What winds you up the most in football?

Actually I've remembered my BIGGEST wind-up in football. Play acting. These players who fall over / dive at the merest hint of someone's breath being within 2 yards of them does my head in. Whether it's to waste time, or to 'win' free-kicks / penalties, it is ruining te game.

And as for those who then go on to wave an imaginary card towards the ref to 'buy' the opposition player a yellow, or even red card (having already conned the ref into giving the foul in the first place) is dispicable.

 

The guy with the orange wig and the lady in the white cardigan look familiar, but no I don't wear a wig.

 

Anyway, I've had enough insults for the night so I'm off!

Night all.

 

This

 

This 10000% ..slowly but surely turning it into a non contact sport/Basketball with feet, where tackling will become a lost art ...if I had any rep I would use it (dont even know how it works and then rep you again for good measure)

That all said was pleased at the euros the refs were under instruction not to buy it so often..with quite a few telling players to get up ..after they were rolling around on floor as if shot.

 

I hate it when there's a whistle happy ref. Spanish games are prime examples, stops every 10 seconds

 

twat

 

OBi wan, you are obviously talking about Gutterez, he's the worst example in the PL of this side of the game, the cheating and diving is part of their game and unfortunately they have brought it into ours. I agree with you completely.
Still doesn't wind me up as much as the leave-early brigade, they are unbelievable when you consider how much it costs these days to get in.

 

2 things:

1- Players crowding round the referee trying to influence him, or complaining once he's made a decision. Not once in my memory has a referee ever changed his mind after being swarmed by the players, so why do they bother? Rugby has got it right, where only the captain can approach the referee. In fact, rugby has a lot of things right; the players respect the ref which is more than can be said for a lot of football players.

2- Marcel Desailly. Was I the only one who that his adoption of Ghana during the last world cup rather nauseating? Fair enough he has a vested interest, but he obviously doesn't love the country enough to play international football for it. You made your choice Marcel!

 

Diving and shirt pulling - both are just out and out cheating. Give a red card for each and these activities would soon stop.

The only good thing that came out of the euros is the ways refs completely ignored players that were obviously trying it on (diving) (i nearly pissed myself laughing on several occasions!) Hopefully they will have the same direction this season in the Prem.

Shirt pulling does my head in - nothing worse than doing someone and then being pulled back by the cheating twat.

 

Got to be imagianary card waving!! Disgusting behaviour!!
Also in the stands, its got to be those supporters who all they do is moan like ****!! and dish out advice on what they would have done, as if there messi or summit!!

 

Teams which come and play for a draw, whistle happy refs.
Not bothered about fans coming in late or going early it's there lose. love it when there's an early or late goal and they miss it.

 

Wages would be number 1.

Those who boo former players regardless of service (excluding those who manage to do it with humour) and people who can't accept transfers are part and parcel of football.

 

It's a small thing for me but when watching footy on the TV, I can't stand commentators that are constantly setting themselves up for a "great soundbyte". Clive Tyldsley is someone that is constantly guilty of this. The way he always says Wayne Rooney's name with an upward inflection "roo-NEYYYYY...." every time he touches the ball like he is expecting him to do something magical. He does this all the time and its basically to set himself up if Rooney happens to score with something like "roo-NEYYYYY...... UUUUGGHH! Cometh the hour, cometh the man... Wayne Rooney with a goal only HE is capable of..." Does my effing head in.

 

This, most definitely.


also, the phrase "marquee signing"

 

players who kiss the club badge after scoring - like they give a ****...

 

'Player Power', really doing my head in, Tevez, Robinho, at the moment, Modric, refusing to train, going awol, terrible attitude.
Also have to agree about some of the football commentary, cliched and dull, and often too biased.

 

Women

(bring on the pelters from LTF, Lady Eleanor and the rest )