Very sad news

[Kathcairns]

On 11/04/2023 at 11:49, Old Spalding Ram said:

Pinched from elsewhere.

“What is the earliest in a match that a player has been booked for 'time-wasting'?"

On 22 December 1979, Derby County played Liverpool and the Rams were awarded a penalty after just 20 seconds, which they scored. At the time Derby were on a downward spiral towards near-bankruptcy, Robert Maxwell and the old Third Division. Roy McFarland recognised that Derby were unlikely to win against the eventual league champions and so, with not a little humour, on getting the ball from the ensuing kick-off he hoofed the ball high into the stands; the referee was not amused and booked him. The report does not list the exact time, but it was pretty much around the two-minute mark.

……………..after years of watching Archie Gemmill close out the last five minutes of a match down near the corner flag it never occurred to the cheering thousands that it was time wasting.👍🐏

 

Regards archie, at least the ball was in play, he wasnt rolling about in so called agony, come to think of it it wasnt a common thing in the 60's wasting time  like that.