fudge27 Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 So after Chris Wilder came out and said players hug cos it's emotional, Neil Harris has now said it's a joke to try and stop players Celebrating. What World do these absolute bellends live in? Do they realise there is a nationwide pandemic and global epidemic on, lucky to be playing at all, let alone be getting tests so regularly and have the cheek to complain about it. Pair of ******** 5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 Similar arguments of 5Live Sport tonight Lots of "yeah-buttery". They're emotional etc. Well, they should just reign it in. TBH, they've not made much of an effort since football restarted and things went back to normal pretty quickly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incognito Owl Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Yeah I haven't been following this properly, but it reminds me how fisher reacted to the Paterson incident. Pity footballers/managers etc. aren't like Vladimir Ivić haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanye West Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 15 hours ago, fudge27 said: So after Chris Wilder came out and said players hug cos it's emotional, Neil Harris has now said it's a joke to try and stop players Celebrating. What World do these absolute bellends live in? Do they realise there is a nationwide pandemic and global epidemic on, lucky to be playing at all, let alone be getting tests so regularly and have the cheek to complain about it. Pair of ******** Why are they making it out now that footballers celebrating is an issue? Football has been back now long? They're some of the most tested people in the UK, it's a complete non-issue. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beighton Owl 87 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 There not taking this thing seriously enough. When it restarted in Germany there was no hugging or high fives if you remember Haaland's celebration when scoring in the opening game. Now we've got coaches stood in the dugout gozzing every time the camera zooms in on them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 17 hours ago, edmontonowl said: Similar arguments of 5Live Sport tonight Lots of "yeah-buttery". They're emotional etc. Well, they should just reign it in. TBH, they've not made much of an effort since football restarted and things went back to normal pretty quickly Not as emotional as not being allowed a last visit to a loved one as they lay dying. The rest of us follow the rules,why shouldn't they, it's not that difficult. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, 31Dec1966 said: Not as emotional as not being allowed a last visit to a loved one as they lay dying. The rest of us follow the rules,why shouldn't they, it's not that difficult. It's a completely different context though and a little unfair to make that comparison. Footballers, managers, staff etc will also have had family that they have been unable to see and interact with. Guardiola lost his mum after she contracted the virus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 20 hours ago, fudge27 said: So after Chris Wilder came out and said players hug cos it's emotional, Neil Harris has now said it's a joke to try and stop players Celebrating. What World do these absolute bellends live in? Do they realise there is a nationwide pandemic and global epidemic on, lucky to be playing at all, let alone be getting tests so regularly and have the cheek to complain about it. Pair of ******** Don't think they are complaining, more that they are trying to explain what happens. PL footballers are tested twice a week, they train together daily, they spend 90 minutes sweating on each other, being in close contact with each other all game. Spending a moment instinctively celebrating a goal together is not going to make any difference. If you are watching football and getting annoyed that they celebrate scoring then you have to question why you are watching it in the first place, it is a difficult enough watch as it is but some people are getting some form of enjoyment and escape from watching professional football. Take all of the remaining joy out of it and you might as well not bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Why do they have the two coaching teams on the same side of the pitch? why do they need to be near each other? why are they allowed to go to all the other coaches at the end of the game and say good game and rubbish like that? Football is wrecking itself, I think, they do the bare minimum In the NBA they all went to disney to play all the games in a self contained environment to avoid Covid. Football should've done something similar. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Ellis Rimmer said: In the NBA they all went to disney to play all the games in a self contained environment to avoid Covid. Football should've done something similar. NHL Play-offs did the same. But there's fewer teams in these leagues than in English football and the geography is quite different. Massive logistical challenges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 37 minutes ago, edmontonowl said: NHL Play-offs did the same. But there's fewer teams in these leagues than in English football and the geography is quite different. Massive logistical challenges True but point is they had an innovative approach to mitigate the risk of covid. What have they done in football except for test a lot? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I think a lot of this is to do with the optics of the situation. A handful of players blatantly not observing restrictions and now games being called off because of the number positive tests despite all the mitigating measures club are taking, doesn't look good. The situation suggests that it must be the players fault for skirting restrictions. When they start celebrating and managers are hugging each other before and after, it just more fuel on the fire. If they can be seen to be doing something which is believed to stop the spread (restricting celebrations and other stuff during games) then it would look a lot better. There doesn't seem much support, though, from the football community appearing in the media right now. They're sending the wrong message. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 8 minutes ago, edmontonowl said: I think a lot of this is to do with the optics of the situation. A handful of players blatantly not observing restrictions and now games being called off because of the number positive tests despite all the mitigating measures club are taking, doesn't look good. The situation suggests that it must be the players fault for skirting restrictions. When they start celebrating and managers are hugging each other before and after, it just more fuel on the fire. If they can be seen to be doing something which is believed to stop the spread (restricting celebrations and other stuff during games) then it would look a lot better. There doesn't seem much support, though, from the football community appearing in the media right now. They're sending the wrong message. I seriously don't think they've done anything at all If anything they made it worse because they take extra people to the games. 9 subs wtf. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scram Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 "Football" thinks it's the most important thing in the world The sense of entitlement is sickening 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmontonowl Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Ellis Rimmer said: I seriously don't think they've done anything at all If anything they made it worse because they take extra people to the games. 9 subs wtf. Actually, you might be right. For all the noises being made about everyone being regularly tested, didn't Paul Lambert and another manager come out and say their players had n't been tested often? I've been disheartened by what I've heard in the media from some players and clubs. Saying one but doing another (ie. nothing) Edited January 15, 2021 by edmontonowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Footballers are either safe to play the game, or they're not; if celebrating a goal renders them unsafe, then I'm struggling to see why getting touch-tight to a sweating, panting opponent in a jam-packed penalty box could be safe, either? What makes goal celebrations the risk factor above all the other close interactions on a football pitch? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2soon Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 I agree anwts. What's the difference between having five players in a wall and a cuddle after a goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingOwl Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 hours ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: Footballers are either safe to play the game, or they're not; if celebrating a goal renders them unsafe, then I'm struggling to see why getting touch-tight to a sweating, panting opponent in a jam-packed penalty box could be safe, either? What makes goal celebrations the risk factor above all the other close interactions on a football pitch? This. Season needs postponing if it’s not safe for players to hug after scoring. It’s a contact sport ffs and they’re constantly touch tight with each other in training, let alone with opposition players during the game! Completely laughable situation and it’s an argument being put forward to place blame on the players again. Infection rates are getting ridiculous among clubs. Games postponed left right and centre. I’m not comfortable with players being tested as often as they are, they shouldn’t be a priority. The season needs postponing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fudge27 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Share Posted January 17, 2021 I think it's the perception of it and the excuses trotted out over something like oh it's hard to contain your excitement, when there's people who csnt see their elderly relatives or parents or kids cos of the illness. Football has been granted a huge dispensation to Continue and they go off like the public should be on bended knee thanking them. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellis Rimmer Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 9 hours ago, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: Footballers are either safe to play the game, or they're not; if celebrating a goal renders them unsafe, then I'm struggling to see why getting touch-tight to a sweating, panting opponent in a jam-packed penalty box could be safe, either? What makes goal celebrations the risk factor above all the other close interactions on a football pitch? It's because it's all about mitigating the risk. It's like saying "we're either safe to go to ASDA or we're not" of course there is no guarantee of safety but it needs to open or we will starve. So avoiding celebrations/handshakes etc are something that will decrease the risk of transmission but won't affect the game. In addition footballers are role models and therefore it's helpful if they follow the same rules as they rest of us. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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