Time wasting during 90 minutes - ok or not ?

[spaldy]

Actually money does not wag the dog every time. Generally, power wags the dog. Money is a way of monetizing that power. The insidious thing about the government and big tech takeover of our lives is that they don't even need money anymore to control you. Just "cancel" you, prosecute you or in the case of our autocratic friends such as the chinese just weld you into your apartment (for your safety).

The reality is that many things such as football are not necessary to live. If you get tired of the time wasting or VAR you'll just stop watching. You can see it happening in other sports here across the pond. Half empty venues, Declining TV veiwership and a general lack of interest. We have a "pro basketball team" here in Indy. I've not been to a game in 5 years, not watched a game for years and can't even tell you who's on the team or whether we are any good. However, I do get to pay an extra 1% on any restaurant, hotel or entertainment bill I ring up in the Indy area. Wish they'd move elsewhere. I think one of the key things that keep them relevant at all is the sports gambling that they've just allowed in many places in the US. It's become the lifeblood for these pro teams.

Football will adjust when the their cash cow is threatened. However, no offense on my Brit Friends but you'all see to gamble on anything. Coin tosses, shoe colors, first foul, first throw in Etc. Not sure that's affected that much by time wasting!

[Monaco_Totty]

Actually money does not wag the dog every time. Generally, power wags the dog. Money is a way of monetizing that power. The insidious thing about the government and big tech takeover of our lives is that they don't even need money anymore to control you. Just "cancel" you, prosecute you or in the case of our autocratic friends such as the chinese just weld you into your apartment (for your safety).

The reality is that many things such as football are not necessary to live. If you get tired of the time wasting or VAR you'll just stop watching. You can see it happening in other sports here across the pond. Half empty venues, Declining TV veiwership and a general lack of interest. We have a "pro basketball team" here in Indy. I've not been to a game in 5 years, not watched a game for years and can't even tell you who's on the team or whether we are any good. However, I do get to pay an extra 1% on any restaurant, hotel or entertainment bill I ring up in the Indy area. Wish they'd move elsewhere. I think one of the key things that keep them relevant at all is the sports gambling that they've just allowed in many places in the US. It's become the lifeblood for these pro teams.

Football will adjust when the their cash cow is threatened. However, no offense on my Brit Friends but you'all see to gamble on anything. Coin tosses, shoe colors, first foul, first throw in Etc. Not sure that's affected that much by time wasting!

Well Spaldy, which teams players including Vieira or Marsch would you guess for who'll get the first yellow card ?

Lot of firework history on the touch-lines of matches between these Coaches.

As a pitch side spectator Its nerve tingling at Crystal Palace when that tumultuous pomp-music of 1960's The Dave Clark Five’s Glad All Over comes over the PA system & all Palace fans stand up singing, lifting arms and clapping on the punch line of ‘And I’m feeling,’ (clap, clap) ‘Glad all over…' booming out.
As London clubs go (including Millwall) Palace have the loudest, most impassioned 'fair' support & when Leeds visit it's a constant vocal competition around the stands - so an interesting afternoon for the media, camera crews & those London press luvvies for sure on & off the pitch !

Not a gambler but Cooper will be the first yellow, me thinks.

Anyway back to my desk to earn my crust !

[spaldy]

London venue so it will obviously be a Leeds player.

I think it will be whoever or Left back is.

I do rather like Selhurst park. Very intense and loud and true fans rather than plastic. Hard to get behind Millwall. They are just too intense and vile. A difference being passionate and intense vs just nasty and dangerous.

[Monaco_Totty]

London venue so it will obviously be a Leeds player.

I think it will be whoever or Left back is.

I do rather like Selhurst park. Very intense and loud and true fans rather than plastic. Hard to get behind Millwall. They are just too intense and vile. A difference being passionate and intense vs just nasty and dangerous.

Yep, Selhurst Park is rather an old traditional stadia & similar to parts of ER, so creates lots of noise.
Decent sensible/owner is Steve Parish who puts a lot back into the local community.
Think they've recently got plans to modernise their ground & increase its capacity.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZ0TYwv0Eg

[hopelesslyoptimistic]

Yep, Selhurst Park is rather an old traditional stadia & similar to parts of ER, so creates lots of noise.
Decent sensible/owner is Steve Parish who puts a lot back into the local community.
Think they've recently got plans to modernise their ground & increase its capacity.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vOZ0TYwv0Eg

Away games at Selhurst in the prem first time around always used to seem to be midweek whether Wimbledon or Palace in the colder months and the ground was always bloody freezing!

Some very happy memories over the years from there though

[Orgoner]

Away games at Selhurst in the prem first time around always used to seem to be midweek whether Wimbledon or Palace in the colder months and the ground was always bloody freezing!

Some very happy memories over the years from there though

Agreed.

“That” Yeboah goal and the comedy routine with Brolin and his head bandage spring to mind.