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Post by Roger Everyone on Feb 10, 2020 22:20:47 GMT
To be fair, it's not as if it's something that has suddenly become a common thing. People have been doing it for literally decades! Anyway, we all know that there is only one real way to stop a free kick being taken quickly...... This is probably my favourite bit of (non Stoke goal) football action, never fails to raise a smile. I couldn't remember who it was that did that. Well done for remembering classic moment π
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2020 22:27:38 GMT
This is probably my favourite bit of (non Stoke goal) football action, never fails to raise a smile. I couldn't remember who it was that did that. Well done for remembering classic moment π Still my favourite football moment ever. Doffs cap
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Post by Widget123 on Feb 11, 2020 10:43:09 GMT
Years ago I was helping out the local Cubs team by reffing their home games for them. In one game the opposition striker was jumping in front of our keeper every time he tried to kick the ball long. I had a minor reputation of being even handed and a stickler for the rules (going so far as to reversing a throw in three times due to multiple foul throws!) and had already warned the striker he wasn't permitted to obstruct the keeper. The strikers manager convinced him to continue however as yellow cards didn't really exist in cub football at the time and they were gaining a considerable advantage from the activity much to my annoyance. I quietly told our keeper at half time that I wouldn't punish him if he followed through on a kick and gave the striker one in the testicles. Sure enough five minutes into the second half the striker got his just deserts and to make it even better the dreaded cold bucket of water and sponge was tipped over his midriff to "ease the pain"! π€£ Classic but did it stop the goon standing in front of the keeper? It put off the defenders going near to keeper for a while!
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Post by walrus on Feb 11, 2020 18:18:48 GMT
This is probably my favourite bit of (non Stoke goal) football action, never fails to raise a smile. I couldn't remember who it was that did that. Well done for remembering classic moment π As funny as it is, I believe the Zaire player said later that he did it to make a statement in protest against the Zaire FA not paying them. Itβs pretty much impossible that an international player in a World Cup was not familiar with the concept of a free kick.
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Post by madelinesmithmmmh on Feb 11, 2020 18:52:49 GMT
[/quote]As funny as it is, I believe the Zaire player said later that he did it to make a statement in protest against the Zaire FA not paying them. Itβs pretty much impossible that an international player in a World Cup was not familiar with the concept of a free kick. [/quote]
I can think of one or two who have "Graced" the red & white whose detailed knowledge of how to kick a football seemed unfamiliar. His apologetic reaction to the ref & Brazil players afterwards is still pretty spectacular, whatever the motive!
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Post by StokieMatt on Feb 11, 2020 20:31:24 GMT
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