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Time Wasting
- Thread starter FalmerforAll!**
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- Oct 17, 2008
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Actually I think the referee was right on top of this yesterday from the word go. Their left back, Husbands, was the most obvious about it and the referee gave him a stern warning which cut the throw-in time taken in half immediately.
I thought the referee had a very good game, come to think of it.
I thought the referee had a very good game, come to think of it.
Not as bad as milwall this season timewasting from the 1st minute
I couldn't see how he could only add 1 min injury time first half when their guy was down for at least 5 mins and everyone was having drinks etc
bn1&bn3 Albion
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When you're 1-0 up with 5/10 minutes to go, I understand time wasting but when it's 0-0 and you're time wasting in the 60th minute that is just embarrassing!
- Oct 17, 2008
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I forgot about this, and the referee should've added a few more minutes accordingly. As it is, I'm happy he didn't, as we were under some pressure at the end of the first half and couldn't get out of our half.
Incidentally, their player being down getting treatment wasn't time-wasting as he was substituted shortly after with an ankle injury.
He may not have been time wasting but what annoys me is players getting treatment on the pitch. Obviously if serious like a leg break then that's fully justified. The rules state no treatment to be received but it is now commonplace, and used often as a way of stopping the opposition's momentum.
Return of the Rev
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Thats the problem the fans want results before football
Not only are they wasting the game time but also my time.
Personally thought the ref had a poor game. Two fouls in the first 10 minutes by Doncaster both warranted a booking but he chose just to have a chat. Husband was the first and he was later booked for a foul on Rodriguez which would then have been a sending off. As for the time wasting, players make refs look like mugs. The refs will always say that it doesn't matter as they add it on at the end, which the clearly don't because the amount of time added on is guess work. How many times do we see a goalkeeper time waste for most of the game and then only get a booking in the last 5 minutes when their tactics, on occasion, have been successful!!
Creaky
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The ref was giving the "hurry up" to TK near the end.
Seagull over Canaryland
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I agree - frustrating but also acceptable while protecting a lead with only seconds to go.
A really horrible example was at Derby a few weeks back when they took the lead with about 25 minutes to go and immediately started blatant time wasting - even before we could kick off after their goal both Martin and Bamford couldn't have got back to half way line any slower. The Ref indulged them and so Derby just carried on, so frustrating. Their players made a big thing crowding the Ref even after we were given straightforward free kicks, so by the time the Ref had made each Derby player in turn move back ten yards the whole momentum of the game died. Even the ball boys sat on their hands as if it was pre-ordained by McLaren to waste as much time as possible when the ball went into touch.
Yet they were the home side - and fighting for an automatic promotion place, but preferred to waste time rather than go for a 2nd goal and give a decent home crowd their money's worth. Disgracefully cynical.
mikeyjh
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Really?!? Odd. But you're happy with Brighton's park the bus approach from minute 1?
Seagull over Canaryland
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If you are referring like I was to the game at Derby I don't recall us parking the bus, and certainly nowhere as blatantly as some other teams I've seen this season. OK it was typical Oscar line up with only Ulloa up front and maybe not as adventurous as we would like but 1st half we had the best chances and only a brilliant save from an Orlandi header stopped us taking an early lead. Having been to many away games this season we certainly haven't parked the bus and in many had the upper hand first half but failed to take chances. Only the draw at Burnley sounded like a rearguard action.
Derby was another of those games when we rued not taking early chances and Derby nicked the winner. Oscar then threw on all three subs and we had a go but were stifled by Derby parking their bus and indulging in loads of timewasting. Many on here thought we were a tad unlucky not to get a point which would have an ok result given the run of form Derby had been in.
Yesterday Oscar chose a more adventurous line up and we got 3 points. Although there are mixed reviews about the game on here I don't think we can be accused of being that negative and we are certainly not seen as time wasters. Oscar's style is more direct than Gus's was with his 'possession at all costs' approach. I'll reserve judgement when he has a fully fit squad to select from and when we start to get less intervention by the woodwork and few less pedantic Refs. Ulloa just had two 'goals' disallowed in 6 days.
It is so frustrating when a team nicks one against the run of play, then trying to time waste for the whole second half. 
Johnny RoastBeef
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- Jan 11, 2016
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Stop the clock.
Is football timekeeping set to change forever? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64762113
Is football timekeeping set to change forever? - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/64762113
Superphil
Dismember
Unless United, City, Arsenal, Spurs etc sign up to if, I fear it’ll never happen.
I read that earlier. It doesn't actually say what is on the table, so I went on to dig out the IFAB agenda.
All it says is: "Possible measures to increase net playing time / reduce time-wasting"
- May 8, 2018
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Thought this thread was aimed at the FA cup schedulers / organisers then realised the date of inception