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Does anybody like the handshakes ?

Granpa
Granpa Posts: 2,995
in General Charlton
Reading another thread, I was reminded just how much I miss the way in which the players used to come on at the start of the game. First out came the away team with a varying response according to how many they brought with them. Then the Robin, and out came the Addicks to a decent roar. That always got the atmosphere started right from the off. What is the point of pretending that football is a game for sporting Gentlemen ? Shake hands one minute, and diving in the box the next. Elbows flailing, hassling the Referee, anything goes. Obviously those running the game will not change it, but i would love to see it done the old way just one more time and perhaps they would see what we are missing.

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  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,982
    edited January 2013
    Agree, Granpa ........ before the match, all this false handshaking is just an empty charade.

    Need only the 2 skippers to shake hands with each other and the ref on the centre spot, when the coin is tossed before the game.
    As tradition dictates.

    The time for handshaking is after the match has been played.
    As tradition dictates.

  • Elthamaddick
    Elthamaddick Posts: 15,892
    a premiership thing, from memory it's only been in the football league for a few seasons who followed suit? (I could be wrong), would happily do away with it.
  • DanDavis
    DanDavis Posts: 1,131
    Thanks @Granpa that was I who brought it up originally, just reminds me of being a kid and the excitement building at 2.55pm!

    How far down the Pyramid does it go? Do they do it in the Blue Square Prem for instance?
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,186
    no but i like milkshakes, especially banana flavour.
  • daveaddick
    daveaddick Posts: 1,926
    Silly and pointless lets get rid of them
  • jblockmatt
    jblockmatt Posts: 369
    Dont think anyone likes it.probably not the players as most of them shake hands afterwards.
  • Plaaayer
    Plaaayer Posts: 9,005
    Watching the handshakes at the beginning feels as good as watching us win a trophy.
  • jblockmatt
    jblockmatt Posts: 369
    Plaaayer said:

    Watchingi the handshakes at the beginning feels as good as watching us win a trophy.

  • jblockmatt
    jblockmatt Posts: 369
    I think you might mean that.
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  • O-Randy-Hunt
    O-Randy-Hunt Posts: 10,776
    Hull v wendies game cracked me up the other day.

    Hull brang a sub on and as the 4th offical or lino put his hand out to stop the sub going on, the hull player went to shake it.
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,915
    have to agree with you Grandpa - leave the handshakes to the end of the match when its all done & dusted.

    I used to like it when the players would just run out in no particular order and having to guess who would be out next as there would have been no prior team announcmnets and you would only know the team line-ups when all 11 were out on the pitch !!

    jumpers for goalposts !!
  • Darty Valiant
    Darty Valiant Posts: 621
    No, don't like the handshakes. After opposition come out, our mascots should follow. Not the cat and dog but a robin and a haddock.
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,115
    Yes, bring back the robin !
  • DezBryant25
    DezBryant25 Posts: 93
    Went to a blue square game a few weeks ago... no handshakes and not even a hint of atmosphere. I don't think there was a handshake at the mk dons game last season. To be fair i was to concerned about the electric atmosphere from the mk fans packed into their wonderful stadium
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,417
    O-Randy-Hunt said:

    Hull v wendies game cracked me up the other day.

    Hull brang a sub on and as the 4th offical or lino put his hand out to stop the sub going on, the hull player went to shake it.

    They are very polite & friendly people in 'Ull

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