fire is lit, by any of the cottagers, the others turn up with a few beers and bits of food and it becomes a social event for the whole street and any of their friends and relatives who happen to be there.
I've been to several and they really are very enjoyable, even in the dead of winter.
Very sociable and very informal.
 
Slime said:
Fire pits are good ................................. all year round.
Where my boy lives, there's a fire pit in a large communal garden shared by a row of cottages.
As soon as the fire is lit, by any of the cottagers, the others turn up with a few beers and bits of food and it becomes a social event for the whole street and any of their friends and relatives who happen to be there.
I've been to several and they really are very enjoyable, even in the dead of winter.
Very sociable and very informal.
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fantastic, warm night and you have all your windows open and the house is filled with the smell of burning
 
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