Row Z

[QuikSand]

He's taking no chances there

[Draft Dodger]

ooh, I love puzzles.

[cthomer5000]

row row row z boat

[oykib]

I've been fiendishly playing for a month now...

...haven't been able to stop.

[stevew]

Even I know what he's talking about.

[sterlingice]

I don't, but I rarely know what's going on :)

SI

[Young Drachma]

lol

[Buccaneer]

mugwump

[Critch]

I had no idea what you were talking about, but it's just happened.

[finketr]

yeah, love those that barely get there yet are still in the "row z".

[Poli]

Lost.

[saldana]

not a clue

[JeeberD]

I don't get it.

[SirFozzie]

Ok, since there's three posters who don't get it.. Quik is referring to a line of commetary in FM2006 when a player deliberately kicks the ball out of bounds (usually as hard as possible) to give the defense a chance to breathe and reset up.

For example.. Team FOFC is playing Barcelona. Since most of us suck at soccer, Barcelona is basically laying siege to our goal (and poor SkyDog's in net)..

After a couple shots on net that somehow don't go in, the ball bounces out to Jeeber, who sees Ronaldinho and Eto'o (two famous Barcelona players)... bearing down on him. Besides crapping his pants with fear at this point, Jeebies knows that if he gives up the ball, it's likely going to be a Barcelona goal.. so he boots it out of bounds as hard as he can..

The announcer will nod and say "He put that ball into Row Z, he's taking no chances there"

[gi]

That'll be a corner

[JeeberD]

Soccer....pffft.


Thanks for the explanation, Fozz...

[Poli]

Ok, since there's three posters who don't get it.. Quik is referring to a line of commetary in FM2006 when a player deliberately kicks the ball out of bounds (usually as hard as possible) to give the defense a chance to breathe and reset up.

For example.. Team FOFC is playing Barcelona. Since most of us suck at soccer, Barcelona is basically laying siege to our goal (and poor SkyDog's in net)..

After a couple shots on net that somehow don't go in, the ball bounces out to Jeeber, who sees Ronaldinho and Eto'o (two famous Barcelona players)... bearing down on him. Besides crapping his pants with fear at this point, Jeebies knows that if he gives up the ball, it's likely going to be a Barcelona goal.. so he boots it out of bounds as hard as he can..

The announcer will nod and say "He put that ball into Row Z, he's taking no chances there"

Word.

Now check this out. Editing is fine here.

[kcchief19]

Is that anything like lining out to the catcher from the PBP in OOTP?

[Critch]

Is that anything like lining out to the catcher from the PBP in OOTP?

No, the row z thing in FM is a fair representation. When in doubt, kick it out was something I was trained to do as a bad defender in youth football :)

As some old manager said "they can't score if the balls in the stand".

[Celeval]

He's out. No wait, safe! Safe at second base. This kid really makes things happen out there.

[stevew]

This'd make a perfect 10 second ad spot.

Row Z: He's taking no chances there.
Row Z: He's taking no chances there.
Row Z: He's taking no chances there.

[Coffee Warlord]

Fine save!

[WSUCougar]

Now that's a proper celebration!

[FrogMan]

he somehow got his fingertips to it!!!

[Pumpy Tudors]

The referee ticks off QuikSand

[RoastDuck]

Row Zed not Row Zee

[Coffee Warlord]

That's gone out for a corner.

[illinifan999]

Off the crossbar!

[Coffee Warlord]

The referee wants a word with Illinifan.

[SirFozzie]

Coffee Warlord's over the Moon with that one!

[FrogMan]

He's playing with fire in his belly!

[Coffee Warlord]

Or, to expand out of the match report and into the player's heads, with my arch-nemesis...


SirFozzie feels he should be a first team regular.

[Butter]

Coffee Warlord knows what's coming...

[Pumpy Tudors]

I miss the "He sends the ball into orbit" line. I haven't seen that one in the 2006 game, and I've officially put over 102 days into it (I love the "addictedness rating" that comes up when your game reaches 100 days).

Anyway, yeah, he sends the ball into orbit.

[PineTar]

FOFC United deservedly lead at the break.

[Warhammer]

The referee is reaching for a card...

[WSUCougar]

They certainly didn't flatter themselves.

[path12]

They certainly showed they're no pushovers here!

[Coffee Warlord]

FOFC will take this!

[Butter]

How did he manage to miss that?!?!

[WSUCougar]

JeeberD stated that he has a lot of time for FOFC...

[path12]

A bore thread.

Surely the second half can only get better?

[Passacaglia]

A bore thread.

[Coffee Warlord]

Surely the second half can only get better?

Well played, well played. Even with the timestamp bug.

[illinifan999]

He's got his head in his hands!

[BrianD]

A bore thread.

I think we might have a winner. :)

[saldana]

thanks for the explanation...i play 95% of my FM2006 at 2am while sitting in bed next to my sleeping wife, so i mute the PBP and have never actually heard that line.

[tucker rocky]

How did he manage to miss that?!?!

It was easy.

[Passacaglia]

Well played, well played. Even with the timestamp bug.
Timestamp bug totally freaked me out on that one.

EDIT: I'm still an hour behind. I feel like I've gone back in time, to the 1985 when Biff ruled the world.

[finketr]

thanks for the explanation...i play 95% of my FM2006 at 2am while sitting in bed next to my sleeping wife, so i mute the PBP and have never actually heard that line.

fm2006 has spoken PBP?

is there still the express mode of simulating your games (highlights, i think it was called)?


--tim
suffering from a death of home laptop and hence wwsm2k5, etc.

[QuikSand]

Get in!

[SirFozzie]

Hmm.. FOFC United, now there's an idea.. take over an obscure team, give players nicknames, and see how we do ;)