Whitey Grandad

Under Puel he was gash too. Wouldn't stick to his man and went off chasing rabbits. Ran away from Ibrahimovic at the end of the League Cup Final and gave away a needless penalty at Burnley this season. I wish that all our opponents had a player like him.

Unbelievable

It's interesting that we finished last season on 36 points with a goal difference of -19. Stoke and Swansea both finished on 33 with West Brom on 31.

They were my thoughts too.

That's a good point. During the game itself the officials can't take into consideration anything that was said before but during any FA disciplinary hearing it would probably be included.

It wasn’t a heavy hit to the face but Deeney went out of his way to deliver it. The pair of them had had a bit of a disagreement a few minutes earlier.

Violent conduct would mean a three match ban unless they appeal.

Me too. I can't remember having sex either

It probably went like this. Referee doesn’t see the ball hit the defender’s hand. Assistant is aware that the referee is unsighted and draws his attention to the potential handball by flagging for a foul and then puts his flag across his chest to indicate a penalty. Referee blows his whistle and points to the spot but not having seen the incident goes across for a discussion. Referee has the final word. Remember that the linesman only has a flag but the referee has the whistle.

It probably went like this. Referee doesn’t see the ball hit the defender’s hand. Assistant is aware that the referee is unsighted and draws his attention to the potential handball by flagging for a foul and then puts his flag across his chest to indicate a penalty. Referee blows his whistle and points to the spot but not having seen the incident goes across for a discussion. Referee has the final word. Remember that the linesman only has a flag but the referee has the whistle.

A referee can change his decision provided that the game hasn’t restarted.

All’s well that ends well

Any arm above the head is asking for trouble especially if it’s just the one arm.

Moss does look overweight but it is worth remembering that all Premier League referees have to meet strict fitness levels and they are tested on them regularly.

I think there’s more to it than that. Perhaps they didn’t fully understand the system that they were asked to play, or perhaps it was just a crap system?

Today’s a Sunday. There’s no postal service on a Sunday

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This. Initially gave a penalty based on the Assistant’s flag then went over for clarification. Then corrected his decision as is his right, and he was right to do so.

For the Gunarsson claim I thought the defender flicked the ball away with his left foot. I agree with you about VAR and slow motion. It gives a false impression of the incident and makes it appear as if the defender has time to get his arm out of the way. There’s also a ‘repetition bias’ at play here. When you first see the incident in real time you don’t know where the ball is going so it will appear accidental. By the time you’ve seen the replay several times and in slow motion you can convince yourself that the defender has made contact with the ball deliberately.

We are the Renault Game of the Day on Sky Sports now if anyone is interested.

My grandson who always comes with me these days said: “The last time we scored in the first minute we lost 6-1”

I’ve always liked him

He was brought in to keep us up last season, and it worked. I can see why he was given a chance for this one but he was just going through the motions. Was Ralph available at the start of the season?

Only closed for cup games!

The fixtures used to be arranged so that both teams would not be at home on the same day. Many people had season tickets for both.