Whitey Grandad

A frustrating player. You always had the feeling that there was something more direct inside him but he rarely showed it. I’ve enjoyed his time with us and I wish him all the best.

Malik Taylor was good. A better keeper than Paul Jones.

Reminds me of this one

Is it possible that his wife’s court case has affected him?

Good for him but potentially bad for us.

What a wonderful judge of character you are 🤗

https://www.lightningmaps.org Can be quite interesting. It shows expanding circles showing how the sound is propagating. It seemed to miss a few last night though.

Careful!

Northern Ireland or National Insurance?

You're quite right there. It's almost as though he waited for the kick before blowing up.

The referee is the sole arbiter of time. Time is only up when he/she says it is. the extra time displayed is just an indication for the benefit of the crowd. It is only ever a 'minimum'. Having said that. a referee has to be fair to both teams but if Liverpool (say) are playing at home and need a late goal to win they often tend to score in 'Fergie Time'. They are now told not to whistle for full time if play is continuing and there is a chance of someone scoring. They are instructed to let the situation play out. This dates back to Clve Thomas and the World Cup of 1978 when he blew the final whistle just before Zico 'scored' a goal from a third corner in succession. I think he was right especially since Brazil had spent ages faffing about before taking the corner but Thomas was sent home from the tournament. Why should he have added on time just so that Brazil could have had a chance to score? The game was 1-1 at the time and he should also have been fair to Sweden.

There’s a big diff between an ex-pro and a fully trained and experienced referee. I have seen many instances where an ex-pro commentator doesn’t know the Laws of the Game. In my view VAR shouldn’t get involved at all unless it is a clear and obvious howler.

Still some way off.

That would be like the piss - a yellow

Presumably “using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or action(s)”

Yep. It went on for ages.

That’s very true. You can’t even score direct from a throw in. The problem is that there is now a discrepancy between attackers and defenders.

Different rulings for attackers and defenders. Yes, it’s a complete horlicks. Edit: I’ve found a reference to the IFAB ruling, “Starting from June 1, 2019 onwards, the IFAB have confirmed that a goal scored or created with the use of an accidental handball will not count.” Also, “There will be no penalty if: the ball touches a player's hand/arm immediately from their own head/body/foot or the head/body/foot of another player.” Nothing there about touching their hand after they’ve juggled it from one to the other.

We don’t know how bad they might have been without this ‘improvement’.

Thanks, but it's the wrong colour.

"Skacel retired following Příbram's relegation playoff victory over FC Zbrojovka Brno on 2 June 2019" Wikipedia. Yes, I know you weren't being serious.

As soon as he pulled up I thought "eight weeks". I don't think we shall see much of him until after the World Cup.

First faulty spark plugs and now dodgy window latches.

Does anybody have any knitting plans for a kettle cosy? And some needles and a spare ball of wool.

Yes, but we don’t know how much. He was entering the last year of his contract and had been here seven years 😯