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Sounds like Russ isn't going to risk Downes for this game based on his pre match press conference comments just now.

Russell just confirmed at the pre match press conference that it's not as bad as they feared.... Quad muscle rather than knee injury... Good chance he can be fit for the Euros.

After watching Coventry lose out to a flawed VAR system, I'm suddenly feeling much more relaxed about us not being promoted. You can stick the PL up your arse!

Yep, rings a bell. The system is flawed for marginal decisions. End of!

Indeed. I'm not sure why some people find it difficult to understand this....

How do you know they got it "right" when the camera frame rate isn't quick enough to determine the precise moment the ball was struck? It's a flawed system for marginal decisions.

Utd win. Bah...

And the Pope is catholic...

Coventry miss their 4th....

Coventry's third saved.... All square...

Erm... United's first penalty saved....! 😂

Inevitable that Coventry lose the penalty shootout now

That was always my beef with VAR when we were in the PL. The technology simply isn't fit for purpose when it comes to marginal offsides.

To be fair, it was also a feature of Ralph's tenure too... Indeed, I think we achieved a Premier League record in points lost from a winning position in one season (?) There seems to be an underlying mental weakness running through the fabric of the club which sticks around even when we change the manager and half the players.

Fixed it for you...

I've said it before and, like an annoying scratched record (!), I'll say it again.... The fabled "unbeaten run" was a false positive... Draws were lauded as helping us in our quest to achieve an ultimately meaningless "club record"... Look at Leicester... Top of the league despite having lost one more game than us... Yet they are 7 points ahead of us, in part because we've drawn 9 games to their 4. Yes, out of context, a 25 game unbeaten run isn't a bad thing per se, but the club's obsession with it in the end became a significant distraction... In my humble opinion...

That's quite a long time to wait for our next relegation....

A recurring theme...

The thought of us playing in the Premier League is making me a tad anxious at the moment....!

Yep, been saying that all season... Keeping him would've made the difference IMO

The table at half time.... So near, yet so far...

Great minds!

I'm going to be mighty annoyed if Downes was able to play today but "not risked". Yes, I get the argument that we need him fit for the playoffs but when we're still with a fairly decent chance of auto promotion you have to take risks and throw everything at it, surely....?