Not over impressed with Souness's pundetry. It was quite obvious to everyone except him that the only reason their young left back was subbed was the yellow card, but he was going on about 'not understanding it at all'. The commentator put him right. Also its very easy for him to scream...
Why though? Why is the onfield ref any more likely to get it right than the VAR ref? I'd say the reverse in fact - the onfield ref is more likely to be influenced by the baying crowd and the players in his face.
Why would the ref see anything on the pitch side monitor that they can't see in the VAR studio? This adds nothing at all other than the additional time it takes the ref to jog over there and back. This is just one of those pointless things that the commentators keep going on about, but where...
You absolutely can't have the first option as it would completely change the game. Can you imagine - every time an attacking player has the ball in the area, down near the corner flag - he's not going to be looking to cross the ball. Instead, the percentage option would be to try to flick the...
Offside with 'clear blue daylight' doesn't change a thing. We would just be having the conversation about there being one inch of clear blue daylight instead of the one inch that the attackers toe is offside currently. And VAR vs breathalysers and the speed cameras is not in any way...
Yes maybe - again it would take the subjectivity out of it. The only problem with that though is that it would encourage players to deliberately 'aim for the arms' in the penalty area. That would possibly end up being more productive than aiming for the goal and would have a very negative...
As it stands the handball rule is not subjective - if it touches a hand or arm in the build up its given as handball and the goal disallowed. It's not incompetent refereeing its just applying the law as it is. If that law is changed it becomes subjective again and the VAR ref has the job of...
Its mostly groups of young lads or girls who see littering as a bit of an act of rebellion. I'm sure all of them are told by their parents that they shouldn't litter, but when they are together in a group its seen as cool or hard to throw your bottles and cans on the floor, effectively saying...
Not true - VAR would have overruled and the goal would have been given. There was a case earlier in the season where that happened despite everyone having stopped except the attacking player.
Edit - actually, not sure about that now. In that case, the linesman had flagged but maybe the ref...
That was obviously the point when someone at Hawkeye said 'Hey - shouldn't that wire be plugged in? There you go, in now - there's one message on the queue.'
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Theres something about the way Rihanna curls her lip when singing the line '- love the way it hurts' that ruins it for me. Can't put my finger on why, but I think its something to do with the fact that the video should be telling the story rather...
Sorry but to quote that eminent scientist and philosopher Shania Twain, that don't impress me much.
Any creature up to about the size of a mouse can quite happily be chucked off Beachy Head and walk away. It's all about terminal velocity.