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It’s a shit new rule that’s not even consistent across the whole pitch

It's pathetic. Maybe all matches should be played behind closed doors refereed old style and then they can sift through the whole match in detail and the crowd can watch the VARed edit afterwards so they know when they can legitimately celebrate.

Not that I'm bitter about that Snodgrass goal being disallowed or anything..

For attackers it's not unnatural position anymore. They changed the rules this year so it just has to hit the hand and then result in a goal. No idea why that didn't apply to the Liverpool one though (although I suspect they didn't go far enough back on the replay and completely missed it).

this.

i'm not picking up any anti VAR vibes elsewhere on the continent etc. I dont care if we have VAR or not to be honest. I was sick and tired of fans/ players/ managers/ media etc bleating/abusing/harassing officials for making mistakes which reached such a fever pitch VAR was introduced for that reason alone. Now the same people are filling air time, column inches etc with anti VAR whinging. 'It's killing the game' must be one of the most stupid phrases of all time considering what else the game has survived. Its almost as if people use football because they need something to fucking moan about all the fucking time

isn't at least one of those Van Dyke handballs where it was also handballed immediately prior as well?

VAR is getting all the blame when the issue is shoddily implementing poorly thought-through new rules that at the same time as VAR.

Regardless of the implementation of VAR it's still going to spoil the moment when you score and celebrate as there's always the question mark over whether it will be disallowed.

Have been enjoying the Undr the Cosh podcast. Mark Crossley’s stories about playing for Clough are quite something.

Strong rumours of The Sheriff moving to Barcelona.

Massive if correct. Hopefully he will take a few of his old players.

Son and Eriksen might get a game. None of the others surely.

Bugger. The job has gone to Setien from Real Betis. Pity.

Interesting appointment. Not sure how he'll help them close out a 4-0 lead in the Champions League, but it'll be a lot of fun watching.

i'm not picking up any anti VAR vibes elsewhere on the continent etc.

Really? They did introduce it ahead of the Premiership so it does seem to have calmed down a bit, but there have been so many clangers in Italy and German matches are still regularly bogged down with VAR intruding too much.

Probably because the name of the game in the British sport's press is to wring every ounce of drama out of any given situation, regardless of its newsworthiness.

The British media are rank amateurs compared to the Italians.

yeah. admittedly I don't keep up to date with the media side of it just old mates abroad . Media seem to be running VAR as a story everywhere in the knowledge that at some point in time all fans are going to be upset and mouth off when it goes against their team.
what i have noticed is that non prem fans now seem more lenient on refs in the knowledge that at least they don't have VAR.

Oh, Derby.

FFP?

Yep. Points deduction incoming...

Meh.
Wazza's worth 3 points a game. shurely? WAHT CAN gO ROnG?

The charge is based on the EFL making their own valuation of our stadium which is lower than the independent valuation we got when we sold it to our owner. I know it's all shady as fuck, but I guess if the valuation we got was truly independent then this charge won't actually come to anything.

Never a dull moment this season. Apart from performances on the pitch.

Interesting little titbit from the trial of the men accused of assaulting Owen Jones.

One of the accused was found to have numerous items at his home connected with various far-right groups. According to the defence counsel the possession of the items was “consistent with Mr Healy being a Chelsea football supporter”.

Surely valuing any property in Derby above £100k is bound to raise suspicion?

independent valuation we got when we sold it to our owner.
What an awesome line.