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What's Grinding Your Gears - Football Edition

dontcallme

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Mar 18, 2005
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Life is tough. Sometimes, you just gotta get a few things off your chest. This thread can be used for a bit of group therapy.

Here's a thread for football related annoyances that don't deserve their own thread.
 

Marty

Audere est farce
Mar 10, 2005
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Martin fucking Ødegaard being made Norway captain, signing for the Goons and being a complete no-show throughout the qualifying campaign is really grinding my gears right now.

He has no redeeming things about him left.
 

Gassin's finest

C'est diabolique
May 12, 2010
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Pfff.... modern top flight football in general. Its nowhere near as good as it used to be, from every perspective.

Honestly can't be arsed with it anymore.
 

Delboy75

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Emile Smith Rowe everything about him. He’s stupid hair, face , accent , rolled down socks. Feels good to vent been holding on to that for a while ?
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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Jun 8, 2012
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Arseanal, Chelsea, West Ham.

Arseanal fans, Chelsea fans, Bubble Blowing Pikeys.

Fuck it, I'll throw Leicester & their twat fans in there while I'm at it.

Cheers.
 

CoopsieDeadpool

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Jun 8, 2012
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Ooh one that used to really get my blood boiling, was when Crouchie was still playing. And commentators would say..

"He's got good feet and a great touch for such a big player"..

No? The pro footballer has good feet and a great touch?

Well dip me in batter and fry me fucked.
 
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easley91

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Jan 27, 2011
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Sam Matterface, Lee Dixon, Steve McManaman, Robbie Savage.

Actually most commentators and pundits these days.

Would rather watch with just the crowd noise instead.
 

Gassin's finest

C'est diabolique
May 12, 2010
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Sam Matterface, Lee Dixon, Steve McManaman, Robbie Savage.

Actually most commentators and pundits these days.

Would rather watch with just the crowd noise instead.
This one in particular. He was a shit footballer, and a complete ****. Shouldn't be offering anyone any observations on football.

Scumbag Gooner he may be, but I enjoyed Henry's dismissal of him:

 

Trix

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Jul 29, 2004
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Referee's not giving bookings for fouls that are certain card offences, just because it's early in the game.
 

spursfan77

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Aug 13, 2005
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People holding up banners asking for players shirts. We’ve seen twice in the last fortnight it escalating to kids running onto the pitch to confront players for whatever reason. No doubt egged on by their parents. Who in our case has been rightly banned.
 

mark87

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Nov 29, 2004
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Sam Matterface, Lee Dixon, Steve McManaman, Robbie Savage.

Actually most commentators and pundits these days.

Would rather watch with just the crowd noise instead.

I watched our league cup game against Wolves with no commentary, all you could hear was the crowd noise and honestly it was SO much better than having commentary over the top.
 

TheTanguy

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Sep 30, 2020
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Journalists asking Gerrard about a potential comeback as manager to Liverpool one day during his first press conference as Aston Villa manager.
 

Spurslove

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Jul 6, 2012
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Referee's not giving bookings for fouls that are certain card offences, just because it's early in the game.

Worse for me is when refs refuse to award penalties for blatant fouls which they would always give if committed outside the area.

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Spurslove

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Jul 6, 2012
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Life is tough. Sometimes, you just gotta get a few things off your chest. This thread can be used for a bit of group therapy.

Here's a thread for football related annoyances that don't deserve their own thread.
I just wanted to say, many thanks for this thread. It's a Godsend for grumpy old (and younger) gits like myself to have our spleens well and truly vented!

(y)
 

Tucker

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Jul 15, 2013
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Players who wag their finger at referees, usually after committing a foul and giving a free kick away.
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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Players pointing to the ball after clearly scything through an opponent to get to the ball.
 

Legacy

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Mar 29, 2007
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Defending players who run into the back of the player (who is going nowhere with the ball), pushing him over and then being shocked when they concede a free kick.

Sissoko was probably the most guilty culprit, but it happens all of the fucking time and I just don't understand how players haven't learned to stop pushing players in the back. Really winds me up.
 

Legacy

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Mar 29, 2007
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Also players taking fucking forever to take a throw in when they're nowhere near the attacking third of the pitch. Just pick the damn ball up and get it back into play quickly before your teammates are all marked.
 
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