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By *bi Haive OP Man
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
So.
Fox and I have just watched one of the dogs (the little one, not the big one) run around the garden with her full size football in her mouth - it's slightly deflated so easy for her to carry.
Which begs the question.
Is that allowed in professional football? I mean, it's not hand ball is it, they're allowed to use their heads.......so if someone had a fuck off massive gob (and plenty of footballers certainly seem to have those  ) would they be allowed to bite tha ball, run the length of the pitch and literally spit it into the oppositions goal to score?
CBA to google the rule book so what do you folk think?
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I have always questioned something similar; say if a player were to perform ‘keepie uppies’ all the way down the pitch or alternatively, perhaps flip up the ball onto and between their shoulder blades (or balance it upon their heads) and waddle awkwardly down to the opposition’s goal - would it be legal?
I am told that it is a bookable offence (although would look rather awesome!)  |
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"So.
Fox and I have just watched one of the dogs (the little one, not the big one) run around the garden with her full size football in her mouth - it's slightly deflated so easy for her to carry.
Which begs the question.
Is that allowed in professional football? I mean, it's not hand ball is it, they're allowed to use their heads.......so if someone had a fuck off massive gob (and plenty of footballers certainly seem to have those ) would they be allowed to bite tha ball, run the length of the pitch and literally spit it into the oppositions goal to score?
CBA to google the rule book so what do you folk think?
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With a slight alteration I can see how this would be entirely possible. If you could trap the ball between chin and chest, you could still run with it. Not handball.
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By *bi Haive OP Man
over a year ago
Forum Mod Cheeseville, Somerset |
"So.
Fox and I have just watched one of the dogs (the little one, not the big one) run around the garden with her full size football in her mouth - it's slightly deflated so easy for her to carry.
Which begs the question.
Is that allowed in professional football? I mean, it's not hand ball is it, they're allowed to use their heads.......so if someone had a fuck off massive gob (and plenty of footballers certainly seem to have those ) would they be allowed to bite tha ball, run the length of the pitch and literally spit it into the oppositions goal to score?
CBA to google the rule book so what do you folk think?
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With a slight alteration I can see how this would be entirely possible. If you could trap the ball between chin and chest, you could still run with it. Not handball.
Good question, OP!"
Exactly! 
Could be a gamechanging loophole for sure.
Although if Cantona was still playing there'd be a few more of those flying karate kicks occurring if chin/chest carrying was allowed..... 
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over a year ago
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There is nothing in the rules that expressly prevents it, I was thinking obstruction but the ball would still be playable, but arguably only through dangerous play. The keepy uppy thing is probably fine, although the chances are you'll be cut in half after you did 3 or 4 as defenders don't take kindly to it. |
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Can’t see there being a rule against it. But saying that the ref wouldn’t allow a partially flat ball in play and you’d never grip a fully pumped up one in your teeth. But you could rest it between your chin and chest and just run.
And if there was such a rule I guess it would fall along the same line as the travelling rule in basketball.
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By (user no longer on site)
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So dangerous play is defined as:
PLAYING IN A DANGEROUS MANNER
Playing in a dangerous manner is any action that, while trying to play the ball, threatens injury to someone (including the player themself) and includes preventing a nearby opponent from playing the ball for fear of injury.
So holding the ball between your teeth could fall into this category as the player doing it could be susceptible to injury.
Be funny to see it though  |
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By *abioMan
over a year ago
Newcastle and Gateshead |
"I think Louis Suarez might be the most valuable player in the world if that was the case…."
Hey…”luis Suarez, your teeth are offside!” May still be one of the best chants in world football… |
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"It’s classed as ungentlemently conduct.
What about in the women's game?"
That’s an interesting question.
It could be argued that it is still ungentlemanly conduct.
If you take the term to be a description of the behaviour not the person doing it.
If the behaviour was so named after the first person who behaved in that manor and it just happened to be a gentleman then it is forever more known as ungentlemanly.
It could be argued that the description of the behaviour is just as relevant to a woman as it is to a man who is not a gentleman as you could say before you can be accused of ungentlemanly behaviour you first have to be a gentleman which I wouldn’t describe most Premier league players as being.
Do you get what I’m getting at, or am I just rambling |
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By *7mutleyTV/TS
over a year ago
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"I have always questioned something similar; say if a player were to perform ‘keepie uppies’ all the way down the pitch or alternatively, perhaps flip up the ball onto and between their shoulder blades (or balance it upon their heads) and waddle awkwardly down to the opposition’s goal - would it be legal?
I am told that it is a bookable offence (although would look rather awesome!) "
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"It’s classed as ungentlemently conduct.
What about in the women's game?
That’s an interesting question.
It could be argued that it is still ungentlemanly conduct.
If you take the term to be a description of the behaviour not the person doing it.
If the behaviour was so named after the first person who behaved in that manor and it just happened to be a gentleman then it is forever more known as ungentlemanly.
It could be argued that the description of the behaviour is just as relevant to a woman as it is to a man who is not a gentleman as you could say before you can be accused of ungentlemanly behaviour you first have to be a gentleman which I wouldn’t describe most Premier league players as being.
Do you get what I’m getting at, or am I just rambling "
I'm on the halfway line, scratching my nuts and wondering wtf! |
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