Football pet hates

**Hibiza** · 13-06-2021 04:13 PM

Managers saying " we will learn from this ".

**Pretty Boy** · 13-06-2021 04:26 PM

Players kissing the ball before a penalty, feee kick etc

A North Macedonia player just done it for a nothing free kick 40 yards out on the touchline. WTF?

**Magpie** · 13-06-2021 04:28 PM

Stephen Craigan and Steve McManaman.

**Key West** · 13-06-2021 04:33 PM

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Stephen Craigan and Steve McManaman.

Why anybody would listen to Craigan is a mystery what has he actually done, as for McMannaman he did play for Real Madrid and Liverpool but opinion wise you'd think he was world player of the year 7 times on the trot in the way he berates players for errors.

**Magpie** · 13-06-2021 04:36 PM

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Why anybody would listen to Craigan is a mystery what has he actually done, as for McMannaman he did play for Real Madrid and Liverpool but opinion wise you'd think he was world player of the year 7 times on the trot in the way he berates players for errors.

I get the feeling that Craigan hates Hibs.

**LongJohnBanger** · 13-06-2021 05:03 PM

"Rolls Royce of a player"

"Never laid a glove on them"

Insert every other flavour of the week / month cliché as you see fit.

***Jim Herriot*** · 13-06-2021 05:12 PM

"He made no mistake from the spot" always annoys me, mainly because no-one in history has ever said "He made a mistake from the spot."

**CloudSquall** · 13-06-2021 05:13 PM

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When commentators say a goalkeeper 'just about kept it out' when they actually made a save and kept it out.

The complete corruption of the meaning of "just about" has me almost going through my TV screen.

"he just about got a touch to that" - No, he actually ****ing touched it.

"He just about got his head on it" - No he actually ****ing got his head on it.

**CloudSquall** · 13-06-2021 05:16 PM

"Your Liverpools, Chelseas, Arsenals"

There's more than one of each aye?

Also, "Twitter banter" on clubs' official Twitter accounts which is as funny as being hit by a car.

It's like having a bunch of clones of James Corden but even less funny.

**The_Exile** · 13-06-2021 05:17 PM

The fact i need about 8 subscriptions to watch it.

**The_Exile** · 13-06-2021 05:19 PM

Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

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Players kissing the ball before a penalty, feee kick etc

A North Macedonia player just done it for a nothing free kick 40 yards out on the touchline. WTF?

I saw this too and it made me laugh out loud 😂

**Topographic Hibby** · 13-06-2021 05:22 PM

Linesmen waiting about 5 minutes to put their flag up after everybody in the stadium/TV-land has shouted "offside"......

**Onion** · 13-06-2021 05:44 PM

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The complete corruption of the meaning of "just about" has me almost going through my TV screen.

"he just about got a touch to that" - No, he actually ****ing touched it.

"He just about got his head on it" - No he actually ****ing got his head on it.

Just about does ma head in

**Iain G** · 13-06-2021 05:45 PM

Every John Hughes interview ever, Charlie Nicholas and Davie Provan, moving electronic pitch side advertising in the same colours as the teams playing, Jane Lewis and her constant errors, all the additional wee sponsors on strips, changing both / all 3 strips every year now, jobs for the boys in punditry, Sam Allardyce...

***Caversham Green*** · 13-06-2021 06:03 PM

Referees failing to book players for bad tackles because it's early in the game - that's exactly the time that they should be booked.

Players taking the ball into the corner to waste time when they could be crossing it for another attempt at goal - it's an entertainment industry, even if you miss we'd rather see a shot on goal than two or three players fannying about at the corner post.

***Danderhall Hibs*** · 13-06-2021 06:13 PM

Robbie Savage.

Referees not giving free kicks unless a player falls over.

Complaints about players going over easily to win a foul when if the refs gave fouls for fouls they wouldn’t have to.

**Magpie** · 13-06-2021 06:16 PM

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Referees failing to book players for bad tackles because it's early in the game - that's exactly the time that they should be booked.

Players taking the ball into the corner to waste time when they could be crossing it for another attempt at goal - it's an entertainment industry, even if you miss we'd rather see a shot on goal than two or three players fannying about at the corner post.

Your first point annoys me too.

***The Modfather*** · 13-06-2021 06:19 PM

The majority of footballers haircuts. Or probably more accurately the majority of youngsters’ haircuts.

***Just Alf*** · 13-06-2021 06:20 PM

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Referees failing to book players for bad tackles because it's early in the game - that's exactly the time that they should be booked.

Players taking the ball into the corner to waste time when they could be crossing it for another attempt at goal - it's an entertainment industry, even if you miss we'd rather see a shot on goal than two or three players fannying about at the corner post.

Point 1 = 100%

Point 2 = No way, I have painful memories of Scotland just needing to see out a minute or two, rather than playing canny, we went for it then lost a goal to counter attack at the final whistle.
Ended up in a playoff with England where we beat them at Wembley (sure it was their last competitive game at the old version) and got beat at Hampden to go out on aggregate.. scarred for life!

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***Hibrandenburg*** · 13-06-2021 06:22 PM

Pished fans who are a liability to themselves and others around them.

Fans who appear to detest their own team.

Bosman.

The idea that I should support a particular team because of what religion I was born into.

Glory hunting fans.

Games on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday.

***The Modfather*** · 13-06-2021 06:23 PM

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Point 1 = 100%

Point 2 = No way, I have painful memories of Scotland just needing to see out a minute or two, rather than playing canny, we went for it then lost a goal to counter attack at the final whistle.
Ended up in a playoff with England where we beat them at Wembley (sure it was their last competitive game at the old version) and got beat at Hampden to go out on aggregate.. scarred for life!

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They also lost to Germany at Wembley in the previous game. Satisfying that the last two games at the old Wembley were defeats to Germany & Scotland 😀

**One Day** · 13-06-2021 06:50 PM

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Douglas Ross

A face only a mother could love

**HoboHarry** · 13-06-2021 06:56 PM

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Agree. It is habitual with some, Porto and Nisbet being two of the worst offenders. I was amazed there was no sanction brought in for this when play resumed after lockdown. I think pro golfers can get fined.
I do feel the need to gob occasionally when exercising vigorously, especially if I have a bit of a snivvle or cough, but not twice every minute, and certainly not if I am standing on the touchline watching, as per some managers I've seen.
The ref runs about as much as the players but when did you last see a ref gob on the pitch during a game? Guessing they have a directive not to gob?

I suspect that for the most part, referees come from a higher branch on the intellectual tree than most footballers.

***Newry Hibs*** · 13-06-2021 06:59 PM

The swooshing noise for every caption on sky sports.

**~~660~~** · 13-06-2021 07:16 PM

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Players talking to each other at full time with their hand over their mouths.

Racist

**cowdenhibby** · 13-06-2021 07:19 PM

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Mealy mouthed pundits who talk in cliches

Time wasting, even more so early in the game

players going down screaming, glance at the ref, and spring back up once the free kick is given or not given

awful use of var technology compared to other sports

referees over exaggerated hand gestures when talking to players

Sam allardyce

socks over knees

Sam Allardyce

**EdinMike** · 13-06-2021 07:22 PM

“Tactical fouls” and “taking one for the team” I just think they are blatant cheating. They quicker the are made a straight Red the better the game will flow !

**cowdenhibby** · 13-06-2021 07:25 PM

When a free kick is awarded in shooting distance the time between it being awarded and the taking of it does my head in. When a player has only one defender to beat and turns and passes back

***Jones28*** · 13-06-2021 07:32 PM

Great players who make awful pundits (Owen, Savage, Shearer, hunners of others).

Robbie Savage

The ****ing god awful adverts that appear around tournaments with players.

**HoboHarry** · 13-06-2021 07:36 PM

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Great players who make awful pundits (Owen, Savage, Shearer, hunners of others).

Robbie Savage

The ****ing god awful adverts that appear around tournaments with players.

Andy Walker is right up there with then in the useless stakes......

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