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Rlburnside
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Even the LP haters cant disagree chelsea are fighting relegation this seasonsee what you done there
backwoodsman
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The Rodri sending off was correct but Gibbs White, that was embarrassing.
Yep, it was a bit embarrassing. But the problem is that Forest, as one of the 'lesser clubs' in the top flight, don't have the budget to afford the same quality of drama coach that the big boys have. Gibbs-White looked like he'd been taught by someone from Neasden Academy - the big boys get full-on RADA coaching
C’mon guys, let’s keep the sexual comments off the forum. Don’t forget there’s no lower age limit to who might read what’s posted here.
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VAR and Refs have had a mare this weekend
Nketiah - the lunge on the GK , that’s a clear red
Gordon - clearly tripped , penalty all day long
Gordon - handball before the first goal
Luton - thought it’s not a handball if it comes off the body ?!
Nketiah - the lunge on the GK , that’s a clear red
Gordon - clearly tripped , penalty all day long
Gordon - handball before the first goal
Luton - thought it’s not a handball if it comes off the body ?!
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When Webb took over I was hopeful as he was probably the best referee in premier league history but something is seriously wrong with the consistency ATM
Orikoru
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100% agree on the first three but didn't see the last one. VAR is simply a laughing stock nowadays and the primary reason I don't watch football anymore. (I watched MOTD last night for the first time this season since there was an 8-0 and a decent North London Derby on.)
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Well played Domino’s Pizza 
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Savage!!
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The foul and booking given for a great 50/50 tackle leading to the 3rd goal for Newcastle was a shocker.
Swango1980
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Nketiah - the lunge on the GK , that’s a clear red
Agreed. I wonder if officials are so focused on "are studs showing" that they completely take their eye off the ball, and forget that a dangerous tackle does not necessarily have to involve studs. The goalkeeper could have had his lower leg ripped clean off, and got so lucky it just left the ground as contact was made.
Gordon - clearly tripped , penalty all day long
Agreed. I wonder if they didn't give it because of the player's reputation, or the fact it was already 3-0 (I think) and they felt it was less important. Both reasons clearly unacceptable of course
Gordon - handball before the first goal
Yes, it clearly hit his hand, although I suspect this is more related to the awful handball law. They saw it as accidental, which it probably was. They'd have given handball if he scored, but the law says it is not handball if he doesn't score. Yet there was the goal ruled out last week when the chap who set it up was said to have handled it (even though it seemed unclear), but that was because the officials said it was deliberate (yet never booked him). It is a farce.
Luton - thought it’s not a handball if it comes off the body ?!
See above, does anyone truly know the handball law? I mean, the hand was way way above his head. And, given that most handballs are accidental anyway, I can see why a handball could be given. But, when we are told that it isn't handball if it deflects of another part of the body, then there is good reason for us all to think it shouldn't be handball.
To be fair, I've just read the law related to handball, and I could see nothing at all about it not being a handball after deflecting of another part of your body. So, I wonder if this has been something that has been taken as a fact after officials have previously tried to explain an incident people disagreed with and/or pundits just not being properly educated, getting into a frenzy at certain decisions and then misleading the viewers?
nickjdavis
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Must admit...I never thought the first Newcastle goal would stand after seeing it hit Gordons hand. Was surprised (and quite happy obviously) that it stood. Looking back though...it was obviously accidental and in fact came close to knocking the ball out of play, rather than (like Thierry Henry against Ireland) gaining an advantage by knocking the ball back into play. The Sheffield players arguments were primarily about the ball going out of play, rather than any use of the hand.
The non-penalty was strange and I wonder if VAR viewed it as "yes there was contact but maybe not really enough to make the player go down"....perhaps they looked at the player and thought that, being Gordon, he might have a tendency to go over a bit easily. Though, having said that, there is no way that VAR would have overturned it if the on-field ref had given it.
The non-penalty was strange and I wonder if VAR viewed it as "yes there was contact but maybe not really enough to make the player go down"....perhaps they looked at the player and thought that, being Gordon, he might have a tendency to go over a bit easily. Though, having said that, there is no way that VAR would have overturned it if the on-field ref had given it.
Swango1980
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Just guesswork, but if the match had been 0-0 going into the last 5 minutes, and the foul had been on another player other than Gordon, I suspect VAR would have asked the ref to look at it.
I reckon that at 3-0, VAR have thought "just try to not get involved", and given that it was unlikely to be critical, they've simply just bottled it, and gone for the quiet life.
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Been reading that Harry Kane has been denied his hat trick in the Bundesliga this weekend as the rules in Germany mean you have to score all the goals in the same half and consecutively with no other player scoring. Weird ruling imo
It is classed as a hattrick and is shown as such on their website. It’s just not a lupenrein hattrick. Lazy journalists have been running this myth.
Duncan Ferguson: Inverness Caledonian Thistle to appoint former Scotland and Rangers striker as manager
Duncan Ferguson will be announced as Inverness boss on Tuesday morning; the 51-year-old will replace Billy Dodds, who was sacked just over a week ago; Ferguson is available after being sacked by Forest Green in July, less than six months into his first permanent senior managerial role
Big Dunc coming to the Highlands
Orikoru
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How do you 'deny' someone a hat trick anyway? Hypnotise him to forget he scored three goals?
