Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

[Libby]

Luckily for us we faced you when you were amongst the worst sides in prem history or this title win may not have been possible

Excuse me bro but no need for the amongst there. We're quite clearly the worst

 

[Sucky]

Excuse me bro but no need for the amongst there. We're quite clearly the worst

Not yet, not officially anyway

 

[Libby]

Not yet, not officially anyway

Lose next week at home to Wolves and Leicester away will remain our final chance imo.

 

[brb]

I had the sound down, did Arteta just walk off in a strop?

 

[Peej]

Newcastle fans out, happy about the draw like it was a cup final win.

 

[Peej]

Lose next week at home to Wolves and Leicester away will remain our final chance imo.

so it’s that game after Leicester you could be relegated?

 

[brb]

Roy Keane putting the knife into Arsenal

 

[cini65]

Why do we need lines, we managed for a ****ing century without them. Yeah there will all ways be arguments down the pub, but I'd rather that than some stupid **** like you that thinks he needs to draw lines, but to be fair to you, I should be use to Arsenal tears.

There were arguments then and there are arguments now. At least with semi automated offside (and automated AI offside soon) it will be immediate and objective and correct.

 

[cini65]

A bloke on the side called a linesman.

Same reason grand slams got rid of line judges

 

[cini65]

Scrap VAR because it’s obviously ****?

Var isn’t ****, the people operating it are

 

[Peej]

Same reason grand slams got rid of line judges

They don’t have line judges at Wimbledon?

sure there are, the just have a couple of challenges a set to ask for a review.

 

[cini65]

Abandon it completely, it's a rule that is mis-used anyway as it was intended to stop players attempting to "gain unfair advantage" not to be penalised for having a bigger boot size.
Back in the day players like Allen Clark at Leeds used to just hang around the opposition area until the ball got to them meaning someone had to stay back to defend them. Not sure if that was "unfair advantage" but i can understand why they created a rule to stop it as it was boring to watch.

I just don’t see how you get rid of offaide as it would completely change the dynamic of modern football and make certain players completely obsolete. Should at least try it out on something pointless like the current title race?

 

[cini65]

They don’t have line judges at Wimbledon?

sure there are, the just have a couple of challenges a set to ask for a review.

https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/articles/ce3zg3y23v7o

Aus and US got rid of them years ago

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Var isn’t ****, the people operating it are

It is **** for the people who matter i.e. those who pay to be at the game. You used to have a quick glance at the lino and know for sure it’s a goal. Now you have to wait to be sure of any goal. You could have the best people for the job and that wouldn’t change.

 

[cini65]

It is **** for the people who matter i.e. those who pay to be at the game. You used to have a quick glance at the lino and know for sure it’s a goal. Now you have to wait to be sure of any goal. You could have the best people for the job and that wouldn’t change.

Yeah I get that argument.
Just get all decisions to be made by AI. Won’t be far away now. No person required on pitch. Just an AI announcer. All decisions objective and immediate.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Yeah I get that argument.
Just get all decisions to be made by AI. Won’t be far away now. No person required on pitch. Just an AI announcer. All decisions objective and immediate.

How does AI decide that penalty on Nunez is a foul? Or Skelly’s red at Wolves?

Do we just stick with the endless waiting for some full kit nonce in Uxbridge to make a decision until then when there’s a far better alternative?

 

[brb]

There were arguments then and there are arguments now. At least with semi automated offside (and automated AI offside soon) it will be immediate and objective and correct.

Football is about debate and arguments, but we don't need geeks drawing ****ing lines. I see tonight they were discussing if the wall in the freekick was the correct distance or something, because the SKY technology measures it, just **** off with this tech bollocks. The only reason we have VAR is for crying pussies like Arteta....hmmm suppose that's a good reason to keep it actually.

Anyway why did Arteta storm off from the interview, I guess United anal fisted his dreams into oblivion.

 

[brb]

Var isn’t ****, the people operating it are

Arteta is ****, does he actually know what he's doing?

 

[haslam]

Luckily for us

Newcastle fans out, happy about the draw like it was a cup final win.

You guys having some kind of spaz-a-thon?

If I'm meant to have sponsored then just pop the link up as you're both doing sterling work.

 

[Star of David Bardsley]

Football is about debate and arguments, but we don't need geeks drawing ****ing lines. I see tonight they were discussing if the wall in the freekick was the correct distance or something, because the SKY technology measures it, just **** off with this tech bollocks. The only reason we have VAR is for crying pussies like Arteta....hmmm suppose that's a good reason to keep it actually.

Anyway why did Arteta storm off from the interview, I guess United anal fisted his dreams into oblivion.

Found the point about the wall quite interesting and that’s what the post-match analysis is for. How Raya has gotten away with a goal at a good height nowhere near the corner I’m not sure.

The ten yard thing is weird. Do they practice pacing out exactly ten yards? Do refs in most countries practice pacing out 9.144 metres? They probably do actually. Nerds.