Premier League 23/24

JohnBoyUK said:

soapboxsam said:

soapboxsam said:

Q: Should there be so many reviews allowed by captains or managers in matches and Video refs only gets involved off their own bat for the "clear and obvious" 🤔

A: "Its just not cricket, Harry."

Q. "Howzat"

A. We don't want League games going on for 120 minutes and more stoppages than just past Junction 10 on the M25, Clockwise. 
  

 
I think this was prescient with the Spurs v Chelsea shenanigans.

Don't quote me on it but from what I heard on Talksport yesterday, I think they said the ball was only actually in play for 23 mins of the 45+12mins of the first half.  Thats absolutely bloody ridiculous lol.
Wouldn't be at all surprised if one of the stoppages led to van der Venn pulling his hamstring what with getting cold.  I guess its par for the course now.

Oops, sorry!

2/5 of the panel thought that the forearm by Bruno wasn't enough to be a red card decision by VAR. 

The same panel decided that Udogie's two footed lunging tackle didn't meet the threshold for a VAR intervention either. 

They're protecting their own like they always do. But keep lapping it up. 

Reading the justification for the goal decision, and now apparently it's okay to push another player with two hands if they've already gone for the ball? That's a new one that I've never heard before. Must be a new rule. 

JohnBoyUK said:

Now confirmed by Big Ange.  Both Maddison and van der Venn out until the new year at earliest.  Well hello mid table if we're lucky.  FFS.

Not as big an impact by any means but Richarlison out for a month too. Plus your numerous suspensions - current and in the future! Tough set of five fixtures coming up too. 

Callumcafc said:

SELR_addicks said:

2/5 of the panel thought that the forearm by Bruno wasn't enough to be a red card decision by VAR. 

The same panel decided that Udogie's two footed lunging tackle didn't meet the threshold for a VAR intervention either. 

They're protecting their own like they always do. But keep lapping it up. 

Reading the justification for the goal decision, and now apparently it's okay to push another player with two hands if they've already gone for the ball? That's a new one that I've never heard before. Must be a new rule. 

You did see that this is an “independent” panel, yeah?

If you want names, here you go, they were leaked in March. No idea if it’s still the same five. None are referees or affiliated with PGMOL as far as I’m aware.

“The identity of the panel members had been kept confidential. But they have now been revealed as Carney, Green, Jonathan Walters, Steven Reid and ex-Wimbledon boss Terry Burton.”

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-11919785/amp/Karen-Carney-Rob-Green-five-person-panel-judge-Premier-League-referees.html

"The panel has five members, made up of three former players and/or coaches, plus one representative each from the Premier League and PGMOL."

So 2 of the 5 in the 'independent panel' already have a vested interest of protecting PGMOL. 

I wonder which two decided that a forearm into a face off-the-ball is deemed not a red card. 

Spursy

Had Wolves in my treble as Spurs had  injury and Suspension issue but Wolves were so inept in front of goal until Sarabia scored a cracker. Gary O'Neil proving Bournemouth didn't appreciate what a good job he did keeping the Cherries in the Premier.

thenewbie said:

killerandflash said:

After all the thoughts that this could be the season when they finally go down, Everton are now 8 points clear of the relegation places. 

Everton are just such a mental case of a club. They've gone from looking like relegation fodder to well clear. You could tell me that they will end this season relegated or in Europe and I could believe either (but obviously both unlikely currently.)

Just a point behind the Stripey Bellends, we can but hope they still get dragged into it

That first Wolves goal is ridiculously good.

More VAR controversy …. Getting a bit bored by all this shit now 

I don’t think you’d expect a pen there, but because the ref gave it, I can only assume it’s not considered to be a clear and obvious error.

One of the big issues with VAR for me is that they’ve decided to overrule some things because of a measurement to a millimetre, while other things are decided due to subjective interpretation. How they expect people to not be frustrated with it, god only knows.