22 Apr 2019 16:56:35
I read something today, and too lazy to look into it if true. But apparently Cardiff had no balls boys or something yesterday for delay tactics and to break up our rhythm. It's quite clever. My question is nothing to do with that, but more what's your guys experience to gain an edge in football or another sport?
I remember my old manager used to make toast for the away teams pre match meals, as he believed it clog them up and slow them down.


1.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 18:17:07
I heard something to that affect on the tv commentary Benny.


2.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 18:21:23
I don't have any stories to tell but do have questions.

Is none of this stuff mandated? Like the ball boy, or the watering of pitches? I heard Colin kept the pitch dry to try and stifle us. All these tactics seem petty and unsportsman like. I understand lower divisions might have money issues but surely the premier league can have standards?


3.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 18:22:20
Just the usual. Tiying shoe laces, being more than stupid about where a throw in or free kick should be taken from to get pushed back 10 yards, standing on the ball. I also remember when we used to play on one pitch in particular we used to get encouraged to hit the ball as far out as possible if putting it in to touch for a throw in as one side of the pitch was the sea and the other a road (considering this was low level football as you can imagine they only had about 2 or 3 match balls) . I do once also remember playing against a team who would chip the ball at goalkicks to his defenders and they would head it back to him. We actually caught them out twice doing it, you kinda think back that they should have learnt.


4.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 18:34:04
Didn't we only clear the snow in the box we were attacking earlier in the year.


5.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 19:00:04
Your manager used to make a meal for the away team? Random.


6.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 19:05:41
I hear that Jarrell "Big Pharma" Miller knows how to gain an advantage.


7.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 19:48:10
I was a ball boy at Blackpool and you were given instructions to take your time if Blackpool were winning and be as quick as possible if losing. Pretty standard I suppose given the tactics the teams use.

Cheers.


8.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 20:46:06
That’s right natural. Early morning kick offs, so was seen as a nice gesture for breakfast instead of a devilish plan. Thanks for your input though 😚.


9.) 22 Apr 2019
22 Apr 2019 22:36:48
On the Cardiff note, did you notice the state of the pitch? How dry and rough it looked we coudnt place a single straight pass the ball was fumbling all over the place.


10.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 00:23:13
It’s their pitch they can do with what they want surely? Don’t Barcelona make theirs as wide and long as possible to make more space? And didn’t stoke make theirs narrow for delap? Can’t say either are wrong.


11.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 09:13:39
Did the devilish plan seem to work Benny?


12.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 10:21:02
Few cups and leagues mate. But even if it didn’t, it can also be a psychological advantage to us, believing we are going to be that 1 or 2 yards quicker.
Not as effect as instanbuls kicking it in to the sea though, that’s class 😂.


13.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 12:47:16
My manager used to switch off the away teams hearing in their dressing room during winter, saying it'll keep their limbs stiff.


14.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 13:58:07
Love that stuie.


15.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 14:57:44
He played that one wrong stuie, would have been better to put the heating on max for the away dressing room and then they’d freeze when they get outside 😉.


16.) 23 Apr 2019
23 Apr 2019 18:39:55
I also meant heating! Though turning off their hearing would add weight to the "didn't hear the whistle" argument.