[Football] Ball Boy Problem

BadFish · 2025-02-04T20:10:32+0000

Apologies for another negative but what is it about our body ball boys, they take so long to get the ball back in play, unless we want to slow the game down and they are fast as lightning.

Is it the recruitment, or training, maybe something to do with the nike great they wear? Personally I blame Fabs tactics or lack therof. How are they supposed to know what ti do when no one else at the club has a clue.

Still this is another issue the club will not address while the happy clappers look the other way.

Eeyore · 2025-02-04T20:15:23+0000

On this one I cannot defend the club. I now think Fab has to go.

A1X · 2025-02-04T20:15:49+0000

Finally someone has said it, and the only way we can address this is to sack the manager and players

WATFORD zero · 2025-02-04T20:18:44+0000

BadFish said:
Apologies for another negative but what is it about our body ball boys, they take so long to get the ball back in play, unless we want to slow the game down and they are fast as lightning.

Is it the recruitment, or training, maybe something to do with the nike great they wear? Personally I blame Fabs tactics or lack therof. How are they supposed to know what ti do when no one else at the club has a clue.

Still this is another issue the club will not address while the happy clappers look the other way.

I'm guessing you're referring to the 'cones' that hold the balls all the way around a Premier League pitch these days.

But you're right, they don't seem to get their arses into gear :wink:

*edit* I've been wooshed, haven't I :facepalm:

ROSM · 2025-02-04T20:22:23+0000

Players now have to take a ball from a cone. Ball boys (and girls) are required to put the ball back on a cone. Players shouldn't be taking a ball straight from a ball boy (i know some still do)..it came on during covid and was seen to prevent speeding up or slowing down of the game (I.e ball boys delaying giving a ball back to an away team while speeding up for the home team)

jcdenton08 · 2025-02-04T20:25:25+0000

It’s a f***ing disgrace

Balders · 2025-02-04T20:26:17+0000

How does the club expect this to work efficiently when FH only allows one ball boy at the half way line to cover the whole of that side of the pitch.

Another example of FH's suicidal tactics of only having one ball boy in the middle of the park

A1X · 2025-02-04T20:26:47+0000

jcdenton08 said:
It’s a f***ing disgrace

Mustafa II · 2025-02-04T20:32:44+0000

A1X said:
Finally someone has said it, and the only way we can address this is to sack the manager and players

Personally think we should sack the whole board and list the club on Rightmove.

MTSeagulls · 2025-02-04T20:34:13+0000

ROSM said:
Players now have to take a ball from a cone. Ball boys (and girls) are required to put the ball back on a cone. Players shouldn't be taking a ball straight from a ball boy (i know some still do)..it came on during covid and was seen to prevent speeding up or slowing down of the game (I.e ball boys delaying giving a ball back to an away team while speeding up for the home team)

Also to stop the Fulham trick of them throwing a second ball onto the pitch to stop play during 'that' defeat a couple of seasons ago with all the head injuries.

METALMICKY · 2025-02-04T20:39:34+0000

Bring back Keith Cuss!

warmleyseagull · 2025-02-04T20:44:54+0000

Never mind ball boys. What DO the hi viz who stand at every entrance in East Stand (and probably the others too) actually DO?

Van Cleef · 2025-02-04T20:46:41+0000

Balders said:
How does the club expect this to work efficiently when FH only allows one ball boy at the half way line to cover the whole of that side of the pitch.

Another example of FH's suicidal tactics of only having one ball boy in the middle of the park

We've suffered imo by concentrating on young ballboys with bright futures, rather than getting in p.l. ready now ballboys.

Balders · 2025-02-04T20:52:26+0000

Van Cleef said:
We've suffered imo by concentrating on young ballboys with bright futures, rather than getting in p.l. ready now ballboys.

I'm dreading Saturday night, what if all are ball boys are hit by a mystery illness and the only ball boy available hasn't ball boyed since last November - suicidal imho...

Mr Phil · 2025-02-04T20:56:23+0000

Mustafa II said:
Personally think we should sack the whole board and list the club on Rightmove.

Frankly I look forward to moving to Milton Keynes

Anger · 2025-02-04T21:00:15+0000

METALMICKY said:
Bring back Keith Cuss!

This.

They wouldn’t be so disorganised under Keith Cuss. They would deliver what we need when we need it and the exact opposite for our opponents. Exactly as it should be.

brighton_tom · 2025-02-04T21:02:12+0000

Eeyore · 2025-02-04T21:03:33+0000

Van Cleef said:
We've suffered imo by concentrating on young ballboys with bright futures, rather than getting in p.l. ready now ballboys.

And then they turn out to be rubbish and end up as mascots at Crawley.

Miximate · 2025-02-04T21:05:05+0000

It’s probably just muscle strains why they don’t move, but we need to trust the process.

studio150 · 2025-02-04T21:26:35+0000

A solution for the rest of the season, rename the ball boys, as cone people, it will seem like a promotion and their confidence will go sky high, and do everything to help the team,

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