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Post by frankiegth on Feb 24, 2006 16:33:20 GMT
be responsible for time keeping? Stopping the watch every time the ball is out of play, including throw ins etc. Thing is, games wouldn't finish 'til about 5.15 I reckon
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Feb 24, 2006 16:36:42 GMT
Opinion would vary, according to whether you were winning or losing on any given Saturday! It would just be another official to scream at.
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 24, 2006 17:08:53 GMT
It would obviously make timekeeping more accurate, but I think that the fourth official communicating effectively with the ref would be a bit of a job. The ref has enough to keep his eyes on already (and let's face it, most of them can't even seem to do that these days) so what if it was time and the 4th official couldn't get his attention? Chaos!
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Post by medibot on Feb 24, 2006 17:25:23 GMT
4th officials are a waste of time anyway, certainly out our level where they would be doing very little other than putting boards up for added time and squealing on swearing managers.
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Post by Giggy of Telford on Feb 24, 2006 17:37:49 GMT
What is a fourth official actually supposed to do, every time I've seen one they've just been siting/standing looking bored and watching the game.
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Post by frankiegth on Feb 24, 2006 17:38:27 GMT
He would bring each half to a close by means of a blast on a air horn, much like rugby league do.
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Post by medibot on Feb 24, 2006 17:40:32 GMT
If you bring in a horn to end the game you may as well have cheerleaders and get Mountain Dew and McDonalds in to sponsor the refs kit and go around getting overexcited all the time...
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Post by frankiegth on Feb 24, 2006 17:48:18 GMT
Are you suggesting Air horns are a bit too much razzamatazz and this great game of ours would be on the slippery slope to Americanisation and showmanship? If that's the case stuff the fourth official time keeping
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Post by medibot on Feb 24, 2006 18:00:22 GMT
I am indeed frankie.
Though after we played Farnborough i went with friends to watch the Guilford Heat Ice Hockey team play and as americanised as it was, i actually enjoyed it. Mind you, Ice Hockey is the only American sport i have time for and the second they start playing disco tunes during a football game it will be a sad day.
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Post by frankiegth on Feb 24, 2006 18:36:05 GMT
Got to agree Medibot
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Post by coops on Feb 24, 2006 20:59:56 GMT
Playing something (usually Tom f*ckin' Hark by the b*sta*rd Pirahnas) when the home team has scored......Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! No need! The one time the crowd don't really need to be prompted to go mad is after their team has scored, surely?
OI! TANNOY GUY! NOOOOOO!!!!
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Post by Col ISIHAC. on Feb 24, 2006 23:29:42 GMT
Playing something (usually Tom f*ckin' Hark by the b*sta*rd Pirahnas) when the home team has scored......Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!! No need! The one time the crowd don't really need to be prompted to go mad is after their team has scored, surely? OI! TANNOY GUY! NOOOOOO!!!! That sort of behaviour is for the benefit of the hard of understanding Coops. Or, as we refer to them at WLP "Them bu**ers in the stand"
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Post by medibot on Feb 25, 2006 3:21:26 GMT
Actually Tom Hark became a bit of a tune for Sutton fans after a game where it was played after Eastbourne goals and we did it ourselfs after ours ;D
A run out tune and post goal music if they must is my limit though.
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Post by ambersalamander on Feb 25, 2006 3:40:30 GMT
Canvey Island, Sutton fans?
It's THE FINAL COUNTDOWN! ;D
They played that before the game and we all started taking the mickey. CI were unbeaten at home all season (bear in mind this was mid-March) and someone said fer a laff: "Now they've played this song for us we'll win!"
We won 3-1 ;D
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Post by medibot on Feb 25, 2006 4:10:42 GMT
Happy, happy memories, the culmination of the best side in terms of footballing ability Sutton have had for a long time
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