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[littleDinosaurLuke]

Yeah that would be an even more controversial idea. I think it’s fine how it is but the officials need more help and training

The biggest thing is that the rules need to be clearer.
Particularly around handball, offside and fouling - everything basically.
Amad had his shirt pulled as he ran in on goal yesterday. The common view - including G.Neville - was that it was it wasn’t particularly forceful (Amad wasn’t pulled to the ground) and was therefore something a defender was entitled to get away with.
How do you enforce that consistently? Why is a defender allowed to pull back an attacker by his shirt and if he is, by whatever de minimis rule makes it acceptable, where is the line drawn and by whom? And how can this ever be enforced consistently as it is obviously so subjective?

 

[Left on the Shelf]

They probably can't afford them
Seriously, it makes sense although I would still prefer no VAR at all. Electronics for lines ok but the rest is opinion anyway. Offside, Wenger is right for me 'clear daylight'.

The financial aspect would certainly rule out a few of them, but it would be more of a vocation, only starting when their playing career contracts come to a natural end. Many ex-pros don't want to go into management or punditry.

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

Hence my comment about from alternative leagues.
Yes they could certainly be accused of bias, but at least those connections would be known in advance - unlike now where it is all in the shadows....

Not even sure it's in the shadows

There's certainly pics of Michael Oliver wearing a Newcastle kit, for example, which resurfaced when he made sure Romero was suspended for our match with them

Mike Dean's even more blatant, given he was caught on camera in the stands the last time Tranmere were at Wembley

 

[Billy The Spur]

It wasn’t a penalty or a red card.

I’m not disputing refs are crap, they are and make far too many mistakes. But people seem to make out like they favour certain teams when they don’t.

Oh come on, we all know if that was Romero pulling back Salah, the referee will be blowing for a penalty and sending off Cuti, we`ve seen it endless times before, certain clubs get the benefit of doubt, others don`t, it`s as simple as that.

 

[KingHotspur]

Oh come on, we all know if that was Romero pulling back Salah, the referee will be blowing for a penalty and sending off Cuti, we`ve seen it endless times before, certain clubs get the benefit of doubt, others don`t, it`s as simple as that.

It’s as simple as that to you as you’re certain there is an agenda.

Not everybody thinks the same as you

 

[KingHotspur]

Not even sure it's in the shadows

There's certainly pics of Michael Oliver wearing a Newcastle kit, for example, which resurfaced when he made sure Romero was suspended for our match with them

Mike Dean's even more blatant, given he was caught on camera in the stands the last time Tranmere were at Wembley

Yeah but this is common knowledge and they aren’t allowed to ref games involving those clubs.

Unless the ref is a robot, of course you’re gonna have people who support certain clubs.

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

Richy not in the Brazil squad for the next international break

Time to exhaust the UK's supply of cotton wool to wrap him up for a fortnight

 

[Citizen Kane.]

Richy not in the Brazil squad for the next international break

Time to exhaust the UK's supply of cotton wool to wrap him up for a fortnight

Interesting. That will put a bee in his bonnet to finish the season strongly and make it for the summer.

 

[humanbeingincroydon]

Interesting. That will put a bee in his bonnet to finish the season strongly and make it for the summer.

Hopefully

 

[BinghamSpur]

Or we've grown a pair and asked unofficially to not pick him.

I see Neymar is also not included..

 

[littleDinosaurLuke]

Bergvall is training with the first team squad today

 

[SpursDisciple]

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[humanbeingincroydon]

Bergvall is training with the first team squad today

Romero is available too

Palhinha isn't, though, so that answers a few questions about why Cuti is such a threat from set pieces

 

[Spurf]

Good to see Van de Ven push back on the nonsense we hear from hacks and fans.

 

[KingHotspur]

Good to see Van de Ven push back on the nonsense we hear from hacks and fans.

What did he say?

Denied he was looking for a move?

 

[The Changing Man]

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[Citizen Kane.]

What did he say?

Denied he was looking for a move?

Stuff said in interviews is irrelevant if it isn't backed up with performances.

And the unavoidable fact is that he has been really poor for months.

 

[Spurf]

What did he say?

Denied he was looking for a move?

He said that everyone in the dressing room was trying and nobody was talking about leaving. This was made up by the reporters and some fans believed it. These stories were nonsense.

 

[Citizen Kane.]

We're naive to the extreme if we don't think several players have been on the phone to their agents for months trying to secure a summer move.

It is to be expected given how this season has gone, irrespective of our status next season.

The only thing not calculated is that many players seem to be labouring under the illusion that we'll miss them.

 

[The RDBD]

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