radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 At the beginning of this World Cup 2018 coverage we had loads of women presenters & pundits on both BBC & ITV since the quarter finals they have all gone AWOL? Why have we two "Whatever happened to" both started by @Compo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 After watching almost every game of this 2018 World Cup, whatever happened to indirect free kicks? Why have we two "Whatever happened to" both started by @Compo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 12,631 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 Yes red,,also foul throws,, and passing forward at kick offs? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 12,631 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 The odd head butt was also allowed,, fairies nowadays, lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 Whatever happened to folk sitting on the bus eyes wide open staring gormless into space? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 3,117 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 They're all on the tram RR talking crap into a phone... 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 591 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 Ben, Radford Red, as an active referee, I can answer your questions regarding the Laws of Association Football. Indirect free kicks are only awarded for technical offences, such as offside, impeding an opponent's progress with out making contact with an opponent (any contact results in a direct free kick), dangerous play, such as a high foot (again when no contact is made with the opponent). All penal offences are punished by direct free kicks. Regarding the kick off, the June 2016 FIFA IAB law changes, remove the need for the ball to be played forward at a kick off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 Can we consult VAR? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 12,631 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 Thanks Deepdene boy..........what about the throw-ins IE ball behind the head ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 7,090 Report post Posted July 15, 2018 10 hours ago, radfordred said: Why have we two "Whatever happened to" both started by @Compo Someone asked this question before; the answer remains the same: Because Compo is a dozy pillock. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 591 Report post Posted July 16, 2018 Ben, it is generally accepted that as long as the ball passes through the vertical plane, rather than having to go right behind the players head then the throw in is deemed to be legal. Who wants to see numerous throw ins being retaken, rather than just getting on with the game. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 12,631 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 I probably agree Deepdene...........but having spent so many years,,.....with it being wrong'' just Irks' a bit everytime i see it...........and feet on the ground throughout the action....BTW...was you a Ref' in Nottingham ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,292 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Whatever happened to all those brilliant films BBC2 used to show? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 591 Report post Posted July 18, 2018 Ben, no I left Nottingham just before my 12th birthday. I have done all my reffing since I have lived in Northampton. Closest I get to Nottingham is Melton Town and Holwell Sports, both of whom play in the United Counties League 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IAN123. 9,292 Report post Posted July 20, 2018 What ever happened to these?Fatal Charm...Paul worked in Selectadisc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted July 31, 2018 With the football season just weeks away, got me thinking whatever happened to those Chinese fighting/throwing stars, you used to see in Kung Fu films? Our metalwork teacher Mr Bowmar used to knock some up & sharpen them like razors, then lob them the length of the classroom. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted July 31, 2018 Whatever happened to turning & unplugging your telly when it was lightning? Why why have we got two "whatever happened to" topics both started by @Compo ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 4,656 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 What happened to the art of shop workers counting your change back to your hand? One, two, three, three fifty. three fifty five & two pence. Thank you. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carni 9,262 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 This one is at the top of my list for winding me up. Sooooooooo, I devised a plan! You see at my age, I am a bit slow and when I have had a receipt and lots of cash /notes in change plonked in my hand, not surprisingly my hand being quite small, drops the lot, (very carefully, so as not to lose any) on to the counter. I fumble about, trying to pick it up, then I have to add it all up, slowly of course, to make sure it's all there. Serves the Bo99ers right. One giggly OAP, totters out of the shop, leaving behind a really rude assistant, who now has quite a queue of impatient customers to contend with. My apologies if any of you end up in a queue at the tills, when I put my plan into action! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
letsavagoo 466 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 1 hour ago, radfordred said: What happened to the art of shop workers counting your change back to your hand? One, two, three, three fifty. three fifty five & two pence. Thank you. Smart tills happened which give the amount of change to be given. Recently I bought something 52 pence. Gave a pound but then said I've got the 2 and handed 2p over. Total confusion for the assistant who gave the 2p back and then 48p. Hadn't a clue. 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,325 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 I go to a quiz at a local club, if we win we get £5 vouchers. Take the voucher to the bar and hand it over with a bank note to buy a round of drinks, barmaid says you can't get change from the voucher, I don't want change from the voucher I want change from the bank note, total confusion. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 12,631 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 Nice one carnie,,i too tend to cause a queue at the till,,i always seem to have loads of change in my purse (yes i use a purse) i then begin counting the coins making sure i get rid of the smallest first,,often drop some among the sweets and on the floor (its me shaky finger) this mostly happens in the small newsagents in Bulwell,,and the line of people behind start ''tutting'' much banter then ensues,,like 'come on bleddy hell'' ''change a sodding note'' ''we'll be hear all day'' love it...........sometimes the owner,, who i get on really well with,, takes me purse and helps himself,,saying youre not causing trouble today,,......then on me way out the moaners are nearly all saying,,,''tara duck'' or similar........lol 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 5,944 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 Because my eyes are getting worse, I sometimes have problems working out which coins are which (yes, I know that they are different shapes and sizes but some look very similar I think). In a supermarket I hand over notes and get change, but in our local village Spar, I sometimes tip out my change on the counter and let the person on the till take what is needed. We're an honest lot round here ....I think! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,095 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 Ladybirds ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 8,076 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, FLY2 said: Ladybirds ! No greenflies to eat FLY. Well not on our ‘estate’ anyway! Which reminds me of about 25 years ago when we lived in Hertfordshire we planted a pretty long Beech hedge. Greenfly were attacking it before it got going. We bought a big spray thingy back-pack contraption and sprayed it every single evening for weeks and weeks. It was a full-time job dealing with the aphids. We were successful in the end and finally had a fantastic hedge. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
