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Ball boys/girls (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Hutch11
  • Start date Oct 27, 2024
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Hutch11

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #1
Ours are shocking
Go to other grounds and their ball people are great at getting the ball back in play , they're quick and accurate
Ours just sit there no where near the cones they put the balls on
Absolutely hopeless


Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere
 
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Hutch11

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #2
LMix said:
Don’t know how feasible it would be but I thought being a ball boy would be ideal for the academy sides. Maybe u15’s.

Would help them learn when to speed up / slow down a game and they’d certainly be capable.

What better way to learn from the first team than to watch them that close.
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Excellent idea
 
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clint van damme

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  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #3
Hutch11 said:
Ours are shocking
Go to other grounds and their ball people are great at getting the ball back in play , they're quick and accurate
Ours just sit there no where near the cones they put the balls on
Absolutely hopeless


Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere
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Robins out!
 
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chiefdave

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  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #4
LMix said:
Don’t know how feasible it would be but I thought being a ball boy would be ideal for the academy sides. Maybe u15’s.
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Are they just random kids? At one point they def were kids from the academy because I remember them announcing the change and saying it was about having the kids in and around the match day environment.
 

stupot07

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  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #5
I believe they are kids who play for cov's development centre, Sky Blues in the Community.

I assume they have been told to sit and not get too involved. And the balls are on the cones to the players to get them, so the ball boys/girls are there to fill the gaps in-between the cones.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
 
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Potbellypig

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  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #6
Yeah they are the kids from SBITC. Some of them will be close to academy level but some are just whose parents are willing to pay the £57 a month for the privilege.
 
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skybluecam

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  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #7
Definitely something to look at in January. Get some skilful ones in from Europe.
 
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stupot07

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  • Oct 27, 2024
  • #8
skybluecam said:
Definitely something to look at in January. Get some skilful ones in from Europe.
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Or we could raid Barnsley again.
 
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AJB1983

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #9
stupot07 said:
I believe they are kids who play for cov's development centre, Sky Blues in the Community.

I assume they have been told to sit and not get too involved. And the balls are on the cones to the players to get them, so the ball boys/girls are there to fill the gaps in-between the cones.

Sent from my Pixel 7 using Tapatalk
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You assume correctly.
And put the balls back on the cones when one has been taken.
They’re doing what they’re told.
 
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gspotgaz

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #10
Need some more experience - king out!
 
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AJB1983

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #11
Hutch11 said:
Ours are shocking
Go to other grounds and their ball people are great at getting the ball back in play , they're quick and accurate
Ours just sit there no where near the cones they put the balls on
Absolutely hopeless


Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere
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djr8369

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #12
Would they be so relaxed if Vivesh was still here?
 

Robinshio

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #13
quite often ignoring a ball on a cone 2 feet from them
 

covcity4life

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #14
Fucking Doug king strikes again
 
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ProfessorbyGrace

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #15
They’ve always been lacklustre, my mate was a ball boy in the mid 90’s and chucked the ball to John Salako way too high (and like a girl), and made him strain his back.

I’m quite sure he had to be substituted about 5-10 minutes later.
 
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Torquay Sky Blue

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #16
They call them Ball Retriever's at Plainmoor these days
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #17
I thought the new performance director would be all over this , embarrassing for the club
 

Mcbean

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #18
go to other grounds and they are running to retrieve - used to be a old boy in a blue blazer who walked around and gave them a bollocking to keep them awake
 
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AJB1983

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  • Oct 28, 2024
  • #19
Jesus Christ - so we’re criticising 14 year old kids now who aren’t running to retrieve a ball when they don’t need to cos the players have to use one of 15 from a cone round the side of the pitch.
I guess seeing as we won on Saturday we’ve got to have something to moan about.
 
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Bernie Rhodes Nose

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #20
Hutch11 said:
Ours are shocking
Go to other grounds and their ball people are great at getting the ball back in play , they're quick and accurate
Ours just sit there no where near the cones they put the balls on
Absolutely hopeless


Sorry if this has been mentioned elsewhere
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Bring back Viveash!!!
 
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Gleneagles65

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #21
This is a very good thread and needed to be spoken about. How it’s addressed is beyond me but something needs to be done.
 

Hutch11

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #22
AJB1983 said:
Jesus Christ - so we’re criticising 14 year old kids now who aren’t running to retrieve a ball when they don’t need to cos the players have to use one of 15 from a cone round the side of the pitch.
I guess seeing as we won on Saturday we’ve got to have something to moan about.
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What a pleb
When we were losing and the players were looking around for a ball don't you think it would've been more beneficial for our ball boys to recycle quickly like they do around the country?
 
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Travs

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #23
Hutch11 said:
What a pleb
When we were losing and the players were looking around for a ball don't you think it would've been more beneficial for our ball boys to recycle quickly like they do around the country?
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You boring bastard
 

Hutch11

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #24
Travs said:
You boring bastard
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Yeah and me
 

Londonccfcfan

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #25
Quite clearly we are missing a trick. It is very frustrating.

In a game of such fine margins why isnt there any training given to the ball boys. We are we as a club so naive at every single small detail its beyond belief.

I remember at Morecambe/accrington away once they were in the lead it felt like the ball boys dissapeared! Not one single away game at league 1 or league 2 level do u get the ball back. Unless the hone team is losing!
 

chiefdave

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #26
Is everyone just ignoring the post about this being how it has to work under current EFL rules for multiball?
 
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skybluecam

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #27
Hutch11 said:
What a pleb
When we were losing and the players were looking around for a ball don't you think it would've been more beneficial for our ball boys to recycle quickly like they do around the country?
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They can't, read the rules
 

skybluecam

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #28
chiefdave said:
Is everyone just ignoring the post about this being how it has to work under current EFL rules for multiball?
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yes lol

boomers strike again
 
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Perennial Lurker

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  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #29
chiefdave said:
Is everyone just ignoring the post about this being how it has to work under current EFL rules for multiball?
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Looks like it
I even posted a sarcastic post that went over most heads
 

Old Warwickshire lad

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #30
Then why on Saturday when they were winning, did their keeper wait to retrieve the ball from the crowd when a shot went wide?
At no time did he get the ball from a tee, and the referee did not instruct him to do so.
 

Hutch11

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #31
Didn't realise there were rules governing this
Looks like ours are obeying but as said above, referees need to ensure all players are retrieving balls from the cones

Still bloody frustrating when losing and you want to get on with it though
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 29, 2024
  • #32
I remember the other week when we were losing, they just sat there and let the players come to get the ball when it was in front of them.

So are we saying that's what should happen and other clubs are breaking rules by having the ball boys speed it up / slow it down?

We haven't really used that like we should since we had the one who looked about 24 and was great at knowing when to rush to get the ball and when to shithouse.
 
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