Again, the problem is not VAR, but that no-one seems to know how to use it. I know I'm a broken record here, but the 'power' should sit with the VAR official to ask the referee to look at some footage. Or, the referee should ask the VAR official if he wants to look at a one of a very strict set of ...

Again, the problem is not VAR, but that no-one seems to know how to use it. I know I'm a broken record here, but the 'power' should sit with the VAR official to ask the referee to look at some footage. Or, the referee should ask the VAR official if he wants to look at a one of a very strict set of e...

Will only work if we get away from all this CONTACT = PEN bollox (we won't). Unless we set the rules clearly that footy will forever more be a non contact sport. Otherwise pens are still going to be open to interpretation. Not where the 'clear and obvious error' rule is applied. Referee gives a pen...

- referee blows for a penalty - VAR official reviews replays and sees a dive - VAR official communicates with referee, who views the footage - they agree to reverse the decision and book the attacker. It should be simple. Will only work if we get away from all this CONTACT = PEN bollox (we won't). ...

Two key elements for me are that a) referees aren't yet using it properly (to only overturn obvious errors) b) fans can't necessarily see what is going on. It works at rugby where the thing the referee wants to see is replayed on the big screen. It helps fans understand how decisions are made, and ...

Two key elements for me are that a) referees aren't yet using it properly (to only overturn obvious errors) b) fans can't necessarily see what is going on. It works at rugby where the thing the referee wants to see is replayed on the big screen. It helps fans understand how decisions are made, and w...

Bit of a 'proper' one this. Villereal defender Ruben Semedo has been charged with attempted murder - alleged to have been one of two who tied a man up, beat him with baseball bats and threatened him with a gun, before shooting at him (and missing) as he tried to escape.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-43153830 No thread for it but 'Queen of the South keeper hit by runaway cow' is worth a mention. QoS are down to one fit keeper after their youth team goalie, promoted to the bench last week when their No.1 was injured, was hit in the shoulder by ...

Apart from De Gea, as usual. He is, without question, the best keeper in the world right now. surely that is a very hard to call without regularly watching many of the European leagues? I try and keep up on European football as much as possible and often hear from pundits that Alisson & Jan Obl...

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double d Come on wigan!!!!!!

A massive middle finger to the Prem money men who are trying to oust the greatest competition on earth: the FA Cup

And just a day after Spurs were held by Rochdale too. Brilliant.

Before I've found a 4 game goal-less run under Adkins as we got relegated from the Premier League, 0-2 defeats to Southampton and City, and 0-0 draws with QPR and Liverpool. And prior to that the hunch re Coppell's last season was about correct, albeit the longest run was 3 games. Our 2-2 draw with ...

I suspected it might have happened under Clarke and I was right. We've actually had a run of 6 in recent history. We failed to score in 12 of our home games in 14-15, including the last four, which were a 0-0 draw with Blackburn, and defeats to Bournemouth, Birmingham and Brentford (0-1, 0-1, 0-2). ...

The problems with VAR continue to be how the officials are using it, and not the concept itself.

How on earth do sides like Kiribati fund the travel? I wonder what the standard is like. Might pop down to a game if I can be arsed. @ Green. The squad list through the Wiki link above says the Kiribati squad were all born on the island. As to the standard, their only major tournament previous has ...

Must admit that after Porto's capitulation last night, that difficulty factor actually looks generous.

Nothing has changed though for them has it. They'll look great against a lot of teams but everyone knows they're fragile if you can get at the defence. Difficult to argue they haven't improved during the season. Little stat from last night that perhaps highlights why PSG won't win the CL. Cavani an...

Last night just makes the defeat at Swansea all the more perplexing. They are probably on paper one of the weakest teams left in the CL, but I can't see any of their potential quarter-final opponents wanting to draw Liverpool.

Presume most will be supporting Ellan Vannin as the nearest thing to a "home" team on a location basis? Tibet presumably rank outsiders given the obstacles and only qualifying on a wild card? Could HNA enter a team in the next one as a minority not affiliated with FIFA? Membership of ConI...

Tibet have overcome an obstacle or two to field a team.

Moreover, the pitch [where they held their first training session] was in horrible condition and only half of it could be used as it was located on a public road.

Had a quick look at Redcafe (United) and RAWK (Liverpool) both are depressed as fook...it's all doom and gloom Lot of bitching about Mourihno's and Klopp's tactics It's weird. Teams run away with the league (Chelsea last season, City this) and fans of other sides bemoan their inability to stay with...