25/26 - Non Saints Games

[aintforever]

That’s just bollocks, that was a goal. 

[Turkish]

1 minute ago, James said:

Think VAR got it right there.

Yep it was to be fair massive decision though for both clubs 

[Saint NL]

Its probably the right decision, but damn I'd be annoyed with the last ten mins if I was a hammer

[Saint Pete]

1 minute ago, James said:

Think VAR got it right there.

I think they probably did but personally I would prefer a world where VAR did not exist and decide key moments like that, it doesn't feel right. 

[James]

1 minute ago, aintforever said:

That’s just bollocks, that was a goal. 

There were two fouls IMO - one defender had hold of his shirt, another had an arm round his neck. Unfortunate that it came to it but was correct. 

[ChrisPY]

1 minute ago, aintforever said:

That’s just bollocks, that was a goal. 

The West Ham player had his left hand around the goalkeeper’s forearm and was pulling it down which stopped him being able to catch the ball. It was a clear foul.

[aintforever]

Just now, James said:

There were two fouls IMO - one defender had hold of his shirt, another had an arm round his neck. Unfortunate that it came to it but was correct. 

There were at least two Arsenal players committing fouls.

[Lord Duckhunter]

😂😂 How anybody can think that wasn’t a foul…

[pingpong]

First foul was by the keeper and clear.

Put those bubbles back in the machine.

[Osvaldorama]

They’d never have disallowed that the other way

[saintant]

31 minutes ago, Saint NL said:

Oh Fernandes 

Just lift it over the keeper and it's a goal. Terrible effort.

[Lord Duckhunter]

Of course it’s all a conspiracy 😂😂

[Lord Duckhunter]

Just now, saintant said:

Just lift it over the keeper and it's a goal. Terrible effort.

Yep, he cost them, not the VAR. Delayed it too long, I presume he thought the keeper would commit earlier. By the time he shot, the keeper was closer. 

[stknowle]

I guarantee if the roles were reversed on that goal we’d be hearing ‘And the VAR check is over, nothing to see here’. I detest VAR more than words can express. 

[stknowle]

4 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Of course it’s all a conspiracy 😂😂

Did you think it was a foul worthy of having the goal disallowed then? Clear and obvious mistake by the ref? 

[aintforever]

It was just a complete melee, if you analyse it in forensic detail there would be a whole bunch of fouls committed by both sides. What was committed against the keeper was no worse than what the Arsenal players were doing.

[benjii]

It's definitely a foul, but lots of those go unpunished. Not sure what the solution is. 

[stknowle]

FFS I go back to the Henry handball against ROI. The same by Watford matey against us in 2-2 draw a few years ago. CLEAR AND OBVIOUS cheating/fouls. That’s what it is supposed to be for. No way on earth does what happened today fall into that category. 

[S-Clarke]

Raya was being grabbed on the shirt by Todibo, and had Pablo's arm stretched across his neck - Raya had two hands on the ball and would have claimed it, but couldn't get full control because he was having his shirt pulled and someone else pinning their arm across his neck. I thought it was fairly clear to me.

Goalkeepers are always afforded protection to a degree, and you can't really say that he hasn't been impeded from having a clean claim of that ball. Big call, the right call and some positive press for VAR for a change - impossible for the ref to have spotted that in real time, so VAR showed it's worth there.

If I was a WHU fan I'd just take that on the chin really, no conspiracy, no bribes - just accept that Fernandes blew your biggest chance.

[stknowle]

1 minute ago, S-Clarke said:

Raya was being grabbed on the shirt by Todibo, and had Pablo's arm stretched across his neck - Raya had two hands on the ball and would have claimed it, but couldn't get full control because he was having his shirt pulled and someone else pinning their arm across his neck. I thought it was fairly clear to me.

Goalkeepers are always afforded protection to a degree, and you can't really say that he hasn't been impeded from having a clean claim of that ball. Big call, the right call and some positive press for VAR for a change - impossible for the ref to have spotted that in real time, so VAR showed it's worth there.

If I was a WHU fan I'd just take that on the chin really, no conspiracy, no bribes - just accept that Fernandes blew your biggest chance.

Just rewatched on slow motion replay several times and TBF I agree. It’s technically a foul. Just like Rice embracing Mavrapanos just behind them is technically a foul. 

[Saint Pete]

16 minutes ago, benjii said:

It's definitely a foul, but lots of those go unpunished. Not sure what the solution is. 

There isn't a solution which is why I disagree with VAR so much. It seeks perfection in a game where you will never find perfection in refereeing decisions. As a few others said, you could probably analyse what went on at that corner and find another 3 or 4 fouls either way. Which ones came first, where do you draw the line? When a goal is scored, VAR is obviously geared to look for fouls that would disallow the goal, so that is mainly what they are focusing on. 

It's preferable to have no VAR and accept the decisions of the on field officials as in the Championship and below in my view. 

[Football Special]

That's West Ham relegated isn't it 

[Saint NL]

KWP and Fernandes' agents 

[Sheaf Saint]

6 minutes ago, Football Special said:

That's West Ham relegated isn't it 

If Spurs manage to beat Leeds tomorrow then yes, it's probably all over. 

After that, WH have Newcastle away and Leeds at home. Spurs then have Chelsea away and Everton at home. 

Can't see either team picking up many more points TBH. 

Leeds are guaranteed to stay up now as WH can't catch them, so it will be interesting to see how both those games play out. 

[SNSUN]

So basically, for West Ham to survive they need to win both their next two games against Newcastle and Leeds, and for Spurs to get 4 points or fewer from their fixtures against Leeds, Chelsea and Everton. 

Sadly, lucky Spurs will probably have avoided relegation. I can't see them be this bad again next season, which is a shame.

[Lord Duckhunter]

1 hour ago, stknowle said:

I guarantee if the roles were reversed on that goal we’d be hearing ‘And the VAR check is over, nothing to see here’. 

Do you actually believe this pony. 

[stknowle]

11 minutes ago, Lord Duckhunter said:

Do you actually believe this pony. 

Possibly a bit OTT with the guarantee thing but yeah I think it would be far less likely to be chalked off if it had been Arsenal that had scored it. 👋