Football pet hates

[xLiaaamx]

Jack Colback.

[Away Day Gadgie]

Commentators (actually it's more often the Co-Commentator) when an older player does something good and they say something like, "That's the vast experience of him showing there!" when in fact it's got nothing to do with experience it's just a good bit of play.  They do the same when a young player goes something shit and they put it down to naivety.

[triggs]

Blind trust of the opinions of other teams' supporters, especially re: potential transfers. The average football supporter is a fucking moron.

If its just one fan, aye. If it's lots of them then I'd be inclined to trust them more than pretty much anyone else who has an opinion, although they still will be wrong at times

[Ndegwa]

When people judge an entire league as shit just because everyone else says it is. The MLS, Chinese Super League and Erividsie are 3 great examples, yes they're not as good as the Prem/La Liga quality-wise but they're thoroughly entertaining

[nufcjb]

Hate it when leagues use coloured balls in the summer. Scottish league using the yellow balls in August.

[Gosforth Lad]

That absolute balls Premier League anthem, which dictates players have to walk out the tunnel so the ref can pick the ball of a plinth first. How contrived and utter garbage.

 

Used to like to see the players run out the tunnel into the pitch.

 

Stadium jackets and pre-match handshakes. Shake at the end like men.

 

Subs having to get dressed when called by the manager. Why don't they have their tops and shinies on ready. Is there some sort of marginal gain to be had by not doing so that I'm not aware of?!

 

[Greg]

Commentator towards the end of the Arsenal v Leicester game yesterday  "Don't forget that Tottenham and United don't get going until Sunday" referring to Manchester United.

 

 

[Heron]

Why is Chelsea being behind more important than Huddersfield being 2-0 up away from home after they haven't been in the top flight for 45 years? Irritating.

[HaydnNUFC]

Commentator towards the end of the Arsenal v Leicester game yesterday  "Don't forget that Tottenham and United don't get going until Sunday" referring to Manchester United.

What a cunt. Hope he dies.

[Deuce]

Commentator towards the end of the Arsenal v Leicester game yesterday  "Don't forget that Tottenham and United don't get going until Sunday" referring to Manchester United.

What a cunt. Hope he dies.

 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

That fact that nobody understands the handball rule is fucking annoying. Just in the Brighton game... "he didn't do it deliberately but it's a penalty".

[Mole_Toonfan]

That fact that nobody understands the handball rule is f***ing annoying. Just in the Brighton game... "he didn't do it deliberately but it's a penalty".

 

Aye.

[Figures 1-0 Football]

Decisions which nobody (including the referee and opposition players) see during real play but following slow motion replays, the foul is spotted and there is uproar about the officiating and how a team has been 'robbed'.

 

e.g. the Arsenal-Leicester game yesterday, with Ozil's handball.

[Heron]

Decisions which nobody (including the referee and opposition players) see during real play but following slow motion replays, the foul is spotted and there is uproar about the officiating and how a team has been 'robbed'.

 

e.g. the Arsenal-Leicester game yesterday, with Ozil's handball.

 

TV justifying themselves. It's so fucking irritating like. I'm with you 100%

[Shelveys Hair]

Pundits who dont have a clue about the game beyond the Premier League and even then its questionable.

[Mole_Toonfan]

Decisions which nobody (including the referee and opposition players) see during real play but following slow motion replays, the foul is spotted and there is uproar about the officiating and how a team has been 'robbed'.

 

e.g. the Arsenal-Leicester game yesterday, with Ozil's handball.

 

Oh yeah that's fucking infuriating.

[Tiresias]

When it comes down to it if there is doubt in real time it's much better for the ref to give the benefit of the doubt and allow goals to stand and not break up the passage of play too much. I think there is room for video replays to clear up major issues in games, (albeit currently tested implementation seemed way clumsy) but agree totally minor incidents happen. If no-one spotted it during the match and if it wasn't deliberate foul play it feels petty.

[madras]

Again crap analysis. Ian Wright on one of Huddersfields goals slating Tomkins  "He has got to get across" when there's another Huddersfield player coming in behind and if he comes across, like Wright says, and the ball gets played to the one in behind, Wright would then say "Tomkins came over for to early etc etc". It's bare basics and the screenshots prove they are talking crap.

[Guest firetotheworks]

I have to admit that a lot of the time it's the chemistry between Linekar, Shearer, and Wright that I enjoy. A great deal of the time in the analysis it's just say what you see.

 

[Disco]

People who spell Gary Lineker's name incorrectly

[madras]

I have to admit that a lot of the time it's the chemistry between Linekar, Shearer, and Wright that I enjoy. A great deal of the time in the analysis it's just say what you see.

 

Yeah I get that and Shearers analysis is usually OK, just think Wrights tactical analysis is too often like Alan Hansens used to be......crap when actually looked at using their own examples.

[Guest firetotheworks]

People who spell Gary Lineker's name incorrectly

My spelling's gone to shit recently. Always double bluff myself with Lineker.

[Tiresias]

When it comes down to it if there is doubt in real time it's much better for the ref to give the benefit of the doubt and allow goals to stand and not break up the passage of play too much. I think there is room for video replays to clear up major issues in games, (albeit currently tested implementation seemed way clumsy) but agree totally minor incidents happen. If no-one spotted it during the match and if it wasn't deliberate foul play it feels petty.

 

Having now seen the Ozil handball 'controversy' can I add calling out missed fouls as being controversial despite there being like 10 passes, a corner and 5 good chances for a defence to clear a ball anyway after said controversy. Sorry if something happens directly after a foul is missed, sure super frustrating. If 5 minutes later there's a fucking goal it's not the fault of the ref.

[madras]

When it comes down to it if there is doubt in real time it's much better for the ref to give the benefit of the doubt and allow goals to stand and not break up the passage of play too much. I think there is room for video replays to clear up major issues in games, (albeit currently tested implementation seemed way clumsy) but agree totally minor incidents happen. If no-one spotted it during the match and if it wasn't deliberate foul play it feels petty.

 

Having now seen the Ozil handball 'controversy' can I add calling out missed fouls as being controversial despite there being like 10 passes, a corner and 5 good chances for a defence to clear a ball anyway after said controversy. Sorry if something happens directly after a foul is missed, sure super frustrating. If 5 minutes later there's a f***ing goal it's not the fault of the ref.

It's just basically the media creating talking points because they have a lot of time/space to fill.

[Tiresias]

yea