25/26 - Non Saints Games

[The Wyvern]

VAR is a complete and utter farce isn’t it.

[ChrisPY]

4 minutes ago, Britannia said:

I posted that before the VAR check, not knowing what about to come.

Did I hear MCI were awarded free kick for 'denial of goal scoring opportunity' but Haaland had already scored?

Szoboszlai fouled Haaland. Haaland then fouled Szoboszlai. The ball then crossed the line.

Don’t agree with it but they’ve refereed it in that sequence with the red card for denial of a goal scoring opportunity but couldn’t play advantage to give the goal because Haaland then committed a foul before the ball crossed the line.

[Lighthouse]

It’s an absolute buzzkill but that was the correct decision.

[aintforever]

5 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

It’s an absolute buzzkill but that was the correct decision.

I disagree, surely when two players are fouling each other it can just be ignored. Refs do it all the time.

[ChrisPY]

1 minute ago, aintforever said:

I disagree, surely when two players are fouling each other it can just be ignored. Refs do it all the time.

Agree with this. Szoboszlai committing the foul should effectively remove him from the phase of play in terms of being able to be fouled (aside from anything worthy of a yellow/red card). Doubt that’s written into the laws though so probably a technically correct decision.

[Lighthouse]

36 minutes ago, aintforever said:

I disagree, surely when two players are fouling each other it can just be ignored. Refs do it all the time.

I'd agree if that were the case but there was a clear gap between them, so it was in effect two separate fouls. You can't ignore a foul that directly leads to a goal just because it follows another foul by the other team. I don't like it but it's the rules and if Arsenal ended up losing the title on G.D. they'd rightly be fuming.

[Lord Duckhunter]

29 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

I'd agree if that were the case but there was a clear gap between them, so it was in effect two separate fouls. You can't ignore a foul that directly leads to a goal just because it follows another foul by the other team. I don't like it but it's the rules and if Arsenal ended up losing the title on G.D. they'd rightly be fuming.

In the old days the ref would probably have pretended in his opinion neither were fouls and given the goal. This is a result of the drive towards “consistency “ and referees not able to use common sense. Had he not followed the rules 100% Howard Webb would have hung him out to dry….
 

Taking the emotion out of it, Liverpool would probably have been happier with losing 3-1, than losing 2-1 & the player missing the next match. It was quite funny their players arguing the goal should be disallowed, when the outcome of that meant a red card. 

[LiberalCommunist]

Sheff Utd v Boro tomorrow evening. 

Will that fixture be big enough to end all this shite going on here?

[bpsaint]

9 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I don't know if anyone is interested but I am in Buenos Aires at the moment and went yesterday evening to see River Plate play their neighbours Tigre at the Estadio Monumental.  This stadium is also used for their national games and for visiting rock concerts. It's their version of Wembley. It's a horseshoe shape and I was up in the 'Centenario Media' in the centre of the horseshoe behind the goal. It holds 85,000.

Fabulous atmosphere with almost constant chanting. It's a shame that I didn't know the words. Both sides played 4-3-3 but Tigre were a lot sharper and quicker and scored first after 5 minutes. River Plate were defensively poor with lots of holes and followed the fashion of leaving acres of space for the opposition wingers to exploit.

Their ball control was poor and despites some slick interplay there were a lot of misplaced passes. Tigre were simply too quick for them and three more goals followed. Even at 4-0 down the home fans never stopped chanting despite being reduced to ten men by a high boot and were rewarded,  if that's the right word,  in the final minutes with a goal scored from outside the penalty area with a well-placed shot just inside the left hand post of an unsighted goalkeeper. 

An interesting experience and I would have liked to have stopped to sample the barbecues after the game. Quite a change from burger vans.

Some on here will admire the home shirts with their red sash.

 

     

 

 

Looks a cracking trip that. I swear that’s what those skate inbreds think the noise at their little shithole is like. Especially with their fake quote from Ronaldinho claiming it’s the best atmosphere in world football all.

Back to the relegation battle I’d love it if Spurs dropped, would be all kinds of funny. Suspect it’ll be Forest on current form though. Leeds will get enough points at home to see them safe. Can’t help but feel them losing the playoff final to us might have been the better outcome for them in the long term.

[skintsaint]

11 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I don't know if anyone is interested but I am in Buenos Aires at the moment and went yesterday evening to see River Plate play their neighbours Tigre at the Estadio Monumental.  This stadium is also used for their national games and for visiting rock concerts. It's their version of Wembley. It's a horseshoe shape and I was up in the 'Centenario Media' in the centre of the horseshoe behind the goal. It holds 85,000.

Fabulous atmosphere with almost constant chanting. It's a shame that I didn't know the words. Both sides played 4-3-3 but Tigre were a lot sharper and quicker and scored first after 5 minutes. River Plate were defensively poor with lots of holes and followed the fashion of leaving acres of space for the opposition wingers to exploit.

Their ball control was poor and despites some slick interplay there were a lot of misplaced passes. Tigre were simply too quick for them and three more goals followed. Even at 4-0 down the home fans never stopped chanting despite being reduced to ten men by a high boot and were rewarded,  if that's the right word,  in the final minutes with a goal scored from outside the penalty area with a well-placed shot just inside the left hand post of an unsighted goalkeeper. 

An interesting experience and I would have liked to have stopped to sample the barbecues after the game. Quite a change from burger vans.

Some on here will admire the home shirts with their red sash.

 

     

 

 

I did River v Rosario in 2011'ish, football was dire (was 0-0) but the atmosphere was good. Certainly a lot different to UK matches. Still have my River shirt tucked away somewhere, as gone up a size since and can't fit in it! Also we read the ticket wrong and got there at gate opening time....about 2 hours before the game!  BA is a great city also.

 

 

 

[Midfield_General]

Boro 2-0 up. Coventry set to slip into 2nd after blowing a 10 point lead.

See you in the play-offs Frank, you great big twat. 

Edited February 9 by Midfield_General

[Jack]

Boro look really good. Taking risks in the right areas, getting the fuck rid of it when they have to. Very little desire to boringly recycle it, good to see 

[Turkish]

2 minutes ago, Jack said:

Boro look really good. Taking risks in the right areas, getting the fuck rid of it when they have to. Very little desire to boringly recycle it, good to see 

Hayden Hackney is class 

[Colinjb]

Joe Rothwell sent off for a rather awful challenge. Very full bodied. Just like Joe.

[Jack]

41 minutes ago, Turkish said:

Hayden Hackney is class 

Joe Rothwell is not 

[Midfield_General]

2 minutes ago, Jack said:

Joe Rothwell is not 

Mad challenge

Can’t wait to see him rock up at Leicester after they unveil Russ as the new gaffer

[skintsaint]

Kinda writes off Sheff Utd for the playoff run.

[Lighthouse]

Meanwhile in Manchester…

[coalman]

On 09/02/2026 at 21:44, Midfield_General said:

Mad challenge

Can’t wait to see him rock up at Leicester after they unveil Russ as the new gaffer

Imagine a central midfield with Rothwell and Aribo

[SNSUN]

28 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

Meanwhile in Manchester…

Starting from scratch. Could be years.

[Sheaf Saint]

Wolves somehow scrape a point against Forest to edge closer to our points total from last season. Looks on paper like they should have been well beaten...

[goodymatt]

29 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Wolves somehow scrape a point against Forest to edge closer to our points total from last season. Looks on paper like they should have been well beaten...

Forest had 35 shots! 

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, goodymatt said:

Forest had 35 shots! 

I watch much of the first half. How the fuck Forest never scored is beyond me. At one point, they were break and it looked like about 6 on 1...and they still missed.

[goodymatt]

1 minute ago, AlexLaw76 said:

I watch much of the first half. How the fuck Forest never scored is beyond me. At one point, they were break and it looked like about 6 on 1...and they still missed.

Quite ridiculous, could be 2 very important dropped points in their relegation battle.

Another start for Armstrong tonight I noticed, did he do anything noteworthy?

[AlexLaw76]

Just now, goodymatt said:

Quite ridiculous, could be 2 very important dropped points in their relegation battle.

Another start for Armstrong tonight I noticed, did he do anything noteworthy?

Not from what I saw, but it was literally Forest battering them for much of the match. No Wolves forward player did much as the ball was at the other end of the pitch

[goodymatt]

 

[Willo of Whiteley]

Would be delighted to see Forest drop down.

Also amusing to see Nathan Jones go full Nathan Jones after beating Stoke this evening.

[Turkish]

As well as loving a number 9 more than anyone else they also like winning things more than anyone else. “They need more they want more, the reaction in Newcastle when they win something” 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[Midfield_General]

Rangers 2-2 Hearts before half-time in the top of the table game up there. Fantastic match. 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Defending is atrocious, only decent goal was Hearts second, the other 3 were defending issues. 

[SuperSAINT]

On 11/02/2026 at 22:43, Willo of Whiteley said:

Would be delighted to see Forest drop down.

Also amusing to see Nathan Jones go full Nathan Jones after beating Stoke this evening.

I saw that. Must avoid that at ALL costs.

[Gloucester Saint]

On 11/02/2026 at 22:43, Willo of Whiteley said:

Would be delighted to see Forest drop down.

Also amusing to see Nathan Jones go full Nathan Jones after beating Stoke this evening.

https://www.skysports.com/football/video/30998/13506758/nathan-jones-squares-up-to-ryan-shawcross-after-charlton-win

[tdmickey3]

Looks like Rangers have finally understood the “ process” Russell must be pleased

[SNSUN]

48 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

I saw that. Must avoid that at ALL costs.

We have them next anyway. Hopefully it'll be Tonda that goes full Mad Dog

[Holmes_and_Watson]

51 minutes ago, SuperSAINT said:

I saw that. Must avoid that at ALL costs.

I didn't see the post match celebrations, to see if there was any knee sliding.

But he was getting some stick from the away support and gave some back. A win is a vindication for him.

Shaw cross was one of the players from Jones' Stoke days. While Jones has no problem with Shawcross, there were more than a few Stoke players less than happy with Jones at the time, as the likes of Shawcross' defensive partner Williams revealed.

A shame the zealoty one won't get to do that again, against the psycho stare and grin  of Tonda.

[HarvSFC]

He backed away from Shawcross very quickly.