Titus
Come on!
Both teams were in their own half. The officials were in place. Burnley decide to do a team huddle. Why didn't the ref let us kick-off? 
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I used to actively encourage this with Juniors team when manager as it always managed to wind up the opposition.
I liked the time someone (Reading?) did it against us and we faced them off by all lining up on the half way line.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
And we were cheated out of a win as well that day, still we won the league anyway
KNC
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Yes, yes,yes. It was against Reading at their place.
It looked IMMENSE.
deletebeepbeepbeep
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- May 12, 2009
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I bloody hate this practice if you aren't in the right frame of mind the moment you leave the dugout you manager hasn't done his job and you look like a right bunch of wet wipes.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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It would be just the best thing ever if some referee somewhere dared to blow the whistle while the opposition was still giving big hugs to each other. That referee would be an instant worldwide legend.
The Andy Naylor Fan Club
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fire&skill
Killer-Diller
Apparently, Burnley were in their huddle and saying "right lads, let's really try hard to score but fail at every opportunity".
- Jul 7, 2003
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There is no reason whatsoever why a referee can't just blow his whistle, so long as the opponents are in their own half & not inside the circle.
Some day an official is going to have the balls to do it, leaving a whining bastard like Bruce, Davies or Holloway squealing about how grossly unfair and unsporting it was (never mind how unsporting making your opponents wait is).
I will applaud that day, I really will.
Some day an official is going to have the balls to do it, leaving a whining bastard like Bruce, Davies or Holloway squealing about how grossly unfair and unsporting it was (never mind how unsporting making your opponents wait is).
I will applaud that day, I really will.
Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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The big gay pre-match huddle is as embarrassing as the shag-the-corner-flag goal celebration. It might look good in real-time, but if you end up getting beat, you just look a right twat on the highlights.
Seagull1989
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- Oct 31, 2011
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For a game to kick off the GK must be in his Goal area. That's why te ref can't start the game
Was not Was
Loitering with intent
- Jul 31, 2003
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That's good. As would be leaving our half and encircling their huddle.
Marty McFly
Seagulls Over Canada
Really? Just looked at Law 8 (Start and re-start of play) in the LOTG and am unable to find any reference to this. Mind pointing me in the right direction?
http://www.thefa.com/~/media/my-football-resources/referee/laws-of-the-game-2012-13.ashx
