Many of us blokes love a list and i'm no exception.
This is mine about things that slightly annoy me about the game i love(The big issues like corruption & Racism can wait for another day)
In no particular order...
1)The Sky hype; Now i'm aware that Sky are in the business of self publicity in an attempt to either get new customers or hang on to existing ones but does Bolton V Stoke and Wigan V Blackburn really constitute a "Super Sunday" ? I don't think so.More of a "It's a good day to roam around Homebase Sunday"
2)Badge Kissers: When a player scores then runs to the fans kissing the badge just who are they trying to kid? To my mind it really means the player involved will be off if the club up the road offer a tenner more a week.It's over compensating of the highest order and the fans are'nt fooled by it.
3)Precious fans; You know the scenario.An opposing player gets dogs abuse from the home fans for 90 minutes then as he's leaving the pitch flicks the V's at said fans.What usually happens? Fans complain to the police! Grow up.Never was the old adage of "If you can't take it don't give it" more apposite...
4)ITV Football coverage; Nuff said...
5)Diving; Ah yes the hardy perennial.We all know it's cheating and every club has had at least one player who "Goes down rather easily" or "Makes the most of a challenge" It's cheating pure and simple.However to my mind the worst cases are when two players come head to head in that odd testosterone fueled who's-got-the-biggest-dick-rutting-stag way and one falls to the ground clutching his face as if hit by a sledgehammer and not slightly brushed by the opponents forehead.However it's laugh out loud funny when both go down simultaneously.
6)1966 and all that; Whenever England play an international game the commentators invariably drop in some sort of mention of England's World Cup win in 1966.Give it a rest for God's sake.It's both predictable and boring.Indeed many of my Scottish friends open a book on what time the first mention will be.The clever money normally goes on between 30 and 45 seconds...
7)Square nets; Over the last few years the fashion for these kind of nets has annoyed the hell out of me.For one thing they look ugly.They're also far too shallow.The ball's in and out of the net before you realise it's a goal.I want to see the ball "Nestle" in the back of the net.I want to see the beaten keeper having to pull the net over his back to retrieve the ball...
8)Talking of nets; That moment when a team's two nil down and pull a goal back with a few minutes left.Invariably the attacking team try to retrieve the ball quickly to get it back to the centre circle to save time.Of course it always has the opposite effect as the keeper holds onto the ball and usually a fight breaks out between players.So instead of speeding up the game it has the opposite effect.
9)Choreographed goal celebrations; You all know the ones.The pretend golf shot,the baby rocking etc.Hate it hate it hate it.If the players have spare time in training practice free kicks or something not auditioning for Strictly Come Dancing.It's particulary galling if it's done by your players when four down...
10)Waving the imaginary card; Ok i admit this is more than slightly annoying,it's very annoying and there's a simple way to stamp it out.If a player waves an imaginary card at the ref then he get's one too.
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