Shirt Lifters

[El Sid]

Why do players take their shirts off after scoring. It's a silly rule but they know it's a yellow card every time, increasing the chances of suspensions over a season.
Must drive managers mental.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Its unbelievably stupid. If I were a manager, I'd go POSTAL on a player who did that. What a completely ridiculous reason to get yourself booked.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

I think it's acceptable in certain circumstances. Aguero took his shirt off after that late goal to grab the title last season...

Having to book players for taking their shirts off after scoring a goal is a completely ridiculous rule anyway.

 

[Racek]

Ive seen it before when it was a second yellow and the guy was sent off!

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

I've not seen it happen in any other sport. For footballers to feel hard done by for getting booked is hilarious.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Having to book players for taking their shirts off after scoring a goal is a completely ridiculous rule anyway.

Probably. But why does a player feel COMPELLED to do it anyway? What is the point?

 

[Titanic]

... Having to book players for taking their shirts off after scoring a goal is a completely ridiculous rule anyway.

Indeed... they should be sent off. It is just plain STUPID behaviour.

 

[Randsta]

Probably. But why does a player feel COMPELLED to do it anyway? What is the point?

If your buff you wanna show your six pack off ...I do it all the time in the office! after I make a sale I run around the office topless

 

[El Sid]

Having to book players for taking their shirts off after scoring a goal is a completely ridiculous rule anyway.

I've read a couple of reasons - time wasting and not displaying the sponsor logo when the camera is most likely to be on the player - crowd incitement is also mentioned.

 

[Mellotron]

Stupidest rule in the world to give a player a yellow for taking his shirt off.

 

[NickBHAFC18]

Probably. But why does a player feel COMPELLED to do it anyway? What is the point?

I'd agree with you if players did it all the time, goal after goal. But when a a player scores an absolute screamer or an important goal, why not?

I've read a couple of reasons - time wasting and not displaying the sponsor logo when the camera is most likely to be on the player - crowd incitement is also mentioned.

They are fair reasons but IMO it's just taking away the atmosphere. Much like the stewards asking people to constantly sit down.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

If your buff you wanna show your six pack off

As Tom mentions above - nobody in any other sport seems incapable of keeping their shirt on when they score, and I daresay there are rugby players, basketball players and american footballers who are a lot more HENCH than your average soccerballer.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Stupidest rule in the world to give a player a yellow for taking his shirt off.

Its still not as stupid as falling foul of it.

 

[Mackenzie]

Daft thing to do anyway. What ever happened to the good old fashioned hand shake.


Baaaa humbug.

 

[seagullondon]

As Tom mentions above - nobody in any other sport seems incapable of keeping their shirt on when they score, and I daresay there are rugby players, basketball players and american footballers who are a lot more HENCH than your average soccerballer.

Not true.

This was a great sporting moment.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I liked it when Vicente did it. It was an act of passion, good to see.

Perfect example. He scored again about 5 minutes later, and managed to overcome the desire to rip off his top. He managed to display his passion that time by running to the corner and celbrating with his team-mates.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Not true.

This was a great sporting moment.

Should have kept it on, too, to be fair. The pasty Northern fool.

 

[Lush]

I like to think of it as 'a treat for the ladies'.

 

[Mellotron]

Its still not as stupid as falling foul of it.

I don't actually agree. I think a lot of players when they score are feeling EUPHORIC, and pretty untouchable. Take your shirt off, absolute FREEDOM. Great times. Rule needs to be binned, it's retarded.

 

[hans kraay fan club]

I don't actually agree. I think a lot of players when they score are feeling EUPHORIC, and pretty untouchable. Take your shirt off, absolute FREEDOM. Great times. Rule needs to be binned, it's retarded.

Did no players prior to about 1998 ever feel EUPHORIC when they scored then?