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Crazy what can happen when the formation works and the dead wood is dropped. UTV

Yep. Mcginn out, set up with some width and start Buendia. Not really rocket science.
Great result but what a waste for 1/3 of the season.
Good management to bring on the dropped players later as well.

Great (and unexpected) result, three tough games before the World Cup break.

The games against Forest and Leeds were such missed opportunities

Dyche on Monday night football tonight. Let's see if he talks about getting caught smoking crack in the boardroom.

Welcome Unai.

Hope this one works out.

Unai Emery’s claret and blue army!!!!

Also, how the fuck has that West Ham goal stood? It’s a legitimate double handball ffs

Unai Emery is an interesting appointment, get into the Europa League and he’s guaranteed to win it

Europa League and he’s guaranteed to win it

Unless you’re Arsenal.

I’m allowing for outliers

If wasn't for Chelsea entirely outplaying us and not having a shot on target we would have!

I truly despise the current handball rules. The natural vs unnatural position part is so flawed.

Knees survived?

Not actually played yet. A mate is trying to find a venue/time. Survived a beach kick-about with wife/kids yesterday.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2022/oct/25/david-squires-on-hillsborough-chants-and-football-fans-fading-memories

Haaland injured?

And sick apparently: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/erling-haaland-man-city-injury-28329023

The end to the Atletico - Leverkusen game was absolutely nuts. And lol at Spurs.

LOL indeed but they have been absolutely robbed, how VAR managed to rule that offside I have no idea

Yeah it's absolute fucking nonsense.

Screen grab from the BT Sport coverage but a slightly different angle.

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Given the distinct lack of parrelelism there Christ knows how it could be used to determine offside.

VAR is shit . Give the decision back to the linesman and stop fuxking complaint about marginal offsides.

Here's a screenshot and not a wonky photo of a tele 😉

Not sure why there's such a debate about this one, if Kane's ahead of the ball, it's offside, unless the defender deliberately played the ball, which he didn't.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CekiQZMh0ss&feature=youtu.be

Marginal offside is still offside. That's why the technology exists...

Mike Brewer is looking young

Except offside is difficult to measure, when the discrepancy is smaller than the measurement uncertainty then you can't know if it's offside. Therefore marginal calls cannot ultimately be decided by either linesman or VAR. So let's stop fucking around with all the negatives given the impossibility of having a perfect system.