Portland Bill

Was there something on the floor!. It was a hard watch imo.

I’m surprised that others are surprised we haven’t signed anyone else. I’m sure Pearson said in an interview about a week ago, that all business was done.

Thought this may interest some of you.

Living in Somerset myself, I have had to listen to her numerous times over the last couple of years. She has been the commentator on all of Yeovil’s games. She is 100% not the sort of commentator I want to listen to, I can’t handle the screeching voice, it drives me nuts.

Thanks mate, much appreciated ?

I’m slightly hijacking this thread!!. I have bought 3 digital tickets for the Bristol Bears v Exeter Chiefs. They are for someone else, is it easy to send these tickets on to another person ?

The Bountyhunter was different class, no City fanzine has ever come close to being as good as it was.

Boxing Day, potentially Plymouth.

They weren’t good either, but Pulis and Osman didn’t have the luxury of spending the massive amount of money Johnson was able too. I think it was four transfer windows he said he needed?. Whereas he was actually doing alright until he let all of Cotterill’s players go and bought his own in!. He was given all the riches, and dismally failed. I actually quite liked him as a player, as a manager he ended up sending me to sleep!.

I got so disillusioned watching his football that I stopped going, coupled with the fact he blamed everyone else for how bad it was. He constantly threw players under the bus, and counted the ‘box entries’! That’s how bad it was in my eyes.

Exactly, we have a situation where there are two handball laws, one in the box, one outside the box. The lawmakers are the problem, no one else.

Personally, some of the worst football I ever witnessed, that’s in the 45 years of watching City.

Sky sport 3 NZ English commentator.

Wrong, the referee can play the advantage rule. It’s little things like these that a referee would know, and a fan wouldn’t. If, when a free kick is taken, an opponent is closer to the ball than the required distance, the kick is retaken unless the advantage can be applied; but if a player takes a free kick quickly and an opponent who is less than 9.15 m (10 yds) from the ball intercepts it, the referee allows play to continue. However, an opponent who deliberately prevents a free kick being taken quickly must be cautioned for delaying the restart of play.

Every referee ‘does’ give a huge shit about an assessor, but you know best big boy. You have just proved my point. You clearly don’t know any referees.

Two of the defending team are more interested in arguing with the referee than defending the free kick, so they got what they deserved. The whistle does not ‘have’ to be blown for a free kick to be taken, and it’s common all around the pitch for a player to take a free kick quickly, I personally don’t see any issues at all with the clip. This scenario has happened numerous times.

Oh dear!. Have a chat with an assessor, then come back to me if you are still convinced the “ref decides to manage the game how he chooses”. You really haven’t got a clue!.

I agree with the majority of what you say. I would love to see the Reds at the top throw red cards at these over pampered players. But I know and so do you, as soon as this happened the media would go into overdrive and the officials would get the shit, not the players. Pro referees ‘have’ become soft on disciplining players, especially the swearing, diving and cheating, but if they clamped down big time, they will get attacked from every corner, and especially on here!. It will be the usual shite, the games not all about you ref blah blah. As for me protecting and support referees, someone has too!. It gets boring reading attack after attack on the officials. You only have to look on this forum. It amazes me just how many ‘football fans’ don’t even know the laws off the game, but feel they are qualified to attack the officials. I can clearly remember a few years ago, an opposition player kneed the ball back to his keeper, 2/3 of Ashton Gate stood up and screamed for a back pass, they didn’t even know the rule.

It’s 6 seconds, it’s another one that the authorities didn’t feel the need to clamp down too hard on after the initial first season. It causes a lot of hastle and controversy, so instead the referees will normally vocally tell the keeper to get on with it if he/she feels the keeper is taking too long.

Restarts!.

Shielding/protecting the ball has become part of the modern game, every player does it, none of them complain, it’s now accepted, the officials rarely get involved, simply not worth making a meal out of something which players accept is the norm. With regard to the ‘taking one for the team foul’ and as you described it, I totally agree, a lot of those fouls should be a red. It’s exactly the same as a professional foul when a player is through on goal. Assistant referees are heavily involved in decision making, they are in constant 90 minute communication with the referee on microphone but you just don’t see it. Re kicking/throwing the ball away, I explained in a previous post how things have changed re this.

They communicate for 90 minutes believe me. I’ve pointed out before about the kicking the ball away matter. Managers and players ( and fans!) moaned about the amount of bookings for small misdemeanours ( in their eyes) which often led to a player getting a red for two minor offences. So, the FA told referees not to give yellows for these ‘minor’ offences. So don’t blame referees for following instructions given to them from the powers that be. Let’s imagine, 30 minutes to play, Alex Scott already on a yellow card, proceeds to kick the ball 5 yards away after giving away a free kick. Do you want him sent off?. Or do you want the ref to just have a word?.

When the team that wins the free kick asks the referee to get the opposition players back 10 yards, he will. When a team wins a free kick and wants to ‘play’, they can, as long as the ball is in the position where the foul/ handball was committed. Take in to consideration, an injured player on the floor, a yellow card for the offence, the opposition players standing over the ball. You will find it’s not a simple consistency matter, as every stoppage is different. The only way you will find out, is to referee a game yourself.

You will find that there is communication between the referee and the players. 99% of the time the team with the free kick will ask for “ten yards”. The defending goalkeeper will also ask for the whistle.

There are no different rules. As long as the free kick is taken from the right place it’s fine. Why do you think opposition players stand over the ball, they know it can be taking quickly,