[Albion] Alexis Mac Allister - *** New Contract Until 2025 ***

[Machiavelli]

In previous years I would have been in favour of the Dutch but this time more interested in our player doing well though even that brings mixed emotions - i.e. unwanted interest from other clubs and him maybe not available for some of our games. Last night was a prime example of shithousery by both teams though and not a good advert for football. The ref was unbelievably bad , one of the Argentinians was saying he was biased against them and why did HE add 10 minutes. I thought he was biased against the dutch but as said both teams acted terribly.

Rarely, I'm going to disagree with you. Generally the refereeing has been of a high standard in this WC (will even attract further opprobrium by saying that, for the most part, VAR has been good too). That ref is one of the top Europeans, and I thought he had a good game last night. Few games have had many cards, this one deserved many. This isn't because "the ref lost it", it was because it was a high stakes occasion, and the players (on and off the pitch) didn't control themselves. I can't remember the ref getting any key decisions wrong either. I've heard a few moans about Michael Oliver's performance too, but thought he did well.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Rarely, I'm going to disagree with you. Generally the refereeing has been of a high standard in this WC (will even attract further opprobrium by saying that, for the most part, VAR has been good too). That ref is one of the top Europeans, and I thought he had a good game last night. Few games have had many cards, this one deserved many. This isn't because "the ref lost it", it was because it was a high stakes occasion, and the players (on and off the pitch) didn't control themselves. I can't remember the ref getting any key decisions wrong either. I've heard a few moans about Michael Oliver's performance too, but thought he did well.

I thing there were two major points one where he didn't book Messi for his deliberate hand ball and where he booked Berghuis for what appeared to be nothing though there might have been something off camera. A very difficult game I agree and maybe all refs would get it wrong because of the level of issues. Possibly should have sent off the guy who took out ake then hammered the ball into the Dutch players.

 

[Dancin Ninja BHA]

I’m really conflicted atm - want Ali Mac to have a great World Cup but Argentina really are acting like colossal bellends atm and I can’t want to see Emi Martinez happy.

Concur

Just said the same of friends WhatsApp thingy earlier today.

Can't cheer on the damn Argies because......well, you know.......but they've got McAllister, who I will definitely cheer if he scores, against England or no-England. Club over country all day long

 

[Wardy's twin]

I would be astonished if our match tonight didn’t feature a level of shithousery

I would hope it's. Nowhere near what happened last night.

 

[Quebec Seagull]

I feel like both England and France will want to win today (and in the final) by playing positive football -- England with flash , France with panache.

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[Machiavelli]

I thing there were two major points one where he didn't book Messi for his deliberate hand ball and where he booked Berghuis for what appeared to be nothing though there might have been something off camera. A very difficult game I agree and maybe all refs would get it wrong because of the level of issues. Possibly should have sent off the guy who took out ake then hammered the ball into the Dutch players.

Fair. It was a long game, with a lot of incidents:
-- agree about Messi
-- don't think it should have been a red: it looked very bad live, and the bench milked it, but on seeing it as a replay, I don't think it was deliberate
-- can't comment on the Berghuis one: was well into the second bottle then, very good it was too

 

[SAC]

I thing there were two major points one where he didn't book Messi for his deliberate hand ball and where he booked Berghuis for what appeared to be nothing though there might have been something off camera. A very difficult game I agree and maybe all refs would get it wrong because of the level of issues. Possibly should have sent off the guy who took out ake then hammered the ball into the Dutch players.

I would have booked every sub who ran on to the pitch. They had no right to be there and the ball didn't even hit any of them.

Aside from that and letting Messi get away with it, the ref did ok in a very difficult match.

 

[dazzer6666]

’Expected to be available for around £30m’ apparently

 

[Icy Gull]

’Expected to be available for around £30m’ apparently

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Did you ever expect to be able to say “Inter Milan are dreaming if they think they can poach an Albion player”?
I suggest they won’t be willing or able to come close to paying what it would take.

 

[sparkie]

’Expected to be available for around £30m’ apparently

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Low ball amount.

 

[Weststander]

’Expected to be available for around £30m’ apparently

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£30m

 

[Bodian]

I thing there were two major points one where he didn't book Messi for his deliberate hand ball

He was already on a yellow. It would take an incredibly brave ref to send Messi off and make him miss a World Cup semi-final.

 

[Wardy's twin]

He was already on a yellow. It would take an incredibly brave ref to send Messi off and make him miss a World Cup semi-final.

So the rule isn't a rule when your Messi.,..

 

[Dave the OAP]

Papers full of him offski….looks like the European big guns are lining up.

I can see him ending up at Barca or Real Madrid although my mate who watches German footy a lot seems to think that Bayern are favourites to sign him in January

I wonder how many of our “ el galacticos “ will still be with us at the end of january

 

[Eeyore]

Papers full of him offski….looks like the European big guns are lining up.

I can see him ending up at Barca or Real Madrid although my mate who watches German footy a lot seems to think that Bayern are favourites to sign him in January

I wonder how many of our “ el galacticos “ will still be with us at the end of january

I would also suggest that he is going absolutely nowhere and the papers are full of shite. My theory is the only one with evidence

 

[trueblue]

£30m

They missed the '1' off the front of that.

 

[Icy Gull]

Papers full of him offski….looks like the European big guns are lining up.

I can see him ending up at Barca or Real Madrid although my mate who watches German footy a lot seems to think that Bayern are favourites to sign him in January

I wonder how many of our “ el galacticos “ will still be with us at the end of january

What about Trossard? Booo?

How are Huddersfield doing? Will they lose their best players in January too?

 

[macbeth]

’Expected to be available for around £30m’ apparently

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inter are broke, that's why they had to sell lukaku in the first place, and even after that there's still a big financial black hole. absolutely no chance they'd be able to meet our asking price, which will be well north of the figure quoted above

 

[Billy in Bristol]

Whatever: still great work by the club to extend his contract.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

He was already on a yellow. It would take an incredibly brave ref to send Messi off and make him miss a World Cup semi-final.

Or an honest one