well there you go martin, a top player and a fat wodge of cash to cover everything you wasted and keep us solvent... m-martin? mr o'neill? hellooo? oh, where he's gone.
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:10 (fourteen years ago) link
re the scholes commentary above i had to look up "reducer" - it meant what i thought it meant - and found the following page, which i found hugely informative -
http://backofthenet.wikia.com/wiki/Professionalism_and_Experience
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:13 (fourteen years ago) link
Ah:
RT @DTguardian: Sky reporting Bellamy has snubbed #Fulham #SAFC #Everton #Celtic and a few others to agree loan to Cardiff #MCFC #bluebirds about 2 hours ago via TweetDeck
― Sgt. Biscuits, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:16 (fourteen years ago) link
it's all happening
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:24 (fourteen years ago) link
Takes throw-ins from many yards further forward than where the ball went out of play, by stealing a series of tiny tip-toe steps which add up to around 50 metres.
Has anyone ever seen a foul throw given for this at any level? At the world cup I remember one ball which went out off the corner flag, so there was absolutely no doubt at all where the throw in was from, and it still ended up being chucked from level with the penalty spot. I wonder what would have happen if he'd just walked to the halfway line.
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:35 (fourteen years ago) link
I've seen players being brought back before they take the throw, aye.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:37 (fourteen years ago) link
ref would have stopped him at that stage.
linesman stopped assou-ekotto twice at the weekend for stealing maybe 3 inches
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Pretty sure I've seen foul throws awarded for this. Also player made to go back and take throw from the correct spot.
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:39 (fourteen years ago) link
(xp)
Depends how quickly the game is moving
did big ron really invent reducer...? i thought it was old as time itself.
― r|t|c, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:40 (fourteen years ago) link
www.dangerhere.com
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:41 (fourteen years ago) link
Stiv Bators surely
http://wosound.com/images/sonic%20reducer.jpg
But, seriously, sounds like a term from American Football to me
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:42 (fourteen years ago) link
.. or ice hockey or sumthin'
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Lansdowne Road jangled with nervous tension, but there was also something crazy in the air - and one man was determined to ensure the Dutch knew there was also madness on the pitch: 35 seconds into the game, Roy Keane crunched into Overmars like a tank into shack, almost crushing the little winger underfoot as Kluivert, seemingly on the verge of tears, hopped up and down in impotent outrage. The referee - a German, as Dutch journalists pointedly noted - didn't even book Ireland's captain. A minute later, the still-flustered Kluivert was sent through one-on-one with Shay Given ... and steered his shot wide. Thus were laid the foundations for a famous Irish victory.
tears in my eyes here
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Liverpool's phony hard-man Steve McMahon, who had just toebunged in a superb third, was the cock of the walk in midfield. But he could barely walk when Whiteside came off the bench and, without even touching the ball, clattered him before whispering something sinister in his ear.
could read an entire book worth of this
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:46 (fourteen years ago) link
Sure we did reducers in a thread once.
*googles for Neil Simpson* - aye, here you go: showboating in football - c or d?
― ailsa, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 12:52 (fourteen years ago) link
good thread, died too soon imo
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Very odd for such a thing to be celebrated in a modern-day sporting environ though. One never sees Ryo Ishikawa praised for hacking the hell out of the greens so Corey Pavin would be unable to putt, for instance, or Henry Cecil being celebrated for punching opponent's horses in the face. Why does football have to be different?
― Inspector Anthony Slade, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:07 (fourteen years ago) link
It depends on a number of factors, but usually it hinges on who's getting kicked, and whether or not he's one of yours.
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:09 (fourteen years ago) link
The bone crunching/ internal organ rearranging tackle is celebrated in Rugby, but they're not foul tackles
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:11 (fourteen years ago) link
Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini says James Milner close to completion
THEY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
― William Bloody Swygart, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:28 (fourteen years ago) link
milner always had kind of a 'bolted together' look tho. t-800 rather than a more advanced model imo
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:30 (fourteen years ago) link
so ozil to Real Madrid then
― heterosexist matrix of desire (Gukbe), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:40 (fourteen years ago) link
Á-Zil according to Sky wtf
― zappi, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:43 (fourteen years ago) link
Maybe that's his new Galactico name
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:43 (fourteen years ago) link
bad character encoding
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:44 (fourteen years ago) link
I prefer my idea
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:46 (fourteen years ago) link
The showboating thread died because it was that Saturday that Eduardo died iirc.
Another famous example on Steve McMahon - Vinnie Jones, roughly 4 seconds into the 88 cup final
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
well, a stint at madrid may encode the young man's character in all sorts of foul ways
xpost
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/818963/untitled.bmp
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:52 (fourteen years ago) link
He's a good Muslim boy tho, oy vey (xp)
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 13:55 (fourteen years ago) link
Torres was actually reporting some paps that had been following him home from training, not getting booked for speeding.
― The referee was perfect (Chris), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:02 (fourteen years ago) link
i mean to say man, you just dont let it go!
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:04 (fourteen years ago) link
cheeky of them to stick around
― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:12 (fourteen years ago) link
good story innit
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:13 (fourteen years ago) link
So Jenas has the best agent in the game, yes? You think if I hire the guy he can get me to play in the Premiership? I'd be a wicked reserve goalkeeper who is a cheap name for the homegrown rule.
― a hoy hoy, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:37 (fourteen years ago) link
jenas's highlights reel would convince you that kaka was a fraud. he's got 21 england caps and 359 club appearances (42 goals).
― "It's far from 'loi' you were reared, boy" (darraghmac), Tuesday, 17 August 2010 14:41 (fourteen years ago) link
highlights reel against arsenal alone over the years would convince those not in the know imo.
I actually think Jenas would do pretty well in Italy, he always looked like an English player who wasn't really suited to the Premiership. A bit more time on the ball and he's a good passer, at high speed he tends to panic and do stupid things.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 17 August 2010 15:02 (fourteen years ago) link
The night had a thousand lols
― 'ray Clamence (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 06:26 (fourteen years ago) link
Sorry I missed the reducer discussion, have just cried myself semi-conscious at the previous posts. Personal favourite was some Scotland - Iceland qualifier from the mid 80s where the commentator spent a good five minutes bigging up Iceland's midfield supremo, "one player of genuine World class" etc etc, then they kicked off and Souness broke the dude's leg inside the first 2 minutes.
― 'ray Clamence (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 06:36 (fourteen years ago) link
... yes, that was horrific, Souness was an evil bastard
― tom d: he did what he had to do now he is dead (Tom D.), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:13 (fourteen years ago) link
The Iceland player was Siggi Johnson, he's still bitter
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/scotland/2009/04/01/i-hope-scotland-get-beat-says-graeme-souness-leg-break-victim-siggi-jonsson-86908-21244580/
― sorprendentemente noioso (onimo), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:15 (fourteen years ago) link
(not really)
― sorprendentemente noioso (onimo), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:16 (fourteen years ago) link
"Jonsson insists he doesn't bear a grudge and went on to fall in love with Scotland during a three-year spell at Tannadice."
When i got to the "fall in love" bit i was sure it was gonna say "with Souness" in some kind of weird stockholm syndrome thing.
Reykjavik syndrome
― HOOS' THE BOSS (ken c), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:22 (fourteen years ago) link
scotshome syndrome
― k¸ (darraghmac), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:23 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/08/17/article-0-0AD35B7C000005DC-938_468x531.jpg
― .. help? (admrl), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:27 (fourteen years ago) link
Icelander supporting Iceland shock xp. Other than the headline that article is great, I like how it's Rod who pays the visit as the remorseful good guy. Souness was presumably straight out of there to club some seals.
― Ismael Klata, Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:30 (fourteen years ago) link
Eathard?
― sorprendentemente noioso (onimo), Wednesday, 18 August 2010 11:31 (fourteen years ago) link