"Things shouted out by the knob head who sits behind/next/near me".

[Deepcut Cobbler]

like he did the week before?
We seem a little susceptible to the counter attack so if we were winning at this stage, I'm  finding it hard to fault his/her Over cautious view.

Was it you? 

[BedsCobb]

Was it you? 

No, I can't even be bothered shouting anything these days.😂

[southofthecounty]

like he did the week before?
We seem a little susceptible to the counter attack so if we were winning at this stage, I'm  finding it hard to fault his/her Over cautious view.

#Metoo

[guest2677]

One I heard on Saturday when Cornell was taking an attacking free kick from just inside our own half: Why is he taking the free kick from there, if he mis-kicks or scuffs it he will have to sprint back or they'll have an open goal...

Oh, so it wasn't that our supporter was expressing his displeasure at where we were taking the free kick from then...

[BackOfTheNet]

At one point today, Hoskins chased onto a long forward ball from Pierre. He didn't get there and the keeper gathered it up quite comfortably and Sam pulled to avoid clattering into him. Someone behind me then shouted "That's the problem with Hoskins; no heart! Pathetic!"

Now, there's a lot of things you can be critical of Hoskins for, but seriously, the guy is all about heart and commitment. I think even his harshest critics acknowledge that.

When he was subbed I think he was mostly greeted with sympathetic applause as most people could see he'd spent most of the match ploughing the loneliest of lone furrows up front on his own for most of the game with no service and less support. Not so everyone though as blokey behind me greets him off the pitch with a warm bellow of "Useless, Hoskins!"

Oh, and he also spent the entire game referring to him as "The Dwarf". Oh, the hilarity. I bet he spent days coming up with that. As if the game wasn't bad enough, I got to "enjoy" a commentary broadcast in Cretinrama.

[Coolcat]

At one point today, Hoskins chased onto a long forward ball from Pierre. He didn't get there and the keeper gathered it up quite comfortably and Sam pulled to avoid clattering into him. Someone behind me then shouted "That's the problem with Hoskins; no heart! Pathetic!"

Now, there's a lot of things you can be critical of Hoskins for, but seriously, the guy is all about heart and commitment. I think even his harshest critics acknowledge that.

When he was subbed I think he was mostly greeted with sympathetic applause as most people could see he'd spent most of the match ploughing the loneliest of lone furrows up front on his own for most of the game with no service and less support. Not so everyone though as blokey behind me greets him off the pitch with a warm bellow of "Useless, Hoskins!"

Oh, and he also spent the entire game referring to him as "The Dwarf". Oh, the hilarity. I bet he spent days coming up with that. As if the game wasn't bad enough, I got to "enjoy" a commentary broadcast in Cretinrama.

Not me, I stand on the back row (West Stand)...sorry though, that makes me roar! 

Bemoaning Feather - sorry, Roberts coming on ahead of Morias, bint next to me says "er, that's my friend you are talking about"
Oh, oh sorry...he's brilliant! 

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"The referee is useless, he even gave them a free kick for offside in our half" 

[clarkeysntfc]

"The referee is useless, he even gave them a free kick for offside in our half" 

That was an unbelievable piece of officiating.

[Deepcut Cobbler]

That was an unbelievable piece of officiating.

Correct though... Why was it unbelievable?

[clarkeysntfc]

Because the free kick for offside was in the Cheltenham attacking half (just) but free kick was actually taken in the Cheltenham defensive half...

[Deepcut Cobbler]

Because the free kick for offside was in the Cheltenham attacking half (just) but free kick was actually taken in the Cheltenham defensive half...

When the ball was kicked, the player was in an offside position but did not become offside until he became actively involved which in this case was inside his own half. The free kick for offside is therefore taken from where he became actively involved.
The Law was amended four seasons ago.

[DrillingCobbler]

Be interested to know your take on this Deepcut.

There was an incident yesterday, first half. One of our players fouled one of their players, the ref played advantage. Moments later, their player lost the ball, went straight down and grabbed the ball with his hands. 1-2 seconds later the ref blew his whistle and brought the play back and gave Cheltenham a free kick for the original foul.

My question is, should that not have been our free kick for hand ball? He 100% hadn't blown his whistle by that point, their player just decided there was no longer an advantage! Not many people seemed to observe it at the time but I spoke to a couple of people near me at half time who both did and agreed with me. Surely a free kick to us?

[guest48]

When the ball was kicked, the player was in an offside position but did not become offside until he became actively involved which in this case was inside his own half. The free kick for offside is therefore taken from where he became actively involved.
The Law was amended four seasons ago.

That's really simplified things, and there were some people who think that UEFA /FIFA just p*ss around with some of the rules for something to do!!    Of course there are other rules which 99% of officials just totally ignore, like foul throws, they haven't changed the laws about those have they?

[Deepcut Cobbler]

That's really simplified things, and there were some people who think that UEFA /FIFA just p*ss around with some of the rules for something to do!!    Of course there are other rules which 99% of officials just totally ignore, like foul throws, they haven't changed the laws about those have they?

No, but there are another batch of amendments to the Laws with effect from 1 June that are intended to improve the game...as with every year.

[Deepcut Cobbler]

Be interested to know your take on this Deepcut.

There was an incident yesterday, first half. One of our players fouled one of their players, the ref played advantage. Moments later, their player lost the ball, went straight down and grabbed the ball with his hands. 1-2 seconds later the ref blew his whistle and brought the play back and gave Cheltenham a free kick for the original foul.

My question is, should that not have been our free kick for hand ball? He 100% hadn't blown his whistle by that point, their player just decided there was no longer an advantage! Not many people seemed to observe it at the time but I spoke to a couple of people near me at half time who both did and agreed with me. Surely a free kick to us?

I remember it.
Correct application of the Law, he should have given the free kick for handball however assuming that he was just about to blow to bring it back for the for kick because there wasn't sufficient advantage, he awarded them a free kick for the original offence which would be, and is, an 'easier sell' to both sets of players.

[BackOfTheNet]

Instead of the usual irritating/ill informed/imbecilic tossers we normally complain about on this thread, yesterday for a change I had a pair of mind numbingly dim teenage neutrals behind me whose incessant ramblings about all sorts of things over 90 minutes made Beavis and Butthead's exchanges sound like Peter Ustinov crossing wits with Stephen Fry.

To be fair, they were harmless enough and listening to them amused me far more that the turgid fayre served up by the players. There were many moments where I found myself desperately trying to stifle a guffaw, not least of which was when it became clear they had only come to the game to see Aaron Pierre because they really like him on FIFA, but here are my personal highlights....

Beavis: "Well, all the players out there will have other jobs that they do during the week, won't they?"
Butthead: "No, I think they are professionals"
B: "Really?"
BH: " Yeah, some of these are probably earning, oooh, probably up to £600 a week."
B: "Bloody hell, that's like... [cogs turning].... twice the minimum wage or something."
BH: "Yeah. Are these in the same league as Stratford?"
B: "Yeah, I think so."

Beavis: "Agger. Agri. Agiri."
Butthead: "It's agriculture."
B: "What?"
BH: "It says agriculture."
[ at this point I realised they were looking at the Moulton College sign above the South Stand]
B: "Construction. Sport. Animals. Um. Something. Agriculture."
BH: "What is that? Ekeen?"
B: "E-queen?"
BH: "A-quin?"
B: "huh huh, dunno, something about animals, innit?"

Then they got the giggles for a good two minutes as they continued to attempt (unsuccessfully) the correct pronunciation of "equine".

[Cordwainer2]

Rather than inanities being shouted, the bloke behind me coughed and sneezed the whole match without covering his mouth. I await the inevitable cold. In the words of the old song "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases ...."

[Tabasco Kid]

Rather than inanities being shouted, the bloke behind me coughed and sneezed the whole match without covering his mouth. I await the inevitable cold. In the words of the old song "Coughs and sneezes spread diseases ...."

I get that on the train/tube everyday. And the cold is inevitable..

[everbrite]

I get that on the train/tube everyday. And the cold is inevitable..

I was in Clerkenwell today - at the Niche Restaurant.

[Tabasco Kid]

I was in Clerkenwell today - at the Niche Restaurant.

I was just off Tottenham Court Road today. Bacon sarnie at the Bay leaf cafe.