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Post by gashead99 on Feb 15, 2023 11:53:38 GMT
Personally I don’t care a jot for the respect of the ref on the field. The deference and bootlicking in rugby I find distasteful. There’s nothing wrong with appealing decisions. When your mate has just had a studs up knee high challenge, try stopping players protesting. Football is a distinctly faster and more intense game than rugby or cricket. That’s why it’s more popular. Also the concept of respecting authority for authorities sake is a bad one for youth. You should always teach kids to question authority, the reverence of age, position and power as an absolute is what allowed so many abuses of that power in the past. The entire history of most religions and most nations - sending men into barbed wire for no good reason, is another example. As for cheating that’s easy. Video review panels who assess games in retrospect and where the camera proves no contact, but a dive resulted in an advantage, a 5-10 game ban for that player. That will almost immediately stamp it out. Rather than stop the game. No player wants a quarter of a season out for one penalty. The punishment has to be greater than the advantage. This would have the abnormally of big games like finals being worth the risk, but these have rigorous VAR anyway. It might be an idea to let the rules also allow more physical styles. The premier league is the most successful in the world for a reason. It’s physical and also goods. As soon fifa got out of the control of the English league, they have consistently changed the rules to favour southern and med teams (and a America) because the physical styles suit the Northern European and African teams and their smaller, faster players do a lot better when you can’t tackle them. Diving would be less of an advantage if refs just let challenges go more. As it stands, the game is close to non contact at the top level, because they want the Messi’s, iniestas etc winning things and not the drogbas etc. it’s no surprise since it changed suddenly Spain are a serious world force. The answer is that people dive because the authorities would rather have a game of diving than a game where physicality can win games. You can either have one or the other. Cheats who dive or physical football. Apologies for the old school player examples but I don’t watch anything except the league rovers are in, prem and European football lost its appeal for me a long time ago. You make some good points though I disagree with your first paragraph. Rugby is far more physical, equally intense and runs the risk of significantly more serious injuries. The respect shown to referees does not lessen any of that.
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Post by gashead99 on Feb 15, 2023 11:05:54 GMT
I'm old enough to say I ran the line to Gurnam Singh in Football League game.
Players and managers have to set the example with regard to respect for referees. It can be incredibly difficult to referee a match when players from both sides set out to play at the very edge, and often beyond, the laws of the game.
Take JB for example. Will continually complain about referees and their attitude towards him but effectively shut Belly out at the first hint of dissent. If the sanctions for dissent were stronger, it could all but be eradicated from the game.
Take it out of the game and it probably would improve the standard of officiating. Mistakes would still be made but the pressure around them would be reduced. Most players make far more mistakes in a game than the officials though we don't treat them in the same way.
I can't think of any occasion where relaying the referee's decision and reasoning to the crowd will help in the current climate. I don't even think allowing the coaching staff to hear in real time will help if they are unable to control how they react.
Would full time referees help? Only if you think the standard is higher in the Premier League - the back pages of the papers suggest it isn't.
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Post by gashead99 on Sept 7, 2022 15:55:37 GMT
According to Peter's twitter, they were sent 6 days ago.
Not arrived here yet.
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Tickets
Aug 4, 2022 10:42:00 GMT
via mobile
Post by gashead99 on Aug 4, 2022 10:42:00 GMT
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 22, 2022 17:37:22 GMT
It doesn't address existing season ticket holders, who have cards, but who have had to change location. Presumably we're classed as new season ticket holders. Just saying... You should be fine G99 I’m in the same category as yourself and have just filled in the e mail and it gives you the option to chose you’d like to receive it as a card/cards 👍 Let's hope I get an email - nothing turned up yet.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 22, 2022 14:24:26 GMT
It doesn't address existing season ticket holders, who have cards, but who have had to change location.
Presumably we're classed as new season ticket holders.
Just saying...
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 20, 2022 12:16:41 GMT
Seems I have been sent an E ticket for FGR (h) after all, even though I’ve had a renewed season ticket on the East Terrace for almost two decades. No bother at all. Email opened Clicked ‘add to apple wallet’ Open apple wallet MATCH DAY TICKET STARING ME RIGHT IN THE FACE Easy as that. Not quite as straightforward for Android users - save to phone does not work but download individual attachments did. No record of tickets in ticketmaster account though.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 20, 2022 12:10:10 GMT
My ST’s have all been emailed over today. Nice and easy, one email with all three tickets for me and the 2 kids, and a seperate email to the Mrs email account with hers on. Button on the email to link it straight to the Apple Wallet, or another to download to phones via Google. Happy with the process at this point, hopefully the subsequent games are handled just as well… I got 3 out of 4. Android user here and the save to phone didn't work and came up with a G-pay error message. Had to download attachments. No tickets sent to separate addresses. Hopefully 4th will arrive shortly.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 20, 2022 12:02:59 GMT
Tickets just mailed.
Well, 3 out of 4 tickets to be precise.
Hopefully 4th will arrive shortly.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 19, 2022 7:55:15 GMT
Jesus, this thread along with the cashless one......... By no means the most pointless thread here.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 19, 2022 7:34:29 GMT
Posted on the poll thread.
Ticketmaster account shows the next home game as Shrewsbury on 27 August.
Doesn't bode well...
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 19, 2022 7:32:16 GMT
Early days I know, but the next home game, as per my ticketmaster account is Shrewsbury on 27 August.
Doesn't bode well.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 19, 2022 7:25:29 GMT
I look after 4 season tickets, mine, my father in laws and 2 boys. 4 emails to monitor, this is just going to be a pain.
As said before, replacement cards can be issued for those fortunate not to have been forced to move (ironically, fans are being forced into the seats we were forced out of!) - why can't we simply have a new card.
It's not an anti technology stance, it's just for my convenience.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 18, 2022 17:16:19 GMT
Looking forward to all the posters calling those who don’t want to embrace this luddites…. For me personally, this is a big step forward although I won’t swap over myself from my physical card until I can have a permanent one instead of one for each match. I feel for those who aren’t as engaged with technology as I may be though. And think the e-ticket per match concept will end in disaster when some season ticket holders don’t receive their e-ticket for a given match. Its not the technology, its the inevitable failure of the technology.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 18, 2022 16:10:09 GMT
It's annoying as the card system worked fine.
If I lost the card, it was my fault.
If, as will no doubt happen, tickets get lost in the ether, its the clubs fault but I will have the grief of sorting for up to 4 email addresses.
Perhaps it's the heat getting to me, but this is just another example of putting regular supporters last
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 18, 2022 16:05:07 GMT
Yet a renewing season ticket holder can have a replacement card if needed. Surely they should only have the one option forced on them. Only a renewing season ticket holder that hasn't been forced to move.
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Post by gashead99 on Jul 18, 2022 15:55:10 GMT
Another enforced change without consultation which makes it harder than it need be.
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Post by gashead99 on Jun 8, 2022 8:58:54 GMT
Obvious I know, but all us South Stand evictees will be needing new cards.
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Post by gashead99 on May 8, 2022 14:07:52 GMT
The most ironic bit about the match being fixed is that 7-0 was only good enough provided the score at Barrow didn't change in the second half.
So, for it to be a true fix, Northampton and Barrow had to promise not to score again and allow us to put 5 more past Scunthorpe without them replying.
All in all, complete cobblers.
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Post by gashead99 on Apr 22, 2022 8:38:01 GMT
I hadn't until the south stand season ticket and FGR issues. It is clear from how we were treated that we were just a ticket price. Most of us have been saying for years why are we letting an handful of season ticket holders cost the club thousands, it's a sensible business decision by the club, nothing more, nothing less. As far as Gasheads now being customers not fans I personally feel more of a connection with TG & Wael than I ever did when the likes of NH and "we never planned for relegation" TW were running the club. And therein lies the problem. A handful of season ticket holders - loyal supporters for many years - discounted in one sentence by a fellow gashead. I don't think we've cost the club thousands at all. Our advance monies have actually helped the club in what have been difficult times. You can count on one hand the number of times capacity has been an issue in recent (and not so recent) years. Don't get me wrong, I want the club to progress as much as anyone. What many don't seem to realise is that we had seats in the South stand for a reason. There are no other seats, other than the SW stand (which is a relatively new addition) available so it became a lottery as to where and with whom you could sit. It is also now the family stand - we are being allowed to sit there despite not qualifying as a family - there may be issues with regard to that going forward. Personally, I would not choose to sit in the family stand - if there was a choice. The group I have been with for many years has now been broken up - but don't worry we'll get over it! Just as everyone else will get used to looking at empty blue seats for a high percentage of games next season.
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