BrightonCottager
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It used to massively irritate me but now I quite like it because it gives me even more chances to shout 'wake up, lino' and 'Sian would've got that right' to the linos in front of me at the Cottage.
I get the premise behind it, but it doesn’t work, and just ruins the flow of the game, and winds the fans up who get on the linesman's back for not flagging. It happened numerous times yesterday, when the Linesman was just following the rules but a large proportion of the fans don't understand the rule.
Quite right. Ignoring the flag and playing to the whistle has already been mooted on here. OP doesn't like it though.The worst part is that it makes it more likely a goal will be chalked off due to VAR/late lino call. If the lino calls it immediately, then you get into the clear and obvious territory with VAR. However as they have been asked not to flag it, means it is much more likely a apparent goal will be ruled out. If you believe that having goals ruled out is what infuriates the fans the most, as I do, this is the worst solution. Better would be to have the linos flag offsides, but tell players to play to the whistle (again). This allow goals flagged incorrectly as offside to be given if VAR proves it to be wrong.
Indeed. He barely knew the day of the week, that guy.The linesman also got a lot of calls wrong on Saturday, so while there was the odd one he correctly let go at first, he was basically shit (first half).
Indeed. He barely knew the day of the week, that guy.
This. Someone is going to get a career-ending injury in a challenge made after someone was clearly offside.Still think some bugger`s gonna get badly hurt because of it , as above the lad on Sunday sucked .