Weekend Football

[genome]

Jesus christ.

[Winston Biscuit]

Luton Vs Everton tonight, and also Bolton Vs Barnsley in the play offs!

[Sutekh]

I reckon:

Ipswich win 2-0
Leeds draw 2-2
Birmingham win 3-0
Plymouth and Hull draw 1-1
Sheffield Wednesday win 3-1 at Sunderland
Blackburn get a 1-1 at Leicester

Birmingham survive. Plymouth go down with Hudds and Rotherham

Depends which Norwich turns up at Brum. Norwich are a great attacking team but utter **** defensively. Can see that game going either way and is probably the one game worth televising as it has things riding on it at both ends and isn't an obvious banker either way. Personally think Birmingham will finally sink into the morass, which is what they deserve.

[Clyde1998]

Bolton are 1-0 up at Barnsley in the play-off first leg at half-time. Seems to be a fairly even game from the stats.

Fully expect Bolton to get through the tie.

[Royal_jimmy]

Hahahaha hahahaha oxf*rd off Birmingham. oxf*rd hope we stuff them next season

[Ascotexgunner]

Hahahaha hahahaha oxf*rd off Birmingham. oxf*rd hope we stuff them next season

Feels like all the other teams caved in just to send them down. The results were just bizarre.

[Sutekh]

Wonder how much belly aching there will be from the Brum support. Can't possibly be their fault for being cr@p and having owners that made another cr@p managerial c0ck up could it?

[WestYorksRoyal]

Wonder how much belly aching there will be from the Brum support. Can't possibly be their fault for being cr@p and having owners that made another cr@p managerial c0ck up could it?

It's their fans' fault that one set of crap owners sold them to another crap owner? You'd think our fans should know better.

[Royal Rother]

Man City are good enough to win without Craig Paulson’s help.

[URZZZZ]

Looking like it may be a fairly disappointing final day in the Prem. Can’t see Luton or Burnley catching Forest now, CL places look sewn up too

Imagine the title race will go to the last day but you just can’t see Spurs mustering too much of an effort to help Arsenal out and would be surprised to see West Ham get anything there

[Sutekh]

Looking like it may be a fairly disappointing final day in the Prem. Can’t see Luton or Burnley catching Forest now, CL places look sewn up too

Imagine the title race will go to the last day but you just can’t see Spurs mustering too much of an effort to help Arsenal out and would be surprised to see West Ham get anything there

Forest got lucky with having two of the only 3 sides below then in their last 3 games. Don't suppose Forest could have any more deductions heading their way this week, so welcome to one of the most utterly tedious PL final days for at least a season. Cant wait to see how Sky try to sell it!

[Franchise FC]

Man City are good enough to win without Craig Paulson’s help.

I presume you’re referring to the first penalty.
Was discussing this with a Gooner mate last night and he thinks it wasn’t a great deal different to the Rice/Davies incident from the North London derby.

Whether we like it or not, Ait Nouri was late and anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul
And that’s the view of the (admittedly small sample size) Gooner jury

[South Coast Royal]

Man City are good enough to win without Craig Paulson’s help.

I presume you’re referring to the first penalty.
Was discussing this with a Gooner mate last night and he thinks it wasn’t a great deal different to the Rice/Davies incident from the North London derby.

Whether we like it or not, Ait Nouri was late and anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul
And that’s the view of the (admittedly small sample size) Gooner jury

And yet Doku's chest high kick on Mc Allister, even more blatant, wasn't given in a game that might have had a real bearing on the title whereas yesterday Arsenal would have won regardless.

The worst I feel was the Havertz penalty.
Players have been deliberately leaving a leg behind to get a penalty to as far back as Scholes in the modern era and Rodney Marsh/Francis Lee in the dark ages.

What is crazy is that refs can't see it even when they get to see it again and again and....................................................

A couple of people I know don't now watch Premier League football and on the radio the other day it was said that there is some evidence of fans turning away from the game because of VAR.
It is presumably here to stay as it has been accepted worldwide but it would be interesting to hear from our overseas posters whether it is the hot issue that it is here-my Turkish mate moans about it all the time even though his team is about to win the league there.

[Franchise FC]

Man City are good enough to win without Craig Paulson’s help.

I presume you’re referring to the first penalty.
Was discussing this with a Gooner mate last night and he thinks it wasn’t a great deal different to the Rice/Davies incident from the North London derby.

Whether we like it or not, Ait Nouri was late and anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul
And that’s the view of the (admittedly small sample size) Gooner jury

And yet Doku's chest high kick on Mc Allister, even more blatant, wasn't given in a game that might have had a real bearing on the title whereas yesterday Arsenal would have won regardless.

The worst I feel was the Havertz penalty.
Players have been deliberately leaving a leg behind to get a penalty to as far back as Scholes in the modern era and Rodney Marsh/Francis Lee in the dark ages.

What is crazy is that refs can't see it even when they get to see it again and again and....................................................

A couple of people I know don't now watch Premier League football and on the radio the other day it was said that there is some evidence of fans turning away from the game because of VAR.
It is presumably here to stay as it has been accepted worldwide but it would be interesting to hear from our overseas posters whether it is the hot issue that it is here-my Turkish mate moans about it all the time even though his team is about to win the league there.

Absolutely cannot disagree with the Doku incident. That was a penalty all day long. How the onfield team cannot give it is beyond me. How the VAR team don’t see it is astounding. How the VAR team manage to say that they were both high is a Specsavers moment. And finally, how the PGMOL can back either the onfield or VAR teams is beyond any words.

Liverpool have had a rough deal from a few this season ( )

[South Coast Royal]

I presume you’re referring to the first penalty.
Was discussing this with a Gooner mate last night and he thinks it wasn’t a great deal different to the Rice/Davies incident from the North London derby.

Whether we like it or not, Ait Nouri was late and anywhere else on the pitch that’s a foul
And that’s the view of the (admittedly small sample size) Gooner jury

And yet Doku's chest high kick on Mc Allister, even more blatant, wasn't given in a game that might have had a real bearing on the title whereas yesterday Arsenal would have won regardless.

The worst I feel was the Havertz penalty.
Players have been deliberately leaving a leg behind to get a penalty to as far back as Scholes in the modern era and Rodney Marsh/Francis Lee in the dark ages.

What is crazy is that refs can't see it even when they get to see it again and again and....................................................

A couple of people I know don't now watch Premier League football and on the radio the other day it was said that there is some evidence of fans turning away from the game because of VAR.
It is presumably here to stay as it has been accepted worldwide but it would be interesting to hear from our overseas posters whether it is the hot issue that it is here-my Turkish mate moans about it all the time even though his team is about to win the league there.

Absolutely cannot disagree with the Doku incident. That was a penalty all day long. How the onfield team cannot give it is beyond me. How the VAR team don’t see it is astounding. How the VAR team manage to say that they were both high is a Specsavers moment. And finally, how the PGMOL can back either the onfield or VAR teams is beyond any words.

Liverpool have had a rough deal from a few this season ( )

In fairness I guess most clubs have but the Doku one and the ludicrous non-offside at Spurs do stand out in Liverpool's season.
From what I have seen Wolves appear to have been the worst sufferers starting with Onana playing at being a boxer which somehow was not thought to be a penalty.

[Sutekh]

And yet Doku's chest high kick on Mc Allister, even more blatant, wasn't given in a game that might have had a real bearing on the title whereas yesterday Arsenal would have won regardless.

The worst I feel was the Havertz penalty.
Players have been deliberately leaving a leg behind to get a penalty to as far back as Scholes in the modern era and Rodney Marsh/Francis Lee in the dark ages.

What is crazy is that refs can't see it even when they get to see it again and again and....................................................

A couple of people I know don't now watch Premier League football and on the radio the other day it was said that there is some evidence of fans turning away from the game because of VAR.
It is presumably here to stay as it has been accepted worldwide but it would be interesting to hear from our overseas posters whether it is the hot issue that it is here-my Turkish mate moans about it all the time even though his team is about to win the league there.

Absolutely cannot disagree with the Doku incident. That was a penalty all day long. How the onfield team cannot give it is beyond me. How the VAR team don’t see it is astounding. How the VAR team manage to say that they were both high is a Specsavers moment. And finally, how the PGMOL can back either the onfield or VAR teams is beyond any words.

Liverpool have had a rough deal from a few this season ( )

In fairness I guess most clubs have but the Doku one and the ludicrous non-offside at Spurs do stand out in Liverpool's season.
From what I have seen Wolves appear to have been the worst sufferers starting with Onana playing at being a boxer which somehow was not thought to be a penalty.

This entire PL season is not worthy of the title. PGMOL have taken all integrity out of the season and to be quite honest there should be high profile sackings over the incompetence shown this season. Liverpool, I think, would have been fully justified to insist on having their trip to Spurs replayed, and, quite possibly, could be 4/5 points better off if PGMOL hadn't been deciding the outcomes of various games (and they're not the only ones).

And as for Sky's ref watch programme well that really is a load of patronising back scratching cobblers, is Owen really as thick and wimpy as he comes across or is he actually told not to state/ask the bleedin' obvious in case PGMOL withdraw their backing?

[Sutekh]

Comedy suicide defending sets up the mighty Kent derby possibility again.

Meanwhile Chelsea getting the most out of their players before being forced into selling them in the summer.

[Orion1871]

Absolutely cannot disagree with the Doku incident. That was a penalty all day long. How the onfield team cannot give it is beyond me. How the VAR team don’t see it is astounding. How the VAR team manage to say that they were both high is a Specsavers moment. And finally, how the PGMOL can back either the onfield or VAR teams is beyond any words.

Liverpool have had a rough deal from a few this season ( )

In fairness I guess most clubs have but the Doku one and the ludicrous non-offside at Spurs do stand out in Liverpool's season.
From what I have seen Wolves appear to have been the worst sufferers starting with Onana playing at being a boxer which somehow was not thought to be a penalty.

This entire PL season is not worthy of the title. PGMOL have taken all integrity out of the season and to be quite honest there should be high profile sackings over the incompetence shown this season. Liverpool, I think, would have been fully justified to insist on having their trip to Spurs replayed, and, quite possibly, could be 4/5 points better off if PGMOL hadn't been deciding the outcomes of various games (and they're not the only ones).

And as for Sky's ref watch programme well that really is a load of patronising back scratching cobblers, is Owen really as thick and wimpy as he comes across or is he actually told not to state/ask the bleedin' obvious in case PGMOL withdraw their backing?

Dear me

[Winston Biscuit]

West Ham have conceded more goals than every team in La Liga, every team in Ligue 1, every team bar one in Serie A and every team bar one in the Bundesliga.

[From Despair To Where?]

West Ham have conceded more goals than every team in La Liga, every team in Ligue 1, every team bar one in Serie A and every team bar one in the Bundesliga.

To be fair, they've conceded more goals than any club in the Premier League outside the bottom 3.