Lost it last night on the pitch

hewielewie said:
Playing footy up at the local outdoor pitches and on the opposite side was a young lad, small, nippy and a bit skilful. Now I am 51 and he was about 20 so I knew if he ran at me I would have no chance so I was nipping at him when he first received the ball. Nothing malicious, just making sure he didn't have time to turn. On one occasion he flicked the ball round me and ran into me, nobody shouted for obstruction so the game went on. I then received a pass and he charged right into me and elbowed me deliberately with force in my ribs which I now think is broken.

Anyway the upshot of it all is i called him a 'dirty little ****' and if he did it again I would 'rip his back out, tear off his head and sh1t down the neck'

He said that I had been kicking him all game which was probably his justification for elbowing me.

Was I being unreasonable in what I said to him? :)
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What stopped you from ripping his back out, tearing his head off and sh1tting down his neck right then?

One broken rib is fair enough, but if he breaks another that's a step too far?
 
Rofesleg said:
What stopped you from ripping his back out, tearing his head off and sh1tting down his neck right then?

One broken rib is fair enough, but if he breaks another that's a step too far?
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I am a pacifist. The think is I am never confrontational on the pitch at all. My mates said it was the first time they have heard me swear in anger at another player.
 
hewielewie said:
Aah so you are saying there is nothing wrong with nibbling someone but it's ok to break someone's rib deliberately?
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I'm saying if you play with fire, you will get burned. You nibble away at someone constantly, you are technically fouling him but it's never going to get given in a social game, you know yourself you are irritating him. Eventually you going to get something back.

It's like the bloke in the pub who is "bantering" someone all night. Little jibes. One of them on their own is probably deemed acceptable, a bit of fun. But he keeps doing it all night. Eventually the victim gives him a slap. He's had enough. Who's in the wrong?
The slap is not an equal reaction to the straw that broke the camel's back but it's a build up of frustration.

Most people in the pub would say, "well he had that coming"
 
hewielewie said:
Playing footy up at the local outdoor pitches and on the opposite side was a young lad, small, nippy and a bit skilful. Now I am 51 and he was about 20 so I knew if he ran at me I would have no chance so I was nipping at him when he first received the ball. Nothing malicious, just making sure he didn't have time to turn. On one occasion he flicked the ball round me and ran into me, nobody shouted for obstruction so the game went on. I then received a pass and he charged right into me and elbowed me deliberately with force in my ribs which I now think is broken.

Anyway the upshot of it all is i called him a 'dirty little ****' and if he did it again I would 'rip his back out, tear off his head and sh1t down the neck'

He said that I had been kicking him all game which was probably his justification for elbowing me.

Was I being unreasonable in what I said to him? :)
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You are 51?
 
Is there any joy for anyone playing with such mixed ability? 30 years ago im sure you could have given him a run for his money but now it's probably like Thierry Henry up against Phil Whelan.

Time to stick to Craggy Island OAP Tournaments.
 
Was it just a friendly kick about? I’d be annoyed if someone was chipping at my everytime I received the ball as it’s just meant to be fun. That said I’d probably just moan to someone after the game about it than hurt the other player.
 
Ha definatly the correct responce, possibly a yellow for ungentalmanley conduct, to put it in perspective back in the day in the redcar sunday league my mate was told "do that again and ill bite yer nose off" dont think you need anger management yet mate
 
hewielewie said:
I am a pacifist. The think is I am never confrontational on the pitch at all. My mates said it was the first time they have heard me swear in anger at another player.
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What would you have actually done if he had done it again?

I'm guessing your threat wasn't literal but you did leave yourself wide open.

Anything less than an immediate and devastating physical response would mean he had destroyed you. Your reputation would be in tatters. You would be targeted in every single match once word got around.
 
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You get what you give. Fair enough IMO. All part of the game.

I assume you shook hands and went home at the end of the game?
 
I play 5 a side, just a casual game and if someone was fouling me every time I got near them I would have a word because it's just being a d*ck. In a competitive game with a ref then you do what you can get away with and winding the opposition up is part of the game but in a casual game which refs itself then it is different. We had someone turn up a few months ago who was a regular competitive league player who was going in way too hard and one of the regulars snapped at him, told him it wasn't on and he hasn't been back. We're all getting on a bit and we're not there to risk injury by being constantly fouled. I've played with players that foul regularly because they are clumsy and you kind of accept that but deliberate niggles are unnecessary. Sounds like you deserved some retribution. Not saying rib-breaking but if you are just fouling because there is no ref and you can get away with it then you are just cheating.
 
Footy rage / road rage. Its difficult but you just have to know when to back off and keep your self safe and in the right. Probably a bit too much for a local friendly match.
Anyway hope you are feeling better soon.
 
I wonder if young Dennis Wise lost any sleep over it. Bet he slept like a baby and woke up with a smile
 
All part of football. You are a grown man fouling an opposition player.

Man up.

I quit playing at 47 but up until my last match I was quite niggly and took the elbows and kicks. All part of the great game.
 
Sounds like a case of an experienced older defender giving the young upstart an uncomfortable night and he's spat his dummy out at not being able to 'do you' and maybe him getting annoyed and wound up because in his head he's seen you and thought he's going to torture you, perhaps his team mates put pressure on him to get at you and use his pace and as you've played close he hasn't been able to do that and its wound him up as he's clearly not had a plan B. I always call for Howson or Fry to go through anyone coming up against us nice and early to let them know it wont be as easy as they perhaps think and let them know they're in for a tough game. Tough, but within the rules of the game. It is a contact sport after all.

Without seeing VAR or hearing from the little git in question, i think the outburst was justified, if a little long winded - i think i'd just have gone for "dirty little b****d" or "F***ing pr*ck."
 
If it's just a friendly game as others have said no need to be constantly fouling the lad just because your are older and he isn't :ROFLMAO:. He didn't need to elbow you either but you made your own bed by fouling him all game.
Use the old head to read game and beat him that way, wind him up when you you nick a ball before he gets to it instead of just fouling him.
I play a weekly game and young lad around 16/17 plays, he like to try and take me on as I'm nearly 40. I just wind him up in a nice way all game, I may have on occasion gone down under his challenges a bit easier to get a penally but all part of his footballing life lesson :LOL:
 
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