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The Footie Thread

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The point was that some may think that a yellow card for a celebration is a bit silly in the grand scheme of things

Yes players know etc and no one is excusing players etc

Yes we know the rule is there but as with others there is surely no harm in discussing if the rule is silly etc

No different to discussions about golf rules etc
Except when I do it, you're one of the first to chime in with the rules are sacred and must be obeyed! :LOL:
 
Is it acceptable in other sports? I'm not sure how it would go down if golfers started pulling their shirts off to celebrate a birdie.
And as kids copy what they see their heroes doing, are you ok with shirtless goal celebrations in junior football?

Pretty sure they got fined...
 
Why would it matter if a kid wants to celebrate that way , no different to them copying other celebrations 🤷‍♂️

In my time as a kids football coach, I saw children of ages 6-10 put the ball under their shirt and suck their thumb as if celebrating their partner's pergnancy, point to the heavens as if dedicating their goal to a departed loved one and applaud all four sides of the pitch when being subbed off (despite it being rolling subs and knowing they'd be back on a few minutes later). Among many others! 🤣

In fairness, I never saw any kids remove their shirts. But I'm sure it would have just elicited the same amusement from onlookers as the above examples did.

Stupid rule IMO, but while it's in force, players should be aware of it or suffer the consequences if they don't follow it.
 
In my time as a kids football coach, I saw children of ages 6-10 put the ball under their shirt and suck their thumb as if celebrating their partner's pergnancy, point to the heavens as if dedicating their goal to a departed loved one and applaud all four sides of the pitch when being subbed off (despite it being rolling subs and knowing they'd be back on a few minutes later). Among many others! 🤣

In fairness, I never saw any kids remove their shirts. But I'm sure it would have just elicited the same amusement from onlookers as the above examples did.

Stupid rule IMO, but while it's in force, players should be aware of it or suffer the consequences if they don't follow it.

Yeah seen them do all sorts when watching the nephews game - the Ronaldo one very popular - would yellow card anyone for doing that
 
Away from all this topless nonsense.

I get to watch Forest play in Europe for the first time in 30 years when we got battered by Bayern in the QF of the UEFA Cup....only for England to lose out on getting to the Final of Euro 96 months later. 12 year old me was an emotional wreck that year :D

I'm absolutely buzzing (and insanely jealous of everyone out in Seville who are sharing their photos on social media)

hopefully Antony doesn't score for Betis. The united supporting whopper on my team at work will be insufferable tomorrow if he does.
 
Yeah seen them do all sorts when watching the nephews game - the Ronaldo one very popular - would yellow card anyone for doing that

I suppose the counter argument is that the Ronaldo one doesn't have as much potential to waste time, nor can you lump it into "unprofessional conduct"........and it doesn't upset the sponsors! 🤣
 
Away from all this topless nonsense.

I get to watch Forest play in Europe for the first time in 30 years when we got battered by Bayern in the QF of the UEFA Cup....only for England to lose out on getting to the Final of Euro 96 months later. 12 year old me was an emotional wreck that year :D

I'm absolutely buzzing (and insanely jealous of everyone out in Seville who are sharing their photos on social media)

hopefully Antony doesn't score for Betis. The united supporting whopper on my team at work will be insufferable tomorrow if he does.

The videos of the fans look absolutely brilliant!

I'm not jealous at all.......
 
There have been plenty of instances in the RC etc where celebrations have gone mad

But what’s wrong with someone celebrating and going a bit mad with a key goal , it’s sport , entertainment- they aren’t robots
And rightly so players were brought to task and questioned on unsporting behaviour!

Secondly where did I say someone shouldn’t celebrate. You’re reading a very different interpretation into what I actually said. I said anyone that can’t celebrate without removing clothing is a prat and I stand by it, by all means celebrate go a bit nuts, kiss the badge whatever but there is not a single reason to remove an item of clothing to celebrate! If you think it’s justified then that’s down to you but I cannot fathom a single reason a grown man needs to remove his clothes to do so!
 
And rightly so players were brought to task and questioned on unsporting behaviour!

Secondly where did I say someone shouldn’t celebrate. You’re reading a very different interpretation into what I actually said. I said anyone that can’t celebrate without removing clothing is a prat and I stand by it, by all means celebrate go a bit nuts, kiss the badge whatever but there is not a single reason to remove an item of clothing to celebrate! If you think it’s justified then that’s down to you but I cannot fathom a single reason a grown man needs to remove his clothes to do so!
All that's needed is a polite handshake with the gentleman who assisted you, and then back to your half for kick-off.

As Balotelli put it - their job is scoring goals, a postman doesn't celebrate whenever he delivers a letter.
 
And rightly so players were brought to task and questioned on unsporting behaviour!

Secondly where did I say someone shouldn’t celebrate. You’re reading a very different interpretation into what I actually said. I said anyone that can’t celebrate without removing clothing is a prat and I stand by it, by all means celebrate go a bit nuts, kiss the badge whatever but there is not a single reason to remove an item of clothing to celebrate! If you think it’s justified then that’s down to you but I cannot fathom a single reason a grown man needs to remove his clothes to do so!

Does it matter though ? Where is the harm in someone who wants to take his shirt off to celebrate a last minute goal etc

If someone scores a goal to win a CL and goes mad and take their shirt off and run around etc is it really an issue

We haven’t been in that position so wouldn’t prob understand the emotion or elation that happens

It’s just taking a shirt off - not sure why it’s any different to other celebrations
 
Does it matter though ? Where is the harm in someone who wants to take his shirt off to celebrate a last minute goal etc

If someone scores a goal to win a CL and goes mad and take their shirt off and run around etc is it really an issue

We haven’t been in that position so wouldn’t prob understand the emotion or elation that happens

It’s just taking a shirt off - not sure why it’s any different to other celebrations
Clearly it matters it’s not in the rules so don’t be a dick and break the rule !

there are many things in life to be passionate about. To celebrate but taking the shirt off is not a valid or reasonable celebration accepted in society so why should it be allowed in football!

Anyway nothing else to say personally. I stand by my point any grown man taking a shirt off to celebrate anything is a PRAT
 
Here’s a fun stat:

In his entire Premier League career, Mo Salah has received 9 yellow cards. 5 of those were for taking off his shirt after scoring 😉
 
Does it matter though ? Where is the harm in someone who wants to take his shirt off to celebrate a last minute goal etc

If someone scores a goal to win a CL and goes mad and take their shirt off and run around etc is it really an issue

We haven’t been in that position so wouldn’t prob understand the emotion or elation that happens

It’s just taking a shirt off - not sure why it’s any different to other celebrations

The harm is it leads to a booking which, even if it’s not a second yellow, will impact on the team at some point. Why do it if you know it will lead to a booking? It’s just stupid. The vast majority of media, and social media, is saying what a prat. Any incident, booking, sending off and any rules are up for discussion, and part of that discussion is what a prat.

Should that rule be changed? Why? It’s a nothing rule, just follow it. What’s next thing, showing your jockstrap?

How many rugby players have you seen do it? I guess that’s part of my make up. As an ex-rugby player, just play the game, follow the rules and say “yes sir” to the ref.
 
Hmmmm, I disagree. I won a big contract at work the other week and celebrated by taking off my wife's shirt.


Maybe that's different though. 🤷‍♂️
Why were you wearing your wife's clothes?

Is there anything you need to share with the group? Us men are notoriously bad about opening up about our feelings so I'm sure there are plenty of sympathetic ears and you wouldn't be judged.
 
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