IslandExile

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

I think this comment from a Wolves fan on HYS summarises my thoughts on VAR very well, and note that application of technology any feeling of being victimised has not gone away - just ask our friends down the A52.
"As a Wolves fan, I’m probably a bit biased because we’ve been repeatedly robbed and mystified by VAR decisions or lack of them this year, it’s been ridiculous. But the key issues for me are the ability to truly celebrate a goal, the time it takes and the experience in the stadium. It might be OK for arm chair fans watching repeats over and again and the the commentary telling you what’s happening, but when your in the crowd your often clueless to what incident or player they are even looking at and then 5 mins later you get a decision that your mate texts you is wrong anyway, something has to change, it’s a farce!"
I really hadn't fully considered how bad it might be in a stadium as I have only watched VAR games on TV. I guess you may well be completely in the dark about what is being checked. His points are centred around the matchday experience as much as VAR's fallibility and I think that is telling.

I wouldn't rule it out for all time, but I think it needs a re-think as to the technology and how it is applied and in what situations.

Refs and linos generally do a pretty good job. If they were given a bit more respect by pundits VAR would never have been introduced. Its the cheating players that cause most of the penalty controversies, the offsides are usually very marginal. Hand ball is now farsical. It used to be quite simple, if the hand plays the ball its handball. If the ball plays the hand it isn't. Scrap VAR and pundits for goodness sake!

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

Update on my "another one bites the dust" thread. Torquay have new owners a new manager AND have taken Neil Warnock on as a Director.
Torquay was his first management job  before moving on an up.

Throw it in the bin.
It's a game, accept the referee's decision.
Mistakes happen, live with them.
Every player on your team will make a mistake.........
Wrong decisions don't ruin football, whining about wrong decisions ruins football.
 
For saying all that, it's going to be amusing watching forest vote to keep var.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c4n1ndlknk1o

Ok so there's a small increase in the percentage of correct decisions - and it is only small - but that's not worth all the waiting, the end to spontaneity of celebrations.
When VAR gets it wrong, there's more bitterness than when a lino errs when making a difficult marginal call.
VAR, like everything else the rich clubs do, is killing football. Get rid.

Hull owner has done a live fans thing tonight and some of the highlights include calling Aaron Connolly fat, calling Ryan Allsop bad (Rosenior refused to drop him) and has said passing between defenders is boring. There’s apparently been a lot more than just this. 

Hello DCFC family,
We are season ticket holders in the West Stand and last Wednesday 1st May 2024 only a few days after we were celebrating on the pitch at Pride Park my two year old son Reuben suffered a stroke. Reuben has been left with no movement in his right hand side and is unable to talk properly at the moment although he is showing signs of improvement. Being part of the Rams family I have attached our go fund me page at the bottom. We are hoping to get Reuben in some sort of condition to get to Pride Park for the opening day of the season. It’s going to be a tough road for him and for us all but we have always taught our kids that Derby never give up. 
 
https://www.gofundme.com/f/reubens-road-to-recovery-after-suffering-a-stroke

Leave the ‘think we’ll get Ebou’ or ‘reckon Barkhuizen will extend’ suggestions for the transfers and retained list thread. This is just if the season started today, what would your team be? 
 
Obviously it’ll change as we announce new contracts and signings but interesting to see just how far ‘off it’ we are currently and whether the transfers address what we think are our weak links. 
 
I’ll start - sticking with Paul Hoddle Warnes 3 at the back. 
 
                   Vickers 
       Nyambe Nelson Cash 
Ward   Fornah   Fapetu    Elder 
       NML Washington CBT 
 
Think it’s clear that we need to be bulk buying central midfielders and forwards 😂

Cheers up everyone, they're not quite safe yet and I heard they are appointing Sean Dyche as VAR for the match v Burnley.

My question would be whether they will add “World Famous” as an official prefix to the stadium name to make themselves feel just a tiny bit less like the provincial largely historically second tier football club that they are?

Savage, playing for Leicester, diving to get a penalty then winking at the crowd/TV cameras. 
Why did we sign him again?

Time for a shave then, to celebrate...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-68954037

Savage, playing for Leicester, diving to get a penalty then winking at the crowd/TV cameras. 
Why did we sign him again?

And please let it never happen. 
I didn't like the approach under wee Billy. Mind, there was a lot about him that I didn't like. 
Of the current crop, I like Wildsmith as a goalie but I don't like his gamesmanship.
Yeah, yeah win at all costs, blah, blah, blah.
Respect the game. 
 

This is what I don't get about football! How can you give someone a new contract in December and 6 months later say their football is not the right kind of football and sack them? 

He also managed Birmingham so let's not go there...

Rotherham you say.
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It's not the Derby way. We're not Leeds. 😎