Ball boys need training

[Cityfan]

So we're blaming little kids now instead of the multimillionaires paid to win games for us?

No one anywhere has blamed any kids.
If there is any blame it is on the clubs organisation of these kids, but no one has actually blamed anyone merely pointed out areas that could be improved.

 

[Marvin]

Sit them pitchside of the hoardings

 

[oakiecokie]

Pretty sure the Premier League doesn't use the multi-ball system. What you're describing only happens in European games.

Quite correct and it really is time that the PL operated the same system as UEFA.

 

[steviemc]

So we're blaming little kids now instead of the multimillionaires paid to win games for us?

I don't think so. I think people are merely suggesting that it could be beneficial if the ball was retrieved a bit quicker. If the kids can't get to the ball, then it's obviously not their fault. That's already been made clear.

 

[Stretfordian_Blue]

Heard on the radio this morning that the ball was only in play for 57 minutes yesterday-says a lot!

 

[Eccles Blue]

The ball boys on the CB side do sit on the pitch side of the hoardings, but it doesn't help that there is now a definite slope on that side of the pitch as well. As for them being too young, last season people near me were complaining because they were so tall that even when they were sitting down they were impeding their view and had them moved further along!!!

Yesterday was a blip, the referee had no idea how to deal with either the WH keeper's blatant time wasting which must have cost several minutes, nor their player's time wasting especially their last substitution. Absolutely disgraceful. Not sure if we would have scored or not even if he had added the time but someone should be sorting Madley out about time added on!!

 

[billfromthehill]

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.

Let's go out and buy last seasons ball boy of the year from Barcelona Fukien hell mate turn it in
We got done by two goals to one don't start on the ball boys for gods sake this surely is a bad new low
I can see it now in the papers CITY BLAME BALL BOYS come on .

 

[We're not really here]

So we're blaming little kids now instead of the multimillionaires paid to win games for us?

Read what has been said.

 

[We're not really here]

If the difference between winning and losing is how fast the ball boys get the ball back then you have bigger problems than the ball boys. As somebody else pointed out as we are usually winning maybe slow ball boys have saved us points not cost us points.

I'm saying every tiny detail counts. Yesterday we neede the ball back quicker and it wasn't happening. We are at home. Speed it up if we need it, slow it down if we don't. It's all part of the finer details. Challinor and the towels at Tranmere.

 

[berryblue]

They are too young which means they are too small. One poor kid had too struggle to climb the advertising boards.!!!