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I still don’t agree about VAR being generally worse, though agree that there have been occasions of approx 5 min plus with offside calls, which is unacceptable & which SAOT was meant to help with, but in certain circumstances, the reverse is true.

Seems clear to me that the issue lies squarely at the foot of the club. It’s their responsibility to ensure the team submitted to the Referee etc/IT is accurate, not the team sheet they handed to the media. Even at recent Step 5/6 games, when a change has been made, the Home club update the...

Not sure I agree with that - getting worse. At Bournemouth last year with SAOT it took over 9 mins and yesterday nearly 6 - so virtually 15 mins between the two. Although not a statistically valid comparison, what it does indicate is that SAOT has so far been worse. I don’t think it will be...

Despite all the justified hoo ha from last night, I think the best that can be expected is that semi automatic offsides is taken off line for the remainder of the season (& replaced by the previous system) to see if they can eradicate the crowded area issue, because currently it is not fit for...

Agreed, but I don’t think those who are critical of VAR should be pointing the finger at Attwell as many are on social media. The semi automatic offsides failed (again), so he was between a rock & hard place & I suspect followed protocol. Whether protocol should change & indeed whether clear &...

Even the KMI panel is subjective and not God. It cannot and should not be seen as a definitive yes the Referee was wrong etc. A different independent KMI panel could come out with different verdicts on each of the highlighted incidents (apart from the PGMOL & EPL reps who I reckon would be a...

Yes that’s true, but I would relate it to someone leaving a bag on the back seat of the car when parked up - don’t give anyone an opportunity to take it. On a football field, there are enough occasions for a player to get injured & therefore, to minimise the risk as much as possible. Having said...

I wouldn’t be able to argue that most jewellery presents no danger to oneself. Perhaps I’m just missing it, but I can’t think of any situations when it wouldn’t. The risk may vary from low to high, but still a risk.

Also interesting to see that the 4th official who correctly refused her entry onto the FoP was Lisa Benn. I bet she needed that like a hole in the head, but she did what was required at the time it was needed.

Words fail me but I shouldn’t be surprised.

I tend to agree with him if he truly sees it that way, but he must have had his eyes close for the last 4/5 seasons if he doesn’t know that’s how the offence is dealt with. He & his club plus any other PL club etc can always lobby IFAB to try and get the Law downgraded etc, but it doesn’t appear...

So Everton appealed, lost and David Moyes is still at a loss knowing those on the panel. I’m afraid I just can’t understand his attitude, as well as him trying to compare unrelated incidents & their outcomes to the hair pulling. Frustrated he may be, but he has had time to calm down & reflect.

Congratulations 🥳

I appreciate that the wait is agonising, but even if they are out even by cop today (9th) then that’s not bad really when considering games played on the 27th December counted and so club marks and those with observers on the game had to have submitted (though it was a tighter turnaround asked...

As James L has intimated, ever since the incident involving Mike Dean (who was the 4th official) who didn’t bring an unspotted hair pull to the attention of Anthony Taylor, it has been generally accepted across the football world in both men & women’s football that a hair pull is a sending off...

The wider football community which includes a certain Mr K Hackett who is adamant that it is a deliberate play, whereas I am on the other side of the offence since I don’t think his interpretation is what the Law intended. I agree with you about deliberate play, though if IFAB intend to keep the...

Even though I am a West Ham fan (though not my most supported team), I tend to agree with you, whereby the challenge made no contact with the ball. If an outfield player makes a challenge making no contact with the ball inside or outside his penalty area, then very likely to always be deemed a...

I’m surprised no one has posted (or not as far as I can see) about last night’s game. Offside or not offside via deliberate play or non deliberate play etc? Penalty or no penalty - late challenge by the goalkeeper, or a coming together?

True though it’s only VAR that knew it was only a toe-nail (or something to that effect). An AR would only signal when without VAR if he/she actually believed there was a bit of distance albeit small (but not mega minute).

I understand all the points made but what frustrates me is that clubs, players & spectators didn’t like it with toenail offsides and now when some tolerance is included (we could argue all day about the level of tolerance) the same bodies are complaining. Nothing appears any good unless there is...