Alex

Aye, I think the inconsistency is another area where it’s so frustrating.

Apart from needing a time limit on decisions, the other thing I said about VAR is that the officials looking at it in a screen are the ones who should overturn any decisions (if they decide the ref has made an error). On several occasions this season you’ve had situations where the ref has made the correct decision or has made arguably the correct call on a marginal decision. Only then to be asked to have a look at something again. This inevitably sows the seed of doubt in the ref’s mind. They then have to look at a screen and quickly reconsider their position. Looking at replays someone else has chosen, with the added pressure of doing it pitch side in front of the crowd. So you have the VAR official who has gotten involved when they shouldn’t have but then they don’t even take ultimate responsibility for that. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of the refereeing is poor but, in this instance, they’re being hung out to dry. It’s ridiculous

So it was your fault then? Actually, if you at KK’s record in the PL as manager in his first spell here, I think our away record in general wasn’t great. At least for a side challenging for the title it wasn’t

I know what you mean but it’s accurate ‘ as it stands’. We lose and they win next match and that %-age changes significantly.

Well, look at it the other way round. Like we were 3 points off our nearest rivals and we’ve played a game more. Nothing’s remotely done and dusted but we’d much rather be in our position than Spurs’, wouldn’t we?

I said similar in the match thread. I wonder which poster he is on here

They’ve only got 3 more home games left anyway At least they’ll have 3 weeks after their season finishes to concentrate on what they really care about

That’ll show us

Bowness is Blackpool-on-Lakes like. Get yourself a Kiss My Quick… hat (I have actually seen them in sale there )

I like how he goes on like he didn’t become a spokesperson for Ashley. And how we’re meant to conveniently ignore that was because Sports Direct stocked his shitty clothing range

If only he could’ve brought in another centre forward. But one that wasn’t fucking dog shit. No doubt that’ll be someone else’s fault too

It’s almost like it’s not the manager’s responsibility to rotate his squad. The squad assembled for several hundred million quid competing on different fronts (as big, successful clubs do). Delicious

There has to be a time limit brought in. If there’s not a clear decision in a set amount of time then you stay with the on-field decision. It’s also ridiculous getting the on-field referee involved. The VAR team overturns and obvious error / something the ref missed and that should be their role plus checking offsides. The latter also needs to be quicker

VAR is just absolutely ruining the game. You can’t celebrate a goal any more

Fucking hell. I hope you’re over it soon

You had to fucking jinx it, didn’t you?

Dr Groom meets Dr Gloom

Not just relegated but rock bottom and with a couple of games to spare iirc

3 people (plus their press ganged kids) and 3 fictional Basque lads it’s reminiscent of a gang you’d form at school when you were about 6 years old

Fucking hell. I thought I’d aged badly. RIP obvs

How many seasons did they go without conceding a penalty at Old Trafford? Thing is they think they’re entitled to favouritism

I think you’re missing the important bit. I.e. that it looks like they’ll have at least another season to speculate about how good they’d be in the premier league, if they could get into it.

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