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People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:56 pm

Seems to be a relatively new thing in football. I even noticed Dyche doing it this week.

Everyone seems to be at in now.

Does anyone know why? Have teams been employing lip readers to get information on opponents?

Or is there a simply a bad breath issue in football?

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Re: People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by wilks_bfc » Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:59 pm

Wouldn’t say it’s a recent thing

Didn’t it all start happening shortly after the Terry/Ferdinand situation?

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Post by Imploding Turtle » Sat Mar 02, 2019 10:59 pm

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Seems to be a relatively new thing in football. I even noticed Dyche doing it this week.

Everyone seems to be at in now.

Does anyone know why? Have teams been employing lip readers to get information on opponents?

Or is there a simply a bad breath issue in football?

Possibly because they don't want lip-readers accusing them of saying something they didn't say. And/or keeping their tactics secret.

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Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:02 pm

wilks_bfc wrote:Wouldn’t say it’s a recent thing

Didn’t it all start happening shortly after the Terry/Ferdinand situation?
Not sure but everyone seems to be doing it now.

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Post by Aclaret » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:03 pm

SD does it so the opposition don't know we are going to lump it forward.
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Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:05 pm

Aclaret wrote:SD does it so the opposition don't know we are going to lump it forward.
He’s quite clever, perhaps he should just ‘mouth’ “keep it short” if that’s what’s going on.

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Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:11 pm

Imploding Turtle wrote:Possibly because they don't want lip-readers accusing them of saying something they didn't say. And/or keeping their tactics secret.
Both reasons I’d consideded but is there that much of a paranoia in football?

And are people employing lip readers to do that? It’s not that much of a stretch of the imagination to say they are but it’s not something I’ve heard discussed to be honest.

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Post by MACCA » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:18 pm

Aclaret wrote:SD does it so the opposition don't know we are going to lump it forward.
Rubbish!

Everyone ( apart from you clearly ) knows it means we will continue to persist with the same approach, tactics and formation for the entire 95 minutes regardless of the scoreline.

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Post by Bordeauxclaret » Sat Mar 02, 2019 11:21 pm

True. We are successful at what we do.

I don’t think it would take a lip reader. Although maybe sides do, who knows.
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Post by Silkyskills1 » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:37 am

Thank goodness they weren't doing it when Graham Taylor was England manager.

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Post by evensteadiereddie » Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:43 am

I think it's more of a fad than anything else up there with swigging water from a bottle at the side of your mouth, those stupid blue bits of tape players wear and those nose strips that were supposed to improve performance.
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Post by theroyaldyche » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:28 am

So people on the broadcast dont kno what there sayin. Pretty obvious

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Post by conyoviejo » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:28 am

Halitosis.!

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Re: People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by Quickenthetempo » Sun Mar 03, 2019 11:56 am

To stop cameras/viewers picking up on what they.

To stop any evidence being picked up if they say something they shouldn't.

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Post by IanMcL » Sun Mar 03, 2019 4:50 pm

TV is cruel...careless talk costs lives.

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Post by tim_noone » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:28 pm

IanMcL wrote:TV is cruel...careless talk costs lives.
And jobs ...Gerald Ratner

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Post by Bosscat » Sun Mar 03, 2019 6:32 pm

conyoviejo wrote:Halitosis.!
A lot of Greek players popping up these days...

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Re: People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by thatdberight » Sun Mar 03, 2019 7:52 pm

Dyche doesn't want opponents hearing his tactics while he asks Woan, "I'm on the horns of a dilemma, Ian. Shall we hoof it, lump it long or kick it up to the big men?"

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Re: People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by Funkydrummer » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:03 pm

Klipperty took it to a new level this afternoon by flicking his snood up over
his mouth prior to gobbing off.

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Post by Murger » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:10 pm

Dyche doing it for an entire game really really annoys me for some reason.

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Re: People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by kentonclaret » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:21 pm

If spying on your opponents is as common as some pundits like to claim and "has always been part of the game" not much point in covering over your mouth to hide the tactical discussion. :?

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Post by DCWat » Sun Mar 03, 2019 8:43 pm

Looks ridiculous. Like a couple of school girls bitching about someone.
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Post by tim_noone » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:16 pm

Bosscat wrote:A lot of Greek players popping up these days...
Bong is from the Cameroon ?

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Re: People talking with their hands over their mouths

Post by thatdberight » Sun Mar 03, 2019 9:20 pm

Murger wrote:Dyche doing it for an entire game really really annoys me for some reason.
Doing it when we're two goals behind and 3 minutes into injury time though... that's priceless...

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