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I mean on that, I can't actually imagine what it is the referee is saying there - "don't do that or I'll give a penalty"?
The answer surely is, stand back let the set piece be taken, and if a foul is committed, give a pen. Why have simple "rules" got to be so unnecessarily complicated?
On your earlier point about Mr Ward's, how should we describe it?....confusion, over whether to book Cissoko or Gyabi. I said it yesterday on the 4 minute thread, that was really beyond appalling, and he ought to be brought to account for that alone.
Gavin Ward, love child of Keith Styles and Gurnam Singh. Absolutely f@cking useless every time he gets a game. Make sure everyone knows the game is all about him early on, then stand back and watch the game descend into anarchy.
Forget the ridiculous four minutes of injury time. Forget the cluelessness about anything that was going on around him. For me, the absolute low point in the history of refereeing was him trying to book their number 7 instead of the number 18. They all look the same eh Gav? He needs arresting, and with a bit of luck , the courts sending people down for inciting violence can have him behind bars by Monday.
In fairness, that article makes not a lot of sense.
Boavista threatening to take the case to court (which makes sense as it's about breach of a legally binding contract), but it's FIFA who announces it's decision.
Cannon has to pay compensation, but Boavista have to pay a net amount of unpaid wages (net of what? Tax? Net of what Cannon has to pay in compensation? Not clear). Boavista also have to pay an additional fine. For what?
QPR responsible for covering part of compensation - why? Presumably the transfer must have been rubber stamped by EFL, maybe also UEFA, maybe also FIFA?
None of that makes any sense whatsoever? A legally binding contract has either been broken or it hasn't. You can't just break it "a little bit". I'd be amazed if that could be settled anywhere outside of court, though I've no idea which jurisdiction.
You are right about the game and about the result. It's nothing we haven't seen in soccer many times, but it can't be right that a team with such limited ambition comes away with the title of Champions.
I can appreciate the job that Armagh did in defence, they really did a number on Galway there imo. But they got through Galway much more easily when they did attack, and it would be great to think Armagh might have been confident enough to go toe to toe.
The difference in quality between what the hurlers routinely produce compared to the footballers is night and day.
If there's a genuine risk of non functioning turnstiles, the club needs to be getting details of alternative entrance arrangements out tonight. Tomorrow morning will be too late for many.
Honestly, not sure what else the club could have done here.
Like others, I liked him and would have wanted him to stay. But the club apparently offered him an extension, he wouldn't agree to it. They triggered his further year as they were entitled, and they've gotten a much better deal for him than almost anyone expected.
The only criticism I'd have is that he ought to have been on a season long L1 loan in 22-23. But that can't really be held against Nourry and Marti.
So however he develops, it's an excellent deal for us imo.
I felt his reaction to being voted SPOTY suggested otherwise. Being liked by people meant nothing to him. Being recognised as the "best" athlete in the world appeared to mean everything. Being considered "better" than Seb Coe or Carl Lewis, even though they didn't compete with him, was what mattered.
And oddly, that was what I liked about him. He didn't pretend to be something he wasn't. Dominating what he considered to be the "competition" was exactly what drove him and made him the winner he was. His obvious delight at thinking back to winning each of his two Olympic golds was just written all over his face, in an almost childlike glee. I'd imagine he and Stan were very similar characters in many respects.
From what he said last night, his mother found talking about feelings difficult. Wouldn't be a stretch to imagine that showing them at his competitions might have been a problem for her too. He did mention that many years later he went to her home and it was like a shrine to him and his achievements.
I really stumbled across that programme last night and found myself engrossed in it. I'm not sure it's a sentiment he'd appreciate, but I found him very likeable. He's probably a good deal more open than he realises.
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