This has been annoying me for some time and yesterday highlighted the need to have lads that can do the job properly. .Does anyone else feel the same? Even the players were getting frustrated joe hart ran 50 yards to throw the ball down the line at one point as the ball boy was very slow in getting to the ball.. it was a bit of a double whammy yesterday west ham wasting time and our ball boys doing the same.
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Ball boys need training
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pride in battle
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Agreed, it sounds petty but at this level it's all about 'small margins' some of them look too young, I assume they have to be a certain age, does anyone know?
George Hannah
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I knew I could find somebody to blame for this week.This has been annoying me for some time and yesterday highlighted the need to have lads that can do the job properly. .Does anyone else feel the same? Even the players were getting frustrated joe hart ran 50 yards to throw the ball down the line at one point as the ball boy was very slow in getting to the ball.. it was a bit of a double whammy yesterday west ham wasting time and our ball boys doing the same.
blue b4 the moon
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I knew someone would bring this up.
They are too small/young. Put the younger kids in games at the CFA.
The first team should be looking at 14/15+ lads.
They are too small/young. Put the younger kids in games at the CFA.
The first team should be looking at 14/15+ lads.
Just seemed to me that we only played with the match ball, normally when a ball goes out, ballboy already has a ball to give player, then goes get the original ball so he's ready again next time it goes out near him.
Same behind the goal, normally when a shot blazes over the bar from distance, Hart has a fresh ball in his hands within seconds and has goalkick taken very quickly.
Same behind the goal, normally when a shot blazes over the bar from distance, Hart has a fresh ball in his hands within seconds and has goalkick taken very quickly.
Gordyola
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Totally agree and there needs to be more of them with proper training The PL should reintroduce multi-ball Fed up of teams cheating by wasting time it's not what we pay our hard earned to watch
Millwallawayveteran1988
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The ball boys on the ES have to be behind the advertising boards, no doubt for commercial reasons and this means they have to hurdle a 3 foot board before they can get to the ball!
I think the amount of time wasting highlighted this more. Not noticed it in the other two games we won.
I think the amount of time wasting highlighted this more. Not noticed it in the other two games we won.
I've been saying this for many seasons - they are far too young. Some of them can't climb the boards or throw the ball far enough.
I mentioned it at the game yesterday and received a few frowns and groans. I'm glad others have noticed, it needs changing.
I mentioned it at the game yesterday and received a few frowns and groans. I'm glad others have noticed, it needs changing.
City fans in new low shocker, blaming fucking ball boys, we had numerous minutes to score the goals we needed to win this game, Aguero more to blame than some poor fucking ball boy who may or may not read this site and now feel like shite, well done folks.
Don't think anyone has blamed the ballboys for the defeat, just pointed out the length of time it takes to get the ball back into play is much too slow. They are spot on the ball was coming back quicker from the stands than the side of the pitch.City fans in new low shocker, blaming fucking ball boys, we had numerous minutes to score the goals we needed to win this game, Aguero more to blame than some poor fucking ball boy who may or may not read this site and now feel like shite, well done folks.
pablomurphy
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I heard someone forgot to put sugar in Aguero's tea before the game. Sack the tea ladies!
Tricky_Trev
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You're the one that's being ridiculous, thinking that people are blaming the entire defeat on the ball boys. They're not. They're merely highlighting them as being incompetent. Which they are.City fans in new low shocker, blaming fucking ball boys, we had numerous minutes to score the goals we needed to win this game, Aguero more to blame than some poor fucking ball boy who may or may not read this site and now feel like shite, well done folks.
I wasn't blaming the defeat in anyway on the ball boys.. It was very frustrating and doesn't help the team when the ball is returned so slowly.. If it can be improved on it should give us a tiny bit of help to speed things up when we need it.. Bad defeat yesterday but onto the next game hey ..
City_Sean
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It's a little petty but bang on, they were so slow yesterday.
prestonibbo_mcfc
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City fans in new low shocker, blaming fucking ball boys, we had numerous minutes to score the goals we needed to win this game, Aguero more to blame than some poor fucking ball boy who may or may not read this site and now feel like shite, well done folks.
Exactly. So what if we had 2/3 minutes more. We still wouldn't have scored.
It was just one of those days.
jimharri
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When I saw the thread title, I thought it was with replacing Navas in mind! Ah well, as you were.
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mrtwiceaseason
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If we had played for another 2/3 hours we wouldn't have scored !!.Exactly. So what if we had 2/3 minutes more. We still wouldn't have scored.
It was just one of those days.
The ball boys are probably coached to run the clock down as we are usually winning