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towels for balls

No, I'm not saying it like jumpers for goalposts...

What I'm saying is drying the ball prior to a throw in.... I think this should be outlawed... the towel is an added tool to a match to enhance a chance for the thrower.
In the cardiff game tonight they are using a towel when taking attacking long throws, but not seen crystal palace use one.. have they got access to one?? If not then that is wrong, either both or none....
 

towels for balls

As long as they aren't using towels previously used by Charlie IDE I don't have a problem with it
 
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towels for balls

Stoke sew special towel vests into their shirts for their long throws because towels aren't allowed in the premier league.
 

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Because I have kids I always have wet wipes handy and there's few things nicer after a hot sweaty day.
 

towels for balls

I dont see a problem with it, as long as it doesn't slow the game down?
 

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detours said:
I dont see a problem with it, as long as it doesn't slow the game down?
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Same here as long as the towelling option is available to both teams - which it wasn't. Therefore it is gamesmanship and should be banned.

Same as teams who use multiball when it suits them and withdraw it when they want to slow the game down. Its a form of cheating and refs should be more alert to it !
 

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JTofBFC said:
Same here as long as the towelling option is available to both teams - which it wasn't. Therefore it is gamesmanship and should be banned.

Same as teams who use multiball when it suits them and withdraw it when they want to slow the game down. Its a form of cheating and refs should be more alert to it !
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Pretty sure Multi ball was banned beginning of the year
 

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ladbroke said:
My point I was making was that cardiff players were being handed them all the time, whereas palace weren't..
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So either
1. Palace didn't ask for them or need them
2. Your colleagues are incomponent and Palace players are incomponent for not reminding the referees and the Palace management staff are incomponent for not reminding the officials directly or indirectly via their playing staff about the relevant laws.

If you know and I know that it's both teams or neither team that gets the towel, then I would expect someone at CPFC to know too.......either that or they simply were not bothered about the towels.

Hope that helps.
 

towels for balls

Granted but I still don't think they should be allowed... its an object that plays no part of the game. We might as well bring in cones or whatever they're called the rugby players use to help with ball elevation...
 

towels for balls

I have no problem with it, I mean there will always be ways around it if you ban the towel. How about a towel like patch of flooring which the ball can be rubbed against by the pitch, how about giving the ball to a member of club staff quickly so they can dry it, towel material under the shirt. There are probably more if you don't resort to kicking the ball out of the stadium so you get handed a new, dryer ball.

But it's just drying a ball, I don't see any reason why that should be an issue, again as long as both teams are given the option. Maybe Palace didn't use one last night because they didn't take as many long throws :shrug:
 

towels for balls

A lot of players wear gloves, is there anything to stop the long thrower(s) in the side wearing gloves with grips attached on the lines of goalies gloves ?
 

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TW1Bee said:
A lot of players wear gloves, is there anything to stop the long thrower(s) in the side wearing gloves with grips attached on the lines of goalies gloves ?
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Would that help or hinder a long throw?
 

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Hullbee said:
As long as they aren't using towels previously used by Charlie IDE I don't have a problem with it
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This is your umpteenth dig at Charlie Ide's well known confidential complaint, from a few seasons ago
Why are you so determined to dig this up ?

Is it a case of "Lets all laugh at Charlie the 17 year old decent talent that never came to be ?"

If so, then please stop.

thanks

SB x
 
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