Other games (2025/26)

[Gottlob]

I'm convinced that if I was a football manager I'd be smashing up the VAR screen on a weekly basis or at least until they had me sectioned.

[toon25]

You do have to wonder what the future is likely to hold for the game. From the PSR farce to cartel tapping up, from bent refs and rub of the VAR green, we're surely not a million miles away from fans turning off the game.

 

 

[jackflap]

Spare a thought for Fulham only spent 500k all window and now getting mugged by the Vartel 2 games in a row. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

1 minute ago, toon25 said:

You do have to wonder what the future is likely to hold for the game. From the PSR farce to cartel tapping up, from bent refs and rub of the VAR green, we're surely not a million miles away from fans turning off the game.

 

 

At times it’s easier to understand the PL as more like WWE than an actual sport.
 

Such a shame because there’s no reason (except elite incompetence and greed) that it couldn’t the most authentic and most exciting league in the world without any of this nonsense. 

[Teasy]

4 minutes ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

I think it’s more incompetent than corrupt TBH. The video just creates more opportunities for officials to be absolute idiots and make themselves feel better by giving extremely nit-picky decisions. 

 

Don't know like.  When incompetence almost always goes one way it's surely corruption.

 

 

Edited August 30, 2025 by Teasy

[Lush Vlad]

The game has evolved so much and it gets better and better (in some ways). 
 

Yet the standard of officiating is at an all time low. I think VAR has made them worse and all. As they regularly bottle big decisions hoping they’ll get bailed out. 
 

Then the whole charade of being sent to the monitor. When it is basically 3 people saying “have a look mate. You got that one wrong.” 
 

Why are they trying to ruin football year after year with all this shit. 

[AyeDubbleYoo]

Just now, Teasy said:

 

When incompetence almost always goes one way it's corruption.

Maybe, it certainly creates more space for more misjudgements to be made and those are likely to run along the lines of any bias the officials have, even if it’s unconscious. 

[alexf]

Were by far the better team Fulham. Scored a lovely goal and go in 1:0 down. 

Feel for them after last week's nonsense aswell. Really does have that feeling already this season of any goal against the cartel clubs they will find something to disallow. 

 

 

Edited August 30, 2025 by alexf

[Pata]

I've said this million times but VAR could be so easily fixed with some fundamental changes. It's mind-boggling how this version is now the established one despite fans, managers and players being furious with it every week.

[joeyt]

That will be given as a pen

[geordie_b]

Was there not a careless foul in the buildup by Chelsea?

[KaKa]

They will give this penalty 

[Pilko]

Fuck me, this is ridiculous. Silva should walk them off the pitch here.

[Chris L]

Of course they’ll have a look

[Oceanic Whitetip]

Scouse cunt is going to give this 

[r0cafella]

Football is properly cooked like. This isn't what we grew up with like. 

[Sima]

Joao Pedro blatantly pushing a Fulham player in the box just before that.

[healthyaddiction]

Ignoring the player getting stood on as well. Lol.

[geordie_b]

1 minute ago, geordie_b said:

Was there not a careless foul in the buildup by Chelsea?

and a push too

[Teasy]

Ref being told to give another pen, sorry I mean "told to go to the screen".

[Pilko]

Pedro handballs it but they're ignoring that, hits the lad on the back of the elbow and that'll be a pen.

 

An absolute disgrace this game.

[Miggys First Goal]

Fucking hell, man. This is ruining football. 

[r0cafella]

A million replays once again needed for something clear and obvious. 

[Chris L]

If they give the penalty for that.  And ignore Pedro involvement and the “clip on the foot” in the build up (which stopped Fulham’s goal) then corruption is clear to see. 

[geordie_b]

Football. Is. Fucked