Rob k Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 why is a set piece called a set piece? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted October 27, 2008 Admin Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 The term set piece or set play is used in football and rugby to refer to a situation when the ball is returned to open play following a stoppage, particularly in a forward area of the pitch. Most often, the term is used to refer to free kicks and corners, but sometimes throw-ins. Many goals result from such positions, whether scored directly or indirectly. Thus defending set pieces is an important skill for defenders, and attacking players spend much time practising them; set pieces are one area where tactics and routines can be worked out in training in advance of matches. Some players (such as David Beckham and Sami Hyypiä) specialize in set pieces. set piece n. 1. A realistic piece of stage scenery constructed to stand by itself. 2. An often brilliantly executed artistic or literary work characterized by a formal pattern. 3. a. A carefully planned and executed military operation. b. A situation, activity, or speech planned beforehand and carried out according to a prescribed pattern or formula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 The last hour before Strictly Come Dancing goes on air, Brucie always spends in his dressing room with his dresser. The dresser ensures his head is clean and dry before applying the special fixative and allows it to cure for 10 minutes before putting the toupee in place. Brucie then has to remain still for 35 minutes to allow the fixative to dry completely thereby ensuring that the toupee is safe and secure and will not move throughout the show. This is the accurate defention of a "set piece". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is a dead ball called a 'dead ball?' Its not as if the ball was ever alive in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is a dead ball called a 'dead ball?' Its not as if the ball was ever alive in the first place. Certainly not when he played for the Gash! (ahem) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is a dead ball called a 'dead ball?' Its not as if the ball was ever alive in the first place. Well yes it was Robinson. When the ball is in free play (not a throw in or goal kick or whatever) it is technically known as alive. If it leaves the field of play or play is stopped for a free kick or throw in then it's regarded as 'dead' and a substitution can take place. Sometimes the referee call create a dead ball to stop play for example a serious injury and then restart with a drop ball. The terms dead and alive are usually used in disciplinary hearings. For someone who is never wrong, is this a first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS3_RED Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is "a near miss" called a near miss. Surley it should be called a near hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhyde Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is "a near miss" called a near miss. Surley it should be called a near hit. er caus it's a miss..that is near? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MaloneFM Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 While we are splitting of the hairs. Penalties. A penalty miss is when the whole goal area is missed. A penalty SAVED is when it's, well, saved. Don't do the custodian wrong. If it's saved it's saved not missed. And Mark Lawreson please stop saying when someone has done 'ever so well' and has a 'sweet left foot'. Yesterday he accused someone of having 'lovely feet'. And all in that voice. It makes Alan Carr sound like Dog the Bounty Hunter. And nowhere else is the phrase 'in the ascendancy' used other than football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfred Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 While we are splitting of the hairs. Penalties. A penalty miss is when the whole goal area is missed. A penalty SAVED is when it's, well, saved. Don't do the custodian wrong. If it's saved it's saved not missed. And Mark Lawreson please stop saying when someone has done 'ever so well' and has a 'sweet left foot'. Yesterday he accused someone of having 'lovely feet'. And all in that voice. It makes Alan Carr sound like Dog the Bounty Hunter. And nowhere else is the phrase 'in the ascendancy' used other than football. That's not true. My girlfriend is called 'Ascendancy' :noexpression: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTFiGO!?! Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 A few for Malone: What was life like before Football was invented? What did we talk about? How did we fill our Saturday afternoons? Did we struggle to find meaning and suffer from a harrowing sense of emptiness and dissilusionment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 And nowhere else is the phrase 'in the ascendancy' used other than football. Wrong, Malone. 'In the ascendancy' is used in many different contexts. "Obama is a young black american whose political career is in the ascendency" Just one example in case you couldn't think of any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Wrong, Malone. 'In the ascendancy' is used in many different contexts. "Obama is a young black american whose political career is in the ascendency" Just one example in case you couldn't think of any. Where does one find that Robbored, only I just googled it and: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&a...i=&safe=off computer says no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Here are some rough park descriptions Set piece: When the ball isn't in play but is about to be put back into play via a free kick Dead Ball: When the ball isn't in play or has gone out of play Near miss: Seeing your top striker blaze it into the gardens behind the goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is "a near miss" called a near miss. Surley it should be called a near hit. And why do we still say hitting the woodwork when all goals nowadays are metallic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 So why is a dead ball called a 'dead ball?' Its not as if the ball was ever alive in the first place. A leather ball was once a cow... so maybe it was 'alive' in some way??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Here are some rough park descriptions Set piece: When the ball isn't in play but is about to be put back into play via a free kick Dead Ball: When the ball isn't in play or has gone out of play Near miss: Seeing your top striker blaze it into the gardens behind the goal Don't we also get 'warm' balls now.. i.e. when a 'drop ball' is not contested (e.g. if the ref's stopped the game for an injury etc.?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 On a related note, the Sky commentator during the Chelsea v Liverpool game yesterday said that Alonso's free kick which hit the post should be counted as a shot on target. Surely a shot on target is only one that requires the presence of someone in the path of the ball to block it? A shot that hits the post wouldn't go in whether there was a goalkeeper there or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Lewis Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 On a related note, the Sky commentator during the Chelsea v Liverpool game yesterday said that Alonso's free kick which hit the post should be counted as a shot on target. Surely a shot on target is only one that requires the presence of someone in the path of the ball to block it? A shot that hits the post wouldn't go in whether there was a goalkeeper there or not. It would if it hit the post rebounded onto the goalies backside and then went into the net. Happens all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StapleHillPhil Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Was the term 'theatre emprasario' created purely to describe Everton chairman, Bill Kenwright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC_Dan Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 It would if it hit the post rebounded onto the goalies backside and then went into the net. Happens all the time. Then it's an own goal by the goalkeeper and it's his "shot" that is on target, not the original one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Where does one find that Robbored, only I just googled it and: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&a...i=&safe=off computer says no. I made it up to use as an example. Unlike some I am capable of independent and original thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobz-BS14 Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Wrong, Malone. 'In the ascendancy' is used in many different contexts. "Obama is a young black american whose political career is in the ascendency" Just one example in case you couldn't think of any. wouldn't that just be 'is in ascendency?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bringbacktherobin Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 Unlike some I am capable of independent and original thought. Like your "east end bad, bad, bad," Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lack of Action Man Posted October 27, 2008 Report Share Posted October 27, 2008 A shot that hits the posts is not on target, it has to go in to the goal or be saved by the keeper with the ball travelling in a path towards goal or be blocked by a player with the ball on a path to goal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 A shot that hits the posts is not on target, What if the ball hits the post and goes in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chivs Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 And why do we still say hitting the woodwork when all goals nowadays are metallic. Because saying "hitting the metallic" sounds a bit, well, dirty. And why do we say "assistant referee" when they are clearly men running up and down the lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickJ Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 I made it up to use as an example. Unlike some I am capable of independent and original thought. Oh, I see now. Thanks. As in, just for example, "Gary Johnson - conference manager out of his depth at City"? Google that: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&a...i=&safe=off Just one result, truly independent and original... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfred Posted October 28, 2008 Report Share Posted October 28, 2008 What if the ball hits the post and goes in? That's called a 'goal'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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