Ball boys

[Big Hitter]

Can’t believe I’m reading people having a whinge about our ball boys slowly getting the ball back into play when we’re winning?! The number of times we’ve been absolutely shit housed by sides over the years, away from home, using every tactic & time wasting policy that they can is insane.

We absolutely should use the exact same tactic that other clubs will use on us at every opportunity they can. It’s a high stakes, professional sport. Take every advantage you can get, because you can bet your arse that it’ll happen to us again this season.

People don't seem to realise this is an entertainment sport. When you stop being entertained - you stop going and you stop paying into the club's coffers. The idea that our entertainment is somehow enhanced by the ball being out of play longer, or thrown further into the crowd is ridiculous. Refs should report club and let them get fined if they do it. Same with twats trying to keep ball in corner quadrant rather than playing football. Never used to happen- would have got booed off the park.
Not impressed by people whinging about others doing it to us, .
Just because Putin and his animals are murdering innocent people- should we do the same to any innocent Russians we come across.?

 

[SwitchBLADE Smiles]

People don't seem to realise this is an entertainment sport. When you stop being entertained - you stop going and you stop paying into the club's coffers. The idea that our entertainment is somehow enhanced by the ball being out of play longer, or thrown further into the crowd is ridiculous. Refs should report club and let them get fined if they do it. Same with twats trying to keep ball in corner quadrant rather than playing football. Never used to happen- would have got booed off the park.
Not impressed by people whinging about others doing it to us, .
Just because Putin and his animals are murdering innocent people- should we do the same to any innocent Russians we come across.?

You’re comparing war crimes to football teams keeping the ball in the corner to run the clock down.

Jesus Christ….

 

[Sharrowblade]

I'm not sure why they still have em'. Most of the time they don't actually move.

 

[diode_blade]

Is it not the case of the ball must be returned "To the field of play as fast as posissible", not necessarily to the nearest player of the team that should have the ball?
Question for any refs out there.....

 

[Big Hitter]

You’re comparing war crimes to football teams keeping the ball in the corner to run the clock down.

Jesus Christ….

I'm using the analogy to demonstrate the blinkered approach taken by you.
I suppose to take your approach to its ultimate level we should have got our one goal last night and then kicked the ball in the crowd for the next 80 minutes. Would you have been happy with that.? No football but hey we got 3 points, thats all that matters.

 

[Sheff de party]

I’m no fan of it. Give them the ball in the same way you would our players. But I suspect they’ve been told to do it.

Time wasting when the ball isn’t in play, whoever does it and how, is cheating.

 

[Sheff de party]

People don't seem to realise this is an entertainment sport. When you stop being entertained - you stop going and you stop paying into the club's coffers. The idea that our entertainment is somehow enhanced by the ball being out of play longer, or thrown further into the crowd is ridiculous. Refs should report club and let them get fined if they do it. Same with twats trying to keep ball in corner quadrant rather than playing football. Never used to happen- would have got booed off the park.
Not impressed by people whinging about others doing it to us, .
Just because Putin and his animals are murdering innocent people- should we do the same to any innocent Russians we come across.?

Keeping the ball in the corner is a legitimate tactic and whilst I don’t like to see it, there’s nothing you can do about it.

Time wasting when the ball isn’t in play is a scourge on the game, performed by people who only care about winning and cheered by those with the same mentality.

 

[Sean Thornton]

I didn’t care for it, I also saw a ball boy give Baldock instructions of where to make his throw. Baldock just laughed, some confidence in these young kids which is good to see

Not quite. Norwood was telling the lad to put the ball down and he rolled it a yard or so back. Furious George laughingly said something about it and the ball boy pointed to Norwood in a “he told me to do it” gesture.

 

[Freddie]

Refusing to give the ball to Westwood once was amusing, although I still wouldn’t condone it. Doing it repeatedly was a twat’s trick and could have prompted a reaction from their players. We don’t want any repeats, particularly in front if the cameras.

I thought it was fantastic

 

[Big Hitter]

I thought it was fantastic

See the post two above yours.

 

[sitwell]

Snowflake central comparing ballboys to Putins murder squads because they rolled a ball out wrongly ,against a club who cheated us out of playing a fixture to get players back from international call ups. Fucking hell this place

 

[Ball_Sup (Phil)]

On my travels this season I've been to (among other grounds) Peterborough United's & Wigan Athletic's Training Grounds for SUFC U18 & U23 games. At both those grounds, younger age groups were acting as BallBoys. Both clubs had a dedicated BallBoy coach at those Academy games. Patrolling the touchline. Advising the younger lads how to make it look like they were collecting the ball, but actually being deceptive & slowing the game down. Occasionally, a particular youngster would be shown an iPad by the Ballboy Coach with a video of how he might approach "the same situation" if his team were a) winning or b) losing. As you might know, I'm fascinated by detail like this. Suffice to say I've NEVER seen that attention to detail at Shirecliffe. Says it all really....

 

[1889]

How has a thread about ballboys not giving the ball back immediately, ever got to two pages?

FFS, why don't you all concentrate on the time wasting that goes on, right before your eyes by the 22 adults you’ve all paid to watch play football?

Goalkeepers taking an age to retrieve the ball, then cleaning their studs before they can possibly take a goal kick? Then there’s keepers diving on the ball as it rolls harmlessly towards them? Players going down feigning injury when the opposition are getting on top, often at the managers behest? Taking an age to take a throw in, or deliberately stealing yards knowing the ref will send them back? Kicking the ball as far out of play as possible? Not retrieving the ball for the opposition, despite being next to it? Going to the far side of the pitch, knowing they are going to be substituted? Did I mention feigning injury? etc, etc

Jesus, its a bit OTT to suggest that there’s safe guarding issues, because a ballboy hasn’t given the ball back quickly enough? I expect some of you will want him rehousing with temporary foster parents while social services arrange a case conference ?

We’re one nil up and he didn’t give the ball back to the oppositions keeper, so fucking what? Good on him I say

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

Refusing to give the ball to Westwood once was amusing, although I still wouldn’t condone it. Doing it repeatedly was a twat’s trick and could have prompted a reaction from their players. We don’t want any repeats, particularly in front if the cameras.

 

[Greasy Chap Butty]

I thought it was fantastic

Lad was buzzing and fair play to piggy Westwood, he thought it was funny.

 

[ThatJa]

This thread is a shit thread.

 

[ZLB]

Refusing to give the ball to Westwood once was amusing, although I still wouldn’t condone it. Doing it repeatedly was a twat’s trick and could have prompted a reaction from their players. We don’t want any repeats, particularly in front if the cameras.

Don’t be so soft. It was brilliant.

 

[ZLB]

See the post two above yours.

Alright Hitler.

See the post 16 above yours.

 

[ZLB]

I'm using the analogy to demonstrate the blinkered approach taken by you.
I suppose to take your approach to its ultimate level we should have got our one goal last night and then kicked the ball in the crowd for the next 80 minutes. Would you have been happy with that.? No football but hey we got 3 points, thats all that matters.

Give over Adolpho.

 

[Digs blade]

14, 15, 16 year old kids repeatedly - albeit briefly - being the centre of attention in a high stakes, high profile football match by antagonising and amusing adults - players and some in the crowd - some of who are at their emotional limits, and some well beyond.

I don't know if it's oversensitive, PC or what - but it seems like the kind of thing that could reasonably (for once) come under the umbrella of Safeguarding. No young person should have that level of attention and potential pressure.

Someone needs to sort this out quietly and behind the scenes before we have an "incident".

Till then: Well done to the lads who do their job without fuss.

Really? Come on mate

 

[ZLB]

Really? Come on mate

Typical over analysis of nothing.

 

[steve26272]

Problem is there’s blurred lines between it been a sport, desire to win and business

If it was ran purely on sporting morals, give them the same courtesy as our team

If it’s a Sunday league pub game and you were 1-0 up against a team and your lad was pitch side watching, the ball came to him and he retrieved it with haste leading to your opponent scoring an equaliser, would you say well done son great attitude or you complete cap end, we were winning ffs.

However this season is potentially worth £100m, win at all costs??

When Robinson has a towel for long throws, should the ball boy also offer that towel to the oppo?

Should our players chase the ball and return to their players when it goes out for a goal kick?

This has to be a directive from the FA, until then it’s going to be every team for themselves, and that’s what we did

 

[Digs blade]

Typical over analysis of nothing.

I agree I sometimes despair what this world is coming too. My bet is that the said 16 year old ball boy would have been chuckling away to himself at the time and has since already forgotten about it

 

[Sean Thornton]

I'm using the analogy to demonstrate the blinkered approach taken by you.
I suppose to take your approach to its ultimate level we should have got our one goal last night and then kicked the ball in the crowd for the next 80 minutes. Would you have been happy with that.? No football but hey we got 3 points, thats all that matters.

It’s near the top of the worst analogy’s seen on here. And that really is saying something.

 

[Cheesebored]

Snowflake central comparing ballboys to Putins murder squads because they rolled a ball out wrongly ,against a club who cheated us out of playing a fixture to get players back from international call ups. Fucking hell this place

How did they cheat? It left a sour taste at the time but within the EFL rules. If we'd have had as many injuries and had an out we'd have done the same. Morally questionable yes, cheating no.

 

[Digger]

This is for a thread for an international break surely?.

 

[richblade]

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[SWB]

I'm using the analogy to demonstrate the blinkered approach taken by you.
I suppose to take your approach to its ultimate level we should have got our one goal last night and then kicked the ball in the crowd for the next 80 minutes. Would you have been happy with that.? No football but hey we got 3 points, thats all that matters.

Just thinking......If by chance you chose to take his approach to its ultimate level, you could put an 'S' in your name

 

[LudlamBlade]

 

[Karaoke Blade]

How has a thread about ballboys not giving the ball back immediately, ever got to two pages?

FFS, why don't you all concentrate on the time wasting that goes on, right before your eyes by the 22 adults you’ve all paid to watch play football?

Goalkeepers taking an age to retrieve the ball, then cleaning their studs before they can possibly take a goal kick? Then there’s keepers diving on the ball as it rolls harmlessly towards them? Players going down feigning injury when the opposition are getting on top, often at the managers behest? Taking an age to take a throw in, or deliberately stealing yards knowing the ref will send them back? Kicking the ball as far out of play as possible? Not retrieving the ball for the opposition, despite being next to it? Going to the far side of the pitch, knowing they are going to be substituted? Did I mention feigning injury? etc, etc

Jesus, its a bit OTT to suggest that there’s safe guarding issues, because a ballboy hasn’t given the ball back quickly enough? I expect some of you will want him rehousing with temporary foster parents while social services arrange a case conference ?

We’re one nil up and he didn’t give the ball back to the oppositions keeper, so fucking what? Good on him I say

The main time waster was the referee. Took an eternity to blow his whistle on free kicks. There was one occasion where nothing happened for almost a minute with all players on the pitch.