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They’re not. Just some people like to imagine they are.

Virtually every seat in the first 5 rows of 138. Last week there was 1 seat available in the whole block. Wherever the reasons, what sort of incompetence allows whoever had these tickets to be able to return them unsold 24 hours before the game? Possibly loads of people were looking for a...

The silly thing is, if he had of been sent to the screen and decided it wasn’t a red card. He could then have at least given the free kick and booked the goalkeeper. Something the VAR is unable to recommend he does.

Drinks had been taken so maybe my memory is a bit hazy. But I’m almost certain that play carried on long enough for Palace to regain possession and have an attack right into the City area. Because everyone round me thought he’d stopped play to check for a possible penalty to Palace, when the...

Thanks for that. I was unaware that a referee can initiate a review. Although I suspect it’s something that very rarely/ never happens. It also doesn’t alter the fact that initiating a review just puts into motion what we saw on Saturday. It isn’t the referee just bobbing over to the screen to...

Because of the antiquated tradition that a referee only does one FA Cup Final, in normal times. There was a time when there was a huge pool of football league referees, who shared the games around. Now we have a small pool of ‘elite’ referees who do the vast majority of Premier League games...

Exactly. But rightly, or in this case wrongly, he didn’t think that. I was just pointing out to the guy who said the referee should have instigated having a look at the screen, that he’s unable to do that.

I’m not defending the referee. But by not giving anything, his decision is that no offence has taken place. Whether he’s seen it or not. The second point is it isn’t in the VAR remit to advise referees to ‘have another look’ Maybe it should be. Maybe in the future it will be. But the cold hard...

The referee’s ‘decision’ was that there no offence. VAR can only recommend he goes to the screen if they think he’s missed a penalty or a sending off. You might not like it but that is the protocol. The referee can’t just choose to have another look at it.

I wasn’t even aware of the handball until today. I don’t even remember Haaland or anybody else appealing for it. Everyone round me seemed to think they were checking for a possible penalty for Palace. Aside from that, the one thing that’s started increasingly annoying me is the way every time...

Why? Because I don’t think it’s even close to value. Pretty much the starting point for any bet.

Villa 2/7 & Chelsea 4/9. No thanks.

Watched the whole of The City is Ours, over the last three nights. Not the best gangster series I’ve ever seen. But not bad at all. Like most of these shows, if they make a second series, it’ll probably get gradually more and more ridiculous. But I’d still probably watch it.

I dunno. Be a bit shit without rules though wouldn’t it?

I’m sat in The Paramount, Oxford St. now and the landlady confirmed that they’ll have it on. Not really ideal for watching football I wouldn’t have thought though. But at least you’re guaranteed to get in with kids I suppose. Think if I had kids in tow, I’d be preferring somewhere out of...

Comparing the popular/ touristy areas, the price difference between Manchester and London is non existent now, generally speaking. Even went in a couple of pubs before the Semi Final and thought… Wow, that’s cheap. As mental as it is thinking £6 odd for a pint is cheap. Can’t comment on...

It doesn’t look like there’s anyway you’re getting your money back this time. Unless, probably the longest of long shots and maybe contact your credit card company and see if there’s any way that they’ll withdraw the payment? Doubt it though. But going forward, maybe buy the kid a membership (...

You can’t build the laws of the game around how can we reduce the chance of injuries at all costs, or you’d be playing no contact football. What if the linesman flags immediately. They take a quick free kick and within a few seconds someone gets clobbered and seriously injured? That wouldn’t...

There would probably be about 40,000 Value applications next year if you could swap what they give you for wherever you fancied.

There’s a third opinion. Which is people sometimes get injured playing a physical game like football and it’s no-one’s fault.