What was that all about? Why did he do that?

Comedy

He headed the ball out of the Bournemouth players hands as he was taking a quick throwin.

It was bonkers.

He ran up to the touchline to wallop the matchball into the Longside Lower to give himself time, and ended up down the slope.

The Bournemouth player ignored this and simply picked a new ball off the cone to take the throw.

Dara was annoyed by this as he ended up behind him as he was taking the throw- ie out of position- so decided to head the ball out of his hands from behind.

Couldn’t quite believe what I was seeing and that’s saying something this season.

Another terrible and bizarre signing

One of the more bizarre moments of the season.

Stupidity doesn’t cover it.

Not really that stupid, when your 28 seconds in and clinging on for a point you have to take one for the team

Just meant he couldn't put a tackle in for the remainder of the game.

Mindless, unprofessional.

helmclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:19 pm

Just meant he couldn't put a tackle in for the remainder of the game.

Mindless, unprofessional.

It was certainly original youve got to give him that.

The weird thing was I actually don't think the Bournemouth player had any intention of actually taking the throw. He'd no one to throw it to and was just feigning. O'Shea was stupid and was rightly booked. Bournemouth doing extremely similar things later and actually getting away with it is another matter!

It was utterly stupid.

He's generally done fine, and I'm not convinced it particularly impacted his defending for either goal, but it's indicative of a lack of the dressing room discipline that was a hallmark under Dyche.

Crazy action followed by a poor performance

I'm an old man and my eyes ain't what they used to be I thought he had head butted the guy taking the throw in
It all went downhill after that watching us has become a boring chore similar to hanging the washing out or peeling the potatoes.

helmclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:19 pm

Just meant he couldn't put a tackle in for the remainder of the game.

Mindless, unprofessional.

Couldn't or didn't?

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:02 pm

Another terrible and bizarre signing

Give over. Been one of our better defenders as the season's gone on.

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:30 pm

Give over. Been one of our better defenders as the season's gone on.

Nah he’s been awful over the season his distribution is rank bad

Sheedyclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:44 pm

Nah he’s been awful over the season his distribution is rank bad

Beg to differ, not been great but certainly not been awful.

He did it because hes a plank. Add to that he was shocking today. Theres been too much of that lack of discipline this season with 6 sendings off, and 11 games to go. VK needs to get a grip rather than tell us crap like "the players have got fire under their belly" .When we signed him VK said he was a bargain and could play for a top 6 club. And people want to give VK another chance of playing in the PL

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:46 pm

Beg to differ, not been great but certainly not been awful.

Yep all opinions you think he’s good I think he’s terrible nothing wrong with that he’s no improvement on what we had last season

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:30 pm

Give over. Been one of our better defenders as the season's gone on.

He doesn’t fit into the system our manager wants to play.

A very strange signing.

bumba wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:05 pm

Not really that stupid, when your 28 seconds in and clinging on for a point you have to take one for the team

Take one for the team? He was about to take a throw in, he wasn’t bearing down on the keeper in a one on one…

Or whoosh…. You decide, I’m easy with either.

Straight out of the Zaire 1974 coaching manual

O’Shea would have benefited from a season playing alongside a seasoned pro, a bit like Cahill and McGreal. Instead he has had some awful partners

claretspice wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:24 pm

It was utterly stupid.

He's generally done fine, and I'm not convinced it particularly impacted his defending for either goal, but it's indicative of a lack of the dressing room discipline that was a hallmark under Dyche.

It is. As is our five red cards, players not pressing or moving to receive even their own teammates' passes, or playing the "Ref he's had my foot off" con when they've kicked the ground. We're a world apart from that identity. How on earth people could consider that team then dirty boggles the mind versus our current ill-discipline and occasional forays into the theatrics.

It was a bit daft of O'Shea to do that and receive an unnecessary yellow.
A Bournemouth player did similar later in the game and didn't receive a caution.
It's the inconsistencies from the officials I find more infuriating as much as anything.

O’Shea booking was plain ridiculous who in this side is a general a voice demanding effort there seems to be little or communication even Charlie seems quiet, the keeper and defenders should made to watch videos of Tarky & Ben and see what real defenders are like they put their bodies on the line week in and week out (and still do) they can’t all be Van Dijk’s but a lack of skill can be replaced by grit and determination

bobinho wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:49 pm

Take one for the team? He was about to take a throw in, he wasn’t bearing down on the keeper in a one on one…

Or whoosh…. You decide, I’m easy with either.

I was being sarcastic

one word sums up that booking BRAINLESS..

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:30 pm

Give over. Been one of our better defenders as the season's gone on.

You’d do well to limbo under that bar…

Bordeauxclaret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:48 pm

He doesn’t fit into the system our manager wants to play.

A very strange signing.

Not so strange. I guess he was intended to be back up to the likes of Beyer, Ekdal or Al Dakhil. Unfortunately all three have proved both not good enough and injury prone hence we've come to rely on O'Shea who at least is not injury prone.

To be fair, this is the type of shithousery that we’d all be loving if Barnes did it.

It was a stupid thing to do unless a quick throw had led to a goal with him out of position, then it’d have been a very clever thing to take a yellow for.

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:30 pm

Give over. Been one of our better defenders as the season's gone on.

That proves the point though of just how bad we’ve been. We can’t defend and we can’t score, apart from that.

spt_claret wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 9:27 pm

It is. As is our five red cards, players not pressing or moving to receive even their own teammates' passes, or playing the "Ref he's had my foot off" con when they've kicked the ground. We're a world apart from that identity. How on earth people could consider that team then dirty boggles the mind versus our current ill-discipline and occasional forays into the theatrics.

Brun Larsen going down near the touchline as well when one of their players brushed his neck, rolling around like he'd been hit by Mike Tyson, was embarrassing.

Beddie, apart from that, we can't pass accurately. I've brought the lack of ability to pass the ball up before. The lack of that basic skill, should be practised/hammered home, daily in training routines. The number of times the ball has been given away, is frustrating when a goals scored against us and annoying when an accurate pass could have lead to a goal scoring chance.

Leisure wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 03, 2024 8:30 pm

Give over. Been one of our better defenders as the season's gone on.

The very definition of damned with faint praise.