Fergie Time: The unwritten laws of sport

[RickBFA]

"I just wanted to get to Blackpool"

"Blackpool is a special place"

every contestant on SCD, ever despite the place being a throwback to 1956

Interesting fact about Blackpool, it is now the place in the UK with the lowest life expectancy. Anyway, back to the thread.

thats cause its full of Glaswegians

 

Used to be east end of Glasgow I think. Must be going up in the world.

[moustache]

NBA

A team's star player can't be called for a travel, even if they take 7 steps

[Tal]

Commentators must use one or more of the following phrases during boring and uneventful passages of play:

- An intense period
- Neither side willing to give an inch
- The irresistible force versus the immovable object
- No risks being taken by either team
- There's a real chess match going on here

[Tal]

The tallest player must at some point be described as "The big man".

[Karabiner]

That "get in the hole" thing only happens in America I'll have you know or by uncouth visiting Shermans.

[Woodsey]

The phrase 'He has a lot of gas' should only be used to describe fast players in rugby 7's

[MintTrav]

In every World Cup Finals, there will be one South American team that plays incredible football and everyone will say that they could go all the way.

Eventually Colombia/Ecuador/Chile/Uruguay will be eliminated very unluckily in the quarter or semi-final and get to watch Brazil or Argentina in the final.
 

[The Camel]

You missed the biggest one bud. In Green Bay the refs allow any Packers player that scores a TD to jump into the crowd and stay there until he decides he has had enough pats in the head/beer dropped on him/ hugs. The officials and visiting team just have to hang around until this ritual known as the 'Lambeau leap' has finished before the game can restart. Given penalties are given for  delaying the game, celebrating too hard and group celebrations everywhere else in the league it is quite ridiculous that they don't apply to Green Bay players that score TD's at Lambeau.

I believe the "Lambeau Leap" is grandfathered into the rules. Because it was so popular before the excessive celebration rule came into being the NFL allows it.

Sort of like I'm told Little Darlings in Las Vegas is allowed to have dancers go totally naked, but all other strip clubs are topless only.

[The Camel]

The grandfather clause

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfather_clause#Sports

[Cavey007]

The tallest player must at some point be described as "The big man".

And when he controls the ball medicorely once, "Great feet for a big man!"

[Karabiner]

You missed the biggest one bud. In Green Bay the refs allow any Packers player that scores a TD to jump into the crowd and stay there until he decides he has had enough pats in the head/beer dropped on him/ hugs. The officials and visiting team just have to hang around until this ritual known as the 'Lambeau leap' has finished before the game can restart. Given penalties are given for  delaying the game, celebrating too hard and group celebrations everywhere else in the league it is quite ridiculous that they don't apply to Green Bay players that score TD's at Lambeau.

I believe the "Lambeau Leap" is grandfathered into the rules. Because it was so popular before the excessive celebration rule came into being the NFL allows it.

Sort of like I'm told Little Darlings in Las Vegas is allowed to have dancers go totally naked, but all other strip clubs are topless only.

They were all totally starkers in Canada when I was there which attracted hordes of horny tourists from further South.

[bobby1]

The grandfather clause

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandfather_clause#Sports

Great knowledge that Keith.

[bobby1]

When a player fouls by potting the white in a snooker frame his opponent then gets to place the white ball in the D. On loads of occasions the player puts the white down and then starts moving it with his cue. Why is that not considered a foul once the player has placed the ball on the table?

[The Camel]

One I don't understand is why a batter in baseball can't stand in the box for a couple of seconds and watch his home run leave the stadium.

And woe betide him if he flips his bat in celebration.

He might as well shag the pitchers wife, the reaction won't be any more violent.

[The Camel]

And why can't coaches in tennis communicate / give advice to their players?

I know they have started to allow it some in the WTA, but it should be standard like in the Davis and Federation Cups.