[Football] Yellow cards for spitting

blue-shifted · Dec 16, 2019

OK, so my young lad scored a really nice goal for his team this weekend, probably the best he has ever scored. How did he mark the moment? He summoned up the biggest amount of spittle he could find and launched it at the ground.

There was no physiological need to do so. This was learned behaviour …. And not learned from me.

It got me thinking, every close up of a player after a missed chance or something, involved them hocking up a load of gob and firing it. Is this necessary? Is there any genuine reason or advantage for doing this? Is this now acceptable?

I’m calling for spitting to be booking in professional football. Yeh yeh, games would be 6 aside, blah blah. But isn’t it time to restore some standards of hygiene and decency? Isn’t it time for long suffering parents not to constantly having to make excuses for their kids role models? Isn’t it time football to take some wider responsibility as a societal force for good?

I'll let you know how I get on

GT49er · Dec 16, 2019

blue-shifted said:
OK, so my young lad scored a really nice goal for his team this weekend, probably the best he has ever scored. How did he mark the moment? He summoned up the biggest amount of spittle he could find and launched it at the ground.

There was no physiological need to do so. This was learned behaviour …. And not learned from me.

It got me thinking, every close up of a player after a missed chance or something, involved them hocking up a load of gob and firing it. Is this necessary? Is there any genuine reason or advantage for doing this? Is this now acceptable?

I’m calling for spitting to be booking in professional football. Yeh yeh, games would be 6 aside, blah blah. But isn’t it time to restore some standards of hygiene and decency? Isn’t it time for long suffering parents not to constantly having to make excuses for their kids role models? Isn’t it time football to take some wider responsibility as a societal force for good?

I'll let you know how I get on

Actually I agree with you - but sadly I don't think you'll 'get on' very well.

dazzer6666 · Dec 16, 2019

blue-shifted said:
OK, so my young lad scored a really nice goal for his team this weekend, probably the best he has ever scored. How did he mark the moment? He summoned up the biggest amount of spittle he could find and launched it at the ground.

There was no physiological need to do so. This was learned behaviour …. And not learned from me.

It got me thinking, every close up of a player after a missed chance or something, involved them hocking up a load of gob and firing it. Is this necessary? Is there any genuine reason or advantage for doing this? Is this now acceptable?

I’m calling for spitting to be booking in professional football. Yeh yeh, games would be 6 aside, blah blah. But isn’t it time to restore some standards of hygiene and decency? Isn’t it time for long suffering parents not to constantly having to make excuses for their kids role models? Isn’t it time football to take some wider responsibility as a societal force for good?

I'll let you know how I get on

The exercise stresses and motion typically causes excess saliva, so it needs to be expectorated - happens to me a lot when I run. When running outside in cooler temperatures, your nose must warm and humidify the air you breathe before it reaches your lungs. This action produces mucus in your nose and throat, and the mucus acts as a humidifier to condition the air before it reaches your lungs. The buildup of saliva and mucus will cause you to spit more often.

Is it PotG? · Dec 16, 2019

I would like to hear from ground staff at football clubs,

Often, as players trudge off for a half-time cuppa they empty their nasal cavities on the pitch. When they get those little digger thingies that replace divots, do these become all stodged up with phlegm?

Also, those knee slides must be nice if you suddenly plough through a ball of snot.

Rogero · Dec 16, 2019

When did spitting from players come into the game ? Going back 30-40year it did not happen professionally or in amateur football.

Guinness Boy · Dec 16, 2019

dazzer6666 said:
The exercise stresses and motion typically causes excess saliva, so it needs to be expectorated - happens to me a lot when I run. When running outside in cooler temperatures, your nose must warm and humidify the air you breathe before it reaches your lungs. This action produces mucus in your nose and throat, and the mucus acts as a humidifier to condition the air before it reaches your lungs. The buildup of saliva and mucus will cause you to spit more often.

This. Ridiculous thread IMO.

Launching a campaign because your kid caused you a moment of discomfort with seemingly no understanding of the way people's bodies work during exercise.

blue-shifted · Dec 16, 2019

dazzer6666 said:
The exercise stresses and motion typically causes excess saliva, so it needs to be expectorated - happens to me a lot when I run. When running outside in cooler temperatures, your nose must warm and humidify the air you breathe before it reaches your lungs. This action produces mucus in your nose and throat, and the mucus acts as a humidifier to condition the air before it reaches your lungs. The buildup of saliva and mucus will cause you to spit more often.

I played loads of football and maybe there can be a build up but I never did this.

I’ve always been more of a swallower than a spitter I suppose.

Guinness Boy · Dec 16, 2019

Rogero said:
When did spitting from players come into the game ? Going back 30-40year it did not happen professionally or in amateur football.

30 years ago is only 1989 and, yes, it absolutely did.

Bakero · Dec 16, 2019

Rogero said:
When did spitting from players come into the game ? Going back 30-40year it did not happen professionally or in amateur football.

Probably brought over by those fancy Dan foreigners.

blue-shifted · Dec 16, 2019

Guinness Boy said:
30 years ago is only 1989 and, yes, it absolutely did.

As Frank Rijkard can testify

studio150 · Dec 16, 2019

blue-shifted said:
I’ve always been more of a swallower than a spitter I suppose.

As the actress said to the bishop

Marshy · Dec 16, 2019

I played football for 25 years and not once did I have to spit.

You actually see managers do it constantly which is horrible.

Gazwag · Dec 16, 2019

Marshy said:
I played football for 25 years and not once did I have to spit.

You actually see managers do it constantly which is horrible.

I agree 50% of the time when the camera goes to a manager they spit. All this "you have to spit when you are running around" is rubbish you don't see many tennis players or squash players spitting, or football referees come that

blue-shifted · Dec 16, 2019

Gazwag said:
I agree 50% of the time when the camera goes to a manager they spit. All this "you have to spit when you are running around" is rubbish you don't see many tennis players or squash players spitting, or football referees come that

And why wouldn't a player from another sport do it? The condemnation which would come their way.

In football, we just accept it. Maybe we should stop just accepting it.

papajaff · Dec 16, 2019

I played probably over a thousand games in my lifetime. Never felt the need to spit ever.

Now I play 6 a side most weeks on astroturf and the amount of times players spit is shocking. I'm forever saying 'rub it in FFS'.

Only once ever did an opposition player spit in my face and that was an away game in Crawley. I actually punched him because that is unacceptable and the ref saw everything. All he said was (to him) "you deserved that" and we played on.

Bakero · Dec 16, 2019

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-i-produce-so-much-saliva-when-i-go-for-a-run/

"The various studies that have looked at this actually show conflicting results. It seems that a short jog in cold weather results in more saliva, while a marathon on a warm day actually reduces saliva production. Your body may initially be trying to offset the drying effect of the extra mouth breathing, but over longer periods dehydration sets in and your body reduces saliva production to conserve water.

All exercise, regardless of the intensity, also makes you secrete more of a protein called MUC5B. This makes your saliva more sticky and viscous, which contributes to that dry mouth feeling you can get after exercising"

This goes so way to explaining why footballers spit but tennis players do not. I do agree though that some players seem to do it to excess.

dazzer6666 · Dec 16, 2019

Bakero said:
https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/why-do-i-produce-so-much-saliva-when-i-go-for-a-run/

The various studies that have looked at this actually show conflicting results. It seems that a short jog in cold weather results in more saliva, while a marathon on a warm day actually reduces saliva production. Your body may initially be trying to offset the drying effect of the extra mouth breathing, but over longer periods dehydration sets in and your body reduces saliva production to conserve water.

All exercise, regardless of the intensity, also makes you secrete more of a protein called MUC5B. This makes your saliva more sticky and viscous, which contributes to that dry mouth feeling you can get after exercising

This goes so way to explaining why footballers spit but tennis players do not. I do agree though that some players seem to do it to excess.

Tends to be my experience - definitely worse in cold weather. I think it's also a bit habit-forming (hence managers doing it I guess).

Da Man Clay · Dec 16, 2019

I think there are much bigger issues to sort in football before we get to this one

GT49er · Dec 16, 2019

Da Man Clay said:
I think there are much bigger issues to sort in football before we get to this one

It is possible to tackle more than one issue at a time.

Da Man Clay · Dec 16, 2019

GT49er said:
It is possible to tackle more than one issue at a time.

Football cant even tackle one thing at a time right.

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