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Sounds like he’s basing his ‘factual decision’ on the incorrect frame… It is offside in the given frame but was that the ‘first point of contact?’ Its open to interpretation, but in my view, it’s a dribble move and then he chips it through. Again, referee’s won’t even call out a referee even...

Pulling ranks to look after their own.

It’s a must-win game and our season really hangs on winning tonight. However, after such an emotionally draining game on Sunday, you’d think Hull have the advantage. Personally, I’m predicting a draw which does nothing for either side.

We’re not signing players for depth, there’s a lot of improvement needed to be at the top end of the Championship. The main difference is that last season we had to bed a whole team in. This year we can slowly integrate to the starting berths. The key is getting them in earlier in the window...

Doesn’t really suit their narrative though… Keane was wallowing in how far ‘his’ club had fallen. Imagine the coverage and fixation on VAR had it been Saturday’s game or Man U scored the goal? Trying not to be tin foil hat man btw, it was convenient timing to bring out the measuring sticks and...

If Tavares is injured, what else can you do? Unless you play 5 at the back with Thomas, Binks and Kitching as we did against Wednesday. We’ve ran out of squad again - the league campaign and cup fixtures have taken their toll. We need the summer to come around again to get new players in. It’s...

A good £20m could get us the players we need to be a top 4 team, comfortably. Add in some Vik money and we’d have a lot. We have to be honest and acknowledge that we need more next season. I’d expect about 4 or 5 new starters in the team for next season.

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...