The Football Thread.

TTony

TeleMaster said:

What's the point in it if you just have the same human error in play. 

The VAR humans are a nice safe distance away from the crowd 

tony99

TeleMaster said:

VAR sucks. We were robbed today. That was NEVER a foul.

What's the point in it if you just have the same human error in play. 

I think you have to support one of the super -league six if you want to reap the benefits of VAR.

TTony

So much for Haaland being the best striker ever.

Only scored once today!  



Good to see Dane Scarlett (Spurs loanee) getting both goals for Portsmouth today.  He's scored a few this season and is playing every game.  That's going to set him up well for next season ...

axisus

TeleMaster said:

VAR sucks. We were robbed today. That was NEVER a foul.

What's the point in it if you just have the same human error in play. 

VAR is utter sh*te and just confirmed what we knew all along, the quality of refereeing football is way below par.

bertie

joneve's very quiet..................................again..................

UnclePsychosis

axisus said:

TeleMaster said:

VAR sucks. We were robbed today. That was NEVER a foul.

What's the point in it if you just have the same human error in play. 

VAR is utter sh*te and just confirmed what we knew all along... 

At the risk of repeating myself: get VAR in the fucking sea. I've said it since day one. Adds absolutely nothing to the game other than expense and delay. 

RobDavies

I’ve no problem with VAR - it seems to work well, and fairly in 99% of cases.  

Although looking at MOTD, I think Leeds were a bit unlucky not to get a pen at our place yesterday and I’m surprised someone at Stockley Park didn’t have a word with the ref.  

But it’s Leeds so fuck em. 

guitars4you

RobDavies said:

I’ve no problem with VAR - it seems to work well, and fairly in 99% of cases.  

Although looking at MOTD, I think Leeds were a bit unlucky not to get a pen at our place yesterday and I’m surprised someone at Stockley Park didn’t have a word with the ref.  

But it’s Leeds so fuck em. 

Happy with the first bit but not the last line - But no worries as we are born to accept everyone else's love for us ?

The issue with VAR, refs and penalties is that somehow the application of the rule book has changed - The first question is 'is it a foul' ? - Then assuming yes, then where did the foul take place - Was it in the box or outside ? - There is nowhere in the rule book that implies/states that there should be a two tier policy for fouls, in that a foul in the penalty area it has to be a more serious foul for it to be considered a foul and subsequently a penalty - If it can be awarded as a foul outside the penalty box, then the same should apply inside the box 

Look at Arsenal and Saka v Villa a game or two ago and Mings manhandled him to the ground - Anywhere else on the pitch that would have been a foul - As such that foul was a penalty - End off

joneve

BigBearKris said:

Great comeback by us vs Forest! Finally Dom woke up!

#upthecherries 

Absolutely fucking livid. 3 points well deserved by bournemouth. 

Hopefully we actually play a striker against Leeds :-/

joneve

bertie said:

joneve's very quiet..................................again..................

Was out camping with my lad, drinking myself into oblivion to try and forget about that shite yesterday. 

Not panicking yet, but need to be better than that! 

RobDavies

joneve said:

BigBearKris said:

Great comeback by us vs Forest! Finally Dom woke up!

#upthecherries 

Absolutely fucking livid. 3 points well deserved by bournemouth. 

Hopefully we actually play a striker against Leeds :-/

A billion quid on players and Forest are still playing Cook, McKenna and Worrell at the back.  

Very strange. 

joneve

RobDavies said:

joneve said:

BigBearKris said:

Great comeback by us vs Forest! Finally Dom woke up!

#upthecherries 

Absolutely fucking livid. 3 points well deserved by bournemouth. 

Hopefully we actually play a striker against Leeds :-/

A billion quid k players and  Forest are still playing Cook, McKenna and Worrell at the back.  

Very strange. 

Aye. I love them (and McKenna’s mistake yesterday is the first he’s made since the beginning of last season) but we massively miss Niakhaté (injured) and hopefully Badé and Boly can give us some better strength at the back. 

Only Chelsea and Spurs play with a back 3, and we don’t have the personnel they do 

scrumhalf

Spurs only have a back three when going forward. When defending we have a back five, and a row of four in front of them. Except when we get caught on the break, when we're all over the place.

Yesterday's game showed how we missed Bentancur, he glides across the pitch and steals the ball from opponents. He is class. 

TTony

scrumhalf said:

Yesterday's game showed how we missed Bentancur, he glides across the pitch and steals the ball from opponents. He is class. 

TTony said:

Did that game show how important Bentancur is to the team?  He just does “stuff” that makes the team work without ever being particularly noticeable.  

I agreed already

TTony

In other news, is it looking a bit iffy for Leicester?

Selling off some of their more valuable players, a manager who was clearly unhappy with the lack of funds reinvested, and a start to the season that's looking ever-less like "just the first few games".

TeleMaster

West Ham play with a back three at various times. We played three at the back against Villa. 

Philly_Q

TTony said:

In other news, is it looking a bit iffy for Leicester?

Selling off some of their more valuable players, a manager who was clearly unhappy with the lack of funds reinvested, and a start to the season that's looking ever-less like "just the first few games".

I think Rodgers will be gone soon-ish.

thecolourbox

TeleMaster said:

West Ham play with a back three at various times. We played three at the back against Villa. 

Yeah that's cos Villa are rubbish init

Hattigol

Wow. Brilliant win for United. 

What a difference a season makes...

guitars4you

Hattigol said:

Wow. Brilliant win for United. 

What a difference a season makes...

I had a bet it would be 3-1 - Got the right scoreline but the wrong way round - Your thoughts on Rashford now !!!!!!

They rode their luck a couple of times but overall looked far more solid - Great work, especially considering they played the first 67 mins or so with 10 men- I bet you can't tell me one good thing that Sancho did 

Only 2 points behind city now as well

As a neutral I thought it was a good game - Arsenal probably committed Harakiri a bit to early