Old 'Ball boy' Practising His 'Simulation' Moves ...... |
Apart from the fact that he's aged 17, around 5'10'' in height, and shaves ....
All this led to the opposition player involved being harshly being sent off by the referee, gained the 'Ball boy's' team a decided advantage, and brought the 'boy' much worldwide notoriety.
All this fun and games does however raise some issues that the game is trying to duck:
(a) Should 'ball boys' not have some sort of age limit - over 18 or under16?
(b) Should they be provided from the home teams youth academies, or reserves, or be neutral?
(c) If the 'ball boys' indulge in gamesmanship, time wasting or other underhand tricks, should the referee be able to add time, report the club to the FA for a fine, or even have points docked or even a forced replay of the match?
All the rolling around on the ground like a wounded buffalo that the 'boy' went through, leads me to suspect that the 'ball boy' is in fact a member of the Swansea football youth academy, and he's learnt his lessons on 'simulation' well.
Little good that he apologised afterwards, the opposition player will miss at least 3 matches, a manager could lose his job as a result, and the time wasting worked, as his team got to the final .... who says 'cheaters never prosper'?
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Have to agree but memories are short.
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