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But if you think the only reason he saved it was because he broke the rules then there's no issue with the same penalty taker being used.

I've always wanted a rule whereby the player fouled is the one who has to take it. If it's for something like handball it's the person who hit the shot/cross.

Agree wholeheartedly. The aim their anger at the ref when it should be aimed at the rules they're being asked to enforce. They're only doing what they're told. Of course they're not perfect and it can be frustrating with inconcsistency not just wekk to week but sometimes within games where...

The term gammon is the antithesis of the term snowflake. But rather than get upset and cry about something seemingly trivial they get upset and rage about it til they go red in the face with rage about something minor but is pink beneath that. As a general rule they tend to get upset with...

It is a different world when you think a month into the season we've got £200k just from televised games which is probably more than all our TV games in L1 and L2.

It's the problem with the handball rule - an accidental handball that's almost impossible to avoid can be significant as it stops the play and a team getting a chance to score, so having it just carry on seems unfair. But at the same time a penalty seems totally over the top. Plus the fact it's...

Of course it's more nuanced but some of those things you mention you also have to look at which parts of society have control over things which create those things. For example crime. In America a black person is more likely to be charged and gain a criminal record from a minor crime than a...

There are definitely non-pro's out there who are more than capable of providing more insight into teams etc. While analysis of tactics/positions etc is more likely to be accurate by the ex pros/coaches they're often clueless about actual teams, players, styles of play etc. Certainly outside the...

I wonder if there's a camera that shows them at the kick off to see if they took a knee? Nothing to stop them supporting the cause if they choose on the sidelines.

Because it's done on the whistle it kind of forces everyone to take part and that doesn't make it an effective stance, it feels like an expectation of people rather than an expression of their views and values. It should be done as part of the team line ups or something and down to individual...

No, it'd remove the ambiguity like we've had with the "all lives matter" nonsense which allows those wanting to discredit it to make out it's saying only black people matter and thus has a further agenda. It's the basis of most legal arguments. You take a statement that seems pretty...

I like the thinking behind this although the pitfalls within it are clear. If the rate is increasing massively and requires a lockdown earlier than holiday times it's not going to be as effective in keeping things under control. It would probably be a little bit of a help but maybe not long...

Although he's been filling in at RWB Burroughs is more of an attacking midfielder in his preferred position.

This is probably quite a minor point but the capitisation of the words matters to me. Black Lives Matter to me refers to the organisation bearing that name. So the phrase that people can and should get behind is black lives matter, rather than Black Lives Matter.

Then why not shout Black Parity or Black Equality? It's incredibly clumsy terminology, just like Defund the Police. Don't allow any ambiguity into the message. Unless the ambiguity is put there deliberately to allow the goalposts to move but the message stay the same. You start by saying this...

Seemed very similar to last week to me. Our marking system left someone free at the back, two defenders went for the same ball and left space behind. Shipley was close to his man, it's just debatable as to whether the system had him marking the correct man in the first place. If it doesn't...

Thank you. I thought it was just me. Macca seemed to just float 95% of his corners to the front post and opposition defences never seemed overly troubled by them much of the time.

We've no idea how someone who has had Covid will be if they pick up colds and flu over the winter as their lung capacity may have been affected and they struggle to get enough oxygen due to damaged lungs. And that may not be just the vulnerable - plenty of young, healthy people are saying that...

Indeed. It's an indoor setting where the exertion will lead to heavy breathing and thus a far larger potential range of infection and viral load. But I'd shut them after the pubs because after a few beers inhibitions are gone and distancing etc goes out the window. At least in gyms the...

On the whole I believe that to be the case. But that doesn't make it the same for everyone. Malcolm X is a big civil rights figure but it's often debated as to whether he was a black supremacist rather than equality advocate. Same with feminism - most want equality but there are definite...