One other thing that is helping here with VAR and its use - there is a Sunday morning highlights show and most weeks, they have one of the refs who officiated a game the day before to explain the thought process of why a division was given and why VAR was used. The ref of the Cologne- Union game was...

The 2024/25 season will mark the 40th Anniversary of a side not called Celtic or Rangers winning the league.

Feels very shortsighted to me, just getting rid. They just need to vote or putting strict rules in place on how/when it can be used and even applying a time limit i.e. if you spot nothing obvous in 30 secs, the decision stays as it was given on the pitch. Removing it will just see PL clubs playing ...

Feels very shortsighted to me, just getting rid. They just need to vote or putting strict rules in place on how/when it can be used and even applying a time limit i.e. if you spot nothing obvous in 30 secs, the decision stays as it was given on the pitch. Removing it will just see PL clubs playing w...

Don't really care who wins the PL but it will be objectively hilarious after all the Spurs fans wanting to lose fall out. if the following scores (or similar) happen at the weekend: Man City 1 West Ham 1 Arsenal 2 Everton 0 and Arsenal win the title anyway - and Spurs fans getting shit from Arsenal ...

Let's see shall we but it would be good to have it all sorted well before the start of next season which is just over a couple of months away-that is why the "months" concerned me. Yes Stranded there has been a lot going on between us and the EFL but not for the right reasons so let's hop...

Football Insider says the Chiron deal is just about done expect EFL approval which is expected in the coming MONTHS-let's hope it is more weeks than months. If it is to be believed, we have been working with the EFL very closely to get a lot of the work done - so I will be surprised if those checks...

Interesting* last day ahead in the Bundesliga on Saturday. Naturally the key story will be can Leverkusen clear the last hurdle for an undefeated league season but plenty on intrigue elsewhere. 4 clubs in the mix for relegation and/or the relegation play-off. Cologne need to win at Heidenheim to sta...

Apologies if this has been mentioned before but who would host the final were we to progress? I believe we'll be away at the winners of the other semi (Tottenham or Chelsea). Correct. Interesting that Spurs are playing the game at their first team stadium - could suggest a day out there or at Stamf...

2 more charges on Bearwood from Redwood published on Companies House - appears they have loaned the club 2.83m over the exclusivity period. So either the deal completes soon or the club is even more financially handicapped than it was a few months back. Been lots of speculation on exactly how much ...

Hopefully it gets played when there is no PL games and there is a live feed on YouTube/Royals TV so more people can watch.

2 more charges on Bearwood from Redwood published on Companies House - appears they have loaned the club 2.83m over the exclusivity period.

So either the deal completes soon or the club is even more financially handicapped than it was a few months back.

Yeah not the sort of player I’d want is to go for Was on the bench a lot last year - was it injury or not favoured? The latter - he nearly went to Bristol Rovers in Jan but the finances stopped it, so was used as an impact player really. He will score goals for someone, but just don't think he is t...

Probably makes us favourites to make the final.

Which is frankly crazy.

Also married in Oxford, so whilst I enjoyed playing them again, doesn't bother me in the slightest if they go up. Not sure why it would bother anyone really but football does strange things to people.

Deal will be tied up end of next week and they'll announce it on the UK BH Monday.

BTW if any of you lot are travelling over here and heading to Frankfurt for any of the games and want a local view on where to go, what to do if you are spending any time here beyond the game itself - feel free to drop me a PM.

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Stranded One more crossed off the list for Leverkusen.

3 to go.

Another two very late goals to sneak this one ….. er, 5-0

Second away game in a row that they have hit 5.

One more crossed off the list for Leverkusen.

3 to go.

Liverpool with 35 yo Jay Spearing on the bench.