Quote Originally Posted by sinkov View Post
I was going to subscribe to BTSport again, but I've changed my mind, the handball situation has made the game unwatchable, why should I take an interest in the outcome of a game when it can be decided by the ball accidentally hitting someone's arm ? It's pointless watching and I feel for the players, why bother training and practising all week when all you have to do is kick the ball against an arm ? Why not just toss a coin before the game starts to decide the outcome, save everyone the bother of actually playing the game. That's all the game has become anyway, a coin toss.
I was half watching the Chelsea/Spurs game last night. A phucking soulless pantomime, but it warmed up a tad after Spurs equalised late on.

I thought at least extra time might be an improvement, but no, it went straight to penalties after the 90 minutes was up.

The Child Bride has got quite knowledgeable on football matters and wondered why the referee even bothered with the ninety minutes?

She went on to suggest the all troupe could come down the tunnel perched on elephants with a few cheerleaders, quickly "take the knee" and go straight to penalties.

Sounds perfectly plausible to me, no crowds, no risk of injury (other than falling off an elephant), Lampard and Mourinho can shake their fists at each other and we could wrap the whole fiasco up within 45 minutes - tops.