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You do know things can change? A bit like the confidence other journalists had in the summer, they received new information that put it in doubt and the messaging changed. Jacobs is the opposite. He’s had consistently negative information about the takeover until recently. He’s also been spot on throughout. Someone as well connected to him to Bein/PL saying it’s likely to go through is huge news.

Starting to think WBA will cause us more problems than Fulham. Don’t think they’ll catch us, but I think they’ll end up closer.

That’s like saying our game against Liverpool away hasn’t started yet, so I can’t possibly know what the result will be. I do - best on an opinion I have developed. We’ll get smashed into next week. That’s sort of how journalism works. He’s developed an understanding of a story based on research and speaking to his contacts. Maybe the PL have expressed doubts about winning, that’d give him confidence in our case.

Well, his opinion has been right almost all the way through this and is based on information obtained through his various contacts. Your earlier post is a bit weird too. He’s clearly saying in that thread arbitration hasn’t started. The only thing he’s unclear of is whether both parties are ready to start.

That Ben Jacobs tweet is the most positive piece of news so far.

Agree. It should only be a foul if it’s decided it was intentional.

West Ham How many times can they do that?

Are we waiting to go 2-0 down before making any changes?

Absolutely, should have directed the ref to have a look. VAR has just replaced the same conversations we had before VAR about decisions. But added in even more confusion as some decisions are look at, and some aren’t. All it has done is slow the game down, rule out goals that should remain, created confusion in stadiums and added more controversy. A win for Sky, I wonder why the media wanted it so much.

They didn’t. One of them was adamant Tarkowski did nothing wrong. I’m not saying it isn’t a pen - I think it is. But there are plenty of people who don’t think it is (Attwell included).

As I’ve said above - there are plenty of people (not NUFC fans) who don’t think that was a foul. Commentators included in that. VAR is the problem, you could put the worlds greatest referee ever in front of it, it’d still be a problem. You can’t try and make exact decisions on subjective decisions.

You’ll never get decisions everyone agrees with - which is why VAR is a load of bollocks. Other than NUFC fans, there are plenty who don’t think that was a foul (commentators included).

Well, no - VAR is the issue. Football decisions are subjective. You’ll never have unanimous agreement for some of them (as we’ve just seen). But by stopping the game to re-watch a decision and then make a decision that is still questionable, it’s fucking pointless.

VAR

The good times are here.

They’ll beat us.

Couldn’t see that coming.

Am I the only one who thinks that’s a pen? He booted his leg, no contact on the ball and completely took him out. Not even VAR reviewed.

I’m bored already.

He can’t play today though because we won a 2-2 draw last week so you’re not allowed to change the team unless it’s due to an injury. Fuck me. Primary school management.

Win today and we’re pretty much safe as we’ll squeeze another win or couple of draws before the end of the season. It’d also deflate Fulham further and I can’t see them getting 9+ points. There is no excuse not to be going all out for a win today against a poor Burnley side pretty much already on the beach. That said, if we lose we’ll still firmly be in the shit.

I thought the same as Carragher during commentary, not sure where I got it from.

Have they changed the rules again? Wasn’t it just an attempt for the ball needed earlier in the season? It’s just fucking shit. I dislike Liverpool as much as most people but there was nothing wrong with that goal whatsoever.

Fucking turn it off. What an absolute joke of a decision.

Great. Our top goalscorer in the last 6 games is out.