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They're not journalists.... Calling them that demeans a once noble (ish) trade... Alas, we're now in the the world of unprofessional halfwits masquerading as journalists. Granted, those in the North East do seem particularly blighted with an absence of intellectual thought...

Fair enough. Happy to agree to disagree (on how I think they ought to deal with it, not how they probably will) 👍🏼

I think the point people are making is that if you're going to use the Canadian incident as a precedent, then the impact should be proportional. The impact of a one year ban on a domestic manager would be much greater than the equivalent duration for an international manager. To me, it seems reasonable to want the impact of any precedent-based punishment to be proportional? (Not that the FA will care a jot about that aspect, of course)

A farce indeed. If we get through to the final our fans need to drown out the "show" with a half hour rendition of Wonderwall. F*** 'em.

Assume Dragan's still got the Man City lawyer chap batting for us?

*Ann

Canada played 3 competitive matches during her one year ban... So if the FA do follow FiFA's lead, one assumes they'd be logical and apply the ban equally proportionately.... Ah... The FA and logic... Yeah, never gonna happen, is it...?

I guess we ought to move the Ann Widdecombe discussion over to this thread...?

Counter terrorism police now called in to lead the Widdecombe case...

He did indeed, and this fella seems to fit the bill?

Yep. In a nutshell, VAR is no longer being used in the way it was intended. The original intention was to rectify "clear and obvious" incorrect refereeing decisions. If used as originally intended, last night's England penalty decision would not have been reversed. It pisses me off big time that the game is being turned into a exercise of microscopic forensics rather than the spontaneous free flowing game it once was. Exhibit A: The Premier League versus The Championship.