how the Nix can improve their set pieces..
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There's some great set ups in that lot. Arn't donkey kicks now banned? I remember Terry Venables did one at QPR I think against Man City in about 1973 or 74, Stan Bowles scored.
At Thursdays practice Paston was hitting the cross bar from 20 yards out, was quite impressive and Mossy I think did the same. Perhaps Paston was warming up for next seasons crossbar challenge??
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On the minute mark is John Wark v the All Whites '82. I think.
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What's a donkey kick?
The ball is placed and the player gets his foot under it and flicks it up into the air where someone else hits a volley. Under the rules, the ball when dead has to be kicked in a motion that it rotates a full 360" before being struck, donkey kicking is just flicking it without the rotation - or something like that. Any refs on ehre should be able to give you the exact interpretation.
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Oh I see, they look very impressive when they work.
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What's a donkey kick?
The original donkey kick was by Willie Carr from Coventry against Everton in 1970. He gripped the ball the ball between his ankles and flicked it into the air behind him and Ernie Hunt then volleyed it into the net. Think it was banned cos, technically, as he was using both feet he was deemed to have touched the ball twice.
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Ta!
Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.
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