Midweek Fixtures (14/15/16 Dec).

[McNamara That Ghost...]

Son.

[Mac76]

2-2 phew...

[McNamara That Ghost...]

2-2 FT.

Spufs.

[Letters]

That’s ok. Would have preferred a Liverpool win - we clearly aren’t going to catch them anyway - but a draw will do.

[Ollie the Optimist]

Totally deserved in fairness, no intention for the ball whatsoever.

Fully agree it’s a red card.

But a Crystal Palace player did exactly the same to Saka earlier this season and VAR did fuck all.

The standard of these referees is appalling

[Letters]

VAR should mean fewer mistakes and more consistency.
That demonstrably hasn’t happened.
Although I thought it was used well in the Euros.
It’s the right thing to do in principle

[Marc Overmars]

Pool midfield is their weakest link. Keita is bang average. Technically just above Xhaka. But he is not a walking red card at least

City is taking the title

I think what they get from their fullbacks though is insane and totally helps cover up any weakness through the centre. Trent and Robertson are better wingers than players who actually play the in position. In the case of Trent he’s better than a lot of playmakers too.

[Letters]

Spurs could have won that yesterday.
They looked worryingly good going forward at times.

[Mac76]

Fully agree it’s a red card.

But a Crystal Palace player did exactly the same to Saka earlier this season and VAR did fuck all.

The standard of these referees is appalling

Agreed, the last thing they do is apply the rules evenly, you can see they let all kinds of other thoughts to get in the way, no-one seems capable of doing the job purely objectively

[Ollie the Optimist]

Agreed, the last thing they do is apply the rules evenly, you can see they let all kinds of other thoughts to get in the way, no-one seems capable of doing the job purely objectively

It’s why i think they need to remove the referees from VAR.

There should be a completely separate team of people who operate it. That way, they are not worrying about protecting their mates on the pitch but rather making sure decisions are made properly.