Deffo a pen, big club corruption surprise surprise.
If you don't think that's a pen you have to be delusional or a ManU fan. Don't rate Onana, think he seems really flappy, seems to have a good goal kick on him but doesn't look assured enough to be a top goalie, will see as the season goes on though
Romeo Lavia has apparently chosen to join Chelsea over Liverpool now as well…
I've read that the Lavia deal (50m) will take their spending to over 900m in 3 windows since Boehly took over.
Chelsea the club with a 40k capacity. Can anyone explain how one club can spend 900 million in 3 windows and this is ok with Fair play ? How much have they received for players going out ? Good to see yet another player who wants to play in the Champions League, NOT.
Amortisation. Most of their players are on 6/7/8 year contracts so the cost is spread. If you buy a 100m player on an 8 year contract it costs you 12.5m a year. They sold over 250m of players this summer, so for now they're ok.
Also all of their signings are fairly young with an eye on the future so they won't continue to spend like this.
They'll be fucked though if a few of the players don't perform because they won't be able to sell players when they're on long expensive contracts, and also if they don't get back into the Champions league.
Saw a piece Simon Jordan did on talksport explaining exactly how they are doing it
I am still fuming about last night and I have no great affection for Wolves but if that wasn't a penalty we should all give up. The VAR official responsible should be retired and the league should apologise. Oh, they have. If this was the same official responsible for last season's debacle, what is he doing adjudicating on these things?
I am still fuming about last night and I have no great affection for Wolves but if that wasn't a penalty we should all give up. The VAR official responsible should be retired and the league should apologise. Oh, they have. If this was the same official responsible for last season's debacle, what is he doing adjudicating on these things?
VAR mistakes barely cause a ripple these days. It seems we were all conned by the "clear and obvious" line and now we are virtually no better off than before when it comes to subjective decisions being taken by a bloke in a studio rather than the ref on the pitch.
Some people might say "I told you so", but it's really pointless discussing it any more. The techcy nerds won and they now have their sights set on there being 30 minutes of additional time being played each game.
I am still fuming about last night and I have no great affection for Wolves but if that wasn't a penalty we should all give up. The VAR official responsible should be retired and the league should apologise. Oh, they have. If this was the same official responsible for last season's debacle, what is he doing adjudicating on these things?
VAR mistakes barely cause a ripple these days. It seems we were all conned by the "clear and obvious" line and now we are virtually no better off than before when it comes to subjective decisions being taken by a bloke in a studio rather than the ref on the pitch.
Some people might say "I told you so", but it's really pointless discussing it any more. The techcy nerds won and they now have their sights set on there being 30 minutes of additional time being played each game.
But the problem is, and I know I'm like a worn record on this, is that you have idiots in charge of football who think they can achieve perfection. It creates messes. Use technology to make things better. And under better comes a whole host of different areas including the flow of games.
Should go to a commercial break for every decision and let viewers at home have a voting influence, press red for penalty, green for no penalty. Before the season you have to input who you support, so only "neutral" votes are taken into consideration. Instead of holed up in a box somewhere the VAR judges have to sit pitch side and hold up paddles with "Pen" or "No Pen" on them. There will be 4 judges in total so if there's a draw we take it to the public vote. Jamie Redknapp and Micah Richards can be like Ant and Dec and host the VAR judging
It was a clear and obvious error. Exactly what var is there for. Yet var gets used for a toenail being offside 🤦♂️
It's just laughable isn't it. I know it's a tired argument but games are getting ruined by those marginal calls that take 3/4 minutes to call yet something like this is just okayed... How have they still not got it sorted out after what 3 full seasons now of VAR
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil said elite referees manager Jon Moss told him he "could not believe" the error.
It is also understood referees' chief Howard Webb, who is head of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), also contacted Wolves officials after the match to apologise.
"Jon Moss said it was a blatant penalty and should have been given - fair play to him, he apologised," said O'Neil after the match, which United won with Raphael Varane's 76th-minute header.
"I have spent a lot of time with him today to understand the new guidelines, trying not to get myself booked in the first game, which I have failed in. But fair play to Jon for coming out and saying it was a clear and obvious error - he couldn't believe the on-field referee didn't give it and can't believe VAR [video assistant referee] didn't intervene."
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It’s nuts what goalkeepers can get away with.
Absolute joke.
If I was Gary O'Neil I'd tell my keeper to clear out the opposition striker next game. Cant give a pen then can they.
Wasted a couple of hours watching a game that Wolves were never going to be allowed to win.
Won't bother next week!
Wolves so unlucky.
Man Utd were absolutely horrific. Totally and utterly atrocious performance.
If you don't think that's a pen you have to be delusional or a ManU fan. Don't rate Onana, think he seems really flappy, seems to have a good goal kick on him but doesn't look assured enough to be a top goalie, will see as the season goes on though
Replay the match. Ref should be suspended along with the VAR officials.
https://x.com/talksport/status/1691084292787482625?s=46&t=D5gOsi83yPP6QthC2zid6A
They dont learn, do they?
Some people might say "I told you so", but it's really pointless discussing it any more. The techcy nerds won and they now have their sights set on there being 30 minutes of additional time being played each game.
Things like that add fuel to the belief that premier league gomes could be rigged. Terrible
Wolves boss Gary O'Neil said elite referees manager Jon Moss told him he "could not believe" the error.
It is also understood referees' chief Howard Webb, who is head of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL), also contacted Wolves officials after the match to apologise.
"Jon Moss said it was a blatant penalty and should have been given - fair play to him, he apologised," said O'Neil after the match, which United won with Raphael Varane's 76th-minute header.
"I have spent a lot of time with him today to understand the new guidelines, trying not to get myself booked in the first game, which I have failed in. But fair play to Jon for coming out and saying it was a clear and obvious error - he couldn't believe the on-field referee didn't give it and can't believe VAR [video assistant referee] didn't intervene."