Whitey Grandad

Or makes a play for the ball, as in this case. He made an attempt to head the ball.

The corner intervened. There was not a goal scored because the corner hadn’t been taken. VAR cannot intervene and say that the corner should not have been given. They can only step in if a goal has been scored in a continuous passage of play. ’as instructed’ relates to not raising their flag until the phase of play is over. Once the corner is given they cannot go back and check a possible offside.

Indeed we are. VAR has ruined the game. I watched a game the other evening. A cross came in, an attacking player in an offside position tried to head the ball which went out for a corner. As instructed, the assistant didn’t raise his flag. The attacking team scored from the corner. In the good old days the attacking move would have been flagged offside.

I always interpreted that as ‘having thought about it’, or ‘deliberated’ over it. Where there is no time to think about it then it cannot be deliberate. Times have changed and not for the better. The Laws, or rather the interpretation of them, have been modified to suit television and VAR.

It was a VAR penalty. One that never existed until a few years ago.

“all of the pundits“? What? Both of them? We all know that these pundits know nothing about football.

Discretional. Some referees might have given it, others not.

Brilliant player. Thanks Bournemouth. Can we sign him up?

One of those.

Bugger. Now they’ve got their excuse ready for when we thrash them.

Faffing about at the back with no purpose. Again.

Name dropping.. I watched it at home on Sky and invited my neighbour Ivan Golac round to watch it with me. He didn’t have Sky Sports.

They never saw him coming.

Shame I can’t be there tonight. I was really looking forward to seeing David Brooks play.

A pedant never sleeps

Spoilsport

Ironic really.

Amazing! Has this ever happened before?

Ta. I read and contribute to a blog written by his father.

It’s different.

FA Cup final, playoff or both?

Hmm. What limited lives some people lead. Where was this from?

Well, if they’re not going to consult me about the date they can expect an empty house. 🙄

“How have the mighty fallen”