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the main issue is that they are simplifying the way they apply the laws to make decision making easier rather than for actual footballing reasons or for fairness. We end up with penalties given if it hits any arm above the head as per Gomes, even if the ball is going nowhere. Offsides when...

i'd rather it was in play and working but it just can't go on the way it is. I don't think it'll get voted to keep but maybe having the vote will get major grievances aired instead of the suspect "96% correct decisions" and the wanky justifications. when the decisions are so bad it needs a...

I fully supported VAR to get rid of diving in particular and they use it to do the opposite. How can they give the Newcastle pen v us on no contact and not give theirs tonight (karma at least). Then a foul against Cunha for a mild flail that missed yet condone Pogba’s potential leg breaker on...

agree the moot point bit. but I was comparing to the amort charge (£5.5m pa) they'd have in next year's forecast. so if you sell him for £11.5m you make the same loss as the amort charge would have been but hopefully make a P&L gain on avoided wages and at least get him off the books...

40th this month

Assuming the amort period on Silva was extended in line with his contract extension he'll still be in the June books at c £11m. The forecast must presume a year's amort (c£5.5m) + his wages. If they're still fretting over profit they'd have to sell for c £5.5m at a minimum to avoid an extra...

a poor man's Jesus Lizard!

A lot of sites unsurprisingly showing his letter pitching to Nirvana for recording In Utero. always worth a re-read. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/steve-albini-letter-to-nirvana/

fuck. just saw. that’s shit news.

good book though its a long time since i read it.

happy birthday Kim Gordon, the coolest of the cool

Vernor Vinge went last month Authored a key paper on the Singularity Also wrote a few amazing sci-fi books https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

Though they had plenty of get out with the Salah goal as could have easily concluded Toti was not in sufficient control of the ball. They had to presume that and apply the law literally to allow it whilst in this case it appears to be mainly presumption from proximity and maybe the behind the...

Like the way Salah's presence had an effect against us in the FA cup, from an offside position. Not only was Toti aware of him enough to attempt a clearance, Salah then went on and scored. Surely a far clearer advantage than Chirewa just standing there. Based on that, you can't really use a...

Well I'm with Billy on this but of course the refs aren't at this stage since they are happy to ignore whether it was even possible for the keeper to have made a save and so think they're doing a good job by disallowing perfectly acceptable goals as a result. It's not really about us and the one...

The thing is, the direction and speed of an effort on goal is rather fundamental to the game of football and to the opportunity of a goalkeeper to save it. we even, unbelievably, rate and value players on their ability to do it. so can appreciate refs might be shit at assessing many things, but...