HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Think the commentary team had it spot on and Leicester are one of the worse sides at set pieces. Sides know this now and so look to capitalise
Think the commentary team had it spot on and Leicester are one of the worse sides at set pieces. Sides know this now and so look to capitalise
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Deleted member 15344
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Tielemans will have to be sold unless they want to lose him on a free - only have 18 months left , Maddison may finally get a big club calling and i will be amazed if a club isn’t looking at Ndini
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
Wow Borehamwood!!!! Be going crazy in the mop and brooms tonight lol
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Great result. Defended brilliantly and worked hard and kept their shape
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
This isnt good
unlike the right cross from Keenan Davis i think it is lol
unlike the right cross from Keenan Davis i think it is lol
HomecountiesJohn
Well-known member
Disgusting. I hope East Midlands Police deal with this scumbag and ban him for life.
Piece
Tour Winner
AFCON final. ?????????
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Appropriate ending to the whole tournament tbh
Bigfoot
Tour Rookie
This weekend shows what us watching football at lower levels have known for years- there is more ability in the game below the EFL than most think. Even Juergen Klopp saw that yesterday.
Well done Boreham Wood today.
Well done Boreham Wood today.
He’ll get a banning order.
fundy
Ryder Cup Winner
seems a perfect case to make an example of one of these idiots to me, give the clown some time
That may well happen. The banning order I would say is an absolute minimum.
Was just sat musing over a couple of posts yesterday that were about the ‘good old days.’ When I first played the formation was 5-3-2, the 5 being up front and the centre back playing just in front of the 2 fullbacks. It was very much attack minded. Players are so fit now it doesn’t matter if there’s only 2 up front as they are supported very quickly.
But here’s a thought to open up the games more. Completely drop the offside rule. Imagine the room to play in if players were strung out almost the length of the pitch. I’d also like to see a timekeeper like they have in rugby, hopefully making time wasting pointless. I dare say there’s a few rules that could be dropped.
But here’s a thought to open up the games more. Completely drop the offside rule. Imagine the room to play in if players were strung out almost the length of the pitch. I’d also like to see a timekeeper like they have in rugby, hopefully making time wasting pointless. I dare say there’s a few rules that could be dropped.
Tashyboy
Please don’t ask to see my tatts 👍
Running onto the pitch should be an automatic ban. Throwing and landing punches. Should be time. A Birmingham fan got 14 weeks for attacking Grealish whilst on the pitch.
Swango1980
Well-known member
Marco Van Basten agrees, as discussed:
https://www.skysports.com/football/...-and-the-hockey-precedent-that-might-surprise
I had to play hockey at school, and they abolished the offside rule at some point during that time (1990's). That is also discussed in the article. It would be a radicle change, but I wouldn't be against trialing it in football.
Dando
Q-School Graduate
I watch the “highlights” of the 3rd place play off. I’m sure one of the
Keepers took a bung as he was playing like a man with no arms!
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
Absolutely brilliant weekend of FA cup football.
Tuned in to at least 4 games - all on free to air TV which is class and brilliant for the households without pay to view access.
Some absolute FA cup classics in there, the magic of the FA cup lives on
Tuned in to at least 4 games - all on free to air TV which is class and brilliant for the households without pay to view access.
Some absolute FA cup classics in there, the magic of the FA cup lives on
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I think that would be completely insane. Each team would have a 'goalhanger' who stays up the far end, so defending teams would have to leave someone back with him, which means the entire game would become stretched and your midfielders would need about four lungs each to cover the ground. Teams would have to start playing 2-3-2-2-1 formations and all sorts. I'm not sure hockey is a great comparison - I only played hockey for a couple of years back at school, but I would think it's a lot more difficult to launch an accurate pitch-length pass to a forward with a hockey stick than it is kicking a football.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Nobody mentioned it but Spurs actually played well for once! Up against a decent Brighton side, I think their lack of a proper striker once again cost them though. We actually moved the ball well and looked up for it for a change. And the two new players coming off the bench were pretty impressive. Romero was back and looked absolutely top drawer.
Funny bit of deja vu as Royal scored a deflected cross - I seem to recall Aurier scored his first Spurs goal with a mishit cross against Brighton a few years back.
Swango1980
Well-known member
That was the whole point it was changed. And, for people involved in hockey, it seems it has worked. Games have become more exciting. I've not played hockey for years, not did I at a high level. However, I'm sure hockey players find it quite easy to launch a pitch length pass up front. Conversely, football players often struggle to play a cross with any accuracy (or a 5 yard pass if you care called Fred), so I'm sure hockey isn't an overly terrible sport to use as an example.
