Does anyone understand the physics of why a ball swings like that?

[Luis Anaconda]

I was genuinely thinking that it might be to do this these new balls having different seams or something.

Definitely something to do with the new balls

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Balls these days are veritable beach-balls in comparison to ones from the past
That's why you get so many 30-40 year rocket shots

A bit different to the cannonball from Ted Drake's day

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Burney "I've just imagined him trying to say 'jelly babies' and it's made me chuckle."

"helly beebeeth"

[Sir C]

Burney "I've just imagined him trying to say 'jelly babies' and it's made me chuckle."

"helly beebeeth"

I haven't heard his voice for weeks now. I just got bored with failing to understand what he was saying. Has he got any better?

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Well there's a more confident flow to his conversation but once I stumble to understand what he's saying I usually zone out
With effort, one can fit the pieces of his jigsaw puzzle speech correctly

[Burney]

I haven't heard his voice for weeks now. I just got bored with failing to understand what he was saying. Has he got any better?

No. It's not just that he speaks terrible English, but that he speaks it far too quickly with no pauses between the words and the inflections are all over the shop.

He is still slightly more intelligible than Jamie Carragher, however.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Oh and he's definitely upped the hair grease quotient of late
Very likable Head Coach

[Burney]

Well there's a more confident flow to his conversation but once I stumble to understand what he's saying I usually zone out
With effort, one can fit the pieces of his jigsaw puzzle speech correctly

To be fair, Trevor Brooking was the same. It was impossible to retain interest all the way to the end of a Trevor Brooking sentence.

[IUFG]

Definitely something to do with the new balls

The new balls have a coating on them that is a bit 'grippy'.

Add that to more 'grippy' boots nowadays...there is a little longer connection time with foot on the ball. You can impart loads more spin than you used to on the old Mitre Multiplex or Adidas Tango (for example) balls.

[Viva Prat Vegas]

Burney "To be fair, Trevor Brooking was the same. It was impossible to retain interest all the way to the end of a Trevor Brooking sentence."

"Yeah well you say....Romance of The Cup.....in fact, some Arsenal fans think I was trying to get out of the way....difficult game with Liverpool 15 points ahead and 12 wins on the trot....Coventry can't buy themselves a goal these days.....so I'm gonna go for a draw"