Coronavirus: Football Discussion Thread

FWIW, I'm delighted football is back even in the form it now has to be. The notion that we can go from no football whatsoever to back to how things have always been in one step is nonsensical in my view as most clubs would have gone bust by then. Last night was imperfect but far better than the last three months of fuck all.

Humans are very adaptable and generally they can get used to most things - watching football with no spectators for a period isn't beyond comprehension. Our game was a good watch and considering the lay off we played really well for large parts of it. Roll on Monday.
 
It is torrential rain and the temperature is 13 c. but the rules say we must have a drinks break ! It really has got stupid.
What happened to discretion ? the idiot in black could have talked to Pep and Arty and if they agreed it could have been missed out.

Mind you that would also mean the bent bastard at Villa/Sheffield wouldn't have any excuse as to why he didn't give the goal.
 
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Ardwick Green Blue said:
FWIW, I'm delighted football is back even in the form it now has to be. The notion that we can go from no football whatsoever to back to how things have always been in one step is nonsensical in my view as most clubs would have gone bust by then. Last night was imperfect but far better than the last three months of fuck all.

Humans are very adaptable and generally they can get used to most things - watching football with no spectators for a period isn't beyond comprehension. Our game was a good watch and considering the lay off we played really well for large parts of it. Roll on Monday.
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650 workers in a meat processing plant test positive in Germany whilst whole shifts of Polish coal miners have the virus, and some fans obsessed about millionaire footballers getting the virus? Most humans are adaptable but many have an ingrained cynicism that distorts their view on the world.
 
I think the return highlighted the best and worst about football. The best, the football itself, our talented players, our great tactics, the clubs efforts to help the NHS/BLM and make the effort to dress the stadium, even down to that screen thing. And the worst, the dire online Football Twitter "no seats/fans" tribe. Cheesey moping about outside locked gates because he didn't get in an invite in (heard this before haven't we?!), and finally Sky Sports and namely Martin Tyler. My sports subs end for Sky and BT in 5 days. I won't be renewing.
 
asahartford1 said:
i agree. Unless the system changes from grass roots to recruitment of elite fast tracking the dire nature of refereeing in this country will continue.
The Fa and Pigmol are not fit for purpose.

But those suggesting a betting fraud or United crusade are way off mark.
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You are absolutely right about Pigmol. VAR has been handled much better in other countries. Here we are trying to do it differently with the usual disastrous results. That was an easy decision last night. I can't understand why English referees do not just check the monitor. Mike Riley has been a disgrace for a long time both as a referee and as the Head of Pigmol.
 
Marvin said:
The surprise for me is that VAR did not award the goal. I don't believe there's any conspiracy but when you can see it's a goal and you do nothing, what is the point of it?
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It looked in but if the ball is pushes against the back of a round post there may be a micrometer not over the line and probably why they dare not overrule it.
 
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