joeyt Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 6 minutes ago, Benwell Lad said: Fair enough, but at the games I've been at goals are still celebrated properly even if VAR is in the back of our minds. If as you say " it's completely ruined the experience for match going fans and even those watching on the telly" I still don't know anyone who's stopped going or watching because VAR is in operation. I think if you asked the majority of fans they would agree that the football experience is worse for introduction of VAR A few apparently right decisions when someone's armpit hair is offside don't make up for being able to celebrate a goal without trying to think back for any reason the VAR could disallow it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 1 minute ago, Benwell Lad said: Probably because the latter have the advantage of multiple replays and angles, versus a real time split second decision.and so should always get it right even if they sometimes fail to do so even with that advantage. How can anyone always get something right of a subjective decision? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 6 minutes ago, joeyt said: I think if you asked the majority of fans they would agree that the football experience is worse for introduction of VAR Yeah probably but that's quite different to the statement I was replying to, which was " it's completely ruined the experience for match going fans and even those watching on the telly". Personally I'd rather go to a game with a 3pm Saturday kick off and VAR than a Wednesday 20.15 kick off without VAR if we're talking about making the football experience worse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earp Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 4 hours ago, healthyaddiction said: Yeah, our game vs Villa went off without a hitch... Outlier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earp Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 47 minutes ago, Benwell Lad said: As always it's really about the money, or PL clubs losing or gaining business changing amounts because of a wrong decision. Early cup rounds and Championship football downwards just don't those huge amounts hanging over them, or no doubt they'd have VAR too. Fair point Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I saw a stat saying they didn't concede a single pen or get a single red card all season?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaizero Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 31 minutes ago, Mike said: I saw a stat saying they didn't concede a single pen or get a single red card all season?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 I cannot wait for the dam to break. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lush Vlad Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 3 hours ago, Kaizero said: I feel like you could make a similar montage for most teams across a season. Of course there will be decisions going against you the other way, as well. But that just further highlights what an absolute cunt Gabriel is. He is getting away with murder in both boxes every week. Half of those incidents seem to be involving him Despicable player. Clubs should probably send all the Gabriel clips and wrestling/fouling at every corner to the PGMOL. Otherwise we’re in for another Stoke FC season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benwell Lad Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 You really couldn't go a full season without a red card or conceding a penalty in today's PL even if you were the most flowing, perfect, total football team ever. Doing it with Arsenal's grappling, aggressive style and a manager who plays as a winger most games is, well, nigh on impossible. I'd struggle to give a fuck about who wins the league if it's not Newcastle or some other underdog, but I get the feeling their victory is pretty universally despised. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingxlnc Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 They seem to hate Joelinton but Gabriel is way worse Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilcline Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 minute ago, kingxlnc said: They seem to hate Joelinton but Gabriel is way worse They're just your standard can dish it out but don't like it back load of shithouse cunts, from the players to the manager and the supporters, the fucking lot of them. Wankers to a man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 minute ago, Kilcline said: They're just your standard can dish it out but don't like it back load of shithouse cunts, from the players to the manager and the supporters, the fucking lot of them. Wankers to a man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 3 hours ago, Lush Vlad said: I feel like you could make a similar montage for most teams across a season. Aye but the decisions even out. 0 reds and 0 pens is too much of an anomaly to be anything other than fucked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, Lush Vlad said: I feel like you could make a similar montage for most teams across a season. Of course there will be decisions going against you the other way, as well. But that just further highlights what an absolute cunt Gabriel is. He is getting away with murder in both boxes every week. Half of those incidents seem to be involving him Despicable player. Clubs should probably send all the Gabriel clips and wrestling/fouling at every corner to the PGMOL. Otherwise we’re in for another Stoke FC season. PGMOL might not want that no reds/no fouls stat to stick because it makes it look so egregious, might put a fiver on Gabriel finally getting a red vs Palace now that it doesn't make any difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiesteve710 Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 11 hours ago, Kilcline said: They're just your standard can dish it out but don't like it back load of shithouse cunts, from the players to the manager and the supporters, the fucking lot of them. Wankers to a man. They get so precious about everything that doesn't go their way and they're always, always, always backed to the hilt by the national media. So they've become accustomed to the idea that they're always in the right at all times because nobody has ever told them any different. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 1 hour ago, BlueStar said: might put a fiver on Gabriel finally getting a red vs Palace now that it doesn't make any difference. Reckon this is borderline printing money. If there’s anything that’s remotely debatable he’ll get a red and every official involved will pat themselves on the back Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted May 20 Share Posted May 20 Not a chance Gabriel sees red and misses the first game of next season. Arteta will have provided a list of players potentially out of the door, including some u23s and one for those will get a red, probably a second yellow for a foul giving away a penalty Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Sweet Jesus! Outrageous these! Gabriel should have had four red cards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elbel1 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 On 20/05/2026 at 09:18, Kilcline said: They're just your standard can dish it out but don't like it back load of shithouse cunts, from the players to the manager and the supporters, the fucking lot of them. Wankers to a man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leemond Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 39 minutes ago, Paully said: Sweet Jesus! Outrageous these! Gabriel should have had four red cards So glad someone made a video of the real "defining moments". The amount of shit they have gotten away with is absolutely crazy. 7 min long video says it all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paully Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 2 minutes ago, Leemond said: So glad someone made a video of the real "defining moments". The amount of shit they have gotten away with is absolutely crazy. 7 min long video says it all. Outrageous mate - one on the opening weekend on Cuhna beggars belief - blatant pen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 1 minute ago, Paully said: Outrageous mate - one on the opening weekend on Cuhna beggars belief - blatant pen The Timber penalty plus at least three of the red card ones. Revolting when you stitch together the amount of decisions that have gone their way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 The reality is a lot of those get given and not given every game for teams. As someone else said, you could make that highlight reel for every team. However, when you pair it with red cards and penalties they’ve had against them and compare it with the lowlight reels of other teams and their red cards and penalties you’ll see a really awful trend that can only be explained by systemic bias towards Arsenal and a handful of other teams. Arteta barely ever gets punished for being outside of his area and affecting other teams’ throw-ins. They’re a classless team that plays awful football under a complete cunt. They’ve won a trophy because of ineptitude across the rest of the league and a ridiculous level of bias from officials Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pokerprince2004 Posted Friday at 17:40 Share Posted Friday at 17:40 Is this just me or is that pretty disgraceful from the referee? It has left such a sour taste to Celtic winning the league. Hearts have been robbed of the title with this and the Celtic handball v Motherwell. Disgusting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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