Football hates

[Alexander Litvinenko]

Badge kissers.

3rd post on page 2.

[Croydon Royal]

The fact that a player can be booked for celebrating jubilantly with their own fans, but don't get cautioned if they celebrate in an antagonising fashion in front of the opposition fans.

The way some players 'shield the ball' out for a goal kick. Anywhere else on the pitch, what they normally do would be a foul.

[No Fixed Abode]

Sterile out of town grounds.

[just some bloke]

Sterile out of town grounds.

Didn't you already call them 'Soul-less out of town grounds' already on this thread?

[sandman]

Sterile out of town grounds.

Didn't you already call them 'Soul-less out of town grounds' already on this thread?

Yeah but nobody bit the first time so he's tried it again.

[Bandini]

3rd post on page 2.

Don't be so hard on yourself, I liked it.

[Ark Royal]

- The fourth official, who does absolutely fcuk-all

Really?

They actually do. First they are "sub" in case ref or lino get injured but they also ref the managers and are the point of call to explain decisions etc so the managers/coaches aren't shouting at the 3 concentrating on the game.

Here read this


Fourth official assisting with a substitution.

In usual practice, the fourth official assists the referee in the following ways:
Assisting with administrative functions before, during and after the match;

Assessment of players' equipment;

Ensuring substitutions are conducted in an orderly manner;

Notifying the referee of the details of the substitution, by means of numbered boards or electronic displays (where supplied);

Notifying the teams and spectators, by means of numbered boards or electronic displays where supplied, of the amount of time added on at the end of each half, after having been advised of this by the referee;

Acting as the contact point between the match officiating crew and any non-participants (such as stadium managers, security personnel, broadcast crews, and ball retrievers);

Maintaining decorum in the teams' technical areas and interceding in situations where coaches, bench personnel, or substitutes become agitated;

In practice, the fourth official becomes a key member of the officiating team, who can watch the field and players and advise the Referee on situations that are going on out of his sight. The fourth official keeps an extra set of records, and helps make sure the Referee does not make a serious error such as cautioning the wrong player, or giving two cautions to the same player and forgetting to send off the player.

The fourth official played a significant role in the 2006 World Cup Final when fourth official Luis Medina Cantalejo informed referee Horacio Elizondo of the actions of France's Zinedine Zidane, resulting in Elizondo showing Zidane a red card and sending him from the field. French manager Raymond Domenech accused Cantalejo of using the replay board to initiate the process that led to Zidane's ejection, which would have broken FIFA rules, but FIFA maintained that Cantalejo did not breach any rules and acted properly.

The fourth official serves as a replacement official in the event that one of the other officials (referee or assistant referees) can not continue officiating (usually through injury).

In situations where an assistant referee is unable to continue, the fourth official replaces that assistant referee. In situations where the referee is unable to continue, the fourth official replaces the referee directly, or the senior assistant referee replaces the referee, with the fourth official in turn taking an assistant's position. Competition rules are supposed to clarify which of these options is to occur. If for some reason it is not stated, then typically the official with the most refereeing experience (either the fourth official or the senior assistant referee) will replace the referee.

Sorry, TBM. What I meant was the extra officials that stand behind the goal line during Champions' League and European Cup games. Agree that the fourth official as you say does actually serve a purpose.

[One8Seven1]

Overzealous stewarding...

Man City vs Wigan

[No Fixed Abode]

Overzealous stewarding...

Man City vs Wigan

25,500 at City last night.

The City is theirs.

[sandman]

^

RattLOLed.

[Lacoste]

Replica shirt wearers over the age of 12
Arlo White
Alan Green
Back the boys and make some noise
New stadiums
Prices
Mark Lawrenson
Alan Shearer
Most pundits
ATTACK, ATTACK, ATTACK ATTACK ATTACK
Lack of atmosphere
The drummer/band
People who think going to football is a "day out"
Kick it out
The association of black lawyers
That black Birmingham fan
Jason Roberts
Stewards
People thinking that nothing existed before the Premier League
Fifa
Uefa
Football fans who have never been to a game/city of their chosen club but always seem to gave the biggest opinions
Kingsley
Queensley
The pantomime that is the Madejski


Many more but I cant be arsed. Won't stop me going though

[Schards#2]

Handball, handball, handball, handball

YAWN

[sandman]

"You've never won f[u]ck all"

Doesn't make any sense you morons.

[Cureton's Volley]

Pre-match interviews.... and the post-match ones often aren't much better:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/10343068/Pre-match-television-interviews-with-sporting-stars-leave-everyone-speechless.html

[glass half full]

Thugs like Michael Brown.

[soggy biscuit]

Players & manages who desperately try to appeal to the new fans by pretending they are one of their own way too soon.

[Huntley & Palmer]

Overzealous stewarding...

Man City vs Wigan

Should have made for a decent atmosphere though. One thing I've never really understood is when a small away following chooses to spread itself out over an entire stand, dilutes any atmosphere they generate. Sit together, if you are going to away games in those numbers you probably know by face a decent proportion of your support

[soggy biscuit]

Commentators stating a players nationality incorrectly based on the country he represents instead I just saying 'the x international'

I don't think it is laziness either as some are pretty well known, it's like thy want to pretend the player is of that nationality, for reasons I cannot work out.

[soggy biscuit]

commentators suggesting that this result may well change their fortunes around completely and be a catalyst for the season

[Sanguine]

Commentators stating a players nationality incorrectly based on the country he represents instead I just saying 'the x international'

I don't think it is laziness either as some are pretty well known, it's like thy want to pretend the player is of that nationality, for reasons I cannot work out.

Example?