10 Things That Annoy Me About Football Today

[Minimeister]

There were things that we equally not as great 30 years ago -

football fans treated like cattle
no footie on the telly
Jimmy Hill
Liberpewl
Away ends like Boltons or Oxfords
Racism
Glenn Hoddles shorts
Chris Waddle's hair
Diamond Lights
David Pleat sex stories

 

[WA Toffee]

1. Defenders never getting penalised for holding at corners but forwards do.
2. Diving
3. Timewasting
4. Feigning injury
5. Mobbing the ref
6. Players waving imaginary cards
7. Kicking the ball away when you concede a free kick
8. Being 5 yards away when a free kick is awarded and moving closer to the ball instead of another 5 yards away
9. Claiming a throw in when it's obvious you were last to touch it
10. Jumping anywhere near a goalie being an automatic free kick

 

[Bilko]

1 the lost tackle,any kind of contact results in a booking it seems to me.two players going for a 50/50 ball,someone is going to get the ball,the other is likely to catch his opponent.as for a sliding tackle,well how do you do that without showing your studs.

2 pundits,I appreciate we need them,but far too many are stealing a living.

3 previously mentioned Wembley semis

4 europa league set up,bring back uefa cup.no great fan of the set up for the champions league either.

5 transfer deadline day also,clever marketing by Sky that one.

6 Saturday lunchtime defeats for the Blues,it's a long uninteresting weekend for sport after that.always believe football is for 3 pm on a Saturday .

7 not being able to get a same day flight for a match ! ,appreciate that's not most peoples problem but it sure as hell boils my [Poor language removed] !.

after that, i'm happy

 

[Raino85]

There were things that we equally not as great 30 years ago -

football fans treated like cattle
no footie on the telly
Jimmy Hill
Liberpewl
Away ends like Boltons or Oxfords
Racism
Glenn Hoddles shorts
Chris Waddle's hair
Diamond Lights
David Pleat sex stories

Football is a far better place without David pleats sexcapades

 

[Jeff Jones]

I'm sure I could find ten things if I thought about it and I hadn't been drinking, but, for the time being, referees who wave yellow cards for ordinary fouls, goalkeepers who dive at players feet, giving away penalties and getting sent off - STAY ON YER FEET, and referees who let forwards get away with climbing all over defenders to get to the ball and allow resulting 'goals'.