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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 6:40 pm
Not really, I wouldn't call Worrall a 'physical specimen'.

Well he’s 6ft 4 inch tall and throws his head at everything.

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CoolClaret wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 01, 2025 4:58 pm
I'd have hoped for a big more than Mengi.

We need an absolute physical specimen (appreciate they aren't easy to come by) to play that central CB position. 6ft3 +, chucks their head onto everything.

That’s Joe Worrall isn’t it?

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Wokingclaret wrote: I was with you until yesterday - would have made no difference. 1st pen, which the ref gave, Burnley would review and, as we saw, it would be overturned. Foster goal, Burnley would review as lino gave offside, and again, on review, goal would not have been allowed. Last penalty,...

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New offside rule. To be offside the attacker must have clear space between himself and the last defender. If any part of his body is level with any part of the defender then he is onside. Much easier to verify. Gives attacker a slight advantage. Makes teams think twice about playing the offside tra...

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Haven't read the whole thread but... Tired of the Premier League. Just three fixtures in. Bored of the same theories and controversies. The money is distasteful but what really distances supporters is the incessant intent to turn the sport into some biased algorithmic virtual reality retrospective ...

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********.. the law on flagging for offside was changed to accommodate VAR. basically the AR guessed Foster might’ve been offside. Let play continue and then flagged. Just so VAR could get involved and see what minuscule fraction it could find “offside” In real football before there was VAR, my gues...

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there's no excuse to not have ex players involved in VAR, even less of an excuse to not turn the ******* thing off. Ex-players aren’t qualified officials though. They don’t know the laws of the game. There may be some ex-players willing to train and complete the required qualifications, but there i...

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There can't be many jobs where you get a paid day off in return for making a big error. With that said though, surely the responsibility for the bad decision is Jones' unless there's an implicit assumption that the ref watching the replay is just a facade and the real decision is made by the VAR? Y...

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It is all about opinions I watched the whole game on Sky after it had finished The referee/ vAR got all the big decisions correct in my opinion Certainly not crazy marks like 5 5 5 5 out of 100 He is arguably one of the best referees after Oliver The referee obviously didn’t get all the big decisio...

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burnmark wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 31, 2025 9:35 am
Why is his shoulder ‘greyed’ out still?

Because the rest of his shoulder is behind the line that has been drawn on the furthest forward part of his shoulder.

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It would but he was clearly guessing (as it was so marginal he should be keeping his flag down) as was the ref when he gave the first half penalty and when he gave the free kick for the first goal. The lino gave another dodgy offside when we were on top to curtail a second half attack and impact mo...

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My two penn’orth and I realise I make some of the same points as other posters: Just watched MOTD 1. Correct to overturn pen. Mount leans into Walker and tries to look like he’s fouled. He did the same at Fulham last week 2. Correct decision for the penalty appeal a few minutes later. Hartman wins ...

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My question in this thread on the image was regarding why any part of the defenders shirt appears in colour, and not greyed out. My understanding was this technology would grey out the entire part of the ‘last possible onside line’. So I was wondering why it cuts through that sleeve of the defender...

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The contention is surely that the very point at which the ball leaves the passer’s foot cannot be accurately captured by camera freeze frame. So in the Foster offside decision where the margin is in millimetres, how can we be certain that the freeze frame image we’ve been shown of a small amount of...

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fidelcastro wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 30, 2025 11:52 pm
I haven't read all the thread, but do you think they got the late penalty right?

Haven’t seen it back yet, but watching live I would say no.

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He’s playing well, he took his two chances very well today and was unlucky with the second. We could do with his hold up play and nuisance-causing to improve, but the early signs this season are promising.

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Leaving aside how shite VAR is, I can’t see a problem with the semi-automated CGI of Foster. The line is taken from Foster’s upper arm - the ridiculously ambiguous ‘t-shirt line’, and shows that part of his body is ahead of the Man U defender’s ’t-shirt line’. By the law of the game it’s offside. It...

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I also find the general consensus about Bamford to be crass. Would the same posters mock Lyle Foster if he admitted to crying in his car after training?

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Can’t do that. Also need it for taxi then train tickets to Manchester then directions to the stadium. And I’m not going to buy a new phone when the old one works fine, just drains quickly with all these upgraded apps. This of course is the problem when letting tens of thousands in. For many the ele...

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Just hope the league doesn’t get in the way of our cup run.

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ClaretSam92 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 27, 2025 9:10 pm
I have mine and my dad's in my Google wallet but it says the pass can't be shared. Not a problem for me this time as I'm with my dad, but it's worth noting they might not be sharable once downloaded...

You could always send a screenshot.

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Not as though it’s been needed this time as we’ve all received our own but can you download them all into a wallet and then forward the downloads? Last season I had seven in one email and thought the only way to do it was forward the email to everyone and then hope they alll downloaded the correct ...

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Leisure wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 27, 2025 7:50 pm
I purchased 4 tickets in one transaction and they've all come to me. How can I forward them on individually?

Download them into your Apple or google wallet, then you can share via WhatsApp, text or email etc.

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Sorted now thanks!

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Dcunni1990 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 27, 2025 7:10 pm
I have one

Great. Happy to sell for face value?

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The Shire Claret wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 27, 2025 7:05 pm
Have you checked the ticket site ? There were some available earlier

Yeah had a look earlier but all gone now! Cheers.

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Does anyone have a spare adult ticket for Man U away which they’re looking to sell?

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Mattster wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 25, 2025 10:23 am
I think Hannibal being honest and choosing not to drop to the floor with a scream probably saved Adingra.

That as well!

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My favourite VAR call was the one they showed on the MOTD highlights where the Sunderland player got away with slapping Hannibal’s face because it was deemed ‘a petulant act’. I mean….. what??? The law states that it’s violent conduct if ’ a player who, when not challenging for the ball, deliberate...

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beddie wrote: ↑
Sun Aug 24, 2025 2:31 pm
That picture is an accident waiting to happen.

It’s really not that bad. Hardly noticed a difference from how it was last season. People move at a sensible pace and it doesn’t feel unsafe.

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Looked really handy. What a promising cameo. Won a header, played some neat forward passes and moved the ball quickly, integral to our second goal. Then absolutely whipped a snap shot against the post in injury time. Looks like he will have a big part to play this season.

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I really like Anthony and don’t understand any of the negativity he has faced. His work rate is phenomenal, he is so trustworthy he must be a manager’s dream. His touch is as good as probably anyone I’ve seen in a Burnley shirt. He creates chances and scores goals. What’s not to like? To have the de...

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This is the crux of my point though that out of the 1000s who may benefit from these changes, they're may be an inconvenience to a very few small percentage. In anywalk of life that will occur. Somes posters were ulluding to the fact that it would be a geriatric genocide all for gain of ALK, likely...

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That shot he had at end was great technique. There is one great camera angle they got of the shot and you can see that he has caught the ball so sweetly. When we were seeing some footage of pre season training he was scoring some crackers with the same technique and he looks like he can hit a ball ...

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It’s become evident that there is a certain demographic that come on this board and whinge at every single thing the club does before even seeing the plans in action. As great as this messageboard is at times, it’s certainly not representative of how the wider fanbase feels. It's become evident tha...

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It was for a possible offside in the build up, I think it was JBL. The semi-automated CGI flashed up on the screen to show our player was about a yard onside. Complete nonsense.

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Really good today when called upon!

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beddie wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:55 pm
Why is that not handball by the West Ham player.

Beats me. They mentioned proximity - but I didn’t think that mattered if your arms were in an unnatural position and making your body larger?

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NottsClaret wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 22, 2025 9:22 pm
Potter’s last game this.

I think that’s quite likely. Imagine 2 PL managers losing their jobs 2 games into the season.

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This is hilarious. Unfortunately this implosion has come far too early into the season to benefit us.

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West Ham 1 up. Miss-hit cross.

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Hoping someone can help. My dad is away so I was looking to give his over 65 season ticket to a mate to use tomorrow. I don't have the physical season ticket but he is a linked member on my account. When I upgrade it gives me the option to upgrade to an adult for £7, but I have to assign to a differ...

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Row x wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 21, 2025 7:25 pm
When do the club say the QR code become Live?

They don’t in the correspondence that I’ve received.

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Damo wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 20, 2025 12:36 am
Its a deflected shot. He hasn't used his arms to prevent this

A poor man's Devils Advocate

I've explained why it's a penalty and why you're wrong. No idea what the reference to Devil's Advocate is about, you just come across as a sad little twitter troll.

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Give we have arms attached to our bodies I'm not sure how he could do anything else. But I agree ultimately inconsistency is the issue but in this case he did abut the only thing he could and made as much of an effort as possible to get his arms out of the way. Well he could have not moved towards ...

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It really doesn’t make a difference if Tarkowski’s hands were by his side in a ‘natural position’ as he made a conscious effort to move his arms, along with the rest of his body towards the ball. Tarkowski’s failed attempt at blocking the ball with his chest prevented Leeds a shot on target. I don’t...

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I would hope that this doesn't stop a player from standing 5 yards away from the keeper. If it's interpreted that he mustn't stand close enough to prevent the goalkeeper putting it down and standing over the ball doing nothing, then it defeats the whole object. I understood it to mean that if (for ...

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JUst to clarify that this is what is written in the interpretation of the 8 second Law by IFAB. The referee will decide when the goalkeeper has control of the ball and the eight seconds begin and will visually count down the last five seconds with a raised hand. If during the counting process an at...

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Would still not start the count - I was in a meeting with PGMO last week and it was clear that any such movement from an opposition player would result in the count not starting. That's interesting. So essentially the goalkeeper now has free reign in the box and opposition players have to back off ...

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