The Footie Thread

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clubchamp98 said:
Years ago there were proper punch ups in games.
now you can’t have one because after the first feather is thrown the op is on the floor rolling around but looking through his fingers at what the refs doing..

While Tommy Smith and Billy Bremner/ Hunter might not be fast enough today.
Modern players could not last five minutes with the above Tackling them.
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You can't have a fight these days, because the referee will send you off for almost looking at someone the wrong way.

Remember when the Palace player charged at Casemiro, Casemiro put his hands up into his chest to stop him and actually calmed the situation. Then the officials decided Casemiro should be sent off. I can't imagine the referee in the 70's would issue a red card for that?

So, because the rules have changed from 30 years ago, players simply can't do what they used to do. So player behaviour had adapted to make the best of it. If the rules were changed tomorrow back to what they were, and players could get away with a lot more physical actions, then they'd soon adapt. Defenders fly in, strikers use a bit of elbow, etc.
 
Swango1980 said:
You can't have a fight these days, because the referee will send you off for almost looking at someone the wrong way.

Remember when the Palace player charged at Casemiro, Casemiro put his hands up into his chest to stop him and actually calmed the situation. Then the officials decided Casemiro should be sent off. I can't imagine the referee in the 70's would issue a red card for that?

So, because the rules have changed from 30 years ago, players simply can't do what they used to do. So player behaviour had adapted to make the best of it. If the rules were changed tomorrow back to what they were, and players could get away with a lot more physical actions, then they'd soon adapt. Defenders fly in, strikers use a bit of elbow, etc.
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Proper footy you mean? 👍
 
On matters England centre halves, if Jarrad Branthwaite isn't in the England squad after the next Euros, Gareth isn't going to try someone new at this stage, then something is seriously wrong. He is having a superb season, looks quality.
 
Tashyboy said:
This this and a lot more of this. Refs made mistakes and yes some of it was down to players play acting and getting into refs faces. But the people that were making mistakes run VAR and are making mistakes. What a surprise. Not. Not only that they are then constrained by the very rules they have instigated. Thats not opinion. Remember when a goal was disallowed because the VAR guy was looking at the wrong thing and then said “ oh am outta time”.
If someone has a day spare count how many posts on a “ Footie Thread” have been about referees.
Ave said it for an age, The tail ( referees and VAR) is wagging the Dog ( football).
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VAR should be fairly simple to run if it's only used for clear and obvious mistakes, as is supposedly the case. Those in the control room should be allowed to view the incident three times and only once in slow motion. If they can't decide after that it's not clear and obvious and the on field decision sticks.

You and clubchamp98 are also bang on with refs backing up each other. All VAR recordings should be released 48 hours after each game for transparency reasons.
 
Liverbirdie said:
I'm on about 72 at the last count and each year I say I'm going to try and do a few, but only get the odd chance like when I went to Exeter vs Ipswich in the carabao cup a few years ago, because I was down there on holiday and the missus is fine going to an obscure footy game. I also went to Joey barton's Bristol last year, same again when on hols.

1 a year may get me up to 92 by about when I get to 70!!!

I dont care if its a new ground or not, if you do 92 different clubs, that fine in my eyes, although looking at some that I've done like Chester city they aren't even in the football league any more. For years you didn't have a lot of change between the football league and conference etc, but lots of it now.

Same as you, I've only done the Goldstone ground at Brighton, and the old grounds at Soton, Arsenal, Spurs, West ham.

30 odd in Europe, 2 in the US and about 6-7 Scottish for fooball.

Weirdly enough I'm on 72 of the top 100 in GM's list - think I may do the top 100 golf before the 92 football.
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Apologies for the late reply Liverbirdie.

So close yet so far you and I bet all the ones you've missed are the teams Liverpool would only get in cups. It's probably easier for fans of medium sized clubs who go up and down the leagues to get to them all. It's still a great achievement to get 92 league clubs and they'll be very few who get to that total! The bigger clubs that got relegated to non league are all on the way back with Wrexham, Notts County and this season Chesterfield so your total may increase.

Probably showing my age but I didn't even get to the Goldstone, it was Withdean back in the mid 00's. Probably the worst ground I've ever been to. Highbury was my favourite of the real old grounds that were replaced but lots I missed out on.

I've always had an obsession for old football grounds, especially those with the huge terraces. The Kop, Holte End, Southbank Wolves etc. The new grounds just don't compare IMO so jealous you got to experience that all in their heyday.

What were your Top 3 back in the day and Top 3 these days?
 
Cracking performance from Leverkusen against Bayern tonight so far, maybe theyre finally going to shed the Neverkusen tag. Surely Granit Xhaka isnt going to stop Kane getting his league winners medal :eek:

Nathan Tella looks a snip at the 20m they paid for him too
 
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