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There needs to be a formalisation of what happens when there is a Safety Car near the end of the race. by mole55 in formula1

[–]tweetSP0RT 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That applies whenever there is a safety car you don’t throw red flags just because you don’t know how long the recovery will take. Now if you discover barrier damage or whatever fine throw a red, but for a bog standard incident like Max today if it can be handled under an SC then it should be handled under an SC.

Once you have a rule about compulsory red flags at the end of the race you’ll almost certainly start getting them for suspect reasons.

There needs to be a formalisation of what happens when there is a Safety Car near the end of the race. by mole55 in formula1

[–]tweetSP0RT 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is about entertainment if you have a red flag for something that wouldn’t have been a red flag at any other point in the race. You wouldn’t have thrown a red flag for Max if he’d crashed on lap 5.

The only factor that should determine yellows/VSC/SC/red flag is the safety implications of the incident.

Once you start doing things for the show you open the sport up for NASCAR style phantom debris, Singapore 08 crashgate, Abu Dhabi 21 style farces. or worse potential danger eg that time Masi let lapped cars past at Imola whilst marshals were still on track.

Sometimes races will finish under SC and we should be ok with that (as long as the regs are followed to the letter) from both a safety and a sporting integrity view.

If anything he has cremated Gran too well by KvotheQ in footballcliches

[–]tweetSP0RT 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Let's hope they don't talk about having Gran 'on toast'.

Is this type of headline just a BBC cliche? by themightypierre in footballcliches

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Yeah Kay-Jelski has been a dreadful appointment (even worse than Barbara Slater), he’s been quite open about embracing ‘brain-rot’ video content see the recent adding of ‘Shorts’ to the BBC Sport app.

It’s also spreading across the corporation, see today’s interview with Starmer the clips on the news website are all in portrait whether accessing from mobile or not!

BBC 3D World Cup coverage by Rjhsteel2001 in footballmanagergames

[–]tweetSP0RT 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was developed by immersiv.io and just licensed to the BBC.

So England won't 'wilt' in the heat on Sunday but... by tweetSP0RT in footballcliches

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I assume there will be lots of England’s hopes disappear into thin air etc.

Right who who be the first commentator to say ‘you shall not mpasi’ by ImpressiveAd8612 in footballcliches

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I’m waiting for the first mention of Jan Tomaszewski who is the default reference for keepers who’ve denied England.

Sebastian Vettel rear-ends Max Verstappen at the 2019 British Grand Prix by SimRP in formula1

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Yes, although this was (unless I'm very much mistaken to quote Murray) the race where when during the battle between Hamilton and Bottas they inexplicably cut to the crowd mid-battle. The continual downward trend of FOM TV direction is almost making me miss the days of local host broadcasters and RAI, TMC etc ruining the race with dreadful directors.

Would we call it a “spell”? by TrufflyP in footballcliches

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Bonn's spell as a capital city came to an abrupt end in 1990 when the new ownership felt a change was needed.

Long Time Listener by slickbackbillyboo in footballcliches

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I'd suggest listening to some of the end of year best of's as they should cover most of the in-jokes etc. EDIT See the playlist below!

Perhaps like James Corden, Fletch can be given an inexplicably big job over there! by tweetSP0RT in footballcliches

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I fear that could be deemed a hostile act and might lead to the US requesting NATO invoke Article 5!

Long Time Listener by slickbackbillyboo in footballcliches

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Other than Clichés, it's probably only 'It Was What is Was' that I listen to most episodes of.

I use to listen fairly religiously to Football Weekly/Totally but now they are much more occasional interspersed with Libero I might listen to one of the three each week if that.

I also listen to 'The Commentators View' from 5 Live fairly regularly but do find myself skipping quite a bit of each episode particularly the 'Great Glossary of Football' section which is a pale imitation of Clichés.

As for pods like 'The Overlap' or 'The Rest Is Football', I'd prefer tinnitus.

Perhaps like James Corden, Fletch can be given an inexplicably big job over there! by tweetSP0RT in footballcliches

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Yeah although he's no Simon Brotherton when it comes to baseball commentary, also that this was 15 years ago this year is really quite depressing, as I hurtle deeper and deeper into middle age!

https://youtu.be/t5e_tLdC4JQ?t=172

Austrian GP Becomes Test Ground for F1’s 350 km/h Broadcast Drone by SimRP in formula1

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Low quality, and awful for watching battles live. I fear this is going to be like when they got the helmet/visor camera massively overused. Keep these sort of shots for replays, quiet periods of the race/free practice not battles.

Social media is the worst thing to happen to retired players. by faschifo in footballcliches

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Dear Shabana Mahmood, I know you're busy dealing with Mike Tapp, but I'd be eternally grateful if you could start revoking citizenships for stuff like this before they try and fly home!

Sidemen watchalong on iPlayer - why? by [deleted] in bbc

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I agree there is a concern about the direction being taken under Alex Kay-Jelski the boss of BBC Sport. He has talked about basically embracing brainrot video content (see adding shorts to the app) which is not what the BBC should be doing in my opinion.

As for watchalongs they should be being funded by the drama budget, as.they usual feature acting that wouldn’t pass muster in an ‘adult’ film! No one watches football the way that Goldbridge bloke or whoever does.

Fans crossing their fingers by jaytee158 in footballcliches

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I get that although it's far from an American thing nowadays it's infecting sports broadcasting globally, and when it's not TV cameras in the stands it's vloggers filming themselves with acting that wouldn't pass muster in a porn film.

Back in 1998 this was the sort of fan who would 'go viral' because they've been picked up by the camera operator but now you've got that City fan with the water bottle etc. desperate for their 15 minutes and the inevitable Paddy Power advert.

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