Originally posted by johncorrigan
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The Round Ball Game - II
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"The Authorities" can't leave it alone can they? Unfortunately, the adjudication was correct according to the present law. It wasn't VAR's fault per se.
But insisting so strictly on the goalie having at least one foot on or behind the line was a recipe for trouble, wasn't it? Terrible - and it will go on until they change it for something more realistic....
Given the inherent advantage to the taker, why not let the goalie do what she/he wants? That could be interesting...!
There was once a proposal for a type of "penalty" to start on the halfway line, the taker and goalkeeper then allowed total freedom to do what they wanted...
I think it was when the "professional foul" to deny a scoring opportunity was still commonplace....it seemed fairer than a free-kick, as not everyone has a Messi or Yokoyama (some free kick last night, wow!) in their team....Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 20-06-19, 19:42.
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Originally posted by teamsaint View PostTough to take, JC. Looks like they may have been learning from the mens team..........
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Originally posted by burning dog View PostFootball technology should have been restricted to "Did it cross the line?" disputes, which are amost instant and possibly offsides, with a reaonable margin of error favouring the attacker, ie for overturning obvious "bloomers"
Can it?I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by LMcD View PostRather than declare myself an 'honorary Man U fan' on the specious grounds that I've been to Manchester 3 times, I've decided it's time to publicly nail my colours to the proverbial mast and, if I may, share with you the Tractor Boys' vicissitudes as they adapt to life in the THIRD TIER (gulp!) of English football for the first time since 1957. I regularly visited The Dell back in the mid-1960s, and thus retain a degree of interest in the Saints, but Ipswich are, after all, my nearest League team, and I WAS there when they won the old Division 1 title. Given that Sunderland didn't march straight back into the Championship, I shall do my best to keep my expectations for the coming season at a sensible level.
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Our new goalkeeper measures 6'9", so I shall probably spend much of the season worrying that he might hit his head on the crossbar. I imagine headline writers and others are already licking their lips at the opportunities offered by not only his height but also his surname - will he be The Holy Virgin every time he keeps a clean sheet?
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Originally posted by cloughie View PostIt will be tough - I see the strong sides there will be Rotherham, Donny, Peterborough, Sunderland, Portsmouth, Ipswich, Coventry and Lincoln - oh and the two Fylde coast sides - Blackpool and Fleetwood. The other problem you will find is being able to accommodate your away crowd at some of the smaller clubs, but it will be an interesting season for all of us - the August optimism with a clean sheet, a glance at the fixtures, and an estimate of the points tally after 4 matches and 46!
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Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostLionesses going good at 2-0, but things are hotting up in Valenciennes.... but VAR doesn't tell lies, so....
Indomitables just gotta live with it....
3-0... phew, we needed the 3rd....still half an hour to go though...
Just not been Cameroon's day.
Looking forward to tonights game.I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered. My life is my own.
I am not a number, I am a free man.
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Originally posted by Mal View PostAndy Murray one set up in the doubles final at Queens? I thought he'd retired?... I missed it 'cause I was watching the final performance of Milton Keynes Orchestra... their Francesca da Rimini was tremendous. Sombre, impassioned, ... they went out with a bang not a whimper.
France-Brasil finely balanced, but - physical? Yikes....too soft, the Womens Game, oh yeah...
Watching the England highlights again... Phil Nev rightly pulled no punches in his comments on Cameroon, and nice to see him carrying off the Gareth-waistcoat look so well.......
But they have a tradition.... remember the Mens' WC 1990, Cameroon v Argentina? Poor Caniggia! They got away with the win after 2 red cards...Last edited by jayne lee wilson; 23-06-19, 20:24.
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