New Posts For Thread: Football is getting worse and worsehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worseThe attacking value of set pieces for teams such as Arsenal, Chelsea and Leeds United, or the defensive vulnerability of sides including Bournemouth, Crystal Palace and Liverpool, has been covered extensively. However, the extent to which it has chanIs it not true that this is a debate that happened previously in football?Remember Stoke City perhaps (?) and their successful playing style, or Wimbledon going a longer way back.And we had the set piece emphasis in the England era of long ball and shttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565215977#565215977Is it not true that this is a debate that happened previously in football?Remember Stoke City perhaps (?) and their successful playing style, or Wimbledon going a longer way back.And we had the set piece emphasis in the England era of long ball and sTue, 03 Feb 2026 07:42:10 -0600More Aussie Rules.If the referee blows his whistle for an infringement, the attacking team has the right to play on, and the ref will call advantage. Unlike rugby union, if they then lose the ball or the attack comes to nothing, they do not return tohttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565215941#565215941More Aussie Rules.If the referee blows his whistle for an infringement, the attacking team has the right to play on, and the ref will call advantage. Unlike rugby union, if they then lose the ball or the attack comes to nothing, they do not return toTue, 03 Feb 2026 06:56:46 -0600Perhaps a study of Australian Rules Football would help.Examples.If a free kick is awarded but the ball is in the possession of the defending team, they must return the ball immediately direct to the attacking player at the point where the kick is tohttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565215927#565215927Perhaps a study of Australian Rules Football would help.Examples.If a free kick is awarded but the ball is in the possession of the defending team, they must return the ball immediately direct to the attacking player at the point where the kick is toTue, 03 Feb 2026 06:37:20 -0600Someone did a breakdown of stoppages in the Liverpool Newcastle game from the weekend.We definitely need some proper regs coming in to set max time taken for each set pieceTime wasted on: (Liverpool - Newcastle)Goal kicks - 01:54 - 04:08Free kicks -https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565215779#565215779Someone did a breakdown of stoppages in the Liverpool Newcastle game from the weekend.We definitely need some proper regs coming in to set max time taken for each set pieceTime wasted on: (Liverpool - Newcastle)Goal kicks - 01:54 - 04:08Free kicks -Tue, 03 Feb 2026 03:30:47 -0600Richard Masters, the embattled CEO of the EPL, should be on the dog and bone to Martinelli this morning thanking him for last night.Because despite the 0-0 draw the only sports story in town is Ars v Liv.You dont need goals and great games these dayshttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565176551#565176551Richard Masters, the embattled CEO of the EPL, should be on the dog and bone to Martinelli this morning thanking him for last night.Because despite the 0-0 draw the only sports story in town is Ars v Liv.You dont need goals and great games these daysFri, 09 Jan 2026 04:52:33 -0600Saka is one of the most exciting players in the league, but there were several times where he was simply trying to win a corner rather than attack the box. So dull.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565176347#565176347Saka is one of the most exciting players in the league, but there were several times where he was simply trying to win a corner rather than attack the box. So dull.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 01:51:53 -0600Yeah, the Italians were kings of European football for about twenty years.They couldnt really compete with Real's Galacticos nor Pep's Barca sides. So they fell off for a few years.But I have a feeling, that football may be heading back into that beahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565176271#565176271Yeah, the Italians were kings of European football for about twenty years.They couldnt really compete with Real's Galacticos nor Pep's Barca sides. So they fell off for a few years.But I have a feeling, that football may be heading back into that beaThu, 08 Jan 2026 18:43:11 -0600Me too. I thought of Serie A too as I followed the game.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565176247#565176247Me too. I thought of Serie A too as I followed the game.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:01:29 -0600You have to wonder how long that giant overseas EPL tv deal is going to last if Arteta & Slot are going to continue to serve up something akin to Italian Serie A circa 1980.Thats 1 goal in 2 games between the pair of them.Traditionalists might laughhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565176227#565176227You have to wonder how long that giant overseas EPL tv deal is going to last if Arteta & Slot are going to continue to serve up something akin to Italian Serie A circa 1980.Thats 1 goal in 2 games between the pair of them.Traditionalists might laughThu, 08 Jan 2026 17:38:04 -0600Despite that cráp tonight, the PL is only getting more popular. France and Spain are playing their Super cups in the middle east tonight to try and drum up a few quid and everyone was watching arsenal v pool.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31892245/football-is-getting-worse-and-worse?post_id=565176151#565176151Despite that cráp tonight, the PL is only getting more popular. France and Spain are playing their Super cups in the middle east tonight to try and drum up a few quid and everyone was watching arsenal v pool.Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:08:10 -0600