Whitey Grandad

What happened about the ID checking? Asking for a friend.

We shall never know but if he’d come here he might have been a nice boy

Why? He is the one in charge of time.

Outstanding

Didn’t he play for Newcastle?

It must be a nightmare for the club. You might be in Tier 2 on the Tuesday when they hold the ballot but then changed to Tier 3 on the Thursday which would come into effect on the Saturday so you wouldn’t then be able to travel. Part of London are bad and there is some pressure to move them into Tier 3.

Amen to that.

I’ve just checked the dares for the next COVID Tier review. “The tiers will will be reviewed on 16 December, any changes to the tiers will be announced on 17 December, and changes will come into force on 19 December.” So any reviews will be in force for the Man City game on Saturday the 19th.

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.