Linesmen and the Bob Lord experts

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:42 pm

Once again, the linesman in front of the Bob Lord Stand got abused from start to finish by the experts in the stands.
The chance for Morata which Hart saved caused even more anger than normal. Of course, once we saw the replay on MOTD it becomes clear that the linesman was right all along. Let's face it, he is the only person in the ground whose job it is to check for offsides, unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!
Not forgetting all the numpties who complain when the flag does not go up immediately the ball is played - how many times do you need telling - he is not offside until he goes for/plays the ball!!!!!!
Let's not forget also the usual suspects shouting "Linesman, linesman, where's he going????" if one of theirs pinches an inch, but are strangely silent when we do it.
He must feel like turning round and telling us all to sod off and learn the laws of the game before complaining.
To sum up:
1, He knows and understands all the laws, unlike a lot of fans.
2, His job is to watch for infringements all the time, unlike all the fans.

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:46 pm

Another 10+ years and that stand will be empty of em

PaintYorkClaretnBlue · Post by **PaintYorkClaretnBlue** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:47 pm

You’re right, I’ve never known a linesman to make a mistake!!

Btw, I’m not in the BL stand.

brexit · Post by **brexit** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:48 pm

Agreed the BL Zimmers need to learn the rules of the game. Hopefully that kok near the 100 club in the leather jacket will lose his voice soon.

Spijed · Post by **Spijed** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:52 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:Once again, the linesman in front of the Bob Lord Stand got abused from start to finish by the experts in the stands.
The chance for Morata which Hart saved caused even more anger than normal. Of course, once we saw the replay on MOTD it becomes clear that the linesman was right all along. Let's face it, he is the only person in the ground whose job it is to check for offsides, unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!
Not forgetting all the numpties who complain when the flag does not go up immediately the ball is played - how many times do you need telling - he is not offside until he goes for/plays the ball!!!!!!
Let's not forget also the usual suspects shouting "Linesman, linesman, where's he going????" if one of theirs pinches an inch, but are strangely silent when we do it.
He must feel like turning round and telling us all to sod off and learn the laws of the game before complaining.
To sum up:
1, He knows and understands all the laws, unlike a lot of fans.
2, His job is to watch for infringements all the time, unlike all the fans.

And what about the non existent foul on Alonso?
Did he get that right, or David Luis throwing the ball at one of our players?
Did he get that right?

Foshiznik · Post by **Foshiznik** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 5:53 pm

To be fair to them, they have reputations of grumpy old men to keep up.

It's either that or shouting at the local kids kicking a ball within 50 metres of his immaculate Nissan Micra.

randomclaret2 · Post by **randomclaret2** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:03 pm

Football fans shouting at Linesman shocker...whatever next ?

beddie · Post by **beddie** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:04 pm

Both the Liner and Pawson were looking straight at Luiz as he threw the ball at one if our players, it was a definite yellow. I agree the Liner probably gets the majority correct but often the big clubs benefit from some inept officials. Moss should have been sacked after last weeks shocking display.

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:06 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:Once again, the linesman in front of the Bob Lord Stand got abused from start to finish by the experts in the stands.
The chance for Morata which Hart saved caused even more anger than normal. Of course, once we saw the replay on MOTD it becomes clear that the linesman was right all along. Let's face it, he is the only person in the ground whose job it is to check for offsides, unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!
Not forgetting all the numpties who complain when the flag does not go up immediately the ball is played - how many times do you need telling - he is not offside until he goes for/plays the ball!!!!!!
Let's not forget also the usual suspects shouting "Linesman, linesman, where's he going????" if one of theirs pinches an inch, but are strangely silent when we do it.
He must feel like turning round and telling us all to sod off and learn the laws of the game before complaining.
To sum up:
1, He knows and understands all the laws, unlike a lot of fans.
2, His job is to watch for infringements all the time, unlike all the fans.

Where do you sit in the Bob Lord then ?
Why don’t you have a word with some of them? I sit in Bob Lord and hear some of them to the right of me giving the linespersons stick, however are you telling me that the knuckle scrapers in that corner section of JHL don’t give the other Lino stick?

dougcollins · Post by **dougcollins** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:10 pm

Hey, careful, I am one of said knucklescrapers.

We generally call out 'Line Judge, would you care to please reconsider that decision?'

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:13 pm

Jamesy wrote:Where do you sit in the Bob Lord then ?
Why don’t you have a word with some of them? I sit in Bob Lord and hear some of them to the right of me giving the linespersons stick, however are you telling me that the knuckle scrapers in that corner section of JHL don’t give the other Lino stick?

Knucklescrapers?

Toss pot

Jamesy · Post by **Jamesy** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:15 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Knucklescrapers?

Toss pot

Quality!

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:15 pm

Of course, football fans the world over give stick to officials and it will never change. maybe it is part of their enjoyment.
As for having a word - that would be like trying to persuade someone on a Message Board that they are wrong about something.
The Alonso incident comes down to opinions which as you know are like ar..holes in that we all have one.

RocketLawnChair · Post by **RocketLawnChair** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:17 pm

My bug bear was not the shout for offside against Morata because from where I was sat he was well on side and we were caught square.

What he did let Chelsea’s do that he clamoed down immeduately with us from the start of the second half was run back in from an off side position and then chase the ball down, everytime we did that the flag went up. Morata must have done it half a dozen times or more in the first half with no flag. Nothing came from it for Chelsea but it doesn’t make it right.

brexit · Post by **brexit** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:20 pm

Foshiznik wrote:To be fair to them, they have reputations of grumpy old men to keep up.

It's either that or shouting at the local kids kicking a ball within 50 metres of his immaculate Nissan Micra.

Sexist bugger. !!!! There are some grumpy old women in the BL as well. Plus the odd few who are of indeterminate gender ( probably from Hapton)

Lord Rothbury · Post by **Lord Rothbury** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:20 pm

Most of those in the BL have forgotten more about BFC than those who populate the JHU. To be honest those who go in the Upper go there because they do not have the bottle to go in the CFS.

Bosscat · Post by **Bosscat** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:28 pm

Jamesy wrote:Where do you sit in the Bob Lord then ?
Why don’t you have a word with some of them? I sit in Bob Lord and hear some of them to the right of me giving the linespersons stick, however are you telling me that the knuckle scrapers in that corner section of JHL don’t give the other Lino stick?

Been reading "How to lose friends and alienate people" have we

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:32 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Another 10+ years and that stand will be empty of em

Whats that supposed to mean? If it's what I think it is hope your one of them

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:32 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:Once again, the linesman in front of the Bob Lord Stand got abused from start to finish by the experts in the stands.
The chance for Morata which Hart saved caused even more anger than normal. Of course, once we saw the replay on MOTD it becomes clear that the linesman was right all along. Let's face it, he is the only person in the ground whose job it is to check for offsides, unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!
Not forgetting all the numpties who complain when the flag does not go up immediately the ball is played - how many times do you need telling - he is not offside until he goes for/plays the ball!!!!!!
Let's not forget also the usual suspects shouting "Linesman, linesman, where's he going????" if one of theirs pinches an inch, but are strangely silent when we do it.
He must feel like turning round and telling us all to sod off and learn the laws of the game before complaining.
To sum up:
1, He knows and understands all the laws, unlike a lot of fans.
2, His job is to watch for infringements all the time, unlike all the fans.

Of course everyone is not expert like you.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:35 pm

I recall Arsenal setting the trend of a back four putting a hand up as one when a striker was about to make his move invariably he'd be onside but they got the decision more often than not.keep on berating the linesman I say.

rufus lumley · Post by **rufus lumley** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:51 pm

I’ve worked all week in a stressful job I’ve been shouting at the Refs and Linesmen for years home and away I know the rules please don’t criticise as I find it therapeutic.

theroyaldyche · Post by **theroyaldyche** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 6:55 pm

Stayingup wrote:Whats that supposed to mean? If it's what I think it is hope your one of them

Its means what it says. Its the old gits whov been in that stand forever and a day who moan constantly

lovebeingaclaret · Post by **lovebeingaclaret** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:04 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Another 10+ years and that stand will be empty of em

And most of them a few years ago would have been the youth standing on the Longside who didn't wait for something to happen but sang and sang and sang ... even if it was just Burnley Burnley Burnley.

Even 1 2 3 and a bit and stuff.

Today's youth, who pleaded for the club to open the Cricket Field Stand so we could collect all today's youth into one spot competing with the away fans for noise are absolutely pathetic. Ok ... we probably played anything like in the first ten minutes ... but who knows if the so-called super fans really got an atmosphere going.

On Sunday ... not one No Nay Never ... not one Shaun Dyche claret and blue army ... not one Lancashire Home ... or if there was one I couldn't hear it in the JH Upper.

As for the booing off of one of our players !!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Unbelievable.

Don't get at the old uns in the Bob Lord ... cos when they were young uns ... they would easily outclass the modern variety.

DCWat · Post by **DCWat** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:06 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Its means what it says. Its the old gits whov been in that stand forever and a day who moan constantly

What a load of shite

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:09 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Its means what it says. Its the old gits whov been in that stand forever and a day who moan constantly

I don't think moaning is age related tbf or confined to the Bob Lord.

tim_noone · Post by **tim_noone** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:13 pm

lovebeingaclaret wrote:And most of them a few years ago would have been the youth standing on the Longside who didn't wait for something to happen but sang and sang and sang ... even if it was just Burnley Burnley Burnley.

Even 1 2 3 and a bit and stuff.

Today's youth, who pleaded for the club to open the Cricket Field Stand so we could collect all today's youth into one spot competing with the away fans for noise are absolutely pathetic. Ok ... we probably played anything like in the first ten minutes ... but who knows if the so-called super fans really got an atmosphere going.

On Sunday ... not one No Nay Never ... not one Shaun Dyche claret and blue army ... not one Lancashire Home ... or if there was one I couldn't hear it in the JH Upper.

As for the booing off of one of our players !!!!!!!!!!!!! ... Unbelievable.

Don't get at the old uns in the Bob Lord ... cos when they were young uns ... they would easily outclass the modern variety.

Spot on.the old cricketfield end would have had em running for the hills once it got warmed up!never mind the longside.

Sozturf7 · Post by **Sozturf7** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:29 pm

Thanks "love being a claret" I was frothing at the gills as a Bob Lord member. I DO get rather vocal at times perhaps the eyesight is not what it was but I am just what you described as a 60's kid I was one of the wonderful long side.Thanks for sticking up for us.

Funkydrummer · Post by **Funkydrummer** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:44 pm

Leave us alone - we've done our share in the 60's and 70's and it's now time to
sit on our fat ar$es and moan and groan and abuse for England.

It's our right as we have earned it over the years. The old cricketfield stand and longside
would put any of you young upstarts to shame. We knew how to support our team.

So there, put that in your pipe and smoke it !!!!!!!

Burnleyareback2 · Post by **Burnleyareback2** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:48 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Another 10+ years and that stand will be empty of em

Toss pot comment.

Darnhill Claret · Post by **Darnhill Claret** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:51 pm

Of course fans get offsides wrong, but we enjoy having a go at the Lino. Means our players don’t need to. Think there was one where the Lino looked to have not kept up with play and Morata looked offside. No I wasn’t in line myself and could easily have been wrong. Morata however is good at timing his runs and I did see some decisions that were correct, that led to verbal abuse towards the Lino. What I will say, (and I could be wrong, but don’t think I am) is that Tarks does not enjoy playing against Morata. That is why he treads a fine line with how he tries to deal with him. Tarks can tell that Morata isn’t too keen on the physical aspect of the game. Lost it for a few seconds at one point.

Siddo · Post by **Siddo** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 7:57 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:Once again, the linesman in front of the Bob Lord Stand got abused from start to finish by the experts in the stands.
The chance for Morata which Hart saved caused even more anger than normal. Of course, once we saw the replay on MOTD it becomes clear that the linesman was right all along. Let's face it, he is the only person in the ground whose job it is to check for offsides, unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!
Not forgetting all the numpties who complain when the flag does not go up immediately the ball is played - how many times do you need telling - he is not offside until he goes for/plays the ball!!!!!!
Let's not forget also the usual suspects shouting "Linesman, linesman, where's he going????" if one of theirs pinches an inch, but are strangely silent when we do it.
He must feel like turning round and telling us all to sod off and learn the laws of the game before complaining.
To sum up:
1, He knows and understands all the laws, unlike a lot of fans.
2, His job is to watch for infringements all the time, unlike all the fans.

I sit in the Bob Lord stand and thought there were 2 offside decisions not given in our favour. If I was proved wrong, fair enough. However, I always look across at the fans in the JH stand as a kind of verification. On both occasions the fans in line were also going mental. So I am looking forward to your next post berating the experts in the JH stand.

corporal jones · Post by **corporal jones** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 9:20 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:Once again, the linesman in front of the Bob Lord Stand got abused from start to finish by the experts in the stands.
The chance for Morata which Hart saved caused even more anger than normal. Of course, once we saw the replay on MOTD it becomes clear that the linesman was right all along. Let's face it, he is the only person in the ground whose job it is to check for offsides, unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!
Not forgetting all the numpties who complain when the flag does not go up immediately the ball is played - how many times do you need telling - he is not offside until he goes for/plays the ball!!!!!!
Let's not forget also the usual suspects shouting "Linesman, linesman, where's he going????" if one of theirs pinches an inch, but are strangely silent when we do it.
He must feel like turning round and telling us all to sod off and learn the laws of the game before complaining.
To sum up:
1, He knows and understands all the laws, unlike a lot of fans.
2, His job is to watch for infringements all the time, unlike all the fans.

Who do you think you are capt kirk-they pays their money and can shout wot they want. an they can leave early too if they want and be late back from the bog/bar at half time and block my view and like the three amigos behind me can spend the whole game talking shite about any subject in the world other than football and really wind me up!!!!!!! AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:04 pm

theroyaldyche wrote:Its means what it says. Its the old gits whov been in that stand forever and a day who moan constantly

To know that you obviously sit there. You old git. And a nasty one at that.

Stayingup · Post by **Stayingup** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:06 pm

corporal jones wrote:Who do you think you are capt kirk-they pays their money and can shout wot they want. an they can leave early too if they want and be late back from the bog/bar at half time and block my view and like the three amigos behind me can spend the whole game talking shite about any subject in the world other than football and really wind me up!!!!!!! AAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Wear some earplugs.

Marty Dobson · Post by **Marty Dobson** » Mon Oct 29, 2018 10:19 pm

dougcollins wrote:Hey, careful, I am one of said knucklescrapers.

So am I and we gave the Lady Lino at the Udders game the same treatment as any male Lino. Now thats equality.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:10 am

Lord Rothbury wrote:Most of those in the BL have forgotten more about BFC than those who populate the JHU. To be honest those who go in the Upper go there because they do not have the bottle to go in the CFS.

Bottle? Are you actually serious?

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 7:17 am

If Mr kirk actually knew why the experts were having a go at the linesman It would have stopped him posting such rubbish trying to be clever
On at least 3 occasions in the first half he gave decisions when he was nowhere near being up with play and that is what was being shouted at him. He may well have got one right, but it was pure guess work

Ric_C · Post by **Ric_C** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:03 am

He got more wrong than he got right that’s for sure.

Garnerssoap · Post by **Garnerssoap** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:33 am

‘Linesman have you got sh1t in both eyes?’ - Alecan Slater Scarborough Away circa 1989.

IanMcL · Post by **IanMcL** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:42 am

Linos and refs are blind.

CaptainKirk · Post by **CaptainKirk** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:10 pm

Grumps, were you the one that shouted "Linesman, you got that right but you still were not in position!" Quality.
Forget my actual post and cannot see it from here but I don't remember claiming to be an expert. I was stating that the linesman is better qualified and is in a better position than all the people who think they know best sat behind him. Also, on balance, I think they are probably not biased.
Also, I wasn't trying to be clever, I guess it just comes naturally.

Grumps · Post by **Grumps** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 3:24 pm

CaptainKirk wrote:Grumps, were you the one that shouted "Linesman, you got that right but you still were not in position!" Quality.
Forget my actual post and cannot see it from here but I don't remember claiming to be an expert. I was stating that the linesman is better qualified and is in a better position than all the people who think they know best sat behind him. Also, on balance, I think they are probably not biased.
Also, I wasn't trying to be clever, I guess it just comes naturally.

I think the title of the thread sort of explains who you think the experts are
No, it wasn't me who shouted that, but whoever did wasn't wrong

bob-the-scutter · Post by **bob-the-scutter** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 4:11 pm

rufus lumley wrote:I’ve worked all week in a stressful job I’ve been shouting at the Refs and Linesmen for years home and away I know the rules please don’t criticise as I find it therapeutic.

And "I'm standing" with you!

bartonscigar · Post by **bartonscigar** » Tue Oct 30, 2018 5:05 pm

''unlike the people watching who see the ball played and then look to where it has gone and base their view on what they see then!'' exactly what linesman sees only with a better view