Whitey Grandad

The keeper's position would have been affected by Armstrong's run, not that he'd have got across to make a save but yes, the letters of the IFAB decision do seem to say that he would have had to touch the ball in some way. Did he affect the keeper's ability to track the path of the cross? It all used to be so much simpler. Whatever, if it takes over 4 minutes it's not clear either way.

Yeah. I prefer the old traditional way. Play to the flag and argue about it later.

It would still have been given offside. Which it was.

Just the run is enough in itself.

I’ve just managed to see the highlights through Remote Desktop since the videos aren’t supported in my location. In my opinion Armstrong is clearly in an offside position and interfering with play by making a movement towards the goal. You could almost describe him as making a decoy run.

You said ‘could have beaten. We were some way off that.

That’s far too long. If they can’t decide within 40 seconds then it can’t be an obvious mistake, or as Howard Webb calls them ‘howlers’.

Could have? We let in three goals!

Fun for Chelsea.

Too many senseless bookings.

Can’t you play golf in the dark? (asking for an old friend)

At the end of the season that one point might make all the difference. And mean that we nearly reach Derby’s record.

Because VAR tells them to.

Refs don’t give offside decisions.

Different sports with different tempos. Plenty of natural breaks so it doesn’t break up the flow of the game so much.

That’s just an unproven theory. It the opponents don’t chase you around then you get more tired than they do.

So why do we have to put up with it?

I was at a game in Vancouver where VAR stuck its nose in and interfered unnecessarily.

Offsides are nothing to do with the ref. VAR remit.

I’m not laughing.

It doesn’t have to be either play it short or hoof it long. There is such a thing as playing it out from the back but this lot just recycle it in diminishing circles. Of course playing it out needs a midfield presence which we don’t have if we play five at the back leaving our midfield empty.

The figures are for net migration and would have taken account of those who had returned. Frightening, isn’t it?

I think it was 10 years ago.

It reminds me of Hitler in ‘Downfall’. Always hoping that the ‘Steiner Angriff’ would save him.

What is this ‘tweak’ whereof you speak?