MrPlinkett

2 hours ago, Tamworthram said:

Apparently, Crusaders are considering legal action after their keeper was sent off during their Cup semi final penalty shoot out.

I don’t know if anyone has seen the incidents but this is what happened:

Goal keeper saves penalty but clearly doesn’t have a foot touching the goal line. Penalty retaken - correct decision

Goal keeper saves another but repeats the offence. Penalty retaken and keeper booked - correct decision

Goal keeper does it again. Keeper sent off and and penalty retaken - correct decision

I really don’t understand what Crusaders gripe is.

Haven't seen it but have read that the other keeper also did similar with no warning. 

No idea if true but if it is then can understand frustrations. 

1 hour ago, TexasRam said:

More positive data being reported. 70% of UK adults have now been vaccinated against Covid. These groups account for over 99% of Covid deaths. Hospitalisations and death rates have been below the 5 year average for over a month.
 

Good signs 

Agree, I hope that we continue on the current path provided the Indian variant doesn't go mad which from what I read the signs are it won't. 

There is evidence pointing towards the vaccine working and also it not being as bad as first thought with transmission. 

42 minutes ago, Leicesterchampions said:

Yes because in Derby everyone wears Derby shirts everyday of the week and everywhere you go there are Derby flags hanging out of people houses. Get real, you’re trying so hard to pretend Leicester are some small club and Derby county are on Man Utd scale of support. You struggle to take 1500 to Leicester most years in the championship. Derby the city and the club are completely forgettable. I genuinely couldn’t tell you anything about Derby in terms of fame. Is there anyone famous from Derby ? Proper nothing City stuck in between two big city in Leicester and Nottingham. 

Derby and Derbyshire have some very famous people but i guess unless you come from here you wouldnt really know, in fairness the only person i can think of who is famous from Leicester is Gary Lineker, im sure there are more i just dont know, like you dont know who comes from around here.

Agree Derby is nothing to write home about but neither is Leicester. Nottingham City beats both hands down. When it comes to the counties though Derbyshire is far superior in my opinion than both Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire. Derbyshire is stunning in parts where Notts and Leics are quite boring in comparision.

1 hour ago, angieram said:

a) Because there are a percentage of vulnerable people who have chosen not to be vaccinated or are unaware how important it is;

b) Because there are a smaller but still significant number of immuno compromised people for whom the vaccine is not suitable or doesn't work properly.

The question should be how much we are collectively responsible as a society for the wellbeing of these people? 

Firstly I say sod the ones who choose not to have it, let them take their chances.

Secondly we must continue to raise awareness in communities with lower take up.

But the others I think we will have to keep on protecting as much as possible. That may be a joint effort between us and them. And that's also why you young people should have your jabs when you can, please, help with the latter.

Its a tough one and i sort of agree. Its frustrating to read that most of those hospitilised in Bolton are eligible for the vaccine but chose not to have it.

Of course we should never have a situation where we refuse treatment, but hopefully provided those people survive, and lets hope they do, they are given a stern talking to my the doctors and nurses at the hospital.

You are right on the immuno compromised too. I have had both mine but there is a good chance its not protected me aswell as others due to a health condition, so i need as many people to have the vaccine as possible which even if i have low protection will mean im better protected by default.

I am glad things are opening up though, ive even had to self isolate because have been at a pub the same time as someone who had the virus.

Derby County ? 

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When you sleepily log on to the forum then come across this thread 

23 minutes ago, TexasRam said:

Just to be transparent I live in Bramcote ? I lived in Texas for a few years so still have friends there and follow the place on social. I’m not sure, I think they have but can’t be sure. The other point to make about that being lucky enough to work with people living in numerous countries, they don’t seem to bother about variants like we do. Maybe their media don’t spout it on about it like ours. 

Its certainly hard work with the media,  just flicking through one well known tabloids website and met with such different headlines, one saying end to lockdown will be delayed, another saying it won't as the vaccine works. 

I guess a lot depends if you are a glass half full or empty type of person and you notice negative headlines more than positive. 

I don't mean you btw,  I mean you as in the population. 

13 minutes ago, TimRam said:

It is a farce specially if the ref has to run off the pitch and consult a screen. The worst incident though was last season Burnley v Bournemouth. A goal was scored, the ref disallowed it and gave a penalty at the other end for a var reviewed incident!

Not over here but what about the one in Germany were the players had gone to to dressing room for half time but brought out again to take a penalty awarded by VAR.

Have a time limit on it

9 hours ago, Chris_Martin said:

but does the fact that everyone has to wait 30 seconds to see weather or not its a goal, not ruin the entire moment? 

I would say officials generally got 90% of decisions right without VAR. I would much rather have the joy of scoring a goal back in the game than get every call perfect and make the sport boring. Some players have actually said they don't celebrate anymore as they know they have to wait for VAR. In my opinion this is not what football is about. Even if the ref gets the occasional decision wrong it's still something for fans to get together and talk about. 

VAR IS BORING.

Like i have said i dont like it, but i think its here to stay and taking steps to make it less disruptive would be a good thing to do, hence limit the time that it can be reviewed and so on, 30 seconds is a lot better than 4 minutes.

5 minutes ago, DCFClks said:

Serious question, does VAR or even the possibility of VAR are after each goal not ruin it for you? I just can't see past it no matter how it's implemented. I'd genuinely like to know why from someone who's in favour of it.

I dont like it no, never been in favour, but believe it could be used better than it is today.

It looks like they are trying to get every decision perfectly correct which was never the intention as far as im aware, it was for clear and obvious errors.

I think if red cards etc were prevented rather than having the have them rescinded a few days later, then that would be a good thing.

Will be interesting to see who gets Manager of the season. Obviously Guardiola going to be heavily in the running with City doing well in most competitions, but Rodgers has done a great job this season, it looks likely they will secure CL football and win a major trophy.

I hope he gets it.

2 minutes ago, Nuwtfly said:

Is that what’s been suggested? That it’s got something to do with the MLS? I just don’t like the idea of Rooney bringing in an owner. The whole concept of that just doesn’t sound right to me. Might as well rename the club officially to: Wayne Rooney’s Derby County while he’s at it ?

I might be wrong but i thought nothing like that had been suggested, other than by guesswork and discussion on here.

I dont think we know.

VAR isnt the problem despite my dislike for it, its those using it.

If a decision takes minutes to arrive at its clearly being used wrong, no problem with it being used for offside, but have it so you only call it offside if you can tell visually, no stupid lines being drawn that still dont give you 100% confidence.

I think a time limit should apply for when the ref views the screen, 30 seconds, if its not obvious in that space of time then leave it.

6 minutes ago, rammieib said:

Agreed - good thing all fast food outlets remained open throughout every lockdown.

Off topic really so my post might get removed, but i have no issue with any of them being open. I dont even agree with banning adverts, we are an intelligent species who have the capacity to make choices about what we consume no matter who tries to sell them to us.

I quite like a McDonalds now and then myself, im not fat though and i know when i have one im hardly eating a quality meal.

Something something about everything in moderation and all that.

Off to the isle of wight for a week next Saturday, so i know i could have looked foolish with the play off final being the following saturday, but i dont know, call it gut instinct but i just couldnt see us making it this season.

4 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said:

They show it but don’t force-feed it. I can’t remember seeing excessive ads and chat about Rugby etc during coverage. 

Sounds like you are watching too much TV, time to dust off that VHS copy of the 1966 world cup final for you i think ?

2 hours ago, Mostyn6 said:

The sports channels force feeding me women’s football. I am not interested. End of....

now stop. 

they show plenty of rugby and cricket, I'd rather watch women's football than either of those two sports

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57134181

Hopefully good news.  Disappointing to read that it appears most of those hospitalised were eligible for the vaccine but hadn't come forward to have it.

Hopefully they DO live to regret that decision. 

2 minutes ago, Mostyn6 said:

Then play it then. If its not appropriate then don’t. If it’s full of rappers saying the N word, it should be after the watershed like on TV. 

Nottingham?

Just now, 1977 Ram Raider said:

VAR hate it.

There will come a time when no one will celebrate a goal being scored until it’s confirmed by this farcical decision maker.

Its awful isnt it.

VAR was supposed to be about obvious errors, not millimeter offside decisions.

2 minutes ago, Mucker1884 said:

Would we be able to protest against ourselves?  

If not, then I'm out!  ?

it will probably be like im a celeb or big brother when each week we vote for a set of fans to stand in the middle of the pitch so we can roundly boo them.

14 hours ago, Mucker1884 said:

May I ask why you say that.  And those two in particular?  Are you saying they were crap, but Lawrence and Bennett not so?  

Well yes. Of course ?

I think had it been bennett and one other they would have got sacked, bennett was probably saved because of lawrences value.

Lets use the term 'less crap' though.

VAR is awful, and pundits are enjoying criticising it, but it is the likes of sky with their dozens of camera angles that are responsible for it.

They enjoyed picking refs up on wrong decisions because they had the benefit of replays from every angle you can imagine, perhaps if they hadnt been so keen to destroy a ref because he made a wrong decision because they could replay it 100 times we wouldnt be in this position today.

The transfer window being open for us is like someone opening a shop selling crystal champagne in Derby, we will look enviously from the outside as those with money go about their business making their expensive purchases, but in the knowledge we will be going home with two bottles of lambrusco that we can barely afford.

4 minutes ago, RadioactiveWaste said:

Yes.

I still maintain that whilst DRS has made more passing happen, it hasn't particularly improved the racing.

As for Mr Tilke.....I quite like COTA but he's penned so utterly awful tracks, Sochi for one, yas marina.... Turkey was OK

Sometimes DRS is too good. It was intended to allow a car to get close enough to outbreak someone, but you see them passing halfway down a straight.

I think it was a good idea, but at times it makes it too easy.