Things In Football That Grind Your Gears

RollieFingers

I mean on the pitch, not condoning what any of those fans did.

Vincent Vega

Just to be clear, what annoyed me was more the response to the kid doing it than the action itself.
Rush of adrenaline at the final whistle, kids that age often being little ****s given the opportunity and all.

It didn't 'offend' me, but I found it kind of pathetic the amount of people celebrating it as being deserved or something worth cheering about, especially with the backdrop of everyone absolutely buzzing having qualified for the final.
Don't get why people seem to want to applaud and encourage such negative cvntish behaviour.

Out of all the players too.
Not that it would have been all that more commendable had it been Suarez or Coutinho, but certainly more understandable at least.

sabat

It should be an automatic card for making the "shush" gesture. Barkley and Ozil at it tonight.

jacool

If he was a ball boy does that mean he was in the Liverpool academy, like the quick thinking guy who got the assist for goal #4? If so, bad form, and I'd expect him to be reprimanded.
But back to gear grinding.
The biased co-commentator on BT, giving out that Trapp moved, but saying nothing for Kepa blocking the first penalty, when he was also "off his line" early.

Agent Coulson

Fans who get holier than thou.

FatherTed

RollieFingers wrote: »

No, I think the idiot who pushed people into the fountain is just that, an idiot, who should be banned from going to games, clearly some of the fans over in Barcelona let themselves and the club down.

Personally wouldn't be getting up in arms over a ballboy giving Messi the finger, like I wouldn't be getting up in arms about Suarez going out of his way to laugh in Robertson's face in the Nou Camp after Barca scored. Champions league semi-finals, I'd be disappointed not to see such levels of shi*-housery on display.

So wait that kids in the video above is a ballboy? Why then is the steward running after him? He is this much - away from a Jack Grealish incident and if Liverpool had any balls(excuse the pun:)) they'd ban him. But they won't.

RollieFingers

FatherTed wrote: »

So wait that kids in the video above is a ballboy? Why then is the steward running after him? He is this much - away from a Jack Grealish incident and if Liverpool had any balls(excuse the pun:)) they'd ban him. But they won't.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/liverpool-fan-pitch-invader-who-16248951

Looks like he's actually not a ballboy or member of the academy.

Arghus

He is only a kid.

And kids do stupid things.

Kirby

Yes. And the role of an adult is to proportionally punish kids when they do stupid things. Because if you don't, they will continue to be stupid and be a stupid adult.

Arghus

Kirby wrote: »

Yes. And the role of an adult is to proportionally punish kids when they do stupid things. Because if you don't, they will continue to be stupid and be a stupid adult.

Sure, but you can't over react to things either. The amount of hand wringing that's going on about is disproportionate to the triviality of the incident. Obviously, yes the kid shouldn't have done it, but, I'm not going to lie I did laugh a little at it. Come on, there's comedy there, even if it's not commendable behaviour! But, I do forget that some football fans can be a very sanctimonious bunch.

padd b1975

This fad of filming pundits reactions to goals needs to stop immediately.

DeanAustin

padd b1975 wrote: »

This fad of filming pundits reactions to goals needs to stop immediately.

I actually quite enjoy it. Shows they are fans of the game just the same as us. That can sometimes get forgotten because whenever you see them, they have to be professional.

MarkY91

DeanAustin wrote: »

I actually quite enjoy it. Shows they are fans of the game just the same as us. That can sometimes get forgotten because whenever you see them, they have to be professional.

Ferdinand is obviously playing up for the cameras though. He's a sap.

Tchaikovsky

Fan clappers - you seriously can't use your own hands to clap?

GavRedKing

padd b1975 wrote: »

This fad of filming pundits reactions to goals needs to stop immediately.

Thats more a BT thing.

BT also has a larger percentage of pundits who I'd like to punch in the face, compared to Sky.

Sky arent blessed with excellent pundits or commentators but when compared to BT, theyre clearly better.

Owen, Mcmanaman, Ferdinand, Hoddle, Jenas, Hargreaves, its a who's who of absolute drivel.

threein99

GavRedKing wrote: »

Thats more a BT thing.

BT also has a larger percentage of pundits who I'd like to punch in the face, compared to Sky.

Sky arent blessed with excellent pundits or commentators but when compared to BT, theyre clearly better.

Owen, Mcmanaman, Ferdinand, Hoddle, Jenas, Hargreaves, its a who's who of absolute drivel.

That's a grim list

Lucas Hood

BTs pundits come across as more biased to their former clubs than Sky do.

Jenas praising Dele Alli for a great pass when he really miscontrolled it into Mouras path the other night was laughable.

Salvation Tambourine

Lucas Hood wrote: »

BTs pundits come across as more biased to their former clubs than Sky do.

Jenas praising Dele Alli for a great pass when he really miscontrolled it into Mouras path the other night was laughable.

Not sure how you can say that was miscontrolled to be honest, it was unreal composure in a ridiculously high pressured moment. If you disagree, fine but I think you might need to watch it again, maybe different angles will change your mind.

Kirby

GavRedKing wrote: »

commentators but when compared to BT, theyre clearly better.

Owen, Mcmanaman, Ferdinand, Hoddle, Jenas, Hargreaves, its a who's who of absolute drivel.

Jenas and Hargreaves? I find both of them knowledgeable enough and it's clear they do their research. Or at least ask the staff to do it for them. I'd rather listen to them over most choices.

Owen, McManaman and Ferdinand are awful pundits and horrendously stupid people. You could cope with their stupidity if they at least talked some sense about the game they spent decades playing....but they don't. They are lazy and do nothing but speak in cliches. You'd get more insight from the local barstool.

Don't get me started on Robbie Savage. BT really do have some awful pundits on the books. Sky aren't much better. Jamie Redknapp and Alex Scott barely have a brain cell between them. If you ever need an example of affirmative action, look no further than Alex Scott. She can barely form a sentence without tripping over herself.

osarusan

Commentator saying that leadership of the premier league table has changed 32 times over the course of the season. It's true I'm sure, but it used to mean teams dropping points and then their rivals doing so, now it just means that they play on different days or times.

NIMAN

Martin Tyler?

That would explain it. He's like Sky's PR man. And part-time commentator.

osarusan

NIMAN wrote: »

Martin Tyler?

That would explain it. He's like Sky's PR man. And part-time commentator.

A stream of dubious legality. NBC in the corner, so not sure which UK channel it is originally, maybe it's doing its own broadcast. Lee Dixon was the co-commentator/analyst.

People going on to the Man City thread to congratulate anonymous supporters on the success of the club they picked.

tom1ie

football pundits trying to elevate liverpools second place finish as if they have achieved something this season. They havent.
They have not won the title. As bill shankly said, 1st is 1st second is nowhere.
They'll lose the cl final too.

batistuta9

[Deleted User] wrote: »

People going on to the Man City thread to congratulate anonymous supporters on the success of the club they picked.

Yevoil town fan here just wanted to say ... :pac:

There's always a supporter or two from the team being congratulated that takes it on though.
Giving their introspective view on the season or achievement as if they were part of the team

NIMAN

Fans sending congratulations to other fans.

Its not like some guy sitting in his ma's house in Ireland did anything to help Liverpool this season, why is he getting congratulated?

NIMAN

NIMAN wrote: »

Fans sending congratulations to other fans.

Its not like some guy sitting in his ma's house in Ireland did anything to help Liverpool this season, why is he getting congratulated?

The worst is the "Liverpool fan here and I'd like to congratulate you..."

Not so much a "lads I really think there was a connection between you and the success", more a "I am SOOOO magnanimous and fair, aren't I"

Father Hernandez

The word 'bottle'

greenfield21

Yeah that man City thread is fairly cringe alright, you may aswell send a pm to blueser while your at it.

HalloweenJack

Watching the FA Cup final and there's a beinsports logo floating about the screen. Seems to have stopped now.

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HalloweenJack wrote: »

Watching the FA Cup final and there's a beinsports logo floating about the screen. Seems to have stopped now.

You could watch it on a legal stream and you wouldn't have that problem!

eh i dunno

Empty seats at the fa cup final. Loads of them and the best seats too. Give them to local kids if some tosser in a suit can't be bothered turning up

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eh i dunno wrote: »

Empty seats at the fa cup final. Loads of them and the best seats too. Give them to local kids if some tosser in a suit can't be bothered turning up

Probably just spent the whole game in the bar behind the seats.

batistuta9

HalloweenJack wrote: »

Watching the FA Cup final and there's a beinsports logo floating about the screen. Seems to have stopped now.

This is because someone calling themselves beoutQ is stealing their streams & rebroadcasting them, even via satellite :pac:

They're Saudi based/backed and Qatar can do nothing

HalloweenJack

It was in a pub in Spain so I naively assumed it was legit.

howiya

eh i dunno wrote: »

Empty seats at the fa cup final. Loads of them and the best seats too. Give them to local kids if some tosser in a suit can't be bothered turning up

85,854 At the game yesterday. High 89k almost 90k seems to be the highest attendances since the final came back to Wembley.

BobbyBobberson

This is probably more of a genuine concern than a "grind your gears" but the way football on tv is being sliced up is doing my absolute tits in. I live in NI and so champs league is on BT not terrestrial and I am not forking out for both them and Sky.

alchemist33

BobbyBobberson wrote: »

This is probably more of a genuine concern than a "grind your gears" but the way football on tv is being sliced up is doing my absolute tits in. I live in NI and so champs league is on BT not terrestrial and I am not forking out for both them and Sky.

It's the opposite of competition - it's a cartel. That, plus the 6pm kickoffs, meant I watched less CL than ever this season. And then there's RTE and VM bith having the same game on a Tuesday with nothing on a Wednesday

citytillidie

BobbyBobberson wrote: »

This is probably more of a genuine concern than a "grind your gears" but the way football on tv is being sliced up is doing my absolute tits in. I live in NI and so champs league is on BT not terrestrial and I am not forking out for both them and Sky.

If you have an tv aerial, you can pick up RTÉ 2 and virgin media so you can get the CL that way and it’s not blocked like it is in the sky system.

BobbyBobberson

citytillidie wrote: »

If you have an tv aerial, you can pick up RTÉ 2 and virgin media so you can get the CL that way and it’s not blocked like it is in the sky system.

Had no idea about that, thanks very much. It is pathetic, plus there are 3pm Saturday games on Sky if I lived an hour west instead of in NI.

BobbyBobberson

alchemist33 wrote: »

It's the opposite of competition - it's a cartel. That, plus the 6pm kickoffs, meant I watched less CL than ever this season. And then there's RTE and VM bith having the same game on a Tuesday with nothing on a Wednesday

Absolutely, pretty sure Amazon have some rights soon or something also.

Arghus

Jack Grealish's hair.

Shanotheslayer

I suppose the older I get the less I care for a "club" as opposed players.

Not really for this thread , put no where else to put it.

I'm a fan of eSports far more than football as I got older and dont feel "obligated for a club" yet I still do. I don't understand it.

I never celebrated previous clubs history to my life. It's just not me. I don't care because I never saw it.

In esports. I follow players because at the end of the day they're organizations they swap players etc and to me it just makes more sense as I got older

I'm not looking to argue with "Why " people support the club they do. I get it to down extent.

NIMAN

Need I say it again.

Irish media's obsession with the EPL.

So the fixtures have just been announced and we have it all over the media already. Currently TodayFM have their sports reporter on the morning show chatting about the coming season.

I suppose TodayFM do seem to live for the EPL. I'd say some of those sports reporters wouldn't know what to talk about if they couldn't mention the EPL.

And to think all these folk actually have live football taking place all over the summer months, but do they ever talk about that?

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

People using only a player's first name on a forum/twitter

Awful cringey

Ragnar Lothbrok

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

I suppose the older I get the less I care for a "club" as opposed players.

Not really for this thread , put no where else to put it.

I'm a fan of eSports far more than football as I got older and dont feel "obligated for a club" yet I still do. I don't understand it.

I never celebrated previous clubs history to my life. It's just not me. I don't care because I never saw it.

In esports. I follow players because at the end of the day they're organizations they swap players etc and to me it just makes more sense as I got older

I'm not looking to argue with "Why " people support the club they do. I get it to down extent.

What are esports?

764dak

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

I suppose the older I get the less I care for a "club" as opposed players.

Not really for this thread , put no where else to put it.

I'm a fan of eSports far more than football as I got older and dont feel "obligated for a club" yet I still do. I don't understand it.

I never celebrated previous clubs history to my life. It's just not me. I don't care because I never saw it.

In esports. I follow players because at the end of the day they're organizations they swap players etc and to me it just makes more sense as I got older

I'm not looking to argue with "Why " people support the club they do. I get it to down extent.

What are esports?

Competitive electronic gaming

GBX

People who get worked up about what a club will spend on players. Arguing till the cows come home about how a player is only worth X amount.

Ragnar Lothbrok

764dak wrote: »

Competitive electronic gaming

Well, I suppose that's more entertaining and skillful than women's football

Fr Tod Umptious

Ragnar Lothbrok wrote: »

What are esports?

Basically people playing FIFA or some other video games on PS or XBox against each other.