What Could Our Football Team Learn From Next Years Rugby Influence

[where's the joy]

1 dont insult the ref

 

2 dont pretend to be hurt

 

3 if hurt ignore it unless you can't walk or breathe

 

4 accept bad decisions and get revenge later

 

5 get revenge where the ref can't see you. NB this is most important

 

6 form a guard of honour to clap your opponents off at the end of the game

 

7 behave like men, not silly boys

 

8 laugh at divers and cheats and then get revenge later, but refer to no 5 above

 

9 create the belief that Bristol City's ground, AG or AV, is the toughest, meanest place to play

 

10 keep trying to the final whistle

 

11 raise the standards of sportsmanship to a new level and show all other football teams 'our way'

 

optional point no 12 get chico flores to admit he's a cheating ****, and could get andy carroll's red card rescinded if he spoke up but remember point no 5 would come into play if swansea were to play against us

[Welcome To The Jungle]

I think that Barnett and Flint could lift Baldock up from a JET long throw 

[beaverface]

We could learn to finish top of the table !! 

[Aizoon]

Edible food and coffee without cat's pee.

 

That's the catering team, of course.

[Tall King Blox]

1 dont insult the ref

 

2 dont pretend to be hurt

 

3 if hurt ignore it unless you can't walk or breathe

 

4 accept bad decisions and get revenge later

 

5 get revenge where the ref can't see you. NB this is most important

 

6 form a guard of honour to clap your opponents off at the end of the game

 

7 behave like men, not silly boys

 

8 laugh at divers and cheats and then get revenge later, but refer to no 5 above

 

9 create the belief that Bristol City's ground, AG or AV, is the toughest, meanest place to play

 

10 keep trying to the final whistle

 

11 raise the standards of sportsmanship to a new level and show all other football teams 'our way'

 

optional point no 12 get chico flores to admit he's a cheating ****, and could get andy carroll's red card rescinded if he spoke up but remember point no 5 would come into play if swansea were to play against us

You never mentioned " only the players to hit seven bells out of each other " and not the fans

[!james]

2 dont pretend to be hurt

How about using fake blood capsules?!

[ciderup]

I don't fancy the idea of only being allowed to pass the ball backwards!

[pongo88]

We need to sign another seven players called Pack.

[ciderup]

I've just had a look on the Bristol rugbymessage board to see how the safe standing went down with them and noticed there is still a Bris supporter banging on about BLUE and WHITE seats at AG! What part of 'the seats will be red' doesn't he get FFS? Blue and white seats at Ashton Gate? We'd never hear the end of it!

[Somerset Red]

Keep the ball in the air.

[Drew Peacock]

Put it over the bar at a penalty.

[Barrs Court Red]

Shit In a pint glass and find it hysterical

[You Do The Dziekanowski]

Get 5 goals for every time we score than an extra 2 with we score the resulting penalty

[MichaelRobartes]

I don't fancy the idea of only being allowed to pass the ball backwards!

 

Shame this wasn't mooted a few months ago or there would have been no discernible difference!

[B1ackbird]

Win the league by ten points. then play in a farce of a  play-off with no jeopardy for your best players, as they'll just go and join the team that goes up.... 

[where's the joy]

i just hope we develop an arrogance in our play that means we are too good to feign injury or too tough to try to get another player booked

[SecretSam]

• What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch - all mates afterwards (I recall having a full-blown boxing match with a Welsh lad in my rugby days, then shaking hands and having a natter after...)
• If you're going to hit someone, really ?hit them - no handbags allowed (see above)

On a serious note, I totally agree with all points about respecting the officials - if a rugby ref was in charge of the average football game, it would be five-a-side by half time...Rooney, for example, would last about 5 minutes a game before getting ordered off

[Bedminster Born And Red]

 

• What happens on the pitch stays on the pitch - all mates afterwards (I recall having a full-blown boxing match with a Welsh lad in my rugby days, then shaking hands and having a natter after...)
• If you're going to hit someone, really ?hit them - no handbags allowed (see above)

On a serious note, I totally agree with all points about respecting the officials - if a rugby ref was in charge of the average football game, it would be five-a-side by half time...Rooney, for example, would last about 5 minutes a game before getting ordered off

 

Not for long though. After a few weeks of pain and constant whining with games ending up 9 v 10 even Football Managers would eventually have the sense to tell their players to shut up. But football doesn't seem to want to get it's own house in order - take the 10 yard rule that was introduced a few seasons back for mouthing off and subsequently binned after complaints that moving the ball forward could be a disadvantage on a free kick. Instead of modifying the rule to say you can move the ball "a maximum of 10 yards IN ANY DIRECTION IF YOU WANT TO" the authorities binned the rule altogether. Typical of the way football is run.

[MichaelRobartes]

Not for long though. After a few weeks of pain and constant whining with games ending up 9 v 10 even Football Managers would eventually have the sense to tell their players to shut up. But football doesn't seem to want to get it's own house in order - take the 10 yard rule that was introduced a few seasons back for mouthing off and subsequently binned after complaints that moving the ball forward could be a disadvantage on a free kick. Instead of modifying the rule to say you can move the ball "a maximum of 10 yards IN ANY DIRECTION IF YOU WANT TO" the authorities binned the rule altogether. Typical of the way football is run.

 

Spot on. They've no clue or interest in reigning in the near constant mouthing off that goes on. The likes of Rooney and Wilshere wouldn't last five minutes if referees were given the respect and power that they deserve by the FA/PL.

[swampy]

behave like mature intelligent people rather than morons.

[where's the joy]

take a look at the throw in appeals by both sides today.

 

or the shot by a howitzer only to get up again after the opposite player has been booked school of acting.

 

i would love football to be described as a mans game and see an end for instance, to those choreographed celebrations after scoring.

 

if we are leading the way on safe standing , lets lead the revolution on football the bristol city way

[Aizoon]

behave like mature intelligent people rather than morons.

Even Rooney?

[BigTone]

That about 12 people can stand safely