Tonight's footy 2/2/21

[Burnley Ace]

Jankewitz - he will always be remembered in pub quizzes throughout the land!!

[dougcollins]

Just need palace to bang in another four or so.

[RalphCoatesComb]

BFS loses and Bruce's bottom lip is twitching! Time for a wee dram

[ClaretTony]

We don't need anymore than 36.

Four wins, two draws will be enough.

Don’t think we need that many

[Bordeauxclaret]

I wonder if we’ll be up against a new manager next Tuesday.

[RalphCoatesComb]

Don’t think we need that many

But still a 6-pointer on Saturday

[ClaretTony]

Can’t see anything on the thread but why was Man U’s penalty changed to a free kick? Looks to be on the line to me, not outside.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

We don't need anymore than 36.
Four wins, two draws will be enough.

I agree but thought if I posted 36 I’d take a kicking. So chickened out.

[simonclaret]

I wonder if we’ll be up against a new manager next Tuesday.

Not a popular guy... https://bournemouth-forum.vitalfootball ... ooo.13353/

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Sad news.
Bournemouths abject performance means fiddlers will go into tge playoffs if the win their game in hand.
The number of points they are winning in the last 10 minutes is a sign of promotion.
Jammy dodgers.

[Buxtonclaret]

Still 15 mins left and Acct have put 6 in!

[Rojales Claret]

I can't see any of the bottom 3 getting more than 33 points this season so 34 I think will see us safe.

[huw.Y.WattfromWare]

Zaha going off with a hammy. 3 weeks out would be acceptable.

[tim_noone]

Still 15 mins left and Acct have put 6 in!

Fantastic for Coleman and Accy....

[gsyclaret]

Hendrick off max power on

[tiger76]

If Acc win their 3 games in hand they go above Hull

Big ask but yes they would, and don't discount Donny they also have games in hand.

[Bordeauxclaret]

Oxford look dark horses in that league.

[ClaretTony]

I can't see any of the bottom 3 getting more than 33 points this season so 34 I think will see us safe.

That’s exactly what I’m thinking

[burnmark]

Can’t see anything on the thread but why was Man U’s penalty changed to a free kick? Looks to be on the line to me, not outside.

It did during the game but a close up they showed at half time proved it to the correct decision.

Can’t for the life of me work out how they gave Adams offside though for his disallowed goal.

[tim_noone]

Utd looking for 9.....?

[tim_noone]

It did during the game but a close up they showed at half time proved it to the correct decision.

Can’t for the life of me work out how they gave Adams offside though for his disallowed goal.

Terrible offside decision tbh.

[Aclaret]

Terrible offside decision tbh.

Graham Scott on VAR, just about tells you all you need to know.

[tim_noone]

Even mike Dean doesn't know at Manchester...

[Tall Paul]

Another red if it's a pen.

[tim_noone]

The guy sent off appears to pull out of the challenge....madness....

[DomBFC1882]

It's a poor do when things like that are given as penalties

[Safron]

Very harsh penalty, never mind sending off ridiculous

[Spijed]

Does make you wonder about refs being biased.

[tim_noone]

Like the Alamo at ot.

[Buxtonclaret]

Seven different names on the Maure goals column.

[Buxtonclaret]

Townsend misses an open goal!!!

[Hibsclaret]

Mike Dean has Fernandes in his dream team then....

[Darthlaw]

VAR hates Southampton that much that its advising the ref to give 20 minutes added time...

[DomBFC1882]

9

[tim_noone]

Utd looking for 9.....?

I did say.....

[Bigvince]

Was it 9 they shipped against Leicester last year, becoming a bit of a habit!

[Buxtonclaret]

Up one place!
Mags lost.

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[Colburn_Claret]

Stuck at work listening to talk crap.
They are going mad with the penalty and sending off. They reckon Martial left his leg out, and was going down before Bednarek touched him.
What sort of prat dives when you're already 6 0 up.

[Bosscat]

Utd looking for 9.....?

Prophetic Timbob ... not bad for a Spamhaus agent

[Buxtonclaret]

9-0!
Phew.
A couple more & I'd have to take my shoes & socks off to count.

[Hibsclaret]

Stuck at work listening to talk crap.
They are going mad with the penalty and sending off. They reckon Martial left his leg out, and was going down before Bednarek touched him.
What sort of prat dives when you're already 6 0 up.

Agree..and what sort of ref gives a pen for it..it’s not clear and obvious to change the biased decision...really

Oh and what sort of striker goes down when they can score 8 yards from the goal

[Darthlaw]

Stuck at work listening to talk crap.
They are going mad with the penalty and sending off. They reckon Martial left his leg out, and was going down before Bednarek touched him.
What sort of prat dives when you're already 6 0 up.

Worse still VAR gets the defender sent off, when he's trying to get out of the way.

Southampton been gash, no doubt, but with ruling out the goal earlier VAR has done em tonight.

[tiger76]

Madness I go and do my quiz for a few minutes, I come back and the Mancs have whacked another 5 in.

More importantly Newcastle lose at Home, so we've gone up a place, at least for 24 hours.

Looks like 3 from 6 at the bottom now, it's hard to see anybody else Wolves and above getting sucked in.

[claretcarrot93]

Football is going in a bad direction. Not enjoyable at all that game. VAR is killing it. Nonsense lines for offside and nonsense sending off.

[Boss Hogg]

Very soft penalty at OT. At least if we get the expected pasting tomorrow it might not be the worst result of the week.

[durhamclaret]

Up one place!
Mags lost.

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Until tomorrow

[claptrappers_union]

I didn’t know there was any footy on tonight, checked my fantasy football

49 points and just two players have played.

[Buxtonclaret]

Until tomorrow

There's 3 points up for grabs tomorrow.
We've not lost yet..........

[tim_noone]

Football is going in a bad direction. Not enjoyable at all that game. VAR is killing it. Nonsense lines for offside and nonsense sending off.

Poor Ralph hes shellshocked at old Trafford...

[Colburn_Claret]

Football is going in a bad direction. Not enjoyable at all that game. VAR is killing it. Nonsense lines for offside and nonsense sending off.

I've said from day one, there is nothing wrong with VAR.
It's the referees that are incompetent. Even with all the technology that VAR offers, they still get the calls wrong.
This is made worse when referees in the studio, don't like to call the man on the field, and then some numpty like Gallagher rips the rules up to justify it. Like Messlier wiping out Ben Mee.
The bottom line is none of our referees are good enough, they are dodgy at best with the actual rules, but the biggest issue is they don't understand football. The obvious dives, the shirt pulling, the arms in unnatural position, the toenails offside.
It's time for the lot to be sacked. Referees should be ex pros. Players elected to the position by fellow pros, in order that only the best of the best get to train up for the job. By that I mean pros respected for their character, like a Grezza, rather than one who's played for the top 6.
Football won't improve, and VAR will never work until it happens.