Match Day Thread Hull City v Fulham

Just watching Motd, pundits talking about how much Southampton have improved and a big reason for that they said was the high intensity they are now playing at, closing players down, harrising defenders not giving them time on the ball. Looking at today s game Fulham's defenders playing the ball around i know not in a dangerous position but we were not at them, not forcing them to play the ball out, they had to much time, I really think for us playing at home we really have to lift that intensity part of our game and force errors in the opposition. It really was to easy for the keeper and defence today.

 

There’s a really simple answer to this problem.
It gets rid of all of the time wasting tricks used, stops refs having to issue needless yellow cards for time wasting.
Maybe just learn from other sports, much as the FA and FIFA refuse to accept that concept.

Have a game clock.
Have it displayed on the big screen.
When dickhead keepers take a few mins to tap their boots and take a drink .. stop the clock.
When players take a minute to walk of the pitch, shaking the hands of all players and the ref ... stop the clock.
When players feign injury, get the physio on, refuse the stretcher ... stop the clock

it seems such a simple solution, and law makers keep coming up with new rules about leaving the pitch if getting treatment, carding players for time wasting etc etc. Stop the clock and you stop the offense.

 

Anybody see/know what happens behind the away dugout that made all the suits come out the tunnel?

 

What was the score at your place eh?

 

A disappointing game and performance, neither team really deserve to win it, and as often happens in such games a bit of luck or one moment of quality can be enough. Eaves was MOTM IMO, Wijs was a close 2nd and Lopes did OK, no one else really did anything of note.

Kane was disappointing, probably needs a few games to find his feet so to speak.

Apart from Elder, that is close to our best team at present, so they need to pick up performances at home, as their intensity is just not there.

The only plus for me was that on our prediction game I got the result and score right.

 

i watched the second half on steaming. fulham closed us down very quickly every time.

 

Watched the highlights this morning. Our disallowed goal for offside, it clips a Fulham player on the way through from Honeyman, therefore that shouldn’t be offside?

 

Someone may have banged on the dugout when they thought we'd equalised. Don't know who though, to be fair their management were a right bunch of twats

 

We need VAR...

 

I found it remarkable that Fulham played the second half like a Fourth Division set of cloggers reduced to ten men in an FA Cup tie that had spawnily took the lead in during the first half. I would have thought they are better than that - and they very nearly ****ed it up at the end.

 

That's still offside.

 

Has anyone posted yesterdays attendance. It looked better

 

Official figure 11,347

 

Thanks

 

Yeah it is offside. I had the same query at work some years ago after a similar incident involving Sir Nick Barmby. At the time we had a qualified ref working at our place and he put me right on that.

Refs, the ****s them...

 

The one yesterday was clearly just a deflection, so no doubt about offside. This one below with Lovren and Kane was a more interesting case...

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobbym...hts-subjectivity-of-offside-law/#18f5b84c222d

 

Some interesting video clips here illustrating the difference:

http://www.law-11.com/delib-play--deflection

 

It doesn’t really clarify it, there’s still grey areas that are open to interpretation, such as ‘attempted’ clearance. The laws are overly complicated for quick accurate decisions.

 

Wasn't at the game, but comments suggest that Irvine was the most forward of the midfield three. I had thought that Kane was brought in as a natural 10 so find this surprising.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51079866

Was calling **** out of him yesterday when went down for 2 mins then promptly went down again as soon as play re-started.

Seems he was genuinely injured.

That's what happens when you team persistently cons the ref, the crowd and winds the clock down in an unsporting way.

You cry wolf then no one believes you when there is a genuine injury.