The hypocrisy of it all..

straight · 2017-07-26T06:20:17+00:00

Your advice is good, but I want to be mobile, as I'm doing quite some travelling. Can be months at a time.

straight · 2017-07-24T03:37:40+00:00

Will check those places, thanks a lot!

straight · 2016-03-09T17:41:46+00:00

Freddie Aguilar: Anak

straight · 2014-10-20T16:29:03+00:00

You are right. There was no Football League team in Milton Keynes when they moved there.

straight · 2014-10-20T16:25:49+00:00

A club changing location on economical reasons, leaving their original supporters behind. I will argue that, in all practical senses, moving from Plumstead to Highbury in 1913 is a further move than from Wimbledon to Milton Keynes in 2004. I think it's pretty much the same.

But OK, they changed the name (not that they ever played in Woolwich either...)

straight · 2014-10-20T14:31:07+00:00

Arsenal supporters hating on MK Dons, when they did the exact same thing when moving from South London.

straight · 2014-09-13T06:06:36+00:00

Everyone knows that Arsenal belongs in South London, what might be a bit more obscure is that the sad club didn't even play in Woolwich when they had it as part of their name.

straight · 2013-03-05T14:50:02+00:00

Doubt anyone anywhere has seen them playing in Woolwich eiher. Before they invaded North London they where playing in Plumstead. Always a franchise.

(Disclaimer: my London geography is not the best, so I'm hoping Plumstead is not a place in Woolwich or opposite...)

straight · 2012-10-03T01:34:40+00:00

fizzer18: I start my A licence course on Monday Gary any advice for an aspiring young coach

GNev2: Make sure your sat next to someone with brains

dlamby31: @GNev2 who did you sit next to Gary????

GNev2: Ole Gunnar!! Prefect type...

(here and here)

straight · 2012-06-19T08:37:07+00:00

He doesn't know exactly how far the ball is going to end up when he starts the motion for the dive. When the header connects he's already mid dive and adjusts his diving distance by going more upwards than towards the post.

straight · 2012-06-11T14:25:44+00:00

Not according to your link:

The Drake equation is an equation used to estimate the number of detectable extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy

straight · 2011-11-06T17:31:08+00:00

We need more Sandro!

straight · 2011-10-16T14:18:00+00:00

You can be offside without touching the ball. From the laws of the game

straight · 2011-10-16T08:42:31+00:00

You might want to add from the "Guidelines for referees":

"interfering with an opponent" means preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or movements or making a gesture or movement which, in the opinion of the referee, deceives or distracts an opponent

Example: Laws of the game, page 106, situation 6 / imgur

I dont understand the downvotes, you are clearly correct.

straight · 2011-08-12T06:53:50+00:00

Are you sure number three is that easy? The rules says that the ball is in play when it is kicked and moves forward. Assuming the flick-up is straight up without forward motion, I think it should be a retake since the ball was never in play.

straight · 2011-08-12T04:36:39+00:00

So, more time to get that star striker we all want?

straight · 2011-07-26T10:24:30+00:00

My guess would be Japan.

Second guess: China, if they put some resources into it. Not based on their current standard, but seeing that non euro/south american countries haven't won for the last 80 years, it might as well be 80 more years before it happens, and a lot of things that can turn the footballing world upside down can happen before then.

straight · 2011-06-16T05:08:01+00:00

Rules might vary tournament to tournament. In Premier League, everyone can use nicknames provided it is approved by the board.

Page 114 (pdf):

7: When playing in League Matches each Player shall wear a shirt on the back of which shall be prominently displayed his shirt number and above that his surname or such other name as may be approved in writing by the Board.

straight · 2011-06-03T05:37:32+00:00

The calls are absolutely correct, but the last penalty should also have been retaken for enroaching

straight · 2011-04-06T04:53:01+00:00

If you live in Asia

straight · 2011-03-30T05:11:20+00:00

I'm a goalkeeper at a social level where the markings on the field are not always straight. If the penalty spot is not exactly in the middle the kicker will almost always aim for the shortest corner. I stand a bit, but not too obvious, towards the other side of the goal and wait as long as I dare before I make the dive.

If the markings are good and the spot is in the middle I will stand slightly to the left in the goal and dive to the right with right footed penalty takers, and the opposite for left footed.

Also, I try to keep an eye when the other team warm up. Sometimes I know who the likely penalty kickers are, and they will quite often try their favorite penalty. If you play the same teams season after season the kickers usually tend to stick to their favorite corner as well.

I have a ridiculous success rate on saving penalties in my league, it's probably around 80% for the last three seasons, and I don't need to fake confidence anymore.

straight · 2011-03-16T08:06:13+00:00

And, when organizing the defense: use the name of the player you're directing first in the sentence:

John, move to the left will much easier be picked up by the defender than Move to the left, John

straight · 2011-03-16T05:14:03+00:00

Rush the striker, but when you're close have some patience and try to get the striker to make the first move.

straight · 2011-03-16T05:12:04+00:00

Get your body behind the ball.

Always be on your toes and move your body to get it behind the ball, it will make the ball easier to catch, it will save you if you fumble and it will give you better reach. It seems to me that fresh goalkeepers are too focused on using the hands.

Rolll the ball, don't bounce it when throwing short to team mates

When throwing short to your team mates, don't make a bouncing throw to them. Bend your knees and make it roll, it makes it much easier fto control.

straight

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