Changes In Football thread

[6ft Kerplunk]

Understood. File under sin bin then.

Talking of sin bins, Jnr II's team had a bit of a maverick ref the other week. He decided sin bins were actually a thing and sent two players to the sin bin for 10 minutes towards the end of the match. Also gave a coach a yellow card for questioning it. Odd chap though as he also gave a fiver from his match fee to a player from each team who he deemed was their player of the match.

[Hendo]

Understood. File under sin bin then.

Talking of sin bins, Jnr II's team had a bit of a maverick ref the other week. He decided sin bins were actually a thing and sent two players to the sin bin for 10 minutes towards the end of the match. Also gave a coach a yellow card for questioning it. Odd chap though as he also gave a fiver from his match fee to a player from each team who he deemed was their player of the match.

[Winston Biscuit]

reportedly a vote taking place today by PL clubs as to whether to bring in spending caps on wages, transfers and agents costs

And they do vote to bring in a spending cap from the start of the 25/26 season

16 voted for it, 3 voted against (City, Villa & Man Utd) and Chelsea abstained

[Snowflake Royal]

reportedly a vote taking place today by PL clubs as to whether to bring in spending caps on wages, transfers and agents costs

Only really in the interests of the perennially safe also rans.

[Stranded]

reportedly a vote taking place today by PL clubs as to whether to bring in spending caps on wages, transfers and agents costs

And they do vote to bring in a spending cap from the start of the 25/26 season

16 voted for it, 3 voted against (City, Villa & Man Utd) and Chelsea abstained

Its not really a cap is it when the anticipated cap limit has only been breached twice in history. Both by Chelsea - and one of those times was due to one time expenses as a result of Abramovich getting kicked out.

[Winston Biscuit]

Bielsa saying what we already knew
https://x.com/LUFC_WorldWide/status/1809672752694981105?s=19

[Brogue]

Bielsa saying what we already knew
https://x.com/LUFC_WorldWide/status/1809672752694981105?s=19

i have no idea what he's going on about

[Winston Biscuit]

Updates to the laws of the game for 24/25

https://www.efl.com/news/2024/august/07/what-to-expect-from-match-officials-in-2024-25-/

[From Despair To Where?]

Bielsa saying what we already knew
https://x.com/LUFC_WorldWide/status/1809672752694981105?s=19

i have no idea what he's going on about

Yep, talking lots but saying very little.

I think he's saying the pursuit of money is killing the game whereas the heart of football lies with the supporters.

I think Cantona would have said the same in about 5 seconds and sounded enigmatic rather than rambling.

[Sutekh]

Updates to the laws of the game for 24/25

https://www.efl.com/news/2024/august/07/what-to-expect-from-match-officials-in-2024-25-/

Non-deliberate handball yet body unjustifiably bigger

Congratulations to IFAB for yet more ******* stupid piddling about to provide plenty of extra confusion and subjective twatwaffling to beat officials about the head with.

[From Despair To Where?]

Updates to the laws of the game for 24/25

https://www.efl.com/news/2024/august/07/what-to-expect-from-match-officials-in-2024-25-/

Well, that's cleared it all up...


Rolling my eyes at IFAB, not you Winst.

[Dirk Gently]

Mutual holding is usually no offence

So if there are numerous simultaneous wrestling matches going on in the box that's perfectly fine..?

[Sutekh]

Mutual holding is usually no offence

So if there are numerous simultaneous wrestling matches going on in the box that's perfectly fine..?

It says "usually" which should clarify things for all officials no end