Seemingly trivial things that intrigue you
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That'll teach you not to watch BBC Breakfast. 😉Pross said:
It was worthy of a 5-10 minute discussion and interview on BBC Breakfast with the photographer who captured the image.pblakeney said:I didn't realise that there was a fuss.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
You do have some strange opinionsrick_chasey said:The booking for taking your shirt in celebration is pure pure commercialism - the shirt sponsors want their logo in the shot.
That’s it.
Irony of course is in the shot here, the shirt sponsor also sponsors the bra...0 -
Sorry, just understood the point. The booking is not because the sponsors want the shirt to stay on.0
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The lack of hostility and geniality of the fans in women's football makes the game attractive. Perhaps this should be replicated in the men's game.morstar said:
I attended Barcelona vs Valencia, Barcelona vs Malaga CF and Barcelona vs Deportivo la Coruña. I hardly saw a policeman (apart from those conducting traffic) and I never witnessed any hostility.
seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
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Then there is absolutely no reason to have the rule.kingstongraham said:Sorry, just understood the point. The booking is not because the sponsors want the shirt to stay on.
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The rule is there for time wasting reasons (if that is your question).rick_chasey said:
Then there is absolutely no reason to have the rule.kingstongraham said:Sorry, just understood the point. The booking is not because the sponsors want the shirt to stay on.
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It was getting silly with time wasting celebrations and messages on shirts.rick_chasey said:
Then there is absolutely no reason to have the rule.kingstongraham said:Sorry, just understood the point. The booking is not because the sponsors want the shirt to stay on.
If you want to take your shirt off any other time play is stopped, there's no rule against it - only when celebrating a goal.
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I'd solve the problem by allowing quickly taken kick-offs. Players without shirts wouldn't be allowed on the pitch.0
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"Players can celebrate when a goal is scored, but the celebration must not be excessive; choreographed celebrations are not encouraged and must not cause excessive time-wasting."rick_chasey said:So you can do a dance routine but taking your shirt off is time wasting? Give over.
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Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.0 -
You don't watch much football do you?rick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.0 -
IIRC, having your jersey outside your shorts was against the rules for a while. As was socks not pulled up. Grealish would have problems. 😉The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Teams who focus on set pieces literally play less football in 90 mins than teams who don't. What was it, a stat I read from a few years ago, West Ham on in a game had the ball in play for 42 mins for the 90 wheras Man City had something like 60odd that week.TheBigBean said:
You don't watch much football do you?rick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.0 -
If a throw in takes 90s, there will definitely be a booking.rick_chasey said:
Teams who focus on set pieces literally play less football in 90 mins than teams who don't. What was it, a stat I read from a few years ago, West Ham on in a game had the ball in play for 42 mins for the 90 wheras Man City had something like 60odd that week.TheBigBean said:
You don't watch much football do you?rick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.0 -
I exaggerate for effectTheBigBean said:
If a throw in takes 90s, there will definitely be a booking.rick_chasey said:
Teams who focus on set pieces literally play less football in 90 mins than teams who don't. What was it, a stat I read from a few years ago, West Ham on in a game had the ball in play for 42 mins for the 90 wheras Man City had something like 60odd that week.TheBigBean said:
You don't watch much football do you?rick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/world-cup-stoppage-time-is-wildly-inaccurate/
10 mins waiting for free kicks, 8 on throw ins.0 -
IIRC the average time for the ball in-play in a EPL game last season was under 60 minutes. Wonder what would happen if they were required to give a 30% refund?0
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TheBigBean said:
You don't watch much football do you?rick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.
How about jumping into the crowd or climbing up to celebrate with friends and relativesrick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.0 -
OK if it is done in a manner which does not cause security concerns, and the player returns as soon as possible.surrey_commuter said:
How about jumping into the crowd or climbing up to celebrate with friends and relativesrick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.Leaving the field of play to celebrate a goal is not a cautionable offence but players should return as soon as possible.
A player must be cautioned, even if the goal is disallowed, for:
climbing onto a perimeter fence and/or approaching the spectators in a manner which causes safety and/or security issues
gesturing or acting in a provocative, derisory or inflammatory way
covering the head or face with a mask or other similar item
removing the shirt or covering the head with the shirt
I guess the masks were getting a bit silly too.0 -
Players are booked for time wasting all the time. I have said upthread how I would change it for goal celebrations.rick_chasey said:
I exaggerate for effectTheBigBean said:
If a throw in takes 90s, there will definitely be a booking.rick_chasey said:
Teams who focus on set pieces literally play less football in 90 mins than teams who don't. What was it, a stat I read from a few years ago, West Ham on in a game had the ball in play for 42 mins for the 90 wheras Man City had something like 60odd that week.TheBigBean said:
You don't watch much football do you?rick_chasey said:Pfft. I have to say i've never got the whole time wasting thing.
They get upset at the most ridiculous things.
90 secs for a throw in? No problem. A good 3 minutes for a free kick outside the box? No problem.
But celebrating a goal? oh no.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/world-cup-stoppage-time-is-wildly-inaccurate/
10 mins waiting for free kicks, 8 on throw ins.0 -
A couple of things that have intrigued me recently. The Spanish beach body ad that didn't bother getting consent from the people involved and Rebekah Vardy.0
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That Spanish advert was a cracking piece of stupidity. I'd have loved to have been a fly on the wall in the marketing meeting. "Yeah, that'll be fine, that particular fat woman probably won't see it."0
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Also intrigued by Rebekah Vardy claiming she never leaked or authorised the leaks of stories to The Sun in an exclusive interview with The Sun.
Perhaps she needs her PA back by her side.0 -
Dipping into the old world of commodity trading & finance. I hadn't realised in the last few years the banks had wised up to the issue that these commodity trading firms are just outrageously corrupt and regularly break the law and have no ethics.
As a result, the traders have found it really hard to get cheap funding, which in turn has helped contribute to really volatile commodity prices (read, energy), as the liquidity in the markets dries up as the trade finance just isn't available.
Unintended outcomes eh?
Ah well, there's profit to be made from less scrupulous bankers, who can bank the same guys for fatter margins.
Ethics can be expensive.
(obviously if energy prices soar, the traders need to borrow much more to trade the same volume...so this matters)0 -
LEGO Technic Ferrari Daytona SP3 - Model 42143 (18+Years) £299.98 in Costco.
Who? Why?0 -
I think I'd go Airfix or equivalent if I was that way inclined.orraloon said:LEGO Technic Ferrari Daytona SP3 - Model 42143 (18+Years) £299.98 in Costco.
Who? Why?
It's not even a nice representation. 🤔😱
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Lego that only let's you build one thing always seems a waste of time in general to me.
Oh, and I'm sure it's well known but something I learned recently that may come in handy for pub quizzes is that the Lego is the world's largest annual producer of tyres (by number of unit).0 -
That's pretty much true for any kit based project though. Worked with a couple years back who were big into their lego building. Even they would of balked at £700 for the Millennium Falcon though....0
