NMH
Banned
When you welt the ball into the next galaxy to waste time and show what a clever boy you are, did you know that (these days) there are SPARE footballs in the hands of ballboys? It is their JOB to hand the players the ball (both sides' players) to save wasted time for a ball that went over the stands. The ball is often inches away, a mere two seconds from being back in play.
Fraser; It is NOT the ballboys 'bad' if he doesn't hold onto the ball deliberately to keep it from the opposition. He is doing his JOB that he was put there for, if he gives the ball over to a player asap.
Hinshelwood; When you are enjoying a (somewhat flattering) game that lacks serious threat from an attacking player, and you have time to make lots of no-pressure dummies on the ball, clearances, passes and covers - one mistake will still cost points and make all your fine efforts a total non-event. Overconfidence ensuing, and lack of concentration for a schoolboy error in watching a throw-in while the man you are supposed to be marking is practically SAUNTERING to put the free NOT-OFFSIDE pass down the yellow brick road to Oz (i.e into our net), made you look like a rank amateur, and cost TWO lovely POINTS.
Both players; a mis-kick is understandable and simple human error that happens in Prem games every weekend. However, losing concentration, not remembering that there is a ball inches (and one or two seconds at most) away, and not picking up the opposing attackers to keep them from a FREE RUN ON GOAL is not the fault of a little tiny ballboy who is doing what he was required to do.
That my friends, was YOUR job that did NOT get done.
Thus endeth the 127th lesson in professional league football.
Fraser; It is NOT the ballboys 'bad' if he doesn't hold onto the ball deliberately to keep it from the opposition. He is doing his JOB that he was put there for, if he gives the ball over to a player asap.
Hinshelwood; When you are enjoying a (somewhat flattering) game that lacks serious threat from an attacking player, and you have time to make lots of no-pressure dummies on the ball, clearances, passes and covers - one mistake will still cost points and make all your fine efforts a total non-event. Overconfidence ensuing, and lack of concentration for a schoolboy error in watching a throw-in while the man you are supposed to be marking is practically SAUNTERING to put the free NOT-OFFSIDE pass down the yellow brick road to Oz (i.e into our net), made you look like a rank amateur, and cost TWO lovely POINTS.
Both players; a mis-kick is understandable and simple human error that happens in Prem games every weekend. However, losing concentration, not remembering that there is a ball inches (and one or two seconds at most) away, and not picking up the opposing attackers to keep them from a FREE RUN ON GOAL is not the fault of a little tiny ballboy who is doing what he was required to do.
That my friends, was YOUR job that did NOT get done.
Thus endeth the 127th lesson in professional league football.
), but my friend next to me was watchin the pitch and he said the ball boy had nothing to do with it. i guess that means fraser REALLY didnt have a clue what was goin on!