newsted

Phew. Finally I've found somebody who harbours the same grudge. It was like 10 yards and nobody said a thing, it was weird. Like post-truth before it was invented.

Dead dude afaik.

I was there when we played Roma in Rome. Lost 1-0 Totti penalty iirc. Referee was a right homer. Aye. Totti should have been off after fucking with Nobby like, would've missed the second leg, which was 0-0 here. The dorty forrin.

I would think so, he's a defender. Legzdins in goal.

What a Bunch of idiots

Aye, fair comment. I'm not going to panic just yet, Rafa is the key to it all, he'll not put up with shit but if he goes, i'm hoying myself of the shed. Mate, you'll just end up all muddy and wonder why you did that.

Jesus, Kazu Miura still playing at 49, just signed another 1 year contract. He was good, guess he's still got something. Second Division in Japan, but that's quite impressive.

One was a plucky 0-0, so pretty much 0-11 in the rest

LIAR ?

Positioning and responsibilities The predominant system of positioning and division of responsibility used by football match officials throughout the world is known as the Diagonal system of control. Diagram of the diagonal system of control showing the paths of the Referee ® and the Assistant Referees (AR) The referee has final decision-making authority on all matters. The referee is assisted by two assistant referees who advise the referee. An assistant referee's judgement is only enforced if the referee accepts that judgement, and the referee has the authority to unilaterally overrule an assistant referee. The referee is the only official empowered with starting and stopping play, and meting out disciplinary actions such as cautions or send-offs. The two assistant referees are instructed by the referee to each patrol half of a single touchline on opposite sides of the field. For example, on a field running north-south, one assistant referee (AR) would run on the eastern touchline from the north goal line to the halfway line, while the other assistant referee would run on the western touchline from the south goal line to the halfway line. In general, the assistant referees' duties would be to indicate (using their flags): when an offside offence has occurred in their half, when a ball has left the pitch, and if a foul has been executed out of the view of the referee (typically in their quadrant of the field). Generally, the ARs will position themselves in line with either the second to last opponent or the ball – whichever is closer to the goal line – to better judge offside infractions. However, the assistant referee will have specific positioning with respect to corner kicks, penalty kick, and throw-ins. The referee patrols the length of the field to cover the ground not covered by his two assistants, generally running in a diagonal pattern from the southeast quadrant of the field towards the northwest quadrant; hence the term "diagonal system of control". Note that this pattern is not a specific route but a general guideline that should be modified to the style of play, nature of the game, the location of play at a given time, etc. In some cases the referee may even exit the field if it aids in his decision-making ability. The main idea is that the referee and assistants using the DSC should be able to position themselves quickly and easily to observe the important aspects of play (offside, ball in or out of play, goal-scoring opportunities, challenges for the ball) from multiple angles with multiple sets of eyes. Note that the description above refers to a left diagonal system of control, known as "running a left" or "standard diagonal". If, before the match, the center referee on this field decides to run from southwest to northeast, then the assistants must position themselves accordingly and the result will be a right diagonal system of control, otherwise referred to as "running a right" or "reverse diagonal". In many cases in the UK, referees now use more of a 'curve' based on a line running from the edge of the 18 yard box, and when near the centre circle they then curve to a line level with the other 18 yard box line. This is similar to the diagonal system, but with the speed of modern football it is easier to keep up with play. In international matches the left-wing diagonal shown above has been universal since the 1960s. It is now predominant across the world. England until recently was an exception to this convention. Until 1974 referees in the Football League were required to run both diagonals during a match, most opting to run from right wing to right wing in the first half before switching to the left-wing diagonal for the second half. The chief reason for this alternation was to avoid linesmen wearing down the same part of the touchline during matches – this was important given the generally lower quality of pitches at the time. However switching diagonal was also justified in terms of allowing officials to patrol different areas of the field during games. From the 1974–75 season English referees were allowed to run the same diagonal throughout the same match. Most initially opted for the right-wing diagonal although over the years the left-wing diagonal became increasingly popular and the preferred choice of most referees by the early 2000s. From 2007–08 the left-wing diagonal has been mandatory in English professional football although some referees at lower levels still use the opposite approach. Its implementation as a standard practice for referees is attributed to Sir Stanley Rous, former referee and President of FIFA from 1961 to 1974.[13] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Referee_(association_football)#Positioning_and_responsibilities Well that's a mess. Just use the link.

Stiffy reintroducing the flying wedge.

Hang on, is having out of control tits a thing? Well, for blokes.

Guess this applies.

That was an insane flying overhead backheel like. Can't believe it's not The Goal Of All Time.

Niche.

Well, he's a fucking idiot, but the Darwin awards are for people who remove themselves from the gene pool through stupidity. He's still alive, the dick, and can produce lots of little dicks if he wants to and has the opportunity.

Forearm? Mine's up the top cos I have to see people in my job and they can get judgey. Papillon on the other side cos fuck the world Mrs newsted has Garfield flicking the finger at the top of her arm and the Ferrari prancing horse on her back. Love tattoos, me.

Mine's on my arm, never regretted it. Except for when I met a guy who had it over his heart and I thought "Ah, fuck's sake. That was so obvious. What was I thinking?"

Gan to your usual site, man.

Just don't put it anywhere, man. Lads like lasses, that's it. PS Lasses like lads too. Who'd have thunk?

They're, their, there, mate.

To their "rivals" as well. Think I'd laugh myself into an early grave if Gayle and Murray helped us and Brighton up while those mugs went down. Aye, that Eagles/Seagulls thing. No idea what's going on there, but it exists. https://www.theguardian.com/football/football-league-blog/2011/sep/27/brighton-crystal-palace-rivalry Ah, Wullie, always reliable. Rachid Harkouk He could play a bit on his day, skinny and skillful. He didn't get anywhere near his full potential as I remember. Some weeks at Notts County he was unplayable, most of the time anonymous though. They had a side full of gadgies like that. Ian McCulloch when not singing with the Bunnymen was a fair striker and of course nippy bastard John Chiedozie. Skippered by a young Killer Kilcline too and managed by good looking bastard Jimmy Sirrel. Jimmy Sirrel's teeth.

Also said some shite about struggling in 'road matches'. He's essentially Boston Goals. Needs fucked off asap. Classic xenophobia as per usual. You can't be xenophobic against Americans Neesy. Sure you can, they're forrins.

My little Asperger is really angry at that one guy who decided not to go. It's so untidy and disorganised, right? Just pressgang someone in there to make the number right. Drag someone in and give him a pie or something.