The Footie Thread

[nickjdavis]

...give five blokes in the pub yes/no buttons and let them decide based on three replays of live video, rather than this stupid VAR system that we have drawing lines and such nonsense.

 

[Billysboots]

I no longer understand football. That is just bizarre.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Wow!!! That’s all the words I got for that

 

[PaulMdj]

Everybody’s 2nd favourite team being robbed of a goal.

 

[Tashyboy]

I mean, if he is offside, he isn't impacting goalkeeper. But, in fairness, he is impacting the defender. If Haaland wasn't there, defender might have been able to put a boot to ball

So apart from Pope missing the ball completely, apart from the newcastle player who is playing Semenyo and not the ball, apart from pope not getting any chance of saving it. Apart from the Newcastle player who is grappling with Haaland not getting anywhere near the ball. Apart from Haaland being 1mm off side.
It’s a perfectly good goal.

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

If it’s going to come to decisions like that I hope the might Reading gain promotion back to Championship and remain there because that’s just painful to watch that sort of decision making and shameful.

 

[Piece]

Comedy value that decision. Even the lines are wrong.

 

[nickjdavis]

Can see a red card soon....game is just on the edge.

 

[Swango1980]

So apart from Pope missing the ball completely, apart from the newcastle player who is playing Semenyo and not the ball, apart from pope not getting any chance of saving it. Apart from the Newcastle player who is grappling with Haaland not getting anywhere near the ball. Apart from Haaland being 1mm off side.
It’s a perfectly good goal.

I already said Pope wasn't getting there, and I didnt make a comment on all 22 players positions on the pitch.

I was only referring to the defender Haaland had his arms around. Swap that defender and Pope, people would rightly say Haaland is blocking Pope from diving left.

All that said, I'm not convinced officials used that justification anyway. Couldn't hear ref, due to crowd roar. I suspect it was because it impacted Pope, which it didnt. And as I said at start, I wasn't even sure Haaland was even offside but I guess he must have been.

It was a joke it took so long. Pope was garbage and I'm surprised it was disallowed. And it took absolutely ages, which was ridiculous.

 

[Swango1980]

Can see a red card soon....game is just on the edge.

Even if there isnt a red card incident, VAR might find a reason to recommend one. Maybe a soft pull on a player's headband

 

[nickjdavis]

Even if there isnt a red card incident, VAR might find a reason to recommend one. Maybe a soft pull on a player's headband

but Gordon has been substituted.

 

[Swango1980]

but Gordon has been substituted.

I just so happened to see Elanga when I commented

 

[IanM]

Checking "a clear and obvious error" takes an awfully long time!

 

[BrianM]

Rodri looks good straight away though, just a class player.

 

[Swango1980]

9 added minutes. 3 of those probably for injuries/subs. The rest for VAR

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

9 added minutes. 3 of those probably for injuries/subs. The rest for VAR

Absolute farce isn’t it. Look how well the FA Cup games flowed and how little added time was needed. So glad we don’t have it lower down the pyramid.

 

[nickjdavis]

Trippier looks like he is running through treacle these days.

 

[Billysboots]

Quality goal that.

 

[Tashyboy]

I already said Pope wasn't getting there, and I didnt make a comment on all 22 players positions on the pitch.

I was only referring to the defender Haaland had his arms around. Swap that defender and Pope, people would rightly say Haaland is blocking Pope from diving left.

All that said, I'm not convinced officials used that justification anyway. Couldn't hear ref, due to crowd roar. I suspect it was because it impacted Pope, which it didnt. And as I said at start, I wasn't even sure Haaland was even offside but I guess he must have been.

It was a joke it took so long. Pope was garbage and I'm surprised it was disallowed. And it took absolutely ages, which was ridiculous.

It wasn’t aimed at you it was a generalisation coupled with frustration how the beautiful game has gone, am proper bogged off with VAR.
I thought it was a good cagey game for the neutrals in which VAR Is the main talking point again.

 

[Tashyboy]

Checking "a clear and obvious error" takes an awfully long time!

Just outta interest what was the distance allowance/ tolerance that was brought into the Wirtz goal the other week.