Rob W Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sitting high up on the halfway line at Villa I was struck by the distribution of players at a goal kick (either side) ALL the outfield players where in a little box covering about a quarter of the width of the pitch and about an eigth of its length - looked like they were waiting under the high ball at a rugby kick-off - or like a bunch of 5 year olds all following the ball What happens of course is a prolonged bout of head tennis and there is no-one wide or deep to lay the ball to.... very very odd............................................. :idiot2: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzzieMandias Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Surely the folks of Shields are not aall together at aall, what with half of them south of the Tyne, and half of them north of it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob W Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 me mam was from Shielfield and thats what her mother used to say whenever they saw groups of yokels from Shields (N or S) wandering the City in groups Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Cheers for that Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Cheers for that Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Sitting high up on the halfway line at Villa I was struck by the distribution of players at a goal kick (either side) ALL the outfield players where in a little box covering about a quarter of the width of the pitch and about an eigth of its length - looked like they were waiting under the high ball at a rugby kick-off - or like a bunch of 5 year olds all following the ball What happens of course is a prolonged bout of head tennis and there is no-one wide or deep to lay the ball to.... very very odd............................................. :idiot2: A really old expression from the days when the river was not dredged and navigable as today. At low tide it was possible (allegedly) to plodge from one side to the other. That apart it is very noticeable how clustered all 20 outfield players are at goal kicks nowadays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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