Guest palnese Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Another piece of the puzzle falls into place. :lol: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 No. Well I know the Butcher won't be swayed by new regulations until children are impaling each other on the corner flag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest palnese Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 At youth level, kick and rush is mostly in behind opposition defences rather than in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Give footballers soldiers helmets. This is the first version of that joke that has actually been funny. Nice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The whole "merrr it encourages kids to play a certain style of the game which is flavour of the month" is a silly argument. Does it give kids brain damage? If so then ok let's not make kids head the ball. Or have them practice heading technique with a foam ball so that they only have to head the harder stuff in real games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Give footballers soldiers helmets. This is the first version of that joke that has actually been funny. Nice. I think Rocker (via Yorkie) posted something hilarious on FB today about Rooney and wars. Made me laugh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Would be quite funny if the US in about 15 years were absolute wank in the air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Give footballers soldiers helmets. This is the first version of that joke that has actually been funny. Nice. I think Rocker (via Yorkie) posted something hilarious on FB today about Rooney and wars. Made me laugh. It's in the David Squires thread. All his cartoons are. Warning: they're from the Guardian and you'll become less of a man for reading them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Would be quite funny if the US in about 15 years were absolute wank in the air. I didn't know we had a reputation as being even average in the air ... or anywhere else for that matter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Give footballers soldiers helmets. This is the first version of that joke that has actually been funny. Nice. I think Rocker (via Yorkie) posted something hilarious on FB today about Rooney and wars. Made me laugh. It's in the David Squires thread. All his cartoons are. Warning: they're from the Guardian and you'll become less of a man for reading them. Yes, that is humorous. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/nov/01/football-heading-brain-damage Recent article on concussion and heading in the Guardian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 Anyone else have the Michael Owen footy training video when they were a kid? I'm pretty sure he was telling me to smash balls off my noggin repeatedly to get used to the pain. So I did. Another piece of the puzzle falls into place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeEd32 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2015/nov/01/football-heading-brain-damage Recent article on concussion and heading in the Guardian. Worth reading for anyone who thinks this is dumb or that heading the ball is harmless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Would be quite funny if the US in about 15 years were absolute wank in the air. I didn't know we had a reputation as being even average in the air ... or anywhere else for that matter Well I don't pay enough attention to US football to know, but it'd be class if come WC 2034 in Antarctica you lot kept conceding from set pieces, or went something absolutely ridiculous like 102 games without scoring from a corner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaqen Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Played striker for about 10 years through youth football and I don't think I ever scored a header in a game There's generally not a lot of crosses or long balls at that level anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEMTEX Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 ... I scored a header once for my university intramural team. Fuck knows how. Corner came in and I was just standing on the keeper to piss him off, it managed to bounce and go through about 10 people, nodded it in from about a yard. Barely made it over the line Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The whole "merrr it encourages kids to play a certain style of the game which is flavour of the month" is a silly argument. Because you say it is? I'd say being able to properly control the ball with your chest/feet and pass accurately along the ground are pretty fundamental to any style of football. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Have as much control heading the ball as Sissoko. Could make contact with the the ball, but the power and direction were 100% chance. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 http://m.shieldsgazette.com/sport/local-football/non-league/mariners-chief-aims-to-take-south-shields-to-the-conference-and-develop-5-000-seater-stadium-1-7564508 Cliffy Ahmed in the background of the 2nd photo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Why did the Nottingham Forest striker observe a three minute silence? Because he wanted to be sombre longer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toondave Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 The whole "merrr it encourages kids to play a certain style of the game which is flavour of the month" is a silly argument. Because you say it is? I'd say being able to properly control the ball with your chest/feet and pass accurately along the ground are pretty fundamental to any style of football. It's an important part of the game. Just because it isn't as trendy now doesn't mean it isn't a useful skillset. It's an entirely facile argument when the real issue is whether or not it's giving kids brain damage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Played striker for about 10 years through youth football and I don't think I ever scored a header in a game There's generally not a lot of crosses or long balls at that level anyway. This is where i'm at. Where are kids continually heading the ball? Academies? Barely head the thing until 13/14 in youth teams and school football teams. And even then it's mostly Berahino attempts from defenders. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themanupstairs Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Why did the Nottingham Forest striker observe a three minute silence? Because he wanted to be sombre longer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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