The General wrote:Apparently,in the English FA competition,only clubs that have won the FA Cup are allowed to have flags at the halfway line.
incorrect.
However, teams that have won the FA Cup are allowed triangular flags.
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The General wrote:Apparently,in the English FA competition,only clubs that have won the FA Cup are allowed to have flags at the halfway line.
I suppose at Millwall they will have the rectangular ones for a long, long time.Hawkesy wrote:The General wrote:Apparently,in the English FA competition,only clubs that have won the FA Cup are allowed to have flags at the halfway line.
incorrect.
However, teams that have won the FA Cup are allowed triangular flags.
correct! but at least I support my local team not just piking a team because they were the top of the league.Bomber wrote:I suppose at Millwall they will have the rectangular ones for a long, long time.Hawkesy wrote:The General wrote:Apparently,in the English FA competition,only clubs that have won the FA Cup are allowed to have flags at the halfway line.
incorrect.
However, teams that have won the FA Cup are allowed triangular flags.
Hawkesy wrote:The General wrote:Apparently,in the English FA competition,only clubs that have won the FA Cup are allowed to have flags at the halfway line.
incorrect.
However, teams that have won the FA Cup are allowed triangular flags.
you are indeed correct, however we will earn those flags by winning the FA cup before your team.Bomber wrote:I guarantee you wont - at Croydon we have some spare ones out the back which are triangular! Or maybe you are talking Liverpool? I think they may have won a few FA cups already.
corner flags act in a similar way to goal postsDrusetta wrote:I should've explained. I know corner flags are in the rules, and that they must be at least 5ft high. My question was more philosophical.
Would you cancel a game if corner flags were 4 ft high?
I just wonder what practical purpose they really serve in today's game. Especially with most grounds being fenced: the fence provides a point of reference.
Loppermann wrote:corner flags act in a similar way to goal postsDrusetta wrote:I should've explained. I know corner flags are in the rules, and that they must be at least 5ft high. My question was more philosophical.
Would you cancel a game if corner flags were 4 ft high?
I just wonder what practical purpose they really serve in today's game. Especially with most grounds being fenced: the fence provides a point of reference.
if the ball crosses the line on one side, goal kick/corner
if the ball crosses the line on the other side, throw in
if the ball hits the pole and stays in, play on
it helps clear up debate on whether something is a corner/goal kick or throw in
that still relies on the ref making the right call though... just ask Neil Warnock
depends what level it was atHawkesy wrote:Loppermann wrote:corner flags act in a similar way to goal postsDrusetta wrote:I should've explained. I know corner flags are in the rules, and that they must be at least 5ft high. My question was more philosophical.
Would you cancel a game if corner flags were 4 ft high?
I just wonder what practical purpose they really serve in today's game. Especially with most grounds being fenced: the fence provides a point of reference.
if the ball crosses the line on one side, goal kick/corner
if the ball crosses the line on the other side, throw in
if the ball hits the pole and stays in, play on
it helps clear up debate on whether something is a corner/goal kick or throw in
that still relies on the ref making the right call though... just ask Neil Warnock
I would play the game without corner flags if none were available. The correct procedure would then be to report the incident to the controling league authority.
Loppermann wrote:depends what level it was atHawkesy wrote:I would play the game without corner flags if none were available. The correct procedure would then be to report the incident to the controling league authority.
if it was a bunch of school kids, I'm sure no one would mind as they just want to have a kick around
amateur league might be pushing it... especially if it resulted in a contecious decision
end of the day, if you stick to the FIFA rules and refuse to start the game, they can't touch you
Hawkesy wrote:I'd play it in the amateur league as well. 22 blokes want to play football and one bloke is going to stop it because of missing flags. In fact this exact example was used during the course I went on.
If both sides want to play, let them play. Law 18 is the most underused law by refs at any level of the game.
the ref's bound to be the most unpopular man on the pitch anyway, so it makes little differenceHawkesy wrote:Loppermann wrote:depends what level it was atHawkesy wrote:I would play the game without corner flags if none were available. The correct procedure would then be to report the incident to the controling league authority.
if it was a bunch of school kids, I'm sure no one would mind as they just want to have a kick around
amateur league might be pushing it... especially if it resulted in a contecious decision
end of the day, if you stick to the FIFA rules and refuse to start the game, they can't touch you
I'd play it in the amateur league as well. 22 blokes want to play football and one bloke is going to stop it because of missing flags. In fact this exact example was used during the course I went on.
If both sides want to play, let them play. Law 18 is the most underused law by refs at any level of the game.