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It just occurred to me
Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:37 pm
by Redcard
Tonight watching the Sheffield match while eating my dinner I was greeted by the unsavoury sight of a West Ham player clearing his nose onto the pitch. It is now commonplace for players to regularly spit, and I’ve seen several managers on the touch line do likewise, but it occurred to me that I have never seen a referee spit , yet they cover as much ground as the players.
Well done refs, you lead by example.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:50 am
by Chicken Dhansak
Yeah, I saw that as well, some spray wasn't it? Nasty.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:01 am
by Disoriented
Disgusting. Doesn’t happen in other sports. Imagine tennis players doing that?
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:19 am
by y o y o y
Disoriented wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:01 am
Disgusting. Doesn’t happen in other sports. Imagine tennis players doing that?
Tennis players spit in the sponsor provided towel at the change of ends, then they hand the towel to the ball boy/girl.
Can't see it being banned in the world spittoon championships
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 10:29 am
by BIGRON
Where I live in Befnal green you see it all the time in the streets, dirty bastards , the other thing that riles me is people throwing litter in the street when there are bins a few feet away
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:22 am
by Real Al
Redcard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:37 pm
Tonight watching the Sheffield match while eating my dinner I was greeted by the unsavoury sight of a West Ham player clearing his nose onto the pitch. It is now commonplace for players to regularly spit, and I’ve seen several managers on the touch line do likewise, but it occurred to me that I have never seen a referee spit , yet they cover as much ground as the players.
Well done refs, you lead by example.
Blimey, this has been going on forever. How have you never spotted it before?
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:34 am
by LeytonstoneRed07
Not as bad as Sarge tugging his todger live on tv at Sutton a couple of seasons ago
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:36 am
by Scuba Diver
Redcard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:37 pm
Tonight watching the Sheffield match while eating my dinner I was greeted by the unsavoury sight of a West Ham player clearing his nose onto the pitch. It is now commonplace for players to regularly spit, and I’ve seen several managers on the touch line do likewise, but it occurred to me that I have never seen a referee spit , yet they cover as much ground as the players.
Well done refs, you lead by example.
Played, and play, plenty of sport etc, and never felt the need to spit everywhere.
I think it's a subliminal message to indicate to others that they are a bit of an idiot.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:27 pm
by Sid Bishop
Different thing but strange how the tennis players of years ago did not do all the shrieking as they hit the ball as they often do now. Especially happens nowadays with many of the women tennis players
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:55 pm
by Howling Mad Murdock
LeytonstoneRed07 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 11:34 am
Not as bad as Sarge tugging his todger live on tv at Sutton a couple of seasons ago
Totally different ball game.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:10 pm
by Ronnie Hotdogs
It’s totally natural. Nowt to see here.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 8:12 pm
by Lucky7
Redcard wrote: ↑Fri Jan 10, 2020 11:37 pm
Tonight watching the Sheffield match while eating my dinner I was greeted by the unsavoury sight of a West Ham player clearing his nose onto the pitch. It is now commonplace for players to regularly spit, and I’ve seen several managers on the touch line do likewise, but it occurred to me that I have never seen a referee spit , yet they cover as much ground as the players.
Well done refs, you lead by example.
I guess Tin
Men don’t spit
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:19 pm
by Thor
Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:27 pm
Different thing but strange how the tennis players of years ago did not do all the shrieking as they hit the ball as they often do now. Especially happens nowadays with many of the women tennis players
It's a way to try and put your opponent off their shot, the louder they get the more of putting it gets. It should be stopped imho.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:07 am
by Sid Bishop
Thor wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:19 pm
Sid Bishop wrote: ↑Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:27 pm
Different thing but strange how the tennis players of years ago did not do all the shrieking as they hit the ball as they often do now. Especially happens nowadays with many of the women tennis players
It's a way to try and put your opponent off their shot, the louder they get the more of putting it gets. It should be stopped imho.
Monica Seles was the first woman tennis player I ever heard who had a habit of grunting or shrieking loudly when hitting shots.
Re: It just occurred to me
Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 5:39 am
by RedDwarf 1881
It just occurred to me that yesterday was the first game that we had a permanent settled manager in charge since the tragic passing of Justin
Men don’t spit