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As regular readers will be aware, Football Daily is normally in the business of peddling cheap and often unfunny yuks, and certainly didn’t get where it is today (specifically: unread and ignored in tens of thousands of spam folders) coming over all mawkish and maudlin. But occasionally, we stumble upon a heartwarming yarn we’re surprised we hadn’t already heard and feel compelled to share it with a wider audience. This tearjerker has its origins in Wednesday’s Bigger Vase opener between Red Star (AKA Crvena Zvezda) and Celtic, two fallen giants of European football, who pulled off the ignominious feat of losing their respective Bigger Cup playoffs to minnows so obscure even the most seasoned of football hipsters had barely heard of them. And so it came to pass that, with Pafos and Kairat Almaty currently lounging it up in the top tier of European competition, the storied champions of both Serbia and Scotland have been left to slum it, kicking off their campaigns with a match in Belgrade.
Enjoyed Stewart McGuiness regaling a couple of pearls of wisdom from Bill Nicholson (yesterday’s Football Daily letters). Reminded me of Bill Shankly’s ‘if you’re not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we’ll discuss your options afterwards’” – Martin Fisher.
Stewart quotes Bill Nicholson’s tenet about football, to ‘keep it simple but keep it quick’. That would also be a good tenet that Football Daily should adhere to” – Nigel Assam (and others).
I was part of the travelling Chelsea crowd watching our up-and-coming stars-given-an-opportunity being taken apart by League One opposition on Tuesday. Cue a b0llocking from Enzo Maresca at half-time, two quick goals and then a retreat into their shells for the remaining 35 minutes. But I was sitting quite close to the action in the first half as the long throws came raining in and I noticed something that no one seems to be picking up: they are usually foul throws. The assistant ref is so busy looking at the kerfuffle in the box that they can’t also watch the throws and several of them were clearly foul throws. Not even close. If I was an opposition manager facing Lincoln in the future I would be kicking up a stink. It’s an effective tactic, but one that needs to be within the rules … which it isn’t at the moment. Of course the player gets a huge throw into the box, but when both his feet are off the ground at launch it’s a foul throw! How the assistant can watch two areas at the same time that are visually opposed by 90 degrees is a question for someone else. Kudos for the Imps’ forward-thinking coaching staff for identifying that the assistant hasn’t got eyes in the back (or side) of their head” – Tom Hain.
This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions.
Continue reading…Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!As regular readers will be aware, Football Daily is normally in the business of peddling cheap and often unfunny yuks, and certainly didn’t get where it is today (specifically: unread and ignored in tens of thousands of spam folders) coming over all mawkish and maudlin. But occasionally, we stumble upon a heartwarming yarn we’re surprised we hadn’t already heard and feel compelled to share it with a wider audience. This tearjerker has its origins in Wednesday’s Bigger Vase opener between Red Star (AKA Crvena Zvezda) and Celtic, two fallen giants of European football, who pulled off the ignominious feat of losing their respective Bigger Cup playoffs to minnows so obscure even the most seasoned of football hipsters had barely heard of them. And so it came to pass that, with Pafos and Kairat Almaty currently lounging it up in the top tier of European competition, the storied champions of both Serbia and Scotland have been left to slum it, kicking off their campaigns with a match in Belgrade.Enjoyed Stewart McGuiness regaling a couple of pearls of wisdom from Bill Nicholson (yesterday’s Football Daily letters). Reminded me of Bill Shankly’s ‘if you’re not sure what to do with the ball, just pop it in the net and we’ll discuss your options afterwards’” – Martin Fisher.Stewart quotes Bill Nicholson’s tenet about football, to ‘keep it simple but keep it quick’. That would also be a good tenet that Football Daily should adhere to” – Nigel Assam (and others).I was part of the travelling Chelsea crowd watching our up-and-coming stars-given-an-opportunity being taken apart by League One opposition on Tuesday. Cue a b0llocking from Enzo Maresca at half-time, two quick goals and then a retreat into their shells for the remaining 35 minutes. But I was sitting quite close to the action in the first half as the long throws came raining in and I noticed something that no one seems to be picking up: they are usually foul throws. The assistant ref is so busy looking at the kerfuffle in the box that they can’t also watch the throws and several of them were clearly foul throws. Not even close. If I was an opposition manager facing Lincoln in the future I would be kicking up a stink. It’s an effective tactic, but one that needs to be within the rules … which it isn’t at the moment. Of course the player gets a huge throw into the box, but when both his feet are off the ground at launch it’s a foul throw! How the assistant can watch two areas at the same time that are visually opposed by 90 degrees is a question for someone else. Kudos for the Imps’ forward-thinking coaching staff for identifying that the assistant hasn’t got eyes in the back (or side) of their head” – Tom Hain.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions. Continue reading…
