GeordieDazzler

Yep. I actually think that refs need to have a bit of immunity (well I think they already do and it’s a good thing). If you start to introduce essentially public punishments of them I don’t see what it achieves. Clubs would push for a televised apology every time, fans abuse will get more personal if they don’t like the explanation. Adapting to how the ref is managing the game is just something you have to do. Just got to get on with it.

https://www.footballinsider247.com/sources-newcastle-united-plot-andersen-move-after-bid-submitted/ Anderson linked again, not a great source though

Adverse effect some people will have a little moan on Twitter or down the pub then get on with their day, like they did in the previous 100 years before VAR. I don’t really care about football clubs making or losing money. It will never be enough and the subjective nature of football refereeing means there will always be disagreements. Yesterday someone fucked up, like their statement said it was a mistake.

Not sure fining, banning and making referees apologise in public will work in the way you think it will. Sounds like a surefire way to lose referees from an already small pool. They’re match officials, not criminals.

Honestly I’ve been consistent in my position that the whole thing should go in the bin, with the exception of goal line tech. People want to eliminate human error and fallibility which isn’t possible. Also the chaos is all part of the fun of the game. They ‘fix’ whatever they are trying to fix they’ll move onto something else by the following day. Was great on Wednesday not to have to worry about fucking VAR spoiling shit. Shit calls happen, just got to get on with it.

Bournemouth this seasons Leeds? Have spent a lot of money under the radar, on the face of it signing good players, brought in a young progressive coach on the up with the aim of playing attractive football but will ultimately go down. The promoted sides may save them but them and Everton are trying their best to make it interesting.

He certainly tore apart Clermont Foot last night

The Almiron autumn goal rush is just beginning. Brace incoming vs PSG.

Just failed to beat Clermont

Even the pre-Messi price is outrageous - nearly 4 grand ffs How much is the average in the league?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66964428 another one of their few experienced players out injured, I’m sure they’ll go replace him with some random French lad

Reguilon (or however you spell it) crocked too

Tom Hardy pointing gif

Bilbao probably

Probably already mentioned but anyone think Burnley might risk playing a ‘weaker’ team against us, prioritising the Luton game on Tuesday? Quite a risk after what happened to Sheff Utd like but they might.

https://amp.marca.com/en/football/psg/2023/09/18/6508ae7d22601d5b538b45c0.html Don't know if has been posted elsewhere but apparently UEFA are reviewing PSG’s sales to Qatari sides and could freeze the amounts out of FFP calculations. Verratti and Draxler amongst others went there in the summer. Probably why we were so careful with the Maxi transfer and accepted a lower price.

It was the perfect time to strike in retrospect, I always go back to that game where the Everton board didn’t attend the game and him and a few other players had to deal with the aftermath, fans blocking their cars etc. I don’t blame him for never wanting to play for the club again after that , he was made the fall guy for institutional failure at 21. The contrast to coming here and being looked after by the entire club. There was some fan mutterings when he signed but the ovation he got when he was presented at that semi final was great. The fan support behind him has just grown and you can see he feeds of it. Said it before but he’s just got the look in his eye of someone desperate to achieve and excel.

Lascelles isn’t as good as our starting CBs but he’s going to look better in an organised, intelligent team that are playing to his strengths. He’s been absolutely fine pretty much every time Howe has needed him. Him and Targett only got so little game time due to us amazingly having very few defensive injuries last season.

Only the second time they’ve failed to score in a competitive fixture since 5th Feb. The other time was the Brentford match before the CL final when they’d already won the title and rested even more players than tonight. Dummetts interview on .co.uk was good talking about how they’ve played that back four quite a lot in training so it wasn’t totally alien to them.

There any clips of that big tackle he made in the second half? Didn’t seem to be in the highlights

I think even Kovacic respected that one