[Albion] Premier League 12-14/1/24

[Kinky Gerbil]

WTF are assistant referees for any more? That was a clear offside but the flag stayed down until the goalie got hurt.

The problem is nothing is clear with VAR and offside now.

Someone's toe could have played them on

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

2nd City player isn't it? Lino lets play carry on despite offside and player gets injured and subbed. Isn't it time this stupid rule of keeping the flag down was scrapped, especially when the offside is blatant.

Define ‘blatant.’ Managers, fans and pundits used to cry about mistakes made by linos on offside. The current situation has to happen if we have VAR.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

Define ‘blatant.’ Managers, fans and pundits used to cry about mistakes made by linos on offside. The current situation has to happen if we have VAR.

Yep so solution is obvious.

 

[drew]

Nice goal but what was BDB moaning about?

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Nice goal but what was BDB moaning about?

The free kick not given a minute earlier. It was 50:50 but these days every decision is debated, no one accepts refereeing decisions and no one is interested in the football anymore.

 

[Deadly Danson]

Define ‘blatant.’ Managers, fans and pundits used to cry about mistakes made by linos on offside. The current situation has to happen if we have VAR.

I agree with you here. What's the alternative? Lino flags when he thinks it's blatant and it turns out it wasn't offside. Injuries happen, this for me is the least of the issues with VAR.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

The free kick not given a minute earlier. It was 50:50 but these days every decision is debated, no one accepts refereeing decisions and no one is interested in the football anymore.

It's not even close to being a foul

Gordon was out muscled

 

[Steve in Japan]

City looking so good. And that's without Haaland, Grealish and de Bruyne.

 

[Stat Brother]

It's not even close to being a foul

Gordon was out muscled

It didn't look great from the actual footage, looking back at them.
But the one replay so far was very 50:50.

Were it not for that Newcastle goal we'd have been treated to 10 replays from every angle until such time as every opinion was proven correct!!

 

[Steve in Japan]

City looking so good. And that's without Haaland, Grealish and de Bruyne.

Ahem.....2-1

 

[Deadly Danson]

Funny old game. You just never know in football. But FFS City - one job.

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

City all over Newcastle and playing brilliantly. Somehow Newcastle take a couple of lucky swings and score 2.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Great goal from Gordon. Brilliant player. This is some match.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Great ball from BDB to set Gordon off on his run for 2nd goal

 

[maltaseagull]

The problem is nothing is clear with VAR and

The problem is nothing is clear with VAR and offside now.

Someone's toe could have played them on

So what is the point of assistant referees now?
They never seem to tell the ref if they have missed anything.

 

[Bozza]

City are RATTLED.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Pep will be fuming about his keeper getting crocked by his own player from an offside.

Ah well

 

[Krafty]

What a sh*t day!

City wake up and get your act together! Down to 8th we go

 

[Steve in Japan]

Not sure they score those 2 goals if Ederson is in goal. Maybe one of them, not both.

But hey ho and all that. Should be a good second half.

 

[Milano]

This match is so f***ing typical Howe. This is perfect for his ‘underdog’ brand of football, and against City he can get away with doing it at home. I still don’t believe he’ll be Newcastle manager in August.
Newcastle have been absolutely schooled for 40 minutes.