25/26 - Non Saints Games

[Saint In Cornwall]

30 minutes ago, whelk said:

How the fuck is that a penalty for Bournemouth? VAR is joke 

Coming to a stadium near you soon.........

[rallyboy]

That penalty is one of the worst decisions of all time.

In an era when refereeing incompetence is accepted as part of our daily routine, those guys today really have made the likes of Kevin Friend and Mike Dean just look like normal people who were unfortunate on rare occasions to make honest mistakes.

Astonishing that rather than sorting out the huge fuck-up, VAR doubled down on it. 

 

[ChrisPY]

Rayan and Kroupi, both 19, look like they’ll make Bournemouth a fortune at some point in the next year or two. 

[Turkish]

How exciting was that VAR delay! The tension was unbearable I can only imagine what it must have been like inside rhe stadium not knowing what was going on. VAR has been such a brilliant way to enhance the excitement and emotion of a match day. Can’t wait until we have it back in our lives saints fans!

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

How the fuck is that a penalty for Bournemouth? VAR is joke 

It was the referee who decided to give it. Very generous in my opinion. 

[St Chalet]

United punished for Peak Russball error. 

[ChrisPY]

14 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It was the referee who decided to give it. Very generous in my opinion. 

Are you implying the referee made a mistake but the VAR didn’t? 

[Whitey Grandad]

1 minute ago, ChrisPY said:

Are you implying the referee made a mistake but the VAR didn’t? 

It's  "in the opinion of the referee" so not actually a mistake. VAR is supposedly not there to re-referee the game so not a mistake by them either.

VAR is not some court of appeal and in theory is only there to try to prevent the howlers. We all have our opinions as to how that's working out.

[ChrisPY]

26 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It's  "in the opinion of the referee" so not actually a mistake. VAR is supposedly not there to re-referee the game so not a mistake by them either.

VAR is not some court of appeal and in theory is only there to try to prevent the howlers. We all have our opinions as to how that's working out.

So you’re saying if the referee’s opinion was that Player A made contact with Player B but in fact, although contact was close it didn’t actually occur; because it’s the opinion of the referee, the VAR shouldn’t interfere to correct the decision?

[drd]

3 hours ago, whelk said:

How the fuck is that a penalty for Bournemouth? VAR is joke 

I'm a Cherries fan and I thought it was an absolute joke decision!

[Lord Duckhunter]

59 minutes ago, Whitey Grandad said:

VAR is not some court of appeal and in theory is only there to try to prevent the howlers.

So VAR did make a mistake then, because that referee decision was a howler.
 

The problem with VAR is it’s the same idiot referees, they brought technology in because referees are useless, then put the same useless referees in charge of it. It is a classic case of the blind leading the blind…

[Graffito]

1 hour ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It's  "in the opinion of the referee" so not actually a mistake. VAR is supposedly not there to re-referee the game so not a mistake by them either.

VAR is not some court of appeal and in theory is only there to try to prevent the howlers. We all have our opinions as to how that's working out.

It was a dive.

[SNSUN]

3 hours ago, ChrisPY said:

Rayan and Kroupi, both 19, look like they’ll make Bournemouth a fortune at some point in the next year or two. 

Or they could get into the Champions League and build on a team around them. Depends if they still see themselves as a selling club or are ambitious. The Vitality could be an issue even with some development. 

[Dark Munster]

Ludicrous possibility on the final round of matches in the PL. Brighton or Brentford could be in a position where they could qualify for the CL (in 6th place) only if they lose to their opponents (who are just above Villa in the table, Man Utd and Liverpool), but not if they draw or win! In short, if Villa win the Europa League and finish 5th, and only 5th, then 6th place gets an extra spot for the CL.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cpqp9eqwe72o

[Lighthouse]

9 minutes ago, SNSUN said:

Or they could get into the Champions League and build on a team around them. Depends if they still see themselves as a selling club or are ambitious. The Vitality could be an issue even with some development. 

In reality players like that are never going to stay at a club like Bournemouth once the big guns come calling. Their long term success will depend on how much they receive in transfer fees and how well they spend it. Every club is a selling club at the right price.

[Sheaf Saint]

Fucksake Villa. Everyone outside of North London is depending on you tonight.

[Saint NL]

2 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Fucksake Villa. Everyone outside of North London is depending on you tonight.

Yeah, the relegation battle promised a lot but looks like it will disappoint 

[Lord Duckhunter]

Fucking hell, I don’t know what’s more annoying the dopey bird on co commentator or Ref Cam

[beatlesaint]

Emery and Villa have really done a number on West Ham here, not so much as a shot even off target in the first half.

He’s handed Spurs survival on a golden platter.

Integrity of the league? Disgraceful.

[RedWillie]

1 hour ago, drd said:

I'm a Cherries fan and I thought it was an absolute joke decision!

We found one !

[Sheaf Saint]

10 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

Emery and Villa have really done a number on West Ham here, not so much as a shot even off target in the first half.

He’s handed Spurs survival on a golden platter.

Integrity of the league? Disgraceful.

The fat lady ain't singing yet.

[hypochondriac]

10 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

Emery and Villa have really done a number on West Ham here, not so much as a shot even off target in the first half.

He’s handed Spurs survival on a golden platter.

Integrity of the league? Disgraceful.

Not sure they been touched it in the Spurs box.

[hypochondriac]

39 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Yeah, the relegation battle promised a lot but looks like it will disappoint 

At least we can console ourselves with the club who nicked all our players going down.

[Lee On Solent Saint]

1 hour ago, SNSUN said:

Or they could get into the Champions League and build on a team around them. Depends if they still see themselves as a selling club or are ambitious. The Vitality could be an issue even with some development. 

The thought of Bournemouth in the Champions League is utterly a piss take. Bad enough they will probably qualify for the Europa League thing.

[whelk]

22 minutes ago, beatlesaint said:

Emery and Villa have really done a number on West Ham here, not so much as a shot even off target in the first half.

He’s handed Spurs survival on a golden platter.

Integrity of the league? Disgraceful.

Same with Palace - threw that game with Bournemouth 

[Saint In Cornwall]

It’s a disaster for football that the disgusting north London soccer chickens might survive 🤮

[Willo of Whiteley]

Palace and Villa playing weaker teams is hardly a surprise given they want to both win a trophy.

Every team does it.

It just sucks more when it means that Spurs effectively get a free three points.

[beatlesaint]

20 minutes ago, whelk said:

Same with Palace - threw that game with Bournemouth 

Maybe so, difference being Bournemouth aren’t in the bottom three and fkin hopeless.

[sockeye]

Don't see West Ham staying up now. They will be tough to beat in the Championship next season.

[sockeye]

Spurs are like the Everton of yesteryear in that they hang around the relegation zone and make it out by the skin of their teeth in the end. I'm sure they will hit their stride eventually and make it back to the top spots. I think Chelsea will be the next 'big club' to have a season like this.

Edited 6 hours ago by sockeye

[Saint Pete]

16 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Don't see West Ham staying up now. They will be tough to beat in the Championship next season.

Not quite done yet but West Ham's last 3 do look tougher. They probably need to somehow get something in home game v Arsenal. 

[Willo of Whiteley]

31 minutes ago, sockeye said:

Spurs are like the Everton of yesteryear in that they hang around the relegation zone and make it out by the skin of their teeth in the end. I'm sure they will hit their stride eventually and make it back to the top spots. I think Chelsea will be the next 'big club' to have a season like this.

I hope so. Chelsea are very easy to despise, and rightly so.

[Dark Munster]

20 minutes ago, Willo of Whiteley said:

I hope so. Chelsea are very easy to despise, and rightly so.

I despise Spurs, not Chelsea.

Chelsea have sold us a number of very good players over the years: Livramento, Romeu, Bertrand, Cork, Monkou, Beasant, along with some good loan signings Ugochukwu, and Broja. Lavia is a good player who went the other way, but we got good money and he seems to be made of glass. (Yes I know, Dixon and Speedie, but I blame that on Br*nf**t).

Spurs on the other hand have sold us crap like Tommy Fourpast, and bought many of our top players: Højbjerg, Wanyama, Bale (they really took us to cleaners on him), Richards, and we also lost out on Toby Alderweireld to them.

[HarvSFC]

Was thinking about Broja earlier today and the massive bullet we dodged. His career fell off a cliff and seemingly peaked with us four years ago. He of course did suffer an injury, but I remember some hints from the following fans forum that his attitude wasn't quite there as well.

[Whitey Grandad]

4 hours ago, ChrisPY said:

So you’re saying if the referee’s opinion was that Player A made contact with Player B but in fact, although contact was close it didn’t actually occur; because it’s the opinion of the referee, the VAR shouldn’t interfere to correct the decision?

What does contact have to do with anything? There doesn't have to be contact for it to be a foul.

[Whitey Grandad]

4 hours ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

So VAR did make a mistake then, because that referee decision was a howler.
 

The problem with VAR is it’s the same idiot referees, they brought technology in because referees are useless, then put the same useless referees in charge of it. It is a classic case of the blind leading the blind…

So exactly how is VAR deciding not to intervene a 'mistake'?

[sockeye]

Porto win their first league title in 4 years after beating Alverca. The winning goal  was scored by none other than Janny B! Seems to be tearing it up down there, happy for him

[Willo of Whiteley]

3 hours ago, HarvSFC said:

Was thinking about Broja earlier today and the massive bullet we dodged. His career fell off a cliff and seemingly peaked with us four years ago. He of course did suffer an injury, but I remember some hints from the following fans forum that his attitude wasn't quite there as well.

I remember saying at the time that eight goals didn’t warrant the wankfest some fans had for him. Different time back then but his career has never moved forward, he’ll end up being a journeyman.