Jump to content

bertie

Members
  • Posts

    42
  • Joined

bertie's Achievements

  1. VAR is a vampire sucking the joy out of football with offsides decided by sliderule. I despise VAR - anyone else? How can we, the fans, get rid of this terrible system, which is destroying the game we love?
  2. All VAR does is shift the argument from the ref to a faceless individual in a truck. I despise the way it breaks up the game and sucks the joy out of goal scoring. When fans were last in, chants of: “This isn’t football anymore,” were commonplace. It might sound naive to expect this, but why weren’t fans ever consulted on VAR? I just don’t think it’s improved football at all. I want a game of passion, not one where technology takes precedence. Give us back the ref on the pitch as final arbiter - yes some mistakes - but at least they’d be making decisions as humans and not ruled by machines.
  3. Shrewsbury’s on BT too. I can’t justify having multiple subscriptions - Sky costs me a King’s Ransom as it is.
  4. Was this game always on BT? I had a feeling it was on Sky Sports.
  5. Does anyone have local knowledge of latest Eastleigh rail situation? I’m due to travel down by train from Worcester via Oxford this Sat for Newcastle game - I already had to reschedule from the Villa game as trains were all stuffed up 2 weeks ago. Network Rail is just saying: « Disruption through Eastleigh until further notice. » Seems there was a big derailment.
  6. Looks like poor ticket sales for this one so far. Not exactly catching the imagination. Anyone know if Romsey-Salisbury landslip fixed? I’m due to travel down by rattler on Sat morning.
  7. I despise VAR. It’s breaking up the momentum of games, players and fans don’t know if to celebrate or not and most of all, it’s sucking the joy out of football. This might sound a radical suggestion, but how about actually asking the the fans who pay to attend games or fork out for expensive TV subs if we want it?
  8. Gutted but chuffed with performance. Old Trafford quiet until they score, then colossal wave of noise. Imagine how good that atmosphere would be if they mAde an effort. Could hardly hear Stetfkrd End. It’s obvious thing to say, but Utd a huge money machine - even more than most. So many people walking around around with bulging bags from megastore, while £5 to put my small rucksack into storage? Yes, it’s for charity, but surely a couple of quid would have been reasonable? On plus side, best footie cheeseburger I’ve had in a long time. I enjoyed our: “You’re just a town full of tourists” chant...
  9. Does anyone have any rail insight? Given there’s a strike, would they let you travel a circuitous route - for same fare - OK ambitious I know - but is that a goer? I realise I can ring Network Rail, but maybe there are some experts on here?
  10. Thanks all. It’s the getting back which will be a pain as I live in Worcester so have to change at Brum too. Anyone know if any Saints coaches from St Mary’s stop in the Midlands? It’s annoying as fares to Burnley were showing considerably cheaper than when I went to Huddersfield game.
  11. National Rail website saying Northern is due to strike on 2 Feb and no trains will run after 17:00. Would kaibosh my plans to go to the Burnley game from the Midlands if so. Anyone know if this strike is definitely on?
  12. No Boxing Day or New Year’s games for us? Not even a Sat one this weekend. Fixtures list - or Sky - has well and truly mucked us around this year.
  13. I live around 1h from Hawthorns - phoned Saints ticket office today- they said I could only pick up at WBA. They said there were tix available, but in an age when you can get train tix sent to your mobile, this seems archaic, not to mention risking there being no tickets available. I realise this’ll prob not sell out, but it’s still a risk to travel and it being sold out. Not everyone knows their travel plans weeks in advance. Anyone know any away Saints boozers for WBA. Cheers. B.
  14. I'd love us to come out to Thunderstruck - AC DC. Sunderland's is pretty good too. Anything but the appalling and atmosphere-destroying My Way.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

View Terms of service (Terms of Use) and Privacy Policy (Privacy Policy) and Forum Guidelines ({Guidelines})