The Footie Thread

[Swango1980]

First half there's FIVE goals and one long VAR stop and they add on 1 minute.

Second half four goals, numerous injuries, loads of subs and just 4 minutes. The officials have robbed us of an extra 6-7 minutes of the best game for years!

Imagine if they had some sort of official time clock, visible to all, including the occasions the clock is stopped.....

We would no longer be scratching our heads over questionable time keeping such as this

 

[4LEX]

Imagine if they had some sort of official time clock, visible to all, including the occasions the clock is stopped.....

We would no longer be scratching our heads over questionable time keeping such as this

Surely the fourth official can count though? It's just so obvious the first half was at least +6/7 and the second was similar. I don't think you need to add a clock which would totally change the game, it just needs common sense and actual time to be added up properly. They got it right during the World Cup but it seems to have gone back to feeble amounts of added on time, especially in Europe.

 

[Swango1980]

Surely the fourth official can count though? It's just so obvious the first half was at least +6/7 and the second was similar. I don't think you need to add a clock which would totally change the game, it just needs common sense and actual time to be added up properly. They got it right during the World Cup but it seems to have gone back to feeble amounts of added on time, especially in Europe.

You'd think he can count, but given the questionable time added on, then someone has possibly failed to do so. Or it is entirely subjective as to when the clock is stopped during game?

I didnt watch game tonight. Although in the Man U Brentford game last night, there was one goal scored in second half, no injuries I remember and no notable time wasting. Added time was 6 minutes. By sounds of the game tonight, one might have thought tonight's game would have the most added time.

Mind you, maybe European football is timed differently. Just like having different handball rules

 

[HampshireHog]

I did mention that City had an horrendous fixture list including and just after Xmas. It is no different now. For City to win the league with that congestion of fixtures at that time of the season would be remarkable.

Lucky you’re not in Europe.

 

[Swango1980]

Players who cover their mouths in a confrontation now face a potential red card at the World Cup

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Players who cover their mouths in a confrontation now face a potential red card at the World Cup

It stops the whole issue of 'what did they say?' when it comes to disciplinaries. The interesting bit is what happens when two players are walking off after a game, or at half time, covering their mouths, having an amicable conversation but one they don't want lip read? Is that covered by this as well?

 

[BrianM]

It stops the whole issue of 'what did they say?' when it comes to disciplinaries. The interesting bit is what happens when two players are walking off after a game, or at half time, covering their mouths, having an amicable conversation but one they don't want lip read? Is that covered by this as well?

It’s a joke, a bit like the golf thing with swearing, players can’t even have a conversation without it being all over social media if one wrong word is uttered.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It’s a joke, a bit like the golf thing with swearing, players can’t even have a conversation without it being all over social media if one wrong word is uttered.

It is a tricky one for them. They should be able to speak without it being plastered everywhere so I understand the mouth covering as they leave the pitch. Equally, FIFA have reacted quickly to the incident that caused this, it lays the law down.

A sign of the times, sadly.

 

[Swango1980]

It stops the whole issue of 'what did they say?' when it comes to disciplinaries. The interesting bit is what happens when two players are walking off after a game, or at half time, covering their mouths, having an amicable conversation but one they don't want lip read? Is that covered by this as well?

It is only confrontational incidents, and at the officials discretion. So not an automatic red card simply for covering mouth

It is simply a way to avoid what happened in the Junior incident, where something was clearly said in anger, a serious accusation was made, and there was no way to verify who to believe.

Interestingly the offender was given a 3 game ban (plus another 3 games suspended if found guilty in future of another offence) for homophobic comments. Thus, I'm assuming homophobic abuse is considered less severe than racist

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It is only confrontational incidents, and at the officials discretion. So not an automatic red card simply for covering mouth

It is simply a way to avoid what happened in the Junior incident, where something was clearly said in anger, a serious accusation was made, and there was no way to verify who to believe.

Interestingly the offender was given a 3 game ban (plus another 3 games suspended if found guilty in future of another offence) for homophobic comments. Thus, I'm assuming homophobic abuse is considered less severe than racist

Sadly so. I believe racist abuse is a 10 game ban. Well done UEFA