The Footie Thread

[fundy]

well the championships suddenly looking wide open again. few weeks ago looked a 2 horse race between Bournemouth and Fulham, both not won in 5 now and plenty of other sides starting to fancy their chances. be a big january tfr window for a few of them too

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Odd one. Coufal wrongly sent off against arsenal, can't appeal 2 yellows. However he was meant to be banned for Norwich which was suspended

Now banned for Spurs cup game? That just seems stupid. Surely the fairer thing would be to ban him for the rescheduled match .. bet Norwich are pleased

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Just seen a fascinating piece on sky sports news about west Midlands police having a specialist hate crime police officer who works at football grounds, West Brom, Wolves and Birmingham were mentioned and shown. He works with the other police, stewards etc at the grounds to identify any racism and make arrests. Fans are given a number to use if they hear or see anything and officers can move in quickly.

It seemed to work well, good initiative. If it crops up again it's well worth a watch.

 

[fundy]

Just seen a fascinating piece on sky sports news about west Midlands police having a specialist hate crime police officer who works at football grounds, West Brom, Wolves and Birmingham were mentioned and shown. He works with the other police, stewards etc at the grounds to identify any racism and make arrests. Fans are given a number to use if they hear or see anything and officers can move in quickly.

It seemed to work well, good initiative. If it crops up again it's well worth a watch.

I read about this the other day, seems hes the only one in the country though, could do with a team of them sadly

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I read about this the other day, seems hes the only one in the country though, could do with a team of them sadly

I did wonder if there were others. Disappointing if this is the only scheme but hopefully other forces and clubs will see the piece and investigate further. The officer involved spoke very well, he was a real credit.

 

[pokerjoke]

I read about this the other day, seems hes the only one in the country though, could do with a team of them sadly

That’s the plan
12 of them apparently

 

[fundy]

lol Dominos, spurs fans not taken it so well though....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1472885677947817986

 

[3offTheTee]

May have been mentioned earlier but Foden and Grealish. Unbeliebable, lost for words except to say 2 privileged foolish young men.

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I see Klopp will face no further action for his comments after the game the other night.

Whilst I'm surprised I can only assume it's because he has them bang to rights. Still expected a fine however.

 

[clubchamp98]

I see Klopp will face no further action for his comments after the game the other night.

Whilst I'm surprised I can only assume it's because he has them bang to rights. Still expected a fine however.

Might be they just want silence.
Fining him will just keep the story going.
But another manager saying the same thing may well find himself in trouble.
Really poor and inconsistent.

 

[nickjdavis]

Pile in on Man U getting a penalty against Newcastle next Tuesday.

Has been announced that the ref for the game is Craig Pawson who was in the VAR hotseat for the Man City game.

Not sure how the refs are decided but surely someone has lost a bit of common sense appointing Pawson immediately after the furore surrounding the non VAR penalty decision on Sunday.

 

[fundy]

Easy enough win against Sunderland

Shop window hat trick for Nketiah, all the headlines for 18 yr old Patino coming on for his debut and scoring

 

[Blue in Munich]

May have been mentioned earlier but Foden and Grealish. Unbeliebable, lost for words except to say 2 privileged foolish young men.

One of those surprises me, the other one doesn't.

 

[Tashyboy]

One of those surprises me, the other one doesn't.

I hope one don’t lead the other astray. ?

 

[Blue in Munich]

I hope one don’t lead the other astray. ?

I fear he already has, and he has previous for this sort of thing.

 

[DanFST]

PGMOL have told west ham Coufal should not have been sent off vs Arsenal.

Still banned for our quarter final tomorrow because Norwich couldn't field a side due to covid. What's the point?

 

[Deleted member 21784]

PGMOL have told west ham Coufal should not have been sent off vs Arsenal.

Still banned for our quarter final tomorrow because Norwich couldn't field a side due to covid. What's the point?

Personally I think he should be banned for the Norwich rematch ..

Have always thought (but it's a logistical nightmare) that a 3 game ban should be next 2 games then next game against the team you got the card against ... Well mainly when it's missed in game then banned retrospective because like how does that benefit the team involved? We have had it a few times

 

[Swango1980]

Personally I think he should be banned for the Norwich rematch ..

Have always thought (but it's a logistical nightmare) that a 3 game ban should be next 2 games then next game against the team you got the card against ... Well mainly when it's missed in game then banned retrospective because like how does that benefit the team involved? We have had it a few times

Probably work out well for a player who makes a horrific challenge in second half of season, against a team likely to get relegated.

 

[JT77]

Pile in on Man U getting a penalty against Newcastle next Tuesday.

Has been announced that the ref for the game is Craig Pawson who was in the VAR hotseat for the Man City game.

Not sure how the refs are decided but surely someone has lost a bit of common sense appointing Pawson immediately after the furore surrounding the non VAR penalty decision on Sunday.

I don’t get how these appointments are made for games. He should be demoted for a round of games, as should others who have made clear an obvious errors.
Can’t see it happening though as there would be no one to ref any games.

 

[Swango1980]

I don’t get how these appointments are made for games. He should be demoted for a round of games, as should others who have made clear an obvious errors.
Can’t see it happening though as there would be no one to ref any games.

Clear and obvious errors are a thing of the past. Remember, VAR was introduced to solve that...