Football

[Minilad]

Comes to something when your own fans are singing "you're getting sacked in the morning" at you
Bye Bye Tactics Tim. You cockerney chancer you

 

[DarloRich]

Comes to something when your own fans are singing "you're getting sacked in the morning" at you
Bye Bye Tactics Tim. You cockerney chancer you

Sherwood is completely inept and only seems to get work due to his Spuds connections and the fact he is loved by the London press. He is useless. He is not, never has been and never will be a decent manager.

 

[familyguy99]

Rochdale 0-0 Oldham

Poor match were no team really test the keeper and can't remember if any team had shot on target.

Aleast we didn't lose but that 10 draw this season for Oldham, hopefully these draw will turn into wins very soon.

 

[Drogba11CFC]

Winchester City 4...Bishops Cleeve 1 (Cann 18, 58, Glasspool 42, Bentley 66; Major 85, Kennedy m/pen 55)

Another three points at home for Winchester who never looked back after going ahead. Bishops Cleeve refused to lie down and searched for an equaliser but Winchester doubled their lead shortly before half time. The visitors had a penalty in the second half but it was saved and it was 3-0 three minutes later when Dan Cann got his second, before Warren Bentley made it four eight minutes later. Cleeve pulled one back five minutes from time, but it was too late. Winchester remain seventh owing to Shortwood's victory at Taunton.

 

[bb21]

There is a a very caustic article on this in the Guardian

For Guardian, it is incredibly level-headed I find.

 

[Cletus]

Just got back from Eastbourne where we won with an undeserved injury time winner.

1st time ever Dover Athletic have reached the 1st round proper of the FA Cup three years in a row.

Onto Tranmere away next Saturday first though.

 

[RichmondCommu]

I hope you have time to sample some of my home town's watering holes, and that we can raise our game like we seem to against the bigger teams in the division. However if we play anything like we did on Tuesday (when we were rather lucky to beat a certain pretend team from a Buckinghamshire New Town) you could have a cricket score!
Looking forward to seeing Jacob Butterfield back in Huddersfield and hope our midfield can keep him quiet. If I was offered a point before kick-off I'd bite your hand off though!

Really enjoyed the game and in all fairness Huddersfield were never out of it and perhaps should have had a penalty. I was impressed with your 'keeper' who pulled off three wonderful saves although I'm sure you'll agree that he couldn't do anything about our winner. I hope you stick with Chris Powell as he was a real fans favorite at Derby and I thought he was unlucky to get the push at Charlton. Having met my children at Sheffield we did indeed enjoy a few pints in and around the station before heading up to the ground. I have a question for you; on your shirts there are three stars; I'm guessing here that they represent each of the league championships that you won? At least that's what I told my children! Good luck for the rest of the season. Incidentally when I say children one is aged 20 and other two are 22 and I'm proud to say that even though they were born and raised in London they support 'Dad's' club!

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I see that the "not really all that special one any more" appeared to have upset some of the match official/s (yet again) and was said to have been sent to the stands in the match against West Ham United.

 

[Kite159]

Where has the José wheel of blame landed this week?

 

[Minilad]

Where has the José wheel of blame landed this week?

God knows. He's turned mute. Thankfully

 

[richw]

He got sent off at half time... Probably activating his stadium ban I'd think.
Gary Cahill was the only Chelsea representative who spoke to the media.

I think Jose might have lost the plot.

 

[jon0844]

If he used his power and influence (which must be rapidly disappearing) he could stop blaming officials and instead campaign to have video replays introduced to solve the problems that all clubs suffer with poor decisions, made worse by players simulating, then crowding officials and wasting loads of time. Far more than checking a video.

And such technology could help prevent a bad decision meaning a team loses a game unfairly, or gets knocked out of a competition.

That's what football needs, and goal line technology has clearly proven the point.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

If he used his power and influence (which must be rapidly disappearing) he could stop blaming officials and instead campaign to have video replays introduced to solve the problems that all clubs suffer with poor decisions, made worse by players simulating, then crowding officials and wasting loads of time. Far more than checking a video.

And such technology could help prevent a bad decision meaning a team loses a game unfairly, or gets knocked out of a competition.

That's what football needs, and goal line technology has clearly proven the point.

The incident on the goal line in the West Ham goalmouth brought to mind the "Hawkeye" system at the Grand Slam tennis tournament at Wimbledon. As long as even a miniscule part of the ball appears to have contact with the line, it is NOT a goal, as the WHOLE of the ball has to be OVER the goal line.

 

[Minilad]

If he used his power and influence (which must be rapidly disappearing) he could stop blaming officials and instead campaign to have video replays introduced to solve the problems that all clubs suffer with poor decisions, made worse by players simulating, then crowding officials and wasting loads of time. Far more than checking a video.

And such technology could help prevent a bad decision meaning a team loses a game unfairly, or gets knocked out of a competition.

That's what football needs, and goal line technology has clearly proven the point.

The day that comes in is the day I give up watching football for good

 

[Darandio]

Comes to something when your own fans are singing "you're getting sacked in the morning" at you
Bye Bye Tactics Tim. You cockerney chancer you

Suffer no more.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34631549

Aston Villa have sacked manager Tim Sherwood after eight months in charge, with the club 19th in the Premier League table.

More to follow

 

[Minilad]

Suffer no more.......

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34631549

So we were right. He did get sacked in the morning

 

[SS4]

If he used his power and influence (which must be rapidly disappearing) he could stop blaming officials and instead campaign to have video replays introduced to solve the problems that all clubs suffer with poor decisions, made worse by players simulating, then crowding officials and wasting loads of time. Far more than checking a video.

And such technology could help prevent a bad decision meaning a team loses a game unfairly, or gets knocked out of a competition.

That's what football needs, and goal line technology has clearly proven the point.

He will never campaign for that because Chelsea benefit more than most from it. As for the part in bold these are already offences - merely enforcing them will be a great step forward.

Also bye Tim, can we have someone with experience of a relegation struggle next time?

 

[richw]

He will never campaign for that because Chelsea benefit more than most from it. As for the part in bold these are already offences - merely enforcing them will be a great step forward.

Also bye Tim, can we have someone with experience of a relegation struggle next time?

Your a couple of weeks too late for Big Sam. Boring football, but a member of the Tony Pulis never been relegated club.

 

[Darandio]

Your a couple of weeks too late for Big Sam. Boring football, but a member of the Tony Pulis never been relegated club.

Allardyce has been relegated, just not from the Premier League......

 

[richw]

Allardyce has been relegated, just not from the Premier League......

I forgot about Notts County, but to be fair when he joined them they were so far adrift it was too late to realistically save them.

 

[Antman]

The day that comes in is the day I give up watching football for good

So you like seeing games won or lost on refereeing errors?

 

[Darandio]

So you like seeing games won or lost on refereeing errors?

It's been no different for well in excess of a century, it's part of the game.

 

[Antman]

Sherwood is completely inept and only seems to get work due to his Spuds connections and the fact he is loved by the London press. He is useless. He is not, never has been and never will be a decent manager.

I couldn't agree more, he clearly bluffed his way into a job that he is simply not qualified to do, I've never seen a manager more out of his depth. Try starting at the bottom and learning the trade first
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It's been no different for well in excess of a century, it's part of the game.

And technology has improved no end in that time but if you would rather stay in the dark ages.....................!

 

[Minilad]

So you like seeing games won or lost on refereeing errors?

Any different to seeing games won or lost by player error?
It's part of the game. Always has been. I just think football is not suited to video replay. Take today for example. The penalty and sending off in the Sunderland Newcastle game. I have seen arguments for and against the decision. Would a video replay have made any difference to that?
Too many unanswered questions for me. So until they are answered I will prefer the status quo.

 

[Darandio]

And technology has improved no end in that time but if you would rather stay in the dark ages.....................!

Dark ages? What a load of hyperbolic twaddle!

 

[jon0844]

I have to say that I doubt the media would be that keen. While I think such technology works well in rugby, cricket, tennis etc - the problems on the pitch when a goal is allowed that was offside, and all the other things that see brawls on the pitch, crowding the ref, players getting angry .. is all good for the papers and TV.

However, so much time is wasted and when you see on TV you get all the replays and multiple camera angles, so you may as well introduce the concept to the game itself.

I think it's inevitable. Bad decisions and players cheating spoils the game. That you can argue it's always been like that isn't really a good thing.

 

[Antman]

Dark ages? What a load of hyperbolic twaddle!

Really? Well you're the one saying things should be the same as a century ago

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

I have to say that I doubt the media would be that keen. While I think such technology works well in rugby, cricket, tennis etc - the problems on the pitch when a goal is allowed that was offside, and all the other things that see brawls on the pitch, crowding the ref, players getting angry .. is all good for the papers and TV.

However, so much time is wasted and when you see on TV you get all the replays and multiple camera angles, so you may as well introduce the concept to the game itself.

I think it's inevitable. Bad decisions and players cheating spoils the game. That you can argue it's always been like that isn't really a good thing.

I see no difference between the two codes of rugby and football where the introduction of technology is concerned, especially where the match official has direct communication with those monitoring matters as occurs in the Rugby Union World Cup is concerned.

The matter of the crowding of the referee in football would soon be solved if that was deemed to be an automatic red card for all players involved. Eleven playing seven as an aftermath would be an example to cite where a group of four players decide to take the decision to crowd a referee, a scenario that is not uncommon.

 

[richw]

The matter of the crowding of the referee in football would soon be solved if that was deemed to be an automatic red card for all players involved. Eleven playing seven as an aftermath would be an example to cite where a group of four players decide to take the decision to crowd a referee, a scenario that is not uncommon.

We had an incident in Australia vs Argentina where a penalty was awarded, one of the Aussies made a comment to the ref, unheard by the audience and the referee moved the penalty 10 metres forwards. How about if surrounding the ref in football, move the free kick 10 metres closer to the goal.

 

[Smudger105e]

That was tried in two leagues over here about 10 years ago but FIFA decided not to continue. The 10 yard move was only for dissent and had to be accompanied by a yellow card.