Media Discussion - 2023/24

[Sid Snott]

Yes.

And there's a chart in The Athletic with Forest at the top, because it's sorted by percentages. Even the Daily Mail article, being linked to says "Despite being outraged by Brentford's goal, Nottingham Forest are technically the worst offenders in the study".

They also apparently spotted another four players moving the foam (ironically one was also a Forest player): "As well as Toney, Niakhate for Forest, Digne for Villa, Trippier for Newcastle, and Yves Bissouma for Tottenham Hotspur have all done similar in the past 12 months."

And, given that someone had to watch hundreds of direct free kicks while compiling the chart, it's likely they had no idea who would turn out to be near the top before deciding to do the article.

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What actually constitutes moving a free kick. If they mean not taking it where the offence happened, I don't ever remember City getting that many free kicks that resulted in a shot. Another meaningless stat to feed the knuckle draggers.

 

[kippaxwarrior]

I'm pretty sure they'd try and pin the 1603 outbreak of Plague on us if they could.

It's our fault Harold let William The Conqueror land at Pevensey in 1066.....

 

[Big Joe Corrigan]

It's our fault Harold let William The Conqueror land at Pevensey in 1066.....

Put that bow and arrow down, you’ll have someone’s eye out.

 

[David Kloppesh]

I wonder did they ask spurs coach about joe lewis pleading guilty of fraud.

 

[bluenova]

What actually constitutes moving a free kick. If they mean not taking it where the offence happened, I don't ever remember City getting that many free kicks that resulted in a shot. Another meaningless stat to feed the knuckle draggers.

They are only talking about kicks in the last 12 months that resulted in a shot, and they give lots of examples as gifs, including a couple from City.

The examples cover all different kinds of movement, often the movement away from goal, to get it up and down more easily.

 

[Paladin]

I'd like to see The Athletic compile a list of teams whose players scuff up the penalty spot when their opponent is awarded a penalty. You know - actual cheating.

 

[David Kloppesh]

I wonder did they ask spurs coach about joe lewis pleading guilty of fraud.

course they fucking didn't!

 

[old blue]

I'm pretty sure they'd try and pin the 1603 outbreak of Plague on us if they could.

So we are due a plague at 3 minutes past 4. I was just going to the shops not bothering now. :-)

 

[ballbag]

Yes.

And there's a chart in The Athletic with Forest at the top, because it's sorted by percentages. Even the Daily Mail article, being linked to says "Despite being outraged by Brentford's goal, Nottingham Forest are technically the worst offenders in the study".

They also apparently spotted another four players moving the foam (ironically one was also a Forest player): "As well as Toney, Niakhate for Forest, Digne for Villa, Trippier for Newcastle, and Yves Bissouma for Tottenham Hotspur have all done similar in the past 12 months."

And, given that someone had to watch hundreds of direct free kicks while compiling the chart, it's likely they had no idea who would turn out to be near the top before deciding to do the article.

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Ah my disdain was directed at the wrong place then. They're still shit, though.

 

[jrb]

I actually laughed. :-)

So Oli Gimp at the Daily United researched this, added them all up for every PL club, and came to the conclusion that.....

Does Masters and the PL know about this? If so, is it now 116 charges?

By Oli Gamp (is that really his real name?) - For Mailonline