Wildsmith needs a talking to.

[Loughborough Ram]

I personally feel that once the ball goes in the net it should be a straight booking for any goalkeeper that stops the opposition from retrieving the ball.

No messing, no mitigation, just keep out of the way or you're booked.

[Henrycav81]

Just now, Wolfie20 said:

Thing is, when a player on the scoring team picks the ball up after a goal and then runs hell for leather to place it on the centre spot, does it really lead to the game restarting any quicker? I doubt it in most cases.

I don’t think it does at all if the team that conceded want to walk to the centre spot to kick off they can do no matter how quickly the team that scored get the ball back to the centre spot. All this wrestling for the ball after a goal is a waste of effort in my opinion 

[Tamworthram]

34 minutes ago, DarkFruitsRam7 said:

Poohousery is a vital part of the English game and shouldn’t be stamped out.

You're humour is a bit too subtle for some of us.

[sage]

55 minutes ago, davenportram said:

Not his shot stopping but his shithousery. 
 

After Peterbrough got their second one of their players took the ball off him and he went down holding his head. He was not touched on his head. He stayed down and got treatment for a fake injury.

 

I hate faking, but faking head contact is just trying to get a player sent off. Needs stamping out the game. 

It wasn't to get someone sent off, it was to buy time for Warne to organise the rearguard and stop their momentum. It should be stopped as it is sadly widespread throughout the game. 

[davenportram]

3 minutes ago, sage said:

It wasn't to get someone sent off, it was to buy time for Warne to organise the rearguard and stop their momentum. It should be stopped as it is sadly widespread throughout the game. 

But why hold his head? Just go down and stay down - absolutely no need for a keeper to fake a head injury to get treatment 

Edited August 27, 2023 by davenportram

[sage]

1 minute ago, davenportram said:

But why hold his head? Just go down and stay down - absolutely no need for a keeper to fake a head injury to get treatment 

i'm not defending him, just explaining his motivation

[Wolfie20]

10 minutes ago, Loughborough Ram said:

I personally feel that once the ball goes in the net it should be a straight booking for any goalkeeper that stops the opposition from retrieving the ball.

Why? The ball is now in the possession of the team who've just conceded so it's arguable that the keeper is within his rights to claim the ball. It's then up to the referee to decide if he's then wasting time.

Edited August 27, 2023 by Wolfie20

[Marriot Ram99]

If an opposition player was down holding their head faking it as a player you would feel like giving them a real reason to bee holding their head and give them a good boot, hate it as a player and fan and needs to be stamped out firmly. 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Marriot Ram99

[GboroRam]

What happened to the days when we wanted to win by playing better football than the other team? 

[Loughborough Ram]

3 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said:

Why? The ball is now in the possession of the team who've just conceded so it's arguable that the keeper is within his rights to claim the ball. It's then up to the referee to decide if he's then wasting time.

It's not in the possession of the team that have just conceded at all.

The only reason the goalkeeper wants the ball is to prevent the opposition from capitalising on any momentum gained from scoring. And his involvement is normally the spark that causes problems. Therefore keep him out of it, and get the game restarted.

[AndyinLiverpool]

This thread is an interesting contrast to the comments about cheating in the Live Football thread. Of course, in that thread, it's another team doing the cheating.

[RoyMac5]

Going a bit too far for my taste. Would rather win by fair means.

 

[HorsforthRam]

I was surprised there wasn’t more time added on tbh. After they scored (their second) we were into injury time I think. Wildsmith went down for a while but from memory, only 49 seconds after the 5 were added on. I expected the whistle to go around 7 mins added on

[Chris_Martin]

1 hour ago, davenportram said:

Not his shot stopping but his shithousery. 
 

After Peterbrough got their second one of their players took the ball off him and he went down holding his head. He was not touched on his head. He stayed down and got treatment for a fake injury.

 

I hate faking, but faking head contact is just trying to get a player sent off. Needs stamping out the game. 

Whilst i don't like it, it is now a vital part of the game and can often be the difference. 

[Wolfie20]

Not at the game so unable to say if there was or wasn't contact but that video clip proves nothing.

[SuffolkRam]

I don’t like it, especially when it’s that blatant/poorly executed but most matches have players searching for blood on their faces when they have been brushed on the shoulder at most.  Don’t see him as trendsetting here just doing what all clubs do to manage the end of games. 

[davenportram]

9 minutes ago, Wolfie20 said:

Not at the game so unable to say if there was or wasn't contact but that video clip proves nothing.

Watch the highlights on ramsplayer or here

https://x.com/davenportram/status/1695839068444037183?s=46&t=jprDmfPybYnRiC4WDhMIMg

Edited August 27, 2023 by davenportram

[sage]

One thing I can guarantee, PW isn't going to tell him to stop timewasting when we need to take the heat out of the game.

[HorsforthRam]

It’s amazing how many of our fans were nervous at 1-4 (me included) even when we were into 80 mins!!

[Wolfie20]

2 minutes ago, davenportram said:

Watch the highlights on ramsplayer

Will do. What I would definitely criticise Wildsmith for was his reaction in front of the home fans after the final whistle. Do that at The Den or Elland Road and all hell could break loose - absolutely no need for it.