MadAmster

4-0    Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society - White.

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again.. there's no problem with VAR. The is, however, a huge issue with how it's been implemented. According to FIFA, it's allowed in 4 areas of the game, namely, goals and the violations that precede them, red cards, penalties, and mistaken identity when awarding a card. It's designed to correct CLEAR AND OBVIOUS errors. Taking 4 minutes to come to the conclusion that the striker's little toe is 3 mm offside isn't a clear and obvious mistake. IMO, if it takes more than 30 seconds, then any error on the part of the officials is neither clear nor obvious and the original decision should stand. Do that and, again IMO, the issues people see with VAR would be greatly reduced. 

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again.. there's no problem with VAR. The is, however, a huge issue with how it's been implemented. According to FIFA, it's allowed in 4 areas of the game, namely, goals and the violations that precede them, red cards, penalties, and mistaken identity when awarding a card. It's designed to correct CLEAR AND OBVIOUS errors. Taking 4 minutes to come to the conclusion that the striker's little toe is 3 mm offside isn't a clear and obvious mistake. IMO, if it takes more than 30 seconds, then any error on the part of the officials is neither clear nor obvious and the original decision should stand. Do that and, again IMO, the issues people see with VAR would be greatly reduced. 

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again.. there's no problem with VAR. The is, however, a huge issue with how it's been implemented. According to FIFA, it's allowed in 4 areas of the game, namely, goals and the violations that precede them, red cards, penalties, and mistaken identity when awarding a card. It's designed to correct CLEAR AND OBVIOUS errors. Taking 4 minutes to come to the conclusion that the striker's little toe is 3 mm offside isn't a clear and obvious mistake. IMO, if it takes more than 30 seconds, then any error on the part of the officials is neither clear nor obvious and the original decision should stand. Do that and, again IMO, the issues people see with VAR would be greatly reduced. 

I've said it before and I'll probably say it again.. there's no problem with VAR. The is, however, a huge issue with how it's been implemented. According to FIFA, it's allowed in 4 areas of the game, namely, goals and the violations that precede them, red cards, penalties, and mistaken identity when awarding a card. It's designed to correct CLEAR AND OBVIOUS errors. Taking 4 minutes to come to the conclusion that the striker's little toe is 3 mm offside isn't a clear and obvious mistake. IMO, if it takes more than 30 seconds, then any error on the part of the officials is neither clear nor obvious and the original decision should stand. Do that and, again IMO, the issues people see with VAR would be greatly reduced. 

Nothing gets between a man and his Full English. Chap was so loud, every word was probably perfectly audible 20 yards away..... We weren't listening but had no alternative than to hear... other than moving to the other end of the Bab ? 

I tried some I liked some I didn't but I still like my meat.
I do pasta bake vegetarian one Mark's and spencers.

4-1 flattered them IMO. We gifted them 3 of their 4 goals by some rank bad defending. We had as many shots as they did, 10. We had as many on target as they did, 5. We also had 60% possession but that's a stat that doesn't really say much.
Whoever is leading the line needs to jump for high balls. One hardly ever competes for them and the other should do it more often IMO. That's my one criticism of the two players we play up top. The rest of their game is fine.

4-1 flattered them IMO. We gifted them 3 of their 4 goals by some rank bad defending. We had as many shots as they did, 10. We had as many on target as they did, 5. We also had 60% possession but that's a stat that doesn't really say much.
Whoever is leading the line needs to jump for high balls. One hardly ever competes for them and the other should do it more often IMO. That's my one criticism of the two players we play up top. The rest of their game is fine.

Now I know you're not being serious. A local Cllr wouldn't approach the individual ?
When mine (Dutch born and bred) were young, they were told "what happens at football, stays at football. If there's a word you don't know/understand, it's best not to repeat it". They did enquire as to certain hand gestures though...
These days, the Dutch are experts at Anglo Saxon deletive expletives. I hear more phuks a day here than I do when I'm back in the UK and that includes the pub and the ground. It's use is commonplace to the point where it's not even considered "wrong". TV talk shows are full of the word. Kids on the street. Women use it. It's the most commonly used word in the Dutch language. Has been for a while. Even when I was teaching, kids heard it in films and in songs and on TV..... so they used it in class as well. I explained to them that it's a swear word and if they use it in a Dutch sentence to replace a Dutch swear word then they are still swearing. It didn't help until one day I decided to get inventive and do a literal translation should the opportunity arise where one might say "WTF". It arose so I bellowed out "wat de neuk". The silence was deafening. Eventually one kid asked what I meant. I explained I had simply translated the words and asked if they now  understood how silly the words, used in that context, are. They did.... unfortunately it didn't reduce the use of WTF and variations very much..... until parents evening where I asked the parents what they would think if I swore frequently in Dutch in the lessons. Oh no, you can't swear in front of the kids.... OK, so is it OK of they swear in English during lessons.... the parents got it and the use of AS deletive expletives was greatly reduced.
Where do kids hear swearing first? If it's not in the home it's from friends at school. Effing and Jeffing at football is, IMO, not a kid's first introduction to swearing, not by a long chalk.

Yes, Angie. I had emailed FGR to ask about FGR's policy. Never got a reply. I then bumped into an ex derby lass in the Brunny on the day of the home game against FGR who now organises all the food at FGR (but still a Rams fan). Told her the story. She said, leave it with me. True to her word, their hospitality man contacted me on the Tuesday. Said no trouble whatsoever and the transaction was done. Still have all the paperwork.  If they don't let us in I'll be invoicing them for flights, hotel, car hire, etc etc etc...

WDN !!

Easy to spot, I'm 6 foot with cropped grey hair, my wife is about 5 ft 5 and a red head, eldest son is my size and build and the youngest is 6 ft 6....  

WDN !!

Just wait to see who jumps up when we score!  ?
...Or just shout "wat de neuk" when they score, and see who responds!   ?
 
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Easy to spot, I'm 6 foot with cropped grey hair, my wife is about 5 ft 5 and a red head, eldest son is my size and build and the youngest is 6 ft 6....  

Yes, Angie. I had emailed FGR to ask about FGR's policy. Never got a reply. I then bumped into an ex derby lass in the Brunny on the day of the home game against FGR who now organises all the food at FGR (but still a Rams fan). Told her the story. She said, leave it with me. True to her word, their hospitality man contacted me on the Tuesday. Said no trouble whatsoever and the transaction was done. Still have all the paperwork.  If they don't let us in I'll be invoicing them for flights, hotel, car hire, etc etc etc...

This whole away thing is a mess of the club's making. Who should get priority and how many should get priority?
Away members have paid £30 or whatever to "jump the queue". Them's the rules. 
Those who Q jumped most often, get a head start. How much of one depends on how many away games they have to their credit in the past year. Those with 20+, 15+, 10+, 5+, 5- then it's General Sale and a scramble that simple distance puts expats at a disadvantage. If I click on a seat at the same time someone in the Derby area does, they will get it.
Another group who should get some kind of advantage are STH's who, IMO, should get a chance before General Sale at least.
We expats, don't really get that much of a chance for away games. It's a proper snake pit and I don't see any way round it other than Away members and STH's first. Expats often come to see friends and family first and take in as many games as they can. Imagine living in Oz or NZ and you came home the first 2 weeks of November 2022. Loads of games but you would never have got a ticket. Should expats get a berth just before General Sale? As an expat I's obviously say "yes" but realise that fans in the UK would rather we didn't, for perfectly understandable reasons.
The club are damned if they do, damned if they don't, really. It is probably an impossibility to hope to satisfy Members, both home and away, STH's, general public and Expats, Whatever scheme the club comes up with, whichever group is bottom of the food chain won't be happy. 
Any road up. Put 5 of us on the returns list then 4 of us decided to do hospitality and asked to be taken off the list, the 5th got lucky by getting a returned ticket. All's well that ends well.... even if it does cost £72 a ticket. 

This whole away thing is a mess of the club's making. Who should get priority and how many should get priority?
Away members have paid £30 or whatever to "jump the queue". Them's the rules. 
Those who Q jumped most often, get a head start. How much of one depends on how many away games they have to their credit in the past year. Those with 20+, 15+, 10+, 5+, 5- then it's General Sale and a scramble that simple distance puts expats at a disadvantage. If I click on a seat at the same time someone in the Derby area does, they will get it.
Another group who should get some kind of advantage are STH's who, IMO, should get a chance before General Sale at least.
We expats, don't really get that much of a chance for away games. It's a proper snake pit and I don't see any way round it other than Away members and STH's first. Expats often come to see friends and family first and take in as many games as they can. Imagine living in Oz or NZ and you came home the first 2 weeks of November 2022. Loads of games but you would never have got a ticket. Should expats get a berth just before General Sale? As an expat I's obviously say "yes" but realise that fans in the UK would rather we didn't, for perfectly understandable reasons.
The club are damned if they do, damned if they don't, really. It is probably an impossibility to hope to satisfy Members, both home and away, STH's, general public and Expats, Whatever scheme the club comes up with, whichever group is bottom of the food chain won't be happy. 
Any road up. Put 5 of us on the returns list then 4 of us decided to do hospitality and asked to be taken off the list, the 5th got lucky by getting a returned ticket. All's well that ends well.... even if it does cost £72 a ticket. 

I am assuming that the other party of 2 is us, making it at least 4,999 rams fans (there must be one more). Glad to know that there will be four others to back me up when I forget to restrain myself!

Our allocation was  4993. I know of a party of 2 and a party of 4 Rams fans in hospitality and they know we're Rams but didn't find it an issue.

Now I know you're not being serious. A local Cllr wouldn't approach the individual ?
When mine (Dutch born and bred) were young, they were told "what happens at football, stays at football. If there's a word you don't know/understand, it's best not to repeat it". They did enquire as to certain hand gestures though...
These days, the Dutch are experts at Anglo Saxon deletive expletives. I hear more phuks a day here than I do when I'm back in the UK and that includes the pub and the ground. It's use is commonplace to the point where it's not even considered "wrong". TV talk shows are full of the word. Kids on the street. Women use it. It's the most commonly used word in the Dutch language. Has been for a while. Even when I was teaching, kids heard it in films and in songs and on TV..... so they used it in class as well. I explained to them that it's a swear word and if they use it in a Dutch sentence to replace a Dutch swear word then they are still swearing. It didn't help until one day I decided to get inventive and do a literal translation should the opportunity arise where one might say "WTF". It arose so I bellowed out "wat de neuk". The silence was deafening. Eventually one kid asked what I meant. I explained I had simply translated the words and asked if they now  understood how silly the words, used in that context, are. They did.... unfortunately it didn't reduce the use of WTF and variations very much..... until parents evening where I asked the parents what they would think if I swore frequently in Dutch in the lessons. Oh no, you can't swear in front of the kids.... OK, so is it OK of they swear in English during lessons.... the parents got it and the use of AS deletive expletives was greatly reduced.
Where do kids hear swearing first? If it's not in the home it's from friends at school. Effing and Jeffing at football is, IMO, not a kid's first introduction to swearing, not by a long chalk.

Then we'll have to sing "they docked us 31 points...."

Then we'll have to sing "they docked us 31 points...."

Morning Dave, Corporate in the end. Expensive but we're there. UTR.