Other teams' games through December 2021 and New Year 2022

MrsGreyMrsGrey
edited January 2022 in Other Teams & Matches
Thought a single thread might be a good idea, as matches come thick and fast now. It's tricky to open a new one each 'round' of games.

I can hardly keep up with the FF deadlines....
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  • stevesteve
    Now thats how you open a thread Mrs grey =)
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Tomkins just scored for Palace. Everton really in a slump these days. My Toffee mate is down in the dumps. Oh, and early in the game Zaha and Delph had a bit of an argy bargy and Zaha put his hand in Delphs face. Ref didn't even give a yellow. #puzzling

    And ManU have a Covid outbreak so Tuesdays game might be off. When are they going to fit all the postponed games in?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    This ref. Hopeless. Coleman throws Zaha to the ground to stop the break, then falls on the ball and grabs it.

    Not a yellow, apparently.

    They'll be fisticuffs soon, cos ref has lost control.
  • HamstewHamstew
    I hate palace with a passion. But what a player Gallagher is.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Hamstew said:

    I hate palace with a passion. But what a player Gallagher is.

    He’s a Chelsea loanee.
  • HamstewHamstew
    I know
  • whupathmanwhupathman
    in my ff team :) obs not a spud
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    In which case you can thank me for his points haul. I transferred him out this week.
    You're welcome.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    9.32pm. Ham be like :(
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    So, Match of the Day running order predictions, anyone?
  • Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_MoyesJorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes
    Man United on first.
  • EXETERHAMMEREXETERHAMMER
    I would like Leeds to hammer Arsenal.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Leeds will do well to keep it under five. Nine injuries and no covid. How's your luck?
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    There should be a clinical study into why professional footballers, especially those in the PL, have a much lower pain threshold than the general population. The way they scream and roll in pain at the slightest touch is baffling. My wife has virtually a zero pain threshold but even she wouldn’t react in the way players do.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Arsenal are getting the sort of shooting practice teams normally have in pre match warm ups.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Arsenal could better City’s 7 here.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    No yellow card for Xhaka?
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    And now Leeds player does same thing and gets a yellow. Both reviewed by var.

    Var still isn't being used properly imo.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    It's not the tech MrsG, it's the operators.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    There is absolutely nothing wrong with VAR, it's the morons operating it and how and what they are able to use it for is where the problems lie.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    But it can’t operate without them so if they’re no use then it’s broken.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    It's always been the officials who get it wrong whether on the pitch or operating VAR. We currently have a poor batch of referees, who are also poorly instructed.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    The decline in standards seems to be a result of fewer people wanting to become referees because of the abuse they receive at all levels, from grassroots to FIFA.

    A recent article from the BBC

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59634315

    Another from 2019

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-48573592

    And another from 2017

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-41585962

    If fewer refs are starting at grassroots then the quality of those progressing to the top tier is going to be effected

    So if someone is making bad decisions in the Premier League its because a better referee gave up after little Timmy's dad lost his rag at an under-11s match
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Excuses, excuses.
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    But what's the solution to this? We can't ban parents from the touchline and we can't get police to watch over the ref at every match at grassroot level, either.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Fines for parents? Kid gets a suspension? I know that's very harsh for the kid but maybe it would force the parent to think more. A lot of those horrible parents are also shouting at their own kids.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    The parents get a ban. You abuse the ref, you're banned for the season. You turn up on a ban, your team automatically loses 3-0.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    A bit draconian but too much pussyfooting around never gets anyone anywhere.
  • alderzalderz
    IronHerb said:

    Excuses, excuses.

    Do you not think it’s accurate though?
  • MunichHammerMunichHammer
    But if parents get a ban then more like as not the kid just won't get taken to training or the match. These parents often see their kids as extensions of their own self and if you ban the parents they will spit their dummy out and extend the ban to their kids.
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