Time Wasting.

[paolo poggi]

Can’t stand it, other teams do it, but have noticed we have started to get quite proficient at it as well, I think it was after we scored our second goal, one of our players (think it was Pearson) toe poked the ball back into our penalty area, just to the side of the six yard box, Maxwell knew it was there but made no attempt to get it back to the centre circle for a good 30/40 seconds, he did nothing till the ref gave him a wake up call.
Do these players know what pathetic morons they look like when they get up to these antics ? Do they think it makes them look cool ?
I don’t pay good money to watch negative childish behaviour, GROW UP !

I always feel that all a statement such as "grow up" only serves to heavily implicate the commentator as a sanctimonious so and so.
The players are genuinely trying to win the match, and any advantage is to be exploited.
I saw the incident in question and all it appeared to me, was a chance to enable a short breather after a period of high exertion and to allow the team to regroup.
That said, I am all for there being a separate timekeeper who stops and starts the clock for substitutions and injuries to players. That way, I imagine, players wouldn't bother attempting to waste time via the usual means. Walking off slowly when subbed etc.
I'm sure, after a few matches involving an additional 14 minutes at the end of each half, the players will learn its not worth it.

 

[sports rehab]

tbh the bit I couldnt understand is when 'WE' were under a bit of Wigan pressure, and a defender knocked it into the IP for a throw in, PNE fans raced to throw the ball back to a Wigan player for a quick throw.

It happened about 3 times towards the end of the first half and twice Wigan took the throw before our defence had reformed.....

OK the ball boys might be told to treat all players alike and get it back, but surely NE fans can help 'slow play down' when it isnt in our interests to have a quick throw / corner ??

Can you imagine Leeds fans giving us quick ball back ??

 

[bobbydavro]

i dont agree at all with the stop the clock thing, this would just compound the problem as players take even more time as no pressure at all. A 90min game would turn into a 3hr game.

maybe a big action clock like basketball for each scenario or you forfeit...so ball go's out for throw a big clock starts ticking and you have 5secs to take, if you fail then the throw go's to the other team, or the player gets booked or whatever. Take the ambiguity out of something and it gets less frustrating

 

[rikartalex]

i dont agree at all with the stop the clock thing, this would just compound the problem as players take even more time as no pressure at all. A 90min game would turn into a 3hr game.

maybe a big action clock like basketball for each scenario or you forfeit...so ball go's out for throw a big clock starts ticking and you have 5secs to take, if you fail then the throw go's to the other team, or the player gets booked or whatever. Take the ambiguity out of something and it gets less frustrating

I would have no problem with a three hour game if it stopped the cheating or "game management".

We pay good money to watch a game of football and 60 minutes in play is the least I would expect.

 

[tcinders]

tbh the bit I couldnt understand is when 'WE' were under a bit of Wigan pressure, and a defender knocked it into the IP for a throw in, PNE fans raced to throw the ball back to a Wigan player for a quick throw.

It happened about 3 times towards the end of the first half and twice Wigan took the throw before our defence had reformed.....

OK the ball boys might be told to treat all players alike and get it back, but surely NE fans can help 'slow play down' when it isnt in our interests to have a quick throw / corner ??

Can you imagine Leeds fans giving us quick ball back ??

I watched the Leeds / Brentford game before ours. There was a stark contrast with regards to urgency at throw ins and corners, Leeds move the ball quickly, PNE take forever over throws and corners but it would help if the ball boys could get the ball back to the players!