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Post by Dave Silk (ex shottermiller) on Apr 19, 2020 9:54:30 GMT 1
Every week we used to see the disgusting habit of Footballers and Rugby players to a lesser extent spitting out phlegm and snotting on the field of play. From grass roots level up to the prima donnas in vivid close up on TV.
It never used to happen. Shorts used to be made with a pocket for a tissue or handkerchief and we used them. I'm sure upbringing has a lot to do with it.
I wonder how much this has contributed to the spread of this terrible virus amongst footballers (5 at a local club being an illustrating point)? Maybe picked up from on the training pitch surface. I've not seen any mention about this habit elsewhere so I doubt whether any thought has been given to this at all.
What's going to happen if and when the games return? Possibly if it's spotted a spell in the sin bin and a fine.
Anyone got any suggestions?
Let's face it you wouldn't play with dog dirt on the field of play and returning to the old days sometimes somebody had to go around if the sheep or cows had been on the grass.
I also have a recollection you couldn't play where horses had been on the grass because of Tetanus.
Keep safe everyone.
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Post by Rattlesnake on Apr 19, 2020 12:47:07 GMT 1
If ever there was a name for a punk rock compilation!
What I find weird is players spitting on an artifical pitch which won't soak up those natural juices!
Phlegming and nose clearing actually goes back at least as far as the early 70's. I remember being horrified by a massive orifice exit by Arsenal's Bob McNab caught on "Match Of The Day", and one comedy programme at the time did a "MOTD" spoof highlighting the trend called "Spit Of The Week"!
Hope you're all well and dandy, by the way. Stay safe and hang tough.
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Post by Dave Silk (ex shottermiller) on Apr 19, 2020 13:31:29 GMT 1
Thanks for your comment Eddie.
They wouldn't do it on the floor in their own dwellings would they or would they!
Maybe it be could taken into the Respect catagory.
Perhaps Mr. Peers would copnsider bringing this subject up at FA HQ.
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Post by ruralrock on Apr 19, 2020 20:41:20 GMT 1
I remember my Mum being upset to see Ian Botham spitting during a cricket match on TV. So much so that she wrote to him and complained. She never got a reply. As you say Dave, a disgusting habit, amongst others emanating from the Far East which has brought us Coronavirus, Avian Flu, H1N1, SARS, and I'm sure there are others. I'll be making my own sweet and sour in future, and the only bat I'll handle will be one of the cricket variety !!
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Post by Rattlesnake on Apr 19, 2020 21:51:09 GMT 1
I've actually eaten bat once, which probably accounts for my personality! I went on hols with my parents to The Seychelles in 1990 (the flight was delayed which allowed me to watch the FA Cup Final) and found they catch bats in huge nets as a main source of rural food. It's a very dark meat which tastes rich and gamey, apparently like hare or venison. The holiday was also the first time I tried octopus, and they also had island-brewed Guinness at 5.8% alcohol!
Not only that, I discovered the islands had their own 20-team two-division league and managed to catch a game in both divisions. For the second division match, watched by about 500 (out of an island population of 100,000), a fence and some trees separated one flank from the Indian Ocean, one goalie borrowed a tanktop from the crowd as his kit was the same as the opposition, and about twenty of the French / Patois speaking locals were taking the p--- out of the one white guy in the crowd, until a goal was scored and I marched up to the key instigator and somehow asked him in perfect French for the name of the goalscorer. Watching the jaws drop was a pleasure - no hassle after that!
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Post by stuartcoles on Apr 20, 2020 6:05:22 GMT 1
Maturally i totally agree that it is a disgusting habit but i also dont see how much can be done to prevent it.running around invariably causes you to sweat and dehydrate,resulting in saliva being produced.in these trying times,if you for example went back to pockets in shorts for a hankie etc,surely you also need a hand sanitiser so any potential germs can be eliminated.i thought you could potentially have spit buckets on sidelines but how would you then feel if a striker was clean through and your keeper was desperate to spit but couldnt for risk of a booking or fine so had to turn his back for a split second first.all a bit light hearted but think unfortunately it is a bi-product of the game nowadays which will remain
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Post by Dave Silk (ex shottermiller) on Apr 20, 2020 9:03:58 GMT 1
OK this probably would be difficult to police on the field Stuart.
Perhaps if for every incident that was seen on the field the fine could hit the manager's pocket and build up for each additional offence but in addition to that send him on a course of lessons in health education. This may well encourage them to get the point over to the perpetraitors on the pitch. If they don't attend; they could be suspended from football until they do. God the cry babies would come out then wouldn't they.
Forget about all this bl**dy political correctness; it never used to be about and it didn't hurt anyone. Do unto others as you would expect to be done to yourself.
STOP THIS FOUL HABIT AT ALL CLUBS INCLUDING OUR OWN.
I'm sure Ruralrock will agree; a bit of sweat never seemed to hurt anyone previously.
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