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Direct from Wiki... IFAB is made up of representatives from each of the United Kingdom's pioneering football associations—England's Football Association (The FA), the Scottish Football Association (SFA), the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and Northern Ireland's Irish Football Association (IFA)—and Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the international governing body for football. Each UK association has one vote and FIFA has four. IFAB deliberations must be approved by three-quarters of the vote, which translates to at least six votes. Thus, FIFA's approval is necessary for any IFAB decision, but FIFA alone cannot change the Laws of the Game—they need to be agreed by at least two of the UK members. There is also a quorum requirement that at least four of the five member associations, one of which must be FIFA, have to be present for a meeting to proceed. So yes, IFAB is entirely responsible for whether stupid crap like bigger goals, tucked in shirts or that ridiculous backpass rule from 1990 gets adopted.

Of course he didn't... he DEFINITELY didn't apologise for the goal not standing and DEFINITELY didn't reopen the goal-line technology debate as a result of that goal alone. That DEFINITELY DIDN'T HAPPEN. In your head. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10452713 Or for those who CBA to click the link and see the video : Blatter sorry for disallowed Lampard 'goal' 29 June 2010 Last updated at 15:48 Fifa president Sepp Blatter has apologised to the Football Association over Frank Lampard's disallowed goal in England's World Cup defeat by Germany. Blatter told a press conference the error had convinced him to reopen the debate on goal-line technology at a board meeting in July. "Personally I deplore it when you see evident referee mistakes but it's not the end of a competition or the end of football, this can happen," added Blatter.

They are not a lottery, they are a test of footballing skill and nerve. Drawing lots, which penalties replaced, was a lottery.

Bizarrely Darlington now has two former Football League stadiums sitting empty and unused, and they're talking about building a new one of an appropriate size for the "new" club. I don't know what relevance this has to Portsmouth other than to point out that getting a CVA and transferring ownership of a club to meet the league rules isn't as easy as it looks, especially if the "owner" is being a bit difficult.

With the reserves. Of course it's pretty unlikely in the FA Cup because they'll have to get through the first two rounds first - so maybe a nice early League Cup game when they've got eleven strangers or straight out of the youth team, with an additional points deduction messing up their chances of recruiting decent players and them being in complete disarray. That's assuming they still have a team of course. It would really be an achievement for a Wessex League side to get to the third round of the FA Cup - especially when they haven't bothered to apply for a non-league division yet.

That's basically what I said, (plus the fairly obvious legal bit which I assumed everyone knew as it's been the case since the mid-80s) except for some reason the respondent decided to assume I meant there would only be one vendor with a long snaking queue, as opposed to numerous ones stuffing up the concourses.

double post.

Especially with the half time fag-habits stinking the place out and blocking cubicles.

I heard a rumour saying today's England appearance for Oxlade-Chamberlain made us £3.5m. It was from a mate of mine who can occasionally misread information to the point that he tells me something I already know and after about half an hour discussing it I've usually worked out what he must have read and how he must have misinterpreted it to come to that conclusion.

It would be nice if you knew which League we're being promoted to.

The only things I ever need to hear Cortese say are "I'm getting rid of the ticket tax, any parking fees for under an hour, and I'm never going to be on the cover of the programme again" followed soon after by "congratulations to the players and manager on winning the Champions League".

It would just mean a large moving queue following the vendor instead of a large static one standing at the tills.

There is a rumour that the smart card season tickets will also be used to pay for food and drink as part of a payment and loyalty scheme, but it seems likely that won't be the same as the ST cards because not all match attendees will be ST holders, but they'd WANT everyone to be on the same system.

He actually supported drawn group matches going to extra time and penalties for the 2010 World Cup, so he was fine with them then. And proposing that extra time was removed and matches could go straight to pens, around the time he was dumping Golden Goal.

On the subject generally, Blatter comes out with at least one ridiculous proclamation a year just to remind people he exists. So far I can recall... "Bigger goals" and "four quarters" prior to 1994 World Cup "Tucking in shirts" prior to 1998 World Cup That thing about women wearing shorter shorts, 2004 Saying they'd never look at goal-line technology in 2010 prior to the the World Cup Saying they'd DEFINITELY look at goal-line technology during the 2010 World Cup Dumping Golden goal in 2006 Solving racism with a handshake in 2011 C Ronaldo was like a slave, 2008... Additional officials all over the place, 2007

They haven't done it for at least 10 years. Just checked, they got rid of the post-match shootout to resolve drawn games in 1999.

Yeah, they got rid of that one because it was (apparently) causing teams to be more defensive. There's always the other FIFA standby, which is that "some countries don't understand it"... that one did for advancing free-kicks 10 yards (remember that ?).

No, it wouldn't have anything to do with that.

Oh by the way, just seen the new Man City kits too, which are their last season with Umbro before jumping to Nike. There appears to be a shadow pinstripey effect on the away shirt... which has the same collar as the new England GK shirt.

I didn't say out yourself, I want dune to tell us, as he clearly knows...

You are missing something. Every Umbro kit deal is a new kit every year and has been since 2007. When we signed our new deal in 2008 the club even told us we'd be getting a new home and away shirt every season for the next 5 years, and the only season to buck that trend was the close season when we were in administration. Flybe gave us a one year sponsorship extension, we were in no position to fork out for new kit up front, and as a result we played in the same home kit (the flybe Umbro one) for the first two seasons of the deal. Even then we got a new navy/yellow away kit to replace the charcoal grey one. At least that's my guesswork over why they'd put "2008/09" on a kit we actually wore until 2010. News of the deal is here : (signed by Chairman Leon Crouch apparently) http://www.footballshirtculture.com/sponsorship/southampton-sign-umbro-deal-until-2013.html though that particular link doesn't mention the "new kit every year". The Umbro deal runs out at the end of our forthcoming season, so we're guaranteed at least 2 new kits in 2013/4 as well, no matter who provides the kit then. FWIW it's not just Umbro who change kits every season, it's basically everyone now. New Liverpool, Chelsea, Man U and Arsenal kits are already out there for next season. Beats me why we're not following the lead of the top merchandising clubs...

I'm in my thirties (for another 7 months) you cheeky fcker.

Also worth noting, I haven't seen a Skate shirt in Eastleigh or Winchester since the 2010 FA Cup Final...

Yes. If my source is right, and he has a fine track record, including a lot of the "Brazil" away kit stuff from last season.

It's a cross I bear.