Questions you'd like answering, regardless of how trivial they may seem

[Seevio]

Can you fully trust researchers who use the term "grammer" school? It's only a small thing, but it shows lack of attention to detail.

 

[Punkawallah]

Can you fully trust researchers who use the term "grammer" school? It's only a small thing, but it shows lack of attention to detail.

And does the lower proportion of ‘educated’ people in football mean footballers are more or less likely to have sexual comgress with dead animal parts?

 

[AndyRM]

On the one occasion I was in a pub with football on the screen I was amazed how many experts were in the pub despite looking like they'd have trouble climbing the stairs.

They tend to get their information and opinions from Match! and fools on YouTube. Best ignored.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Blue Riband biscuits. Is it pronounced Rye-band or Riband? My partner pronounced it the same as ribbon, with a D on the end. I always thought it was R(eye)band. Presumably only the manufacturers know for sure

 

[Ming the Merciless]

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Because they blend in, like in 1967

 

[Alex321]

Blue Riband biscuits. Is it pronounced Rye-band or Riband? My partner pronounced it the same as ribbon, with a D on the end. I always thought it was R(eye)band. Presumably only the manufacturers know for sure

If it is pronounced your way, that is a deliberate affectation by the manufacturers.

The normal and natural way to pronounce that spelling in English would be as per your partner.

 

[glasgowcyclist]

Blue Riband biscuits. Is it pronounced Rye-band or Riband? My partner pronounced it the same as ribbon, with a D on the end. I always thought it was R(eye)band. Presumably only the manufacturers know for sure

In Glasgow they’ve always been known as bloory-bands. 🙂

 

[SuperGalactian]

For those of a certain age, getting besieged with pamphlets about retirement, should we pronounce the thing “retire- redee”, or “retty-reddy”, or what?

 

[DRM]

My personal opinion is that it is more dependant on personality and culture, than it is on tactics and management. Football is generally played (and Managed) by people with a lower standard of etiquette, lower educational achievement and (anecdotally) less grace and patience. Whereas the Rugby culture, including players, managers, coaches and fans, tends to be....better.

I tar with a very wide brush I accept that, but it's just my personal experience of being on, and having children on, both Football and Rugby teams from age 4+.

In essence: frequent, reactive shouting = Football. Infrequent, proactive instructions = Rugby

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In football the referee is called every name under the sun, in rugby, league & union, it's sir

 

[Punkawallah]

In football the referee is called every name under the sun, in rugby, league & union, it's sir

Or ‘Mr Referee’.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

In football the referee is called every name under the sun, in rugby, league & union, it's sir

They could do with more of that in Football

any lack of respect to the ref and automatic yellow card and free kick
if there is already a free kick then it moves 10m closer to the goal
if it gets inside the penalty area then it becomes a penalty

Best thing about it
can you IMAGINE the fuss it would generate in a certain part of the media!!!!

 

[AndyRM]

To stick with the thread title...

"Why do people think that the way rugby is refereed would work for football?"

 

[Alex321]

To stick with the thread title...

"Why do people think that the way rugby is refereed would work for football?"

Why wouldn't it?

It works well in most sports. There is nothing inherently different about Association Football which means it needs to be referreed in a different manner.

 

[markemark]

In the rain yesterday, I turned a corner, guessing c12mph. As I straightened up back wheel went over a manhole cover and back wheel lost traction. Whole bike wobbled for about 1s. All good as recovered quickly. Is it anything I actually did or was momentum enough to keep me upright? Or is it purely luck and circumstances outside of the rider's control as to whether they stay upright?

 

[AndyRM]

Why wouldn't it?

It works well in most sports. There is nothing inherently different about Association Football which means it needs to be referreed in a different manner.

Rugby refereeing standards aren't applied to any other sports as far as I'm aware, so why think that they could work for football?

It's a myth that rugby players aren't at the ref all the time in any case. Sure, they get clamped down quicker and don't crowd round the ref, but they're at it in their own way.