Five things that Irritate me about modern day football....

My wife has commented a few times about the long, dirge like droning of a small section of the fans 'getting behind' their team and I can't disagree with her. The drums too.

On the pitch it's the players' necessity to cheat so much that puts me off, together with their disrespect of the match officials.
At the game I was at on Saturday two players were sinbinned for it and a player booked for a ridiculous dive.
 
uncle_rico said:
All the fancy coloured boots. A player wearing Adidas world cups or Puma Kings would look much cooler these days.
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Not just the professional game. My son plays U10s, and the amount of retina burning boots on show is ridiculous.

Was proud of him when he asked for a new pair of boots for his birthday - black. 🥲🥲.

Couple of other lads turned up to training last week with new boots - also black. Good lads 👍
 
100% this - Goalies catching the ball under no pressure and then collapsing on the floor to waste time.
Get up man...

Entitlement of some players
Players who roll around like dicks
The sheer cost of football these days
Commentators/presenters/pundits who seem to have a poor grasp of grammar - it's not "was you", it's "were you" and also, the other word you're looking for is ASK (no R)
 
Jonny_Rondos_Disco_pants said:
1. Not running out of the tunnel and booting the bar in the air, instead shaking hands in the name of fair play before cheating for 90 mins.
2. players placing the ball just off the line of the quadrant for corners, and the linesman checks, as if it really gives some sort of advantage.
3. Stupid phrases that mean nothing to real old school football fans like 'false number 9, transition, recycle the ball'
4.too much coverage leasing to kids supporting players rather than clubs.
5. no more flood light pylons in the corner of the grounds.
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This list really made me feel nostalgic. The booting of the ball in the air is a beaut.
 
The lost art of heading
The lost art of the dribble
Possession football
Taking the ball into the corners to waste time
Lack of mud
 
1. fans, clubs, broadcasters, league organisations all typing on social media like they are recovering from brain injuries: "some goal this" "look at the limbs" "xxx is some baller"
2. Football fans on social media full stop "Imagine if Timo Werner played like this for Chelsea... blah-de-blah"
3. Wannabe 'Football Factory' fan matchday blogs which is basically just footage of them getting on a train, zipping their coat right up before going to a pub with Big Andy, a bit of footage of the match, and then a trudge home. Hit the subscribe buttton? nah, you're alright Kai.
4. The continued incompetence of football authorities on most issues as the game accelerates on without them or something else fills the vacuum in their absence - such as Sky Sports being seen as some kind of authority on every big story.
5. The po-faced 'no referee should face that kind of abuse' things that flare up at least twice a season. After watching Championship referees for far too many years in the last decade my response is; actions have consequences, and they all need to up their game if they want to blow a whistle every Saturday.
 
h_m_boro said:
Not just the professional game. My son plays U10s, and the amount of retina burning boots on show is ridiculous.

Was proud of him when he asked for a new pair of boots for his birthday - black. 🥲🥲.

Couple of other lads turned up to training last week with new boots - also black. Good lads 👍
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Had the opposite, my son is an u11, always had puma kings/Copa's/World cups asked for a pair of those garish blue predators for Christmas - I felt like crying
 
The new trend of cutting holes into the calves of socks!
Teams wearing their away kit for no reason!
All the Americanised stats we now seem to need to valid how someone has played!
Some players staged Instagram accounts. You know, training stills with one wistfully looking to the horizon sat on a ball.
Generic player interviews with no enthusiasm or charisma.
 
Doom_On_Horseback said:
The new trend of cutting holes into the calves of socks!
Teams wearing their away kit for no reason!
All the Americanised stats we now seem to need to valid how someone has played!
Some players staged Instagram accounts. You know, training stills with one wistfully looking to the horizon sat on a ball.
Generic player interviews with no enthusiasm or charisma.
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Points 3 & 5
I think we can sum up modern day football in one word......Sanitised.

It's been sanitised to within an inch of its life. Fans have been, and continue to be rinsed, Americanisms creeping in all the time (FYI its counter-attacking, not an offense or high press)
Also, anyone else actually get bored stiff by the thought of Sky's big hyped match, like the Man City v Liverpool thing...genuinely it bores me senseless. Much rather watch a league one game with plenty going on than the stop/start prima donna crap going on in the hyped "big decider"
 
The standing has always happened at away games. Although when we had terraces you could move if you had Doyles or a lanky fecker in front of you 😂

I do hate the none celebrating against corner clubs. I don't see the issue. Maybe if they are a local lad who came through that clubs academy and supports them (example.. Ben Gibson scored against us). I mean often these players have played 30 games and weren't even a regular.

That's why I still think the greatest celebration in history was Emmanuel Adebayor for city against arsenal.

I do hate the lack of actual tackling these days. I was watching Liverpool v city and I swear city moved the ball around for 2-3 mins and not one tackle came in from a Liverpool player. Although this is less of an issue the lower you go. I do love a thumping 50/50. Thing of the past.

The fact is football has been so sanitised that's it's almost like going to the cinema. You can't sing / stand up. Even sky has fake crowd noise so not to offend anyone (someone). On the pitch you have no tackling and no genuine rivalry. Players are hugging and swapping shirts laughing after a defeat. Then you've got VAR that just sucks the life out everything. You can't even celebrate a goal in 'real time'.
 
Diving when a player is touched in their own corner area, equally the stupidity fouling them and giving them an easy option of getting out.

Time wasting goal keepers, booking them and then they never get a second yellow for the same thing.

Throw ins taken 20 yards from where it should be, and general time wasting from throw ins.

The amount of time added on at the end of the game, wish they would do similar to rugby and stop the clock.

The standard of referee's.
 
Screechy commentators, also Mark Drury on BBC tees getting more excited when we look like conceding is very annoying.

Over analysis of matches on Match of the Day. Just show the highlights, its not that deep.

Fans who can't hack when opposition players celebrate if front of them especially when you have abused them all game.

Waiting to flag until the player who is blatantly offside touches the ball.

Players who don't pull their socks up (Jack Grealish is the main culprit)
 
Corcaigh_the_Cat said:
My wife has commented a few times about the long, dirge like droning of a small section of the fans 'getting behind' their team and I can't disagree with her. The drums too.

On the pitch it's the players' necessity to cheat so much that puts me off, together with their disrespect of the match officials.
At the game I was at on Saturday two players were sinbinned for it and a player booked for a ridiculous dive.
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Why are all our newer songs long and dirgey. Bring back the classics.
 
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