Dark Munster

We'll have to agree to disagree. But at the end of the day the video ref is there to aid the pitch ref, much like the linesman. The more help the better.

As has been said many times, a quality striker raises the whole team, and conversely a lack of a goal scorer drags the whole team down. Long is the perfect example, who excelled when alongside Mane. Puel has shown that he can get the team to play superb football, as long as key players aren't injured (or, for most of the season, a striker not bloody signed yet). If you want to have a go at anybody it's Reed for not bringing in/replacing required players soon enough.

Why is it that the Puel-out mob can't put two and two together? For most of the season we struggled for consistency due to not having a striker who could score. Not Puel's fault. They didn't listen to us. Then Gabbi comes in, and as we predicted the performances improved dramatically, including playing Utd off the park at Wembley (with a disallowed goal). The Puel-out mob go silent. But rather than admit they're wrong, they bring out their knives again now that Gabbi is injured, with the resulting return to form of a team which doesn't have a striker who can score.

If Gabbi, VVD and Austin were not injured, and we hadn't played Utd off the park at Wembley (with a legitimate goal disallowed) you may have a point. But they are, and we did, and you don't.

Sorry Gramps, that's rubbish. The ref's view can be obstructed, whereas a camera can zoom in from multiple angles. And on top of that, the major advantage is the video ref can replay the incident in slow motion. The ref has one instantaneous look (possibly obscured) from ground level and that's it. There's no comparison.

And it doesn't mean our staff are doing something blatantly wrong, more of a case they could be doing a lot better. And it's not just the treatment of injuries, it's the prevention of potentially avoidable ones like hamstrings (not a Vardy assault).

Short term that's true, but over the long term you can see a pattern. Compare our record (and Arsenal's) versus Leicester's, and tell me that we and Arsenal are consistently unlucky and Leicester are consistently lucky. Sorry I don't buy it.

Evidence seems to suggest otherwise. We've certainly got first class facilities (thank you Markus) but maybe not the best people.

Penalties are extremely difficult to judge by a ref on the pitch. Diving even more so.

Several angles can be done quickly. And if it's not conclusive the benefit of the doubt goes to the attacker. It's not that complicated, it'll be just like replacing the linesman on that side of the pitch with two linesmen (the extra one being much more competent ). Also it'll be the ref's call if another incident occurs shortly after.

VVD aside, I wonder if this may be an explanation for the club's appalling injury record? Comparing our number of injuries, and length out, to other clubs (especially Leicester) begs the question: what the **** is going on?

It would only take a few seconds for the video ref to relay to the ref that the play was offside, and he'll whistle there and then.

And with Lyin' Ryan waiting in the wings.

Dr. K. didn't say for which team.

I think we should scrap throw ins, free kicks, penalties, offsides, goal kicks, and goals, and leave injured players lying on the pitch, because they all halt, delay or bring back play.

Now that Blather has gone FIFA may finally drag themselves into the 20th century. About bloody time.

Pence is a disgusting, dishonest, dangerous, corrupt, slimy, repugnant piece of shit. In other words, a slight upgrade on Drumpf. And at least he (probably) won't start a nuclear war.

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/cricket/hampshire_cricket/15176954.CRICKET__Hants_overseas_star_to_miss_first_four_matches/?ref=mac Hampshire overseas signing George Bailey will miss the start of the season - to get married. The Australian, who had a brief spell with Hampshire in 2013, re-signed on a two-year deal in November. He will miss Hampshire’s first three Specsavers County Championship matches, against Yorkshire at Headingley (April 7-10) and the Ageas Bowl (April 21-24) either side of a visit from champions Middlesex (April 14-17). Bailey will also be unavailable for the Royal London One-Day Cup opener against Kent at Canterbury on April 27.

Trump is working on that as we speak.

IT'S TIME FOR VIDEO REVIEW TECHNOLOGY!!

He's showing himself how it's done?

As mentioned above the EL spot is lost (actually converted to a CL spot). But if, in addition to Utd winning EL and finishing outside the top 4, Leicester win the CL, then the 4th placed team loses its CL berth and they drop into the EL. That would make one club and its fans very pissed off. Pick and choose which team you'd like that to be. My choice is Spurs, but I can see Liverpool and Everton being other popular choices.

Good point. The NBC taters here in the US noticed the difference between the Spurs penalty and our (non) penalty. For theirs the players screamed at the ref, but for the foul on Tadic our players said nothing. Of course this shouldn't make a difference if the ref is competent, but with a wanker in charge it can swing it.

And Leicester have incredible luck with injuries. Or maybe it's more than just luck?