rallyboy

Mild retaliation by the victim of a foul has never been a penalty, shouldn't have been a penalty, and never will be again. There really is nowt more to discuss, tomorrow we will probably have a new crisis to debate, let's save some energy for that.

Those two challenges to the head would even be red cards in rugby, but neither were even a foul. I saw neither at the time, but the TV pix are very clear, so VAR saw both and did nothing. As for the slap - both players pull shirts, attacker commits first offence by pushing defender in the back, defender slaps him in return...penalty? 🤡 If that level of contact is now a penalty, we'll be seeing one given before EVERY corner or attacking free-kick is even taken, a keeper pushing someone away, a player putting his arm around, any minor touch has to be a penalty? Nah, it was just a ridiculous misinterpretation of the rules by a conveniently-inconsistent referee keen to craft his special place in FA Cup history. Should his career survive this debacle, let's see what he gives against Man Utd at Old Trafford when the same scenario arises.

I have no issue with the VAR decisions, or the fact that we were dismal for most of that, I was however surprised to see a penalty given for a mild retaliatory slap, when Djenepo had already been elbowed in the face to stop him but that wasn't a foul. I was also surprised to discover the off-the-ball shoulder-charge into KWP's head, missed by VAR, wasn't a foul or a card, nor was the two-man tackle from behind with added shirt-pull on Djenepo in the second half. We lost mainly because we were crap, but giantkillings don't need to be orchestrated by the officials, football is dramatic enough without them helping things along. As they did tonight.

As a country we insisted on shitting our own bed and are now celebrating an offer of clean sheets like it's a great victory. Government still treating us all like idiots.

Them with the Golden Gun.

Not sure what all the current fuss is about - Boris got Brexit done ages ago. Simplest deal ever, US trade deal secured, borders closed, cheaper energy and food for the UK, NHS sorted, exports leading the world, farmers happy, fishing industry turbocharged. If the nasty EU snowflakes are trying to hold plucky global Britain to ransom on some minor technicality, let them wait.

When I woke up about 3am and remembered how shit we are and how it can ruin your weekend, I did come up with a positive. You don't want to be dragged into a relegation battle last-minute and get edged out on goal difference. Nah, if it's going to happen you want it to be nailed on from October and despite the odd false dawn, you can then become comfortable with that and accept it when the inevitable happens. That whole last ditch dodgy goal that changes everything situation looks horrendous, if we're going to go, we're on course to do it properly.

It all went downhill after the use of the hilarious putdown, cry-baby loser. Oscar Wilde spins in his grave.

125 years? Nah, I've got teeshirts older than pompey. According to Companies House this club was formed on 7th Feb 2012. Happy 11th birthday. 🎂

Turn down the volume - I can hear you from my back garden! 😎

Worst case scenario for me is that we continue to ship goals. This new approach has to address the inability to defend crosses - and non-crosses, in fact any attack. If we lose 1-0 and look tighter without any major defensive debacles, then perhaps the belated rebuild may have started - if we lose 3-0 then nothing has changed. And if Leeds or West Ham win a game before we do, that table will look even more horrific. coyr

"It's okay, I'm doing great, I've just had £15 off my shares!" - says some smug random paying an extra £1,000 on their own bills. There's only one overall winner here and it isn't customers, shareholders or even pension funds - unless you never use energy yourself but enjoy profiting from the misery of others. Tax them properly.

Perhaps the guy who was about to relegate Leeds was offered the last oar in Shit Creek, but demanded an outboard engine. We'll never know the truth of what has occurred, but neither he nor the club are in any position to make pushy demands - he's got a recent CV like a fucking car crash and we're bottom.

Yeah, we're trying to find someone better than Kenny Jackett, but it's not easy.

Having only just been brave enough to watch MotD I was a bit surprised to see the blatant foul in the build-up to their winner. I knew we had two players collide but I didn't realise it was because there was a two-handed push in the back, I just assumed they were idiots. It's too depressing ploughing through every comment so apologies if it's already been mentioned.

It was a new low for a team that can't score goals, to actually decline the chance to have a shot when it's on a plate. Next up in the Jones Book of Pioneering Ideas was a three-man penalty routine - sadly we will never get to witness that.

His absurd own goal yesterday could become the defining image of this relegation - the clumsy pantomime villain with the big mouth finally showing the manager what everyone else in the stadium already knew. Had it been at the other end neither Che nor AA could have finished that, but give the big man credit, he managed to turn, twist, control and convert a very awkward chance. It was sad, shocking, funny, horrific, and as it changed a game that we had been in total control of, it will probably be remembered as the moment that summed up a relegation season.

He's said that he's going to do things his way now so it'll be interesting to see what he can achieve now all of those shackles are off. If we lose he'll have no one else to blame and nowhere else to turn. If he can survive the frenzy this week, beat Wolves and turn around this form keeping us up, he'll deserve a frigging medal... Big match for us - but an even bigger and career-defining game for Jones.

Sadly Ralph was done last summer, he was taking us nowhere and played a key role in this ongoing relegation. The current problem is the replacement, not the sacking. Fuck knows where we go from here. We're so crap we're not even the laughing stock - Liverpool have taken that from us too.

I don't think applying heavy make-up during the forum will help, but I guess anything is worth a try.

He didn't blame fans. What I read into it was some sort of interference from above, which seems quite possible. Either way he's opened a small can of worms.

Dreadful - Wolves could be an interesting afternoon. If that goes to form it will be toxic. Jones just bigged himself up and said "I've listened too much to other people, I need to do my own thing" Says he's going to do things his way now.

Detectorists, Motherland, Inside no.9 and Ghosts are pretty good examples of quality stuff. They're not the same standard as On the Buses, Are You Being Served or Bless this House, but they're a good effort.

Ah, but the positives of getting on a bit....you were there when those great films and classic records first came out, stuff like Bowie's incredible early seventies hits were just new releases on the chart show, ditto The Jam, The Clash and Two Tone - punk and New Wave was just part of everyday life, I saw Bobby Stokes score, Eddie Kidd jumping over buses, Archie Gemmel's goal against Holland, Barry Sheene, James Hunt, the threat of Nuclear war, wrestling at 4pm, Star Trek, Linda Lusardi, there was no X-Factor shit, you were allowed coconut chewing tobacco and chocolate cigarettes - life was properly happening and we were actually there, swigging it down to the dregs! What have they got to enjoy now? Ed fucking Sheeran, cheese in an aerosol can, maths until they are eighteen followed by fifty soul-destroying years of shit jobs working for twats. Whereas we, my creaking and small-bladdered friends, we lived through the glory days.

The most important thing we had to do yesterday was sign some quality upfront. Sadly this match became secondary - respect to those who went.