"clearly yards out of play "

[Carrow89 186]

yards, really ?

https://www.pinkun.com/sport/interviews/24616731.josh-sargents-opinion-controversial-norwich-city-opener/

inches, yes ....yards, no

[A Load of Squit 6,260]

What the assistant referee saw.

[Monty13 2,736]

39 minutes ago, Carrow89 said:

yards, really ?

https://www.pinkun.com/sport/interviews/24616731.josh-sargents-opinion-controversial-norwich-city-opener/

inches, yes ....yards, no

I’m not sure many people know what a yard is anymore, assume he was being metaphorical. 

[Branston Pickle 4,150]

If that’s ‘yards’ then the ‘6 yard box’ at Derby must be about 20yards as the edge isn’t even in view!   It’s a matter of inches and with Sarge in the way of the lino’s view it isn’t that surprising it was missed - he’d have been guessing. 

[Carrow89 186]

So if supposedly people don't know what a yard is, how would they understand that metaphor ?

[Capt. Pants 5,014]

We had a bit of good fortune yesterday, but often it goes the other way too. Things tend to even themselves up over the course of a season.

[Monty13 2,736]

3 minutes ago, Carrow89 said:

So if supposedly people don't know what a yard is, how would they understand that metaphor ?

Really? I bet I can ask two questions of most football fans:

Have you ever heard of a ball being “yards out” or “yards away”?

And

Can you tell me what a yard is in cm?

I’m willing to bet I’ll get largely affirmative answers for the first and not many correct for the second.

[TheGunnShow 7,377]

1 minute ago, Monty13 said:

Really? I bet I can ask two questions of most football fans:

Have you ever heard of a ball being “yards out” or “yards away”?

And

Can you tell me what a yard is in cm?

I’m willing to bet I’ll get largely affirmative answers for the first and not many correct for the second.

Considering the lines should be the same width as the posts/crossbar (generally around 10-12 cm) and also that the edge of ball overhanging the line is still in play, that ball is out by six inches (15 cm) at the VERY most.

As for the second question, I'd guess a yard to be around 95 cm.

[Carrow89 186]

You seem to be arguing against yourself, so I will leave you to it

Do let me know who wins 😜

[Monty13 2,736]

11 hours ago, TheGunnShow said:

Considering the lines should be the same width as the posts/crossbar (generally around 10-12 cm) and also that the edge of ball overhanging the line is still in play, that ball is out by six inches (15 cm) at the VERY most.

As for the second question, I'd guess a yard to be around 95 cm.

Yards away I’m afraid 😂 

I wonder would there be uproar if he said it was “miles out” as we are only allowed to refer to literal miles now?

Edited September 29 by Monty13
Words are hard

[TheGunnShow 7,377]

2 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

Yards away I’m afraid 😂 

I wonder would there be uproar if he said it was “miles out” or we only aloud to refer to literal miles now?

IF I'VE SAID IT ONCE I'VE SAID IT TWENTY MILLION TIMES, I DO NOT ****ING EXAGGERATE!!

[hogesar 10,770]

I think we can all accept it was well out. But I also think it was a penalty before that. I mean, there's absolutely no chance that assistant would have seen it to be able to give it mind.

[dylanisabaddog 6,149]

21 minutes ago, Capt. Pants said:

We had a bit of good fortune yesterday, but often it goes the other way too. Things tend to even themselves up over the course of a season.

Or about 15 years in our case. 

[Monty13 2,736]

7 minutes ago, hogesar said:

I think we can all accept it was well out. But I also think it was a penalty before that. I mean, there's absolutely no chance that assistant would have seen it to be able to give it mind.

And their second was clearly offside against the player in front of Gunn. It wasn’t just them getting poor decisions.

[Danke bitte 1,155]

We can all agree though.. Sainz’s goal was the stuff of Saturday sensuality… 🫠

[Ken Hairy 4,272]

VAR gives a pen anyway and disallows Derby's 2nd, so the ram shaggers need to pipe down and accept the vastly better side won. 

[Faded Jaded Semi Plastic SOB 1,223]

32 minutes ago, Monty13 said:

Really? I bet I can ask two questions of most football fans:

Have you ever heard of a ball being “yards out” or “yards away”?

And

Can you tell me what a yard is in cm?

I’m willing to bet I’ll get largely affirmative answers for the first and not many correct for the second.

I know a yard is three feet and a metre is three feet, 3 inches (give or take), I also know that an inch is 2.5 centimetres (give or take).

It would take me a while to do the maths as I do not always carry a tape measure to the footy and my phone is one of those rare ones that is not connected to the internet. 

It would depend when during the game I am asked the question if I am asked at half time or during a lull in play I would be able to answer eventually..............

[littleyellowbirdie 3,141]

Clearly light years out of play. 

[How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,331]

1 hour ago, Monty13 said:

Really? I bet I can ask two questions of most football fans:

Have you ever heard of a ball being “yards out” or “yards away”?

And

Can you tell me what a yard is in cm?

I’m willing to bet I’ll get largely affirmative answers for the first and not many correct for the second.

I work in construction, so can say with some confidence (no googling) that a yard is  914.8mm. (91.48cm)

A new unit I learned the other day is a "mil", which is USA imperial 

EDIT - just checked, Google tells me I am slightly out! 😃

Edited September 29 by How I Wrote Elastic Man

[Paul101 191]

1 hour ago, Monty13 said:

Really? I bet I can ask two questions of most football fans:

Have you ever heard of a ball being “yards out” or “yards away”?

And

Can you tell me what a yard is in cm?

I’m willing to bet I’ll get largely affirmative answers for the first and not many correct for the second.

about a metre without looking so 90-100 cm

[Pyro Pete 2,354]

Clearly handball, more like.

 

Edited September 29 by Pyro Pete

[wcorkcanary 4,785]

1 hour ago, Monty13 said:

I’m not sure many people know what a yard is anymore, assume he was being metaphorical. 

I don't  think it's a metaphor,more of an exaggeration. 

36 × 2.54 = 91.44 cm = 1 yard. , so if it was say 15 cm over it was approx 1/6 of  a yard.  Therefore if it was yards , it must be at least 2 yards so an exaggeration of approx ×12. 

[Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man 4,627]

Technically, 0.1 yards is 'yards' in the plural.

[wcorkcanary 4,785]

3 minutes ago, Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man said:

Technically, 0.1 yards is 'yards' in the plural.

Not 0.1 of a yard?  Why don't we have a highly reputable and unswervingly accurate accontant   that is always on the money with well researched unbiased comments. 

[wcorkcanary 4,785]

6 minutes ago, Pyro Pete said:

Clearly handball, more like.

 

Wasn't out ! 🤣🤣🤣

[percy varco 253]

1 hour ago, Ken Hairy said:

VAR gives a pen anyway and disallows Derby's 2nd, so the ram shaggers need to pipe down and accept the vastly better side won. 

🤣🤣 there must be a place in the Diplomatic Corp for you🤣🤣 the World could do with some tough negotitors right now👍👍

[Petriix 3,220]

25 minutes ago, Pyro Pete said:

Clearly handball, more like.

 

Yep. Penalty and a red card. The officials actually did them a favour. Apparently "they never give those in the Championship" but they sometimes miss the ball being 4 inches over the line too. It's more than evened itself out within a couple of seconds. 

[LaUnionCanary 150]

Sarge had crossed the ball to Sainz when it was handled, so penalty and possible red.

Edited September 29 by LaUnionCanary

[Mello Yello 2,572]

Roughly, half a ball out.....

[paddycanary 580]

7 hours ago, How I Wrote Elastic Man said:

I work in construction, so can say with some confidence (no googling) that a yard is  914.8mm. (91.48cm)

A new unit I learned the other day is a "mil", which is USA imperial 

EDIT - just checked, Google tells me I am slightly out! 😃

"Mil" in the Irish language means honey, derived from the Latin "Mel." 

It gives us the phrase "lá meala" which when literally translated means a "honey day" or a sweet day which Borja Sainz certainly had yesterday!

I believe it is found in English in words like melody and mellifluous.

(For the wordsmiths on here!)