brizzlelou Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Truly fantastic! Taken from gossip column in the os. Nice to see city having a sense of humour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ridiculous quotes abound in football. A personal favourite is the often heard; "For me Clive, he's hit that too well" - Andy Townsend whenever anyone blazes one into Row Z. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ridiculous quotes abound in football. A personal favourite is the often heard; "For me Clive, he's hit that too well" - Andy Townsend whenever anyone blazes one into Row Z.Congratulations on being able to single out one ridiculous quote from Andy Townsend, if I tried to do that I would end with a whole post of almost everything he has said on television! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Congratulations on being able to single out one ridiculous quote from Andy Townsend, if I tried to do that I would end with a whole post of almost everything he has said on television!It's when one player gets "In and around" another that I really worry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 But only usually represent a fair reflection. Perhaps there are times, therefore, when it doesn't? Tantalising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 But only usually represent a fair reflection. Perhaps there are times, therefore, when it doesn't? Tantalising.That must be all the times when you here that a club "is too good to go down" ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curr Avon Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That reminds me...... "Can't we get you on Mastermind, Sybil? Next contestant - Sybil Fawlty from Torquay. Special subject - the bleedin' obvious." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slippin cider Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Typical idiotic quote from a trash chip paper provider! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Not a Post quote, but something often said on radio / TV - "the ball picked up pace off the pitch" - implying that the ball went faster after it bounced. This flys in the face of the known laws of physics. If it was true, every time the ball bounced it would go faster and faster ad infinitum. When a ball bounces there is friction between the ball and the pitch, which will slow it down, even on a wet pitch. The ball also contracts slightly on impact and absorbes some energy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Cyril Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 To be fair, there is a fair degree of logic in both "if we don't concede a goal we won't lose" and "we are unlikely to win without putting the ball in the back of the net".I don't know why football has to be so complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welcome To The Jungle Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 "Theo Walcott has genuine pace"As oppose to that fake pace that has been going around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 But only usually represent a fair reflection. Perhaps there are times, therefore, when it doesn't? Tantalising.That sort of reminds me of the sort of crap I read in contracts. "One calendar month " - as opposed to which other type of month exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverRed Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That sort of reminds me of the sort of crap I read in contracts. "One calendar month " - as opposed to which other type of month exactly? A month of Sundays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeyed Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That sort of reminds me of the sort of crap I read in contracts. "One calendar month " - as opposed to which other type of month exactly? That normally refers to notice periods though and does make sense. E,g, A months notice from today would be 17th October, a calendar months notice from today would be 31st October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That sort of reminds me of the sort of crap I read in contracts. "One calendar month " - as opposed to which other type of month exactly? Lunar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That normally refers to notice periods though and does make sense. E,g, A months notice from today would be 17th October, a calendar months notice from today would be 31st October.No it doesn't. The 31st of October would be "the end of next month" or perhaps even easier to write "44 days". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dollymarie Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Am I allowed to say I never understand the "6 pointer" thing? THERE ARE ONLY EVER THREE POINTS AVAILABLE PER GAME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Truly fantastic! Taken from gossip column in the os. Nice to see city having a sense of humour!I actually don't find anything wrong with that quote...the final table does represent a fair reflection of the season as a whole.Factually, it shows who have gained the most points...but does that necessarily mean a team in first place by one point, is better than the team in second place?Let me explain....football doesn't have a constant....it is flawed in many ways. Most notably referee decisions.The penalty has got to be the most unfair advantage in football. How many players would have scored from a position in the 18 yard box, when fouled, or a handball led to a goal? To give a one on one with the keeper as reward, is way too much of an advantage and doesn't reflect the goal scoring opportunities made by a team in a game.So points gained....especially from penalties and freekicks....often don't reflect the quality of a team. A lot of luck is involved....although you make your own luck....so you have to be in those positions to gain those advantages.So yes...it's a fair reflection...but not a 'true' reflection. Just a reflection of points gained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCFC11 Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 One from Michael Owen the other week speaking about Memphis Depay 'he looks like a footballer this guy doesn't he' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Jamie Redknapp is literally an idiot.And that's literally in its correct usage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richwwtk Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 The penalty has got to be the most unfair advantage in football. How many players would have scored from a position in the 18 yard box, when fouled, or a handball led to a goal? To give a one on one with the keeper as reward, is way too much of an advantage and doesn't reflect the goal scoring opportunities made by a team in a game.You might just have a point here! How about the penalty spot is done away with and it's a direct free kick with nobody else allowed in the box but taken from whatever position the offence was committed in? That way, if it's at the edge of the box or an oblique angle it gives the keeper a better chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 You might just have a point here! How about the penalty spot is done away with and it's a direct free kick with nobody else allowed in the box but taken from whatever position the offence was committed in? That way, if it's at the edge of the box or an oblique angle it gives the keeper a better chance?The penalty.... was originally invented for rewarding a player, that had a most probable chance of scoring.That just isn't the case in most penalties rewarded these days. It doesn't show a true reflection of what has happened in a game.So many games are won by a penalty decision. Often it doesn't reflect the true performances of a team.The penalty really does need a rethink imho.Imho....it should only be given if the ref thinks a goal would have been scored on a one on one scenario.Direct freekicks would be a more realistic reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Truly fantastic! Taken from gossip column in the os. Nice to see city having a sense of humour!Wow! Now that's what I call analysis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Am I allowed to say I never understand the "6 pointer" thing? THERE ARE ONLY EVER THREE POINTS AVAILABLE PER GAME!As I understand it the term "6 pointer" applies to the situation where one team starts the game 3 points ahead of the other team. Thus, if that team wins the match they will then be 6 points ahead. Alternatively if the lower placed team wins they will draw level, thus effectively saving that 6 point gap. I think that in this situation, and this situation ONLY, the term "6-pointer" makes sense as the game will either result in the existence of a 6 point gap or the saving of the 6 point gap (ignoring a draw of course). Unfortunately it is now basically used to describe any game that seems vaguely important or is between two teams expected to finish close to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 That sort of reminds me of the sort of crap I read in contracts. "One calendar month " - as opposed to which other type of month exactly? lunar . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I actually don't find anything wrong with that quote...the final table does represent a fair reflection of the season as a whole.Factually, it shows who have gained the most points...but does that necessarily mean a team in first place by one point, is better than the team in second place?Let me explain....football doesn't have a constant....it is flawed in many ways. Most notably referee decisions.The penalty has got to be the most unfair advantage in football. How many players would have scored from a position in the 18 yard box, when fouled, or a handball led to a goal? To give a one on one with the keeper as reward, is way too much of an advantage and doesn't reflect the goal scoring opportunities made by a team in a game.So points gained....especially from penalties and freekicks....often don't reflect the quality of a team. A lot of luck is involved....although you make your own luck....so you have to be in those positions to gain those advantages.So yes...it's a fair reflection...but not a 'true' reflection. Just a reflection of points gained.Is a reflection ever ' true ' ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Surely the Post's best headline was back in the old Div 1 days when we were struggling: "It'll be hard Dicks". Changed in later editions to "It'll be tough Dicks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ridiculous quotes abound in football. A personal favourite is the often heard; "For me Clive, he's hit that too well" - Andy Townsend whenever anyone blazes one into Row Z.Congratulations on being able to single out one ridiculous quote from Andy Townsend, if I tried to do that I would end with a whole post of almost everything he has said on television!Not for me, Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brizzlelou Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I actually don't find anything wrong with that quote...the final table does represent a fair reflection of the season as a whole.Factually, it shows who have gained the most points...but does that necessarily mean a team in first place by one point, is better than the team in second place?Let me explain....football doesn't have a constant....it is flawed in many ways. Most notably referee decisions.The penalty has got to be the most unfair advantage in football. How many players would have scored from a position in the 18 yard box, when fouled, or a handball led to a goal? To give a one on one with the keeper as reward, is way too much of an advantage and doesn't reflect the goal scoring opportunities made by a team in a game.So points gained....especially from penalties and freekicks....often don't reflect the quality of a team. A lot of luck is involved....although you make your own luck....so you have to be in those positions to gain those advantages.So yes...it's a fair reflection...but not a 'true' reflection. Just a reflection of points gained.so it only 'usually' represents a fair reflection? If you're arguing that point then surely it wouldn't be usually but always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Team In Keynsham Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I have always wondered about the magical energy sapping turf on the Tardis-like wide open spaces of Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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