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Yep, a reasonable observation. If it takes 4 minutes to decide if it was offside or not then there is obviously enough doubt to stick with the on-field decision. I've always said there should be a timeout on VAR decisions (say, 1 minute tops).

I guess Selles is thinking: "If I start with our best attacking line up and the opposition contain us for 60 minutes, that leaves me with no game changers on the bench. Whereas, if I start with the weaker strikers and we're still in the game after 60 mins then we can bring on our better strikers who will stand a better chance of scoring against a tiring opposition rather than at the start of the game" Yes, it's a negative approach but given none of our strikers are top quality then maybe, just maybe, it's better to play the best of a poor bunch against a tiring opposition? Not saying I agree with this approach but I can see an element of logic in it given the overall mediocre quality of the squad.

Apart from a 5 minute burst of energy, do you think the line up we ended the game with were any better...?

Our players had given up at least 15 minutes before the end of the 90 so didn't matter how much time was added on .

We've been doomed to relegation since Jones was shown the door but this performance puts the seal on the envelope.

We'll get a result in the that one knowing us...

It still baffles me how Armstrong has gone from being one of our most influential players to someone who is so obviously struggling to have an impact on games.

Call me a deluded optimist but, with Alcatraz and Suleiman to come on, I still fancy our chances given we're just 1-0 down at half time.

I think the commentator said the ref blew for offside?

If that's the case then, yep, VAR shouldn't be overturning the on pitch decision...

That was obvious... So why did they take so long to confirm it...?

Yep. Genius if it works, useless if it doesn't. The thin line that football managers dare to tread... At least it gives fans the chance to dust off their "told you so" cards if it fails, or "glad to be proven wrong" cards if it succeeds...

Fixed it for you...

WTF happened there?!

Which fans in particular? Most were annoyed to see him go...

Rectal

What the f**kety f**k?

13th anniversary today.... who would swap the team we had then for the team we have now....?

Juice

Scousers to get away with breaking the rules? Nah, can't see it myself...

Why aren't Mount or Rashford being replaced?

Reminds me of the Gary Delaney joke... 😂

Brilliant post