IanMcL wrote:The phrase, "there was contact", by pundits.

What has contact, in a contact sport, got to do with anything?

If there is is deliberate force, fine.

And the next line which sometimes follows "there was contact"........"he's entitled to go down"

duncandisorderly wrote:Hull.

Peter Bonetti in the 70's nicknamed "The Cat"

Bosscat wrote:

Peter Bonetti in the 70's nicknamed "The Cat"

Lionel Messi

4:20 wrote:And the next line which sometimes follows "there was contact"........"he's entitled to go down"

Exactly what I was going to say.....

The rules

Penalties - lets do away with em..... or at least try it for a season

Premier League clubs being asked to contribute a lot of money towards a 'bonus' for an employee that has already been paid more money than I could ever dream of

Leeds Utd matches on TV every week

Those little wooden sticks to stir your 1/2 time bovril....

No bloody use to me now I have retired ...I used to save them as they were ace for plugging screwholes in wooden doors to allow screws to bite when the holes were worn on replacing locks....

Commentators making up their own pronunciations of players names to make them sound clever.

Best to keep pets off the pitch, in my opinion, except for rhinos, which would liven up the games considerably.

People calling Barcelona ‘Barca’ especially on this board.

JimMcDonald wrote:Cats on the pitch

Tabby Alonso?

My tortoise hates Rovers

Bordeauxclaret wrote:Commentators making up their own pronunciations of players names to make them sound clever.

Do you mean 'Trippierre' - the young French philanthropist from the picturesque town of St Emilion in the heart of wine producing Bordeaux or Trippier - the lad from Bury?

Sutton-Claret wrote:Penalties - lets do away with em..... or at least try it for a season

I believe the trial by BFC is so successful, that it has been extended, indefinitely.

Sutton-Claret wrote:Do you mean 'Trippierre' - the young French philanthropist from the picturesque town of St Emilion in the heart of wine producing Bordeaux or Trippier - the lad from Bury?

Exactly.

Grimsdale wrote:Tabby Alonso?

Lionel mewsi is decent but being defensively minded, I prefer the Brazilian full back Catfu d.

Having to decide whether you want to go on days before the game.

Not being able to drink beer and watch the game.

People throwing beer.

Players not acknowledging the fans that have spent money and travelled to watch them, & pay some of their wages.

Most importantly, dogs not being able to get on the pitch anymore.

ceborame wrote:Premier League clubs being asked to contribute a lot of money towards a 'bonus' for an employee that has already been paid more money than I could ever dream of

Start generating billions a year, the kind of money that can set a club like Burnley up to pay out £70m in wages a year and you will earn it.

Shots of managers watching the game that you want to watch but can’t because we are looking at a shot of the manager watching the game.

Woonderbah wrote:My tortoise hates Rovers

That’s one wise reptile.

Commentators using excuse that ... "it was on his weaker foot". Weaker foot! Professional footballer!

People on football message boards always moaning and whinging about what they don't like about football.

Same as every year this thread comes up;

If a defender is blocking the opposition to allow the ball to go out for goal kick the attacking team should be allowed to tackle with 2 feet above waist height.

Closer to home, having to have a scapegoat in the starting 11 and people who want a 30000 plastic Turf Moor.

Screechy female commentators.

Chelsea. Wretched club.

Refs who don't apply the rules of the game because "it's too early in the match"

Refs who let all manner of fouls go unpunished and then "crack down" on the next player who fouls just to show who is boss !!!!

Officials not playing the actual number of minutes added time, instead opting to pull a number between 2 and 5 from out of their arse

Arsenal

All this hysteria about an All - English Champions League Final. Trippier, Rose and Kane v. Henderson and Alexander-Arnold?

The phrase top top player. What's the difference between a top player and a top top player ? Goals ?goal line clearances assists ? Answers on a postcard.

HunterST_BFC wrote:Screechy female commentators.

Woodsey?

Scottish pundits ....
Welsh Clubs in English leagues ....
Domination of one/two Clubs in smaller UEFA Countries ...
Neil Warnock ...
Gary Lineker ...

Lord Beamish wrote:Sh!t-weasels with dual Club affiliations based solely on being a Glory Hunter when they were a kid.

Mate,the amount of Argyle fans I used to live amongst down in Cornwall who also 'supported' the likes of Arsenal/ Liverpool / Chelsea as well did my head in...

Foul throws not being penalised, Commentators who prattle on about all kinds of nonsense, I wish their was an option to turn off their audio and leave the stadia audio on.

Good point (above) IMO about 50% of throw ins these days are actually foul throws and they are practically never penalised.

the boring 15 minutes of nothingness that is half time

Dark Cloud wrote:Good point (above) IMO about 50% of throw ins these days are actually foul throws and they are practically never penalised.

This. Is it even a rule anymore?

Managers and players who constantly use 'them' instead of 'those'.

Socks over the knees, makes my blood boil and it looks sh1t.

Another sock issue ..... When did goalies get to wear socks that don't match the team they're in? Sometimes they match the opposing team, it's not right I say.

Crowds shouting "shooooot" whenever a player gets within thirty yards of goal, even when a pass to a team mate, better placed, is the obvious thing to do.

Half 'n' half scarves (make your friggin' mind up!).

Sh1t songs/chants that make no sense (we have plenty!)

Stupid kick off times, dictated by TV companies.

Goalkeepers falling to the ground every time they make the simplest of saves.

TV showing the manager's reaction when his team score.

Number 1

Not being able to turn the TV commentators off and keep the actual match day sound. Phil Bird excluded, I could listen to him all day.

Number 2

People thinking that they have to restrict themselves to rigid guidelines, like transfer windows.

The Dutch transfer window doesn't open until June.

Ajax have already sold Frenkie de Jong (CM) and Maximilian Wober (CB).

They have already bought Razvan Marin (CM), Kik Pierie (CB) and Kjell Scherpen (GK).

I suspect they will buy a couple more before their window actually opens, followed by one or two bigger signings when it does. Their "can do, on the ball, get it done" outlook is one of the reasons why they are way ahead of the game and very successful in the transfer market.

Ajax aren't alone as quite a few interesting players have also been snapped up.

I suspect that we are still making plans about what we will do after our window opens. It doesn't seem to enter into our thinking that we can actually buy/sign players outside of the established windows, we just can't add them to our squad immediately.

People who support 2 clubs

Managers who don’t celebrate goals

Top 6 bias

BFC twitter account celebrating opposition goals

The guy next to me on the Turf who, no matter how much added time is given, shouts “HOW MUCH?!?!?” in constant disbelief