St Landrew

I think we might find the Lads are miraculously back on-song. I don't think we'll 5-nil Leeds, but we might do them some real damage, morale wise, and a nice victory to cap it.

[Golden] Key

You don't need to be invited. Just download it.

You're effectively advocating cheating. The sport isn't filled with footballers and managers with snooker players honesty. They need to be caught and the right decision needs to be arrived at. I don't care whether it spoils the fun [it won't, in any case], if the right decision will prevail 99% of the time. All you video technology objectors will change your minds instantly the moment a big, game or season defining, decision is made against Saints, so why wait until then..? Head in the sand mentality doesn't even come close. However, I gave up in a previous post, trying to get people to see reason, and I notice Arizona gave up a few posts later. I'm still absolutely staggered by your attitudes though. You guys don't even want the technology put to the test to see if it works. What are you scared of..? The fact that it'll probably work..? And now you have FIFA for company. Ridiculous.

famous

Billionaire

Seeing as objectivity is not your strong suit, I'll suggest this. The first time another team handballs their way to promotion, or a title, or a Cup win, over Saints, you'll be the first to sign the petition for change. How do you like that meh..?

Yes, I saw that too. Shall I bother to spend 5 minutes on Youtube finding theatrics from the Premiership, that would win an Olivier award, or will you just get what I mean..?

Does League One uncannily remind you of football as it used to be played..? No theatrics, no prima donnas, just players and heroes and the game. The Championship, League One & Two is where proper football, the kind that is in touch with the fans, remains. Of course I want Saints to get back to the Premiership. Anyone would. I'm just sick of what the Premiership has become.

drum

Just in case: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00rf0j9/Late_Kick_Off_South_South_West_and_West_2010_Episode_8/

Arizona. It's no use. Anyone who cites the time video technology would take to validate or reverse a decision, doesn't examine how time is wasted when a questionable decision [or even a perfectly good one] is argued over by players, while they intimidate a referee. You don't need examples. ManU players have a reputation for it. Arsenal players don't walk away, but easily eat up playing time, complaining. It's no wonder there is often 6-10 minutes of added on time at the end of a match. Why can't the game be played fairly..? Video technology would help to ensure that.

Pretty much what I was about to type. Just imagine how enjoyable next season will be if, for some odd reason, we're bloody useless, or just not good enough. I call that OUCH..!

aiming

That'll teach you to watch a sequel. Watched K19-The Widowmaker this evening on Film 4. It was one of those films which you have to stick with, as it takes a fair while to hook you. It bombed at the box-office, and I can see why. Yet, it was a pretty fair film, which would have had little interest if it hadn't been quite closely based on a real event, which happened in 1961. The K19 was a nuclear submarine where people were killed during manufacture, and later, during an incident where the coolant failed, the nuclear core went into meltdown, with several nuclear missiles and torpedos on board. If members of the crew hadn't sacrificed themselves to repair the leak, it is possible a nuclear exchange could have taken place between the major powers. Such was the level of anxiety at the time.

Obviously we can't do anything about Maradonna and the awful Hand of God moment. To think that a cheating player actually enhanced his career from that is astonishing, but he effectively did. But France are going to the World Cup through a blatant handball. Let's not get bogged down on previous incidents that Ireland were lucky to come out of, earlier in the tournament, but concentrate on that one decision. A total injustice was committed. It doesn't matter which team benefitted, and which team didn't. Cheating went on and it was effectively rewarded. Video technology would have reversed that decision and perhaps another team would be at the WC2010. I don't give a monkey's about the crowd shouting at the lino, or the ref. I don't care if it spoils your day, if that scenario would be taken away. The wrong decision spoils the sport. End of. The idea is to get the decisions correct, without a shadow of a doubt. Would you like the refereee to disappear altogether so you could argue everything..? Of course not, so stop being so traditional and head-in-the-sand. Video technology takes us down that road of the correct decision. It should be implemented ASAP. BTW, the last time I looked, arguing with the ref slowed down play.

I was there. I spoke to Roger Hunt afterwards. O:)

Pelvis

I thought he was hilarious on Mock The Week, although I could hardly ever say it was worth switching channels. I've seen him on various programmes where he does his standup act, and I have to say, I barely chuckled. Some comedians are like that. Very funny in comedy quiz/comment shows, but very unfunny when facing an audience with 10 or 20 minutes to fill.

What is Northampton's finest..?

Not at all. It was miles over the line. As for the FIFA decision. I agree with the OP. Luddites.

Fire

BBC highlights are up on the football website: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8539891.stm Apologies to ovewrseas fans, and if already posted. Perhaps you distant peeps can work something out to receive these links.

Turgid

That's not wholly what the posters are talking about, Dog.