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[Norbs]

He was at Citeh before joining Middlesborough and then Villa

Would be surprised if Citeh go back in for him at that sort of price especially since they let him go for something like 10m

The Pogba conundrum

[vlahka]

Problem is what do they give in that situation? Even if VAR looked at it they couldn't award the goal as play was stopped before the ball went in the net. For this one it was cut and dry that he was going to score (he did put the ball in the net) but in other situations it might not have been so clear cut. It would require the rules to change to allow the officials to give goals on the basis that someone would almost certainly have score even if they didn't which many people would see as problematic, and in less clear cut situations there are interpretation issues.

This is kind of the opposite side to the argument about the Forest offside and injury a couple of weeks ago, in that case people were wanting the official to flag for offside immediately, in this situation you don't want the ref to stop play immediately.

I guess it would depend. But in this instance he blew the whistle after the player had taken the ball and just before he kicked it in. That 1-2seconds wouldnt have changed anything even if he hadnt blown. It should stand for me.

[Kenneth]

As with our disallowed onside/offside vs spurs, which couldn't be rectified because the game had restarted, there has to be some leeway for common sense to be applied. I get that this introduces some grey area, but there are cases that just need some flexibility instead of 'oops, there's just nothing we can do'. People are fallible and systems need to factor that in instead of hiding behind bureaucracy.

[Buzzo]

As with our disallowed onside/offside vs spurs, which couldn't be rectified because the game had restarted, there has to be some leeway for common sense to be applied. I get that this introduces some grey area, but there are cases that just need some flexibility instead of 'oops, there's just nothing we can do'. People are fallible and systems need to factor that in instead of hiding behind bureaucracy.

100%

[peterbread]

As with our disallowed onside/offside vs spurs, which couldn't be rectified because the game had restarted, there has to be some leeway for common sense to be applied. I get that this introduces some grey area, but there are cases that just need some flexibility instead of 'oops, there's just nothing we can do'. People are fallible and systems need to factor that in instead of hiding behind bureaucracy.

Wasn’t there an incident with Bayern and Arsenal with a handball by mistake from a goal kick where it was not given because of a bit of common sense from the ref and he realised it wasn’t on purpose.

[Kenneth]

Yep.

[Exiled_red]

Problem is PGMOL want to irredicate common sense and have everything done formulaically

[SB]

Problem is PGMOL want to irredicate common sense and have everything done formulaically

Love that word. I’m gunna squeeze it in every opportunity I get. But isn’t it FORMULATICALLY .

[Exiled_red]

I don't think so I have always seen/used it as "formulaically"

[SB]

I don't think so I have always seen/used it as "formulaically"

I live & learn

[SB]

Chelsea trail Betis 1-0 after 55 mins. Isco running the show. Adrian in goal for Betis

[baitman]

Manure getting booed off

A second-half goal from Myanmar winger Maung Maung Lwin was enough to give a South East Asia XI victory in front of an official attendance of 72,550 at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, triggering boos from a substantial portion at the final whistle from fans who had paid up to £260 to watch United on their first visit to Malaysia since 2009.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c79e79yq9q1o

[red g]

Chelsea trail Betis 1-0 after 55 mins. Isco running the show. Adrian in goal for Betis

[SB]

Adrian beaten by a header from Enzo for 1-1 after 66 mins. Booooo

[spud_gun]

Chelsea equalise.

No surprise to any of us but Adrian could have done a hell of a lot better for the goal