Whitey Grandad

I’m not having a pop in any way. The club can only follow government instructions. I was just pointing out that situations will probably change before the Man City game. I don’t envy the club having to organise all this.

Statistically that is quite likely.

Tiers are reviewed next Wednesday I believe. My concern relates to the need for specific ID for these matches. Traditionally letting someone else use a season ticket has been acceptable and widely practised.

As I understand it, they weren’t.

I agree with all that you say but that foul took only half a second or so.

I don’t claim to be, I was a qualified referee and technically I still am. The whistle is what stops play normally what restarts it. Football is not played on TV so what you see or hear there is not relevant. A referee can change his/her mind provided the game has not been restarted. You can’t indicate advantage of course because the offended player was on the ground too quickly but the principle is still there. It was one continuous foul lasting a fraction of a second that was very clearly inside the area and the referees between themselves eventually agreed. I don’t really understand the problem with this outcome to be honest. In my view it was a clear and obvious error considering the position of the referee at the time.

Are you really that petty? What on earth leads you to your conclusions? I am not an internet policeman nor can I be nor should I be. Each of us can only be responsible for what we ourselves write. Whatever anyone else thinks of you they may or may not be justified in what they say. As far as I know they may be right. Oh, hypocrite is not the word you’re looking for.

You told me to ignore it so I didn’t read it. You also told me to ignore you.

You don’t have a clue about what life was like then.

Lack of intent is a very modern concept. Pierluigi Collina bears a lot of responsibility for it. I’m old fashioned and prefer proper football.

Some decisions are subjective and ‘in the opinion of the referee’. Others are factual such as ball in or out of play and even offside, to some extent. I have always been opposed to VAR and don’t think it improves the game.

Not so I’m afraid. That is explicitly allowed in The Laws. I don’t think it’s right either. Especially now that they are getting hot on goalkeepers leaving their line. The whistle wasn’t blown until KWP is on the ground so you cannot say that it was blown for the ‘initial’ foul. It was a comprehensive foul, not two separate ones. The ref wasn’t in the best position either.

I shall respond this once even though your behaviour does not warrant it. Why the childish comments? Do you behave like this at home? In polite society?

If you’re going to continue to use silly names then you are beyond help. My comprehension of English is fine. ‘Should’ as part of a question is not definitive. As you well know, the wording of the question was not a matter of public debate. Like everything’s else that’s happened since. ”Should the United Kingdom...” invites the response ”Yes, I think it should” It was all part and parcel of an advisory consultation, as approved in Law by Parliament.

The second foul was more of a trip. KWP’s thigh was caught which was one of the reasons that he went down. I agree, if you’re going to use VAR there need to be cameras everywhere and certainly looking along the boundary lines.

Dermot Gallagher

Even if you consider it to have been a push followed by a trip you can always allow advantage for the first and then give a penalty for the second. If you haven’t blown your whistle you can penalise the latter of the two.

Yes, it’s nonsense. Scoring a goal should be difficult. Either a thing of beauty, or a fluke, or a mistake, it should be something special. Just trying to kick the ball against someone’s arm or hanging a led out where it might get touched don’t have the same magic for me.

You’re right, ‘should’ is conditional. Remember this question? "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?”

Bravo! As an ex-referee I can only applaud you. To me it looked like a clear penalty, obviously a foul and comfortably inside the penalty area. The referee was not in a good position to see where it took place and luckily VAR set him straight. Despite what those on TV said it wasn’t two separate fouls but a continuous one. I’m not a fan of VAR and in the olden days when they played real football it wouldn’t have been a handball penalty to them and we would have just accepted the referee’s decision on KWP and got on with the game.

Let’s be honest. It was a gamble that seems to have paid off.

Make sure her mask is nice and tight.

Can he do that from prison?

Was it 'Tuesday' or 'by Tuesday'?

Booing is unnecessary and unhelpful but at some stage this gesture has to be quietly dropped much like the clapping for the NHS.