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[Albion] 2-2
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pocketseagull
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- Dec 29, 2014
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that was honestly so disheartening and for var to no thanks just got us back in the groove, what a f**ing game, what a result, what a season, what a club. we're something very bloody special.
Brightonfan1983
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Watching on TV, thought it was off immediately. Though not as close as it turned out to be. Walcott, he's quick.
Plus: I don't know where offside should be measured from. Because football's not a freeze-frame game, at least it hasn't been for over 100 years. Even if there's an Albion toe in line with Walcott, his body's further forward than anyone else's.
Plus: I don't know where offside should be measured from. Because football's not a freeze-frame game, at least it hasn't been for over 100 years. Even if there's an Albion toe in line with Walcott, his body's further forward than anyone else's.
Still pleasantly surprised that the VAR opted for not giving his chief cause to make another futile apology!
Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Three thoughts.
First, we've had a massive stroke of luck. But my god, if any team deserve it, it's us.
Second. VAR a disgrace again. How long did it take before anyone even had an idea it was being checked.
Third. If we have to have VAR, (and i'd bin in it's entirety), these offside lines should be abolished. Go with the onfield decision unless a clear and obvious error, which the ref, not someone else, has a chance to correct in one real time viewing
First, we've had a massive stroke of luck. But my god, if any team deserve it, it's us.
Second. VAR a disgrace again. How long did it take before anyone even had an idea it was being checked.
Third. If we have to have VAR, (and i'd bin in it's entirety), these offside lines should be abolished. Go with the onfield decision unless a clear and obvious error, which the ref, not someone else, has a chance to correct in one real time viewing
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
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I thought goal, but was hoping that VAR would look back at that very challenge and rule it out.
I didn't really see what happened in that incident, so was basing that hope more on the player reaction after the challenge, and the post goal protests to the ref, rather than anything i'd seen myself, meaning it was a very long shot, and realistically expecting it to be 2-2.
Offside didn't even cross my mind as a way to chalk it off
I like it - keep the goal difference down
And I hope that will end all the conspiracy talk (that we had on here a few weeks ago) about the big club bias.i think i asked whether it was offside in my post on the match thread when the ball went in but it was more me clutching at straws - I really didn’t believe that finally after some really shitty VAR decisions for us this season, one would go our way at such a crucial point - Southampton went from believing (rightly so) that they were really back in it and could take the win but after that, they crumbled.
I love VAR
Oh, hang on. No, yes. No. Yes, the decision went the way of the big club. Again!
It's a f***ing disgrace.
Ok, but exactly what counts as 'clear and obvious'? It has to be specific and measurable, otherwise we'll have a goal ruled out one week for it being 6" offside, and ManU will have one allowed the was a foot offside.
"Whatever happens to suit me at the time".
thejackal
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The problem is the linos have given up flagging on tight calls.
Guy Fawkes
The voice of treason
- Sep 29, 2007
- 8,297
Seeing as we've had perfectly good goals ruled out by the offslide flag in recent seasons, i'm glad they don't flag anymore and leave it to VAR to review and decide. Didn't we have a potential goal of the season candidate wrongly ruled out last season due to an incorrect offside flag?
Really?
Today I almost laughed my tits off. (Proper, as opposed to Wet-Sham-silly) European football slipping through my wizened, gnarled, needy fingers, then Bosh! VAR decides that I can, I can, I can have my hopes and dreams back.
I was so happy that I literally inhaled previous screaming and screaming, until all the sick just . . . . went away.
Does little dance.
Nope. I was in full stride calling them all the c***s under the sun to the person next to me, before it came up on the screen.
Washie
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I called it immediately,
As it was Walcott yes. The guy is pacey but has always had the football intelligence of an 8 year old so every chance he was going to be offside.
Er - we scored a perfectly good goal, on-field it stood, then VAR incorrectly ruled it out.