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[Mad Eyed Screamer]

I really hope that West Ham fan doesn't start with his bollocks tonight.

Ray Winstone? Alf Garnet?

 

[mat]

Alti Fan and VAR at Klanfield...

There's history.

It’s a shame because the way he refereed that today was brilliant at time. Letting it go, it made for a really entertaining watch.

The thing that gets me is VAR. It ruins football. Football isn’t supposed to be perfect so why bring something in to do that? It’s a tackle Taylor let go the full 90 but because VAR looked at it, it’s one that’s scrutinised.

Was it clear and obvious? Was it fuck.

VAR is clearly and obviously killing the beautiful game. IMO.

Nothing wrong with VAR. It's being manipulated to suit the result.

 

[Sky Blue]

Ray Winstone? Alf Garnet?

Freddie Foreman.

 

[tornandfrayed]

Am I the only one who thinks the Thiago foul on Rodri was a straight red? Two footed, reckless, out of control, taking out his standing leg...

 

[danielwood5]

Yes. What aren’t you understanding?

I don't have a full understanding of the rules anymore so I was wondering, if two players are tussling for the ball, one player uses his arm and upper body strength to knock the other off balance resulting in the falling player holding the other players shirt for less than a second, what laws of the game have been breached? Who gets awarded the foul, the player that initiated the contact or the one falling over? What part of the VAR 'clear and obvious' guidelines would this decision affect? If a referee has let contact and physicality go all game where in the guidance does it say that if a goal is scored and there may have been physical contact in the build up that a referee should be instructed to view the 'incident' on the monitor with a view of disallowing a goal even though this decision is in stark contrast to the decisions he has made all game?

 

[Don Karleone]

Ray Winstone? Alf Garnet?

Actual footage of @BlueHammer85 when someone criticises VAR.

Both are West Ham fans as well funnily enough.

 

[mat]

Am I the only one who thinks the Thiago foul on Rodri was a straight red? Two footed, reckless, out of control, taking out his standing leg...

They said the same on 5Live.

Like the one at ours last season. Brushed under the carpet.

 

[Sheik Battle and Goal]

I agree with Bernardo completely.

I thought Taylor had a very good game, and he created a very good game of football by the way he reffed it, but VAR has to interfere, and the whole point of football, goals, is spoiled by it.

Taylor’s view was that it wasn’t a foul and that’s why he let it go along with the other body to body challenges from both teams.

I just wish VAR would fuck off. You get some and you don’t get some without VAR and fans and players would accept it.

 

[BringBackSwales]

They invariably do

But they don’t have to

 

[JRockBlues]

Can somebody please tell me what constitutes a foul nowadays as after watching our game today I have no fucking idea. And no, I'm not Alty Taylor before anyone tries to get smart.