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Agreed. To use rugby as an example, the phrase ‘clear and obvious’ actually means something. In my view, I’m sure in that context, a rugby referee would straight up say that the offside is not ‘clear and obvious’ because of the things mentioned earlier about frame speeds and what not. Wright...

Hamer had 1 year left on his contract. Statistically, Sheaf is one of, if not the best midfielder in the league atm. If Torp starts next season as he did against Man U, we’ve probably replaced a lot of the goals and assists from Hamer. Sheaf I’d be surprised if we let Sheaf go for less than...

Emphasis on the ‘assistant’, atm it is king. When VAR refers something to the ref, it is unduly influencing the referee’s decision making process. In contrast, in rugby and other sports, the officials use the technology to decide on a call. Is VAR under as much scrutiny in other countries? I...

If we conceded a goal like that, I’d probably argue it was offside. The issue is the implementation not so much the concept. VAR should be referred to when the referee and is his team believes there could be an infringement. Only in niche instances (e.g. violent conduct) should VAR flag...

We’re not signing reserve calibre players anymore - we’re interested in ‘exciting’ players. It wouldn’t surprise me if we sign a player to start ahead of Sakamoto as it’s not a guarantee he’ll return the same (I believe he’ll be fine). Agreed something needs to be done about the defence...

With Godden leaving we’ll have no sub striker if Simms and Wright start… We’ve been fortunate Wright and Simms have stayed injury free for most of the season. As for RW, we’ve struggled to make 4-2-3-1 work without Sakamoto. Absolutely need a RW and ST ahead of a GK and CB. Put it this way...

Firstly, for the right player no fee is ‘too much’ which is why we’ve spent up to £20m on Simms and Wright. My thoughts are more budget allocation and priority of positional needs. In my view, we need CBs but it’s not our most pressing priority. If we spend £5+ million on a CB my preference is...

There’s a reason Kitching is the starter and not Binks. The value Binks has added as a sub is when we’re chasing games because he’s more accomplished on the ball. His range of passing for a CB is brilliant. If Bologna want too high a fee and his wages too high, Binks is unlikely to join us...

I’d keep in the squad, he’s earned the right to fight for a spot. To meet our goals and aspirations, we need more quality, you want Sakamoto, EMC, Wright and another fighting for their spots week in, week out.

He’s got a few assists from crosses which is exactly the thing we were missing earlier on in the season. The cross and finish for Simms goal was fantastic! A constructive criticism of Sakamoto is that at times he passes up opportunities to cross the ball. Partly because he’s left footed...

Prefacing this by saying I’m not religious… The rendition of WLADITT before KO felt like a genuine religious experience. It was special.

Maybe next year we’ll have our justice against Man U… How can the powers that be not see the ridiculousness of drawing silly lines on blurry photos to establish an offside or not?! Football lost yesterday. One of its greatest moments erased from the history books by some person looking at a...

Great point. The referee needs the power to overrule VAR. Again, in rugby and other sports, the referee can disagree with the TMO/VAR equivalents. In football it seems that VAR is the ultimate power. If the referee makes the decision himself, then fair enough. It seems that the on field...

I seen a man being restrained by about old bill and him shouting at them whilst his young daughter was bawling her eyes out. I was in the safe standing blocks so not too many day trippers (in theory). Seriously, how do people get to that stage?

Everyone gets a 10 for what was a toenail away from the greatest FA Cup comeback of all time. Antony can get in the bin for an embarrassing cupping of the ears after their win. The muted celebrations after the winning penalty summed it up!

TMO in rugby union and league is good in demonstrating the referee and TMOs decision making process. There’s no transparency with VAR and the way it’s been implemented is a shambles in the this country - even UEFA competitions implement it way better.

Fair play to Tavares, he’s been putting in some good performances and doing everything he can to prove he belongs. A pre-season and some coaching in his ‘new’ position and he could be a decent player for us. Long term, I still believe he probably isn’t good enough and you’re only as good as...

Agreed. It’s one thing over performing in a one off game, and another doing that over 46 games in the league. In the two other games we went 3-0 down, PNE and Birmingham, we looked bad. I don’t want to focus on the negatives because the team gave a good account of themselves from start to...

Two Liverpool fans I got talking to in Euston said the system is ‘bent’ and we all felt that VAR wouldn’t have intervened if it was a Man U winner. That’s where it seems like BS to me. The referee, in my view, should have an ‘on field decision’ when referring an incident to VAR. The referees...

This is the closest to a religious experience that I’ve had in my life. What a comeback. What a team. What a day! Come what may!