It would be like a fairytale wrapped in a dream. Or some other such **** that the commentators will come out with.
Well goodness this thread got both bitter and boring over the past hour or so. I think what this incident has done is highlight maybe more than any other that comes to mind how VAR has ruined the fan experience. To have that moment of utter euphoria and then be told actually sorry, maybe not, is horrendous for those Coventry fans in the stadium. More and more as a fan at aVAR game you cannot properly commit to celebrating a goal. My favourite thing about the Championship has been no VAR. When Flynn Downs scored v Watford, everyone in St Marys and indeed on here had that moment of utter joy, with no fear or trepidation of what if it isn’t…..
I’m torn as to whether another season of no VAR is better than being back in the PL. As you brilliantly described those moments will be gone. Yes, I know the ambition, progress etc etc, we’ll die as a club if we don’t and so on, but that we’ve not had this rubbish VAR has been great!
Oh dear! Not another Old Firm Final! For me, Celtic deserve nothing unitl they learn to get through their qualifying rounds and onto the knockout stages in European tournaments. Getting nothing might make their fans more demanding of their mean-minded board.
The idea of VAR is right, but it needs substantial adjustment. When possible offsides need to become automated like goal line checks with instant resolution. We need to stop this farce of sending the referee to the screen, let the VAR official make the call. It would save so much time.
I wonder how many Birmingham City supporters are flying to Madrid every other week in support of their former player?
As much as Tom is right, offside is offside. However offsides weren’t introduced into the game for this reason and when it’s not clear to the naked eye then it should be kept to the on field decision
That summer absolutely killed the idea fairy tales are possible. Even Leicester winning the league has been followed by relegation. The status quo must be defended.
What has 1976 got to do with anything? It's impossible to compare football back then to football today. All I've said is that I didn't want a City - Coventry final as it would be awful to watch. The gap between City and Coventry is probably 100 times bigger than the gap was between us and Man United back then.
This is spot on. The wording in most of the original football rules, especially in offside situations, is 'seeking to gain an advantage'. The decision yesterday was technically correct I suppose but I want someone to explain to me carefully and clearly how a player's big toe being over the 'red line' is seeking to gain an advantage. A bit like Danny Ings thumb or elbow or whatever it was against Aston Villa, being in that position when you get the ball and scoring has given you literally and physically no advantage over the opposition, and the appealing fans, players and managers know it. In fact now the appeals for fouls and offsides occur at every incident regardless if anyone thinks anything has happened.
