jagerbob Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 People exclaiming "hoof" is my biggest annoyance. Football snobbery. Especially given a decent long pass is more effective than that tippy tappy bryson/hughes style. The irony is... in the 80s and 90s, teams were hoofing it, and no one said a thing. Now any clearence into the stands, any long ball is seen as a hoof. And I cant stand the term !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Nothing wrong with an accurate long ball. A hoof to me is an aimless boot up field when more cultured options are clearly available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Re: bringing everyone back at corners, didn't King Arthur used to do this too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scarlet Pimpernel Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Just now, reveldevil said: Re: bringing everyone back at corners, didn't King Arthur used to do this too? In a roundabout kind of way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kernow Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Wouldn't say it's a fad but certainly something that ***** me off. Jack Grealish's socks!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 the phrase "cultured left foot"... why are there no players with "cultured" right foot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 A good shot stopper, I would say shot stopping is a pre requisite of any goalkeeper, furthermore I'd say it's one of the easiest skills a goalie has to master. Marshalling a defence, commanding his area and getting his positional sense sorted are all far harder (to me) than stopping any shots, if a goalie can't do that as a matter of routine, it's time to think about another position or sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GboroRam Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 8 minutes ago, EastHertsRam said: A good shot stopper, I would say shot stopping is a pre requisite of any goalkeeper, furthermore I'd say it's one of the easiest skills a goalie has to master. Marshalling a defence, commanding his area and getting his positional sense sorted are all far harder (to me) than stopping any shots, if a goalie can't do that as a matter of routine, it's time to think about another position or sport. True. You'd never hear someone describe an outfield player as being a good ball kicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 1 minute ago, GboroRam said: True. You'd never hear someone describe an outfield player as being a good ball kicker. Buggar.....I wish I'd thought of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duracell Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 On 10/30/2015, 10:05:02, jagerbob said: Especially given a decent long pass is more effective than that tippy tappy bryson/hughes style. Please can this be a joke :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 24 minutes ago, EastHertsRam said: A good shot stopper, I would say shot stopping is a pre requisite of any goalkeeper, furthermore I'd say it's one of the easiest skills a goalie has to master. Marshalling a defence, commanding his area and getting his positional sense sorted are all far harder (to me) than stopping any shots, if a goalie can't do that as a matter of routine, it's time to think about another position or sport. I thought that calling a goalkeeper 'a good shot-stopper' was slightly derogatory, for the very reasons you've given, I.e. there's an implication that there should be more to his game, and there isn't - naming no names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CornwallRam Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 1 hour ago, GboroRam said: True. You'd never hear someone describe an outfield player as being a good ball kicker. Especially not bald Irish strikers bought from Wigan - the only pro footballer I've ever seen who is actually a bad ball kicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRamFan Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Zonal defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted November 2, 2015 Share Posted November 2, 2015 21 hours ago, CornwallRam said: Especially not bald Irish strikers bought from Wigan - the only pro footballer I've ever seen who is actually a bad ball kicker Controls it further than he kicks it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 21 hours ago, rynny said: Controls it further than he kicks it And yet Dean sturridge made a very good living out of exactly that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rynny Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 1 hour ago, MuespachRam said: And yet Dean sturridge made a very good living out of exactly that He knew how to use it, I guess. Was never overly keen on Sturridge but his goal against Arsenal at PP in the 3-0 win (my favourite non forest game at PP) is in my top 5 goals. I know there is a joke somewhere about him lobbing Seaman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 9 minutes ago, rynny said: He knew how to use it, I guess. Was never overly keen on Sturridge but his goal against Arsenal at PP in the 3-0 win (my favourite non forest game at PP) is in my top 5 goals. I know there is a joke somewhere about him lobbing Seaman. 9 minutes ago, rynny said: He knew how to use it, I guess. Was never overly keen on Sturridge but his goal against Arsenal at PP in the 3-0 win (my favourite non forest game at PP) is in my top 5 goals. I know there is a joke somewhere about him lobbing Seaman. He would have been a world beater if he had a first touch half as good as Deon Burton..(don't know how i have quoted you twice, must be twice as good) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bris Vegas Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 I have a few pets hates in football, and some of them might even clash with the examples above: - Teams intent on playing their away kit away, when the home kit is actually much the better option. - The overuse of praising goalkeepers. Manuel Neuer vs Theo Walcott for example. Absoloutely world class save? It was about a yard to his left, it was in fact a dreadful miss but nobody seemed to mention that. - Jack Grealish: His socks, style of football and most of all that Ireland/England saga. Am I the only one who thinks this kid is massively overrated and a great example of bad English footballers have become? - We have a 50-goal a season strike force. Fans who have no clue about the game and think one goalscorer + another goalscorer = promotion. - The Europa League excuse. English teams don't try in this competition - says the large number of fans too blinded to accept that the likes of Everton, Spurs and Swansea aren't really that good. - Fans blaming other fans for stealing songs. Jesus, get a life who cares... - The word 'tinpot' and this obsession over attendances. I really don't thiink fans of teams like Villarreal give two sheets whether Sheffield Wednesday or even Forest have more fans than them. Fans are just random people, attendances are how many random people sit inside the same building. In no other walk of life would you try and goad somebody because you have more random people sitting in the same building as you. You wouldn't get off a bus and goad another bus-taker because your bus had more people on it - so why the need to it at a football ground? You don't even know 99.9% of everyone else in the same stadium, so why make out it's some kind of special thing? - The goading of tourists being at Old Trafford or the Nou Camp? Why? I don't get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuespachRam Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Anyone who sings "Bobby Zamora" should be taken out back and shot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearl Ram Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 People who say....Sisska Moscow for CSKA Moscow, The Mad Stad for the Madjeski Stadium and So and so ripped him a new ar$e. Probably doesn't annoy most but boils my wee rapidly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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