Gamesmanship v Cheating (13 Viewers)

[steve101]

I don't know if there is any truth in the report that Coventry's changing room was overly warm at the stadium of light. If this is true, I feel this is cheating. Surely this is in breach of some rule?
This is different to them choosing to bring the advertising boards closer to the pitch to affect Van Erwijk's long through ability, which although annoying, was within the rules.
I am curious to know if they did heat up our changing room and if so where this stands from any breach point of view.

 

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[ajsccfc]

On the CBS tour the guide mentioned that we do similar to the opposition as well, it happens.

 

[edgy]

We blantantly soaked Middlesborough with the sprinklers before the match. It happens, everyone does it to some degree.

 

[torchomatic]

Last May my lad and I did a tour of Anfield. They do the same. The home dressing room was like a luxury hotel.

The away...no sound proofing and they are under one of the main stands with fans above. One plug. No heating. The seats were designed so whoever sits on them can't sit back comfortably.

I've got no issue with what Sunderland did, all teams do it.

Their on the field antics were OTT though.

 

[Domo]

im not sure if anyoen else saw, but one of the corners that grimes took, one of the sunderland subs warming up stamped the ground really hard right next to him just as he took it.

im not professional, but it would put me off, it happens, meh, we'd do that same.

 

[pusbccfc]

I wish we did more of it.

 

[Domo]

im not sure if anyoen else saw, but one of the corners that grimes took, one of the sunderland subs warming up stamped the ground really hard right next to him just as he took it.

im not professional, but it would put me off, it happens, meh, we'd do that same.

at 1:39.25 if anyone wants to see what i mean.

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

I don't know if there is any truth in the report that Coventry's changing room was overly warm at the stadium of light. If this is true, I feel this is cheating. Surely this is in breach of some rule?
This is different to them choosing to bring the advertising boards closer to the pitch to affect Van Erwijk's long through ability, which although annoying, was within the rules.
I am curious to know if they did heat up our changing room and if so where this stands from any breach point of view.

We lost because we didn't take our chances and didn't defend the corner properly, not the temperature of the dressing room...

 

[steve101]

We lost because we didn't take our chances and didn't defend the corner properly, not the temperature of the dressing room...

I didn't say we did

 

[SKYBLUES90]

I don't know if there is any truth in the report that Coventry's changing room was overly warm at the stadium of light. If this is true, I feel this is cheating. Surely this is in breach of some rule?
This is different to them choosing to bring the advertising boards closer to the pitch to affect Van Erwijk's long through ability, which although annoying, was within the rules.
I am curious to know if they did heat up our changing room and if so where this stands from any breach point of view.

As somebody mentioned above we do exactly the same thing.

Away changing room the furthest from the tunnel, we’ve made them purposely small adjacent to the hospitality kitchens and have the heating turned on in the summer and off in the winter. Padded seats on the bench are heated of course we turn them on in the summer and off in the winter.

It happens, we certainly didn’t lose last night because the players were a bit warm in the changing rooms before KO.

 

[Marty]

We should ramp it up a bit, install a wave machine in the communal baths, every time the door opens, a blast of fire shoots down and singes the hair of the poor bloke under it home alone style.

 

[Wyken Sky Blue]

I didn't say we did

Ok what's your point then? It sounded like you saying Sunderland doing that affected the result

 

[steve101]

Ok what's your point then? It sounded like you saying Sunderland doing that affected the result

It probably reflects my nativity as I didn't realise that this was normal practice. The fact that it was mentioned in the pre match commentary made me think this was not normal. There is so much that goes on now such as the time wasting, the goalie fake injury and the playacting that is extremely annoying. Then last night these two 'tactical' actions from Sunderland were mentioned, which for me raised the question about when it becomes cheating. As stated, the boards being closer to the pitch is within the rules.
It was a more general gripe than suggesting that is why we lost.

 

[Hobo]

It probably reflects my nativity as I didn't realise that this was normal practice. The fact that it was mentioned in the pre match commentary made me think this was not normal. There is so much that goes on now such as the time wasting, the goalie fake injury and the playacting that is extremely annoying. Then last night these two 'tactical' actions from Sunderland were mentioned, which for me raised the question about when it becomes cheating. As stated, the boards being closer to the pitch is within the rules.
It was a more general gripe than suggesting that is why we lost.

Players don't call it cheating they call it , "taking an advantage.". Again all teams do it just some more than others. Waist time, slow the game down, break up momentum, taking free kicks and throw ins from the wrong place, buying fouls by exaggerating the contact, diving. Appealing for corners and throw ins when they know it should be the other way. So refs do have a hard job.

Most football fans are only annoyed with what the opposition do and have a different set of standards for their own team. Football fans generally are not known for their impartiality.