texanwellfan

Problem is, having already slowed the other team down by committing a foul, the offending team linger within the 10 yard distance stopping or discouraging the team awarded the free kick from getting any advantage without incurring a risk of loosing possession. Additionally the first sentence literally states that the kick should be retaken if an opponent is closer to the ball than the required distance. They either need to remove one of the sentences or tidy up their wording.

Those 2 statements contradict each other. Unless they mean ( which they don’t state) in the first instance the player takes the free kick “slowly”? Or after the ref blows the whistle? The second statement is bullshit. It might be right and it might be the rules but it’s a bullshit rule. It should be a straightforward rule that none of the offending team can touch the ball within 10 yards of the free kick. Responsibility should be on them to retreat 10 yards and not allow them to gain advantage by intercepting a quick free kick. First statement pretty much says it, if u r within 10 Yards when kick is taken the free kick should be retaken so how can that align with second statement???

Once again if we had some communications from the referee organization it would help. Might not agree with their answer but at least you would have the reasoning behind it.

This is where the roller coaster takes an upturn. COYW!!

He had a guy out wide for a quick simple pass the way he was facing. Don’t hold the ball in your area when under pressure.

Yea we probably got away with more than we lost out in. Not sure how they figured Jota was offiside. Morris was a red card. They got the break on the throw in. O’Donnell and the other guy was rightly ignored by the officials. So they got one right out of four.

It’s the stupid stuff that is so frustrating. We had chances. I don’t think it was a bad performance.

I think he had one foot on the line so he’s in play

How do we manage to throw the ball off the guys head ffs

1 stupid lapse has us behind. he had a player wide or just clear it when under pressure. KVV has to start putting chances like that away.

Good idea from Slattery terrible execution

WTF was Slattery doing

Slattery needs a rocket up his arse. Just sauntering around. KVV’esque

Clear the fuckin ball

FFS

Who’s commentator?

Need to take more from any corners or free kicks in good positions tonight.

I like Bevis but against this lot I can see a PK in their future. Having said that sometime he just plays a blinder. C’mon big man. You can do it!! No pk’s and couple of headed goals at other end.

I think that’s why you play Deano instead of Spittal. Yes, Spittal has 2 goals and 3 assists but maybe we will get more goals and assists and points with Deano winking possession and stopping the opposition

Fearing the worst but hoping for a surprise point or three. I think their running off the ball will kill us. We still have to go in with the attitude that we can win. Up the work rate, keep focused and mentally turned on. Do not let them run freely thru the midfield with the ball. I think our best chance is to hit them on the counter. From corners or free kicks if Kelly gets the ball we need bodies sprinting up the field to give us numbers up opportunities and play long ball out. A few Of those and then Celtic will have to adjust appropriately hopefully then giving us more time at the back to play the ball out. Slattery needs to get stuck in and stop falling over. Eventually the refs get wise and stop awarding free kicks. KVV needs to put in a shift. Our wide players need to be aggressive and go at the full backs and get some good balls into the box. We need to stay organized and compact, defend and attack as a team. Having said all that their speed (or our lack of) may still kill us. COYW!!! Need a good old fashioned blood and guts cup tie “get intae them” performance with some goals.

Correct. I’d say missed opportunities.

Yes, all of the officiating points are valid but yet we had the opportunity to still come away with at least a point if not 3. We have to drum it into the midfield and defense that we cannot allow runners to go 20 30 yards unchallenged. Get in their face early at least slow them down which then gives other players a chance to challenge.

Came from no one stopping the run ……. Again

Reverted to push after scoring second

Yaaaaassss