ChrisMcQuillan

Didn't realise there was a shootout. Bloody turned it off at FT.

4 minutes ago, Stifler said:

Trippier and Wilson.

I don't think either were injured. Joelinton had something up with him, though.

4 minutes ago, Coffee_Johnny said:

How long was Wilson actually on? 

25 minutes

Will Man Utd make a move for Poch do we reckon?

Southgate has suddenly decided, after however long, to pick players based on form. I'm genuinely surprised.

These leaks are a bit ridiculous. Whole thing will be pre-announced on Twitter before the "big announcement".

7 hours ago, El Prontonise said:

I feel old looking at that.

I certainly have much less hair. 

On 06/05/2024 at 22:19, patrone said:

Anyone?

That's me in the back row, second from left. Good times.

How has that Arsenal goal been given?

Leans in and uses his arm to push back the defender, even if it is by his side. He sees it coming from miles away, and referee overrules VAR.

32 minutes ago, UpTheToon said:

Longstaff has a baby on the way. Might be due shortly. 

Athletic said this is the reason.

5 minutes ago, Elma said:

 

Tonali injured pre-season or fancied another flutter?

He's not back until four games in, from memory.

Schar hamstring gone again. 

Gtfi

Fucking VAR. 

Why can Howe not manage a game? Seriously. 

Just now, Adam said:

Why don't they add in a captain's challenge? VAR check it still but the captain can request once per game (maybe keep it if you are correct?) for the red to check the monitor. Yesterday Trippier uses his challenge to ask the ref to watch it. He is told Gordon is clipped and the ref can check it. 

 

Same with havertz challenge at SJP, captain asks ref to check it and he's is off. 

Agreed on this. They need to look to cricket on several areas. 

So firstly, challenges. Each team has say two challenges. If they are correct, they keep the challenge, if they're wrong, they lose it. Same as tennis. Game goes to extra time, you get a challenge back. Simple.

Then with offsides, they need to look at the LBW review in cricket. With ball tracking, they acknowledge it can't be 100% accurate (like offsides, where the camera frames can't know 100% when the ball leaves the foot. In a cricket LBW, if the ball is clearly hitting the stump it's given out. If it's clearly missing, it's not out. If less than half the ball is clipping the stumps, it's given as umpire's call, where the decision of the on-field umpire is retained.

With offsides, the attacker line and the defender line should have a small margin of error (maybe an inch or two). If the two lines overlap, it goes down as "linesman's call" instead of "onside" or "offside" - and the onfield decision is retained. It would stop this nonsense of being millimetres offside.

Ref practically pushing Saka off the pitch so Man Utd have more time.

Been playing through an ankle injury. 

He's clearly not the most gifted, but we've been lucky to have him available this season when other players haven't been. 

I look forward to seeing him injury free next season. He's clearly been below his best, but he gets given far too hard a time - especially on the BBC player rater functionality. 

4 minutes ago, Erikse said:

 

Honestly I don't understand what you mean by that.

Was just a very "sitting on the fence" post

Happy for him to be here,  unless he's poor, which he might be, but he also may not. If he is, then it's okay to say that he might have been, unless he isn't.  

My reply was probably too abstract, apologies, just enjoyed your post haha.

1 hour ago, Erikse said:

Don't mind him being here next season, but I have a feeling that next season we are going to start questioning whether it was right to keep him for another season or not. I hope I can look back at this and say that I was wrong. However, if he doesn't play anywhere near the levels that he used to, or can't keep up with our playstyle in terms of injuries and/or fatigue, it won't be hindsight to point out that we could've sold him (I'm sure the hindisght argument would be used). At the same time, we would need another RB if we sold him, so it's definelty not clearcut.

 

 

 

I imagine your garden fence is quite worn down.

1 hour ago, TomYam said:

Top 6 Clubs:

Days Lost Through Injury

Current Injuries

 

1. Newcastle United

1,658

11

2. Brentford

1,512

6

3. Crystal Palace

1,496

5

4. Sheffield United

1,471

9

5. Chelsea

1,443

10

6. Brighton & Hove Albion

1,402

10

 

Do we win something? Perhaps a dented trophy with one handle missing?

Add another 200 on for Tonali suspension...

Just now, Disco said:

Doubt it as the cup cards just merge with the PL cards. 

Yellows don't. Reds do.

Hope Man City annihilate them in the final.

Very similar to Isak at Anfield, that decision.

Just now, Kimbo said:

The line made it look like the feet were level 

The line was half way up the Man Utd defender's boot, man.