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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 18:28:23 GMT
It was an idea Wenger had but I don’t think it got anywhere. There’s never been a “daylight” rule for offside in the way were an it here anyway, I think that’s always been a misconception. You’ve never been on if you’re not level. Pretty sure we've had at least a season with a clear air directive which is the same thing. You have to understand these are directives to match officials not rule changes. Yeah, there was some sort of directive but I don’t think it said the thing it’s understood to have said. Anyway I can’t really remember now but that’s the feeling I had
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 16:48:54 GMT
Yes you can - VAR draws it's lines based on whatever part of the body is nearest the goal. I agree it's wrong but that is the interpretation. In Radio 5 after the game they were asking listeners to suggest a rule change and someone went with offside being called just based on feet which would probably be hard in realtime but better for VAT (scrapping VAR would be better though). There was a call to change the rule to daylight between the attacker and defender which would still be hard but make for more goals.I'm under the impression that that will come in next season. Don't really remember where I got that impression from though or how reliable. It was an idea Wenger had but I don’t think it got anywhere. There’s never been a “daylight” rule for offside in the way were an it here anyway, I think that’s always been a misconception. You’ve never been on if you’re not level.
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 10:44:08 GMT
By the grass line he’s dead level. It’s possible that with VAR they might find a toenail offside or something but pre-VAR we’d look at that and say it’s a wrong decision. Looking at that he is definitely offside and Ipswich know its been given and don't really attempt to stop Burger. The players know the flag's up but I don’t know what you’re looking at to say he’s “definitely offside” from that, he’s right in line with the LB
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 10:22:28 GMT
By the grass line he’s dead level. It’s possible that with VAR they might find a toenail offside or something but pre-VAR we’d look at that and say it’s a wrong decision.
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 10:16:58 GMT
You can’t be offside with your arm ffs, this is basics Yes you can - VAR draws it's lines based on whatever part of the body is nearest the goal. I agree it's wrong but that is the interpretation. In Radio 5 after the game they were asking listeners to suggest a rule change and someone went with offside being called just based on feet which would probably be hard in realtime but better for VAT (scrapping VAR would be better though). There was a call to change the rule to daylight between the attacker and defender which would still be hard but make for more goals. You can only be offside with a part of the body with which it’s legal to play the ball, i.e. everything except your arm. That’s the law and that’s where VAR draws its line.
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 9:34:02 GMT
You can’t be offside with your arm ffs, this is basics
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 2, 2024 9:28:46 GMT
He doesn’t deal in ifs buts and maybes, he deals in absolutes.
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 21:35:52 GMT
Did he really wave an imaginary yellow? It seems an odd thing to want a yellow for, it wasn’t like someone poleaxed him. He clearly did brandish an imaginary card at the referee, and that is now a yellow card offence. A second yellow seems an inappropriate punishment but completely unprofessional of Thompson to do it. He let the side down. It’s a bloody ridiculous thing to be a yellow card anyway, I’ve never got the logic of it. As long as it’s not aggressive or harassing in nature I don’t get how it’s any different from asking for a foul, it’s just an appeal to the referee
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 20:06:17 GMT
And what about the 99% of football matches that are played without VAR Introduce it. What for games in the Kazakh 4th division and dog & duck vs red lion? Not realistic is it. This is the problem with changing the rules to suit elite-level technology
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 19:45:54 GMT
He was obviously goal hanging to gain an unfair advantage. The rules need changing. We have the technology. Something as basic as the whole player needs to be offside for it to be counted rather than a wayward eyelash. Confirm with VAR. And what about the 99% of football matches that are played without VAR
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 18:03:41 GMT
Watched it on telly… he was about a yard off and only because of how he was leaning. Pity. A yard off?? What replay have you seen that shows that? He looked easily level to me
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:59:03 GMT
Schumey unbeaten run
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:57:06 GMT
All CBS up for the Free kick Completely wasted with an atrocious delivery
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:48:15 GMT
Gayle is energetic as is Johnson. So we can press them bit. Johnson’s about as energetic as a cardigan
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:32:57 GMT
The ref seemed to consult with JT himself about something, JT responded seemingly completely calmly, the ref shook his head and gave him a 2nd yellow.
Christ's sake. Always something isn’t there
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:30:02 GMT
What the fuck is that
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:25:21 GMT
Player on the far side played him on. That’s bloody annoying That's the player he was a shoulder in front of. The lines in the turf give it away. Unfortunate though, not a lot in it at all. Looked at least level to me but hard to be sure
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 16:22:18 GMT
Just offside. A shoulder's worth. Player on the far side played him on. That’s bloody annoying
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Post by PotterLog on Jan 1, 2024 11:15:15 GMT
Happy new year to all in 🇺🇦
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 31, 2023 16:07:30 GMT
They’ll probably still give us a runs for our money
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 31, 2023 16:04:49 GMT
Is this why people call them Ipshit
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 30, 2023 14:15:47 GMT
We’ve conceded at least one or two from parries of his but my memory for which games they were is hopeless. He did it a couple of times last night although I haven’t seen them back The Brum goal was a perfect example. Course. Immediately forgot that cos it was such a good win but you don’t have to look very far
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 30, 2023 13:04:42 GMT
I don’t think he’s a good shot stopper tbh. He can pull out the odd wonder save but the way he handles shots that are close to him leaves a lot to be desired, the ball almost always bounces off him right back into the danger area I haven’t seen that but if it’s almost always happening, why aren’t we conceding more goals from goalmouth scrambles? We don’t exactly have defenders who could be described as alert. We’ve conceded at least one or two from parries of his but my memory for which games they were is hopeless. He did it a couple of times last night although I haven’t seen them back
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 30, 2023 12:32:38 GMT
Bonham is a very decent shot stopper. He flounders at crosses. I’d rather see someone in who is a little less good at shot stopping but far better at handling crosses. We are very weak at defensive set pieces, particularly corners. He’s shown over this extended run that he’s about average for this league. Regardless, it would be suicidal to go into the next half of the season with only one viable goalkeeper. I don’t think he’s a good shot stopper tbh. He can pull out the odd wonder save but the way he handles shots that are close to him leaves a lot to be desired, the ball almost always bounces off him right back into the danger area
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 30, 2023 11:43:21 GMT
Still seems to need a second too long on the ball but otherwise oozes quality.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 30, 2023 11:14:49 GMT
Don’t know what you lot were watching but I thought some of our play and passing was brilliant. The only thing we didn’t do was score against 10 men. Which isn’t as easy as it seems. And I think we have all experienced a 10 man team digging in and playing better than the 11. We’ve done it ourselves plenty of times … As someone who gets to very few games nowadays, I will say I’d forgotten how jarringly different the reaction on here can seem compared to the impression you get in the ground.. I came away thinking we have some genuine attacking talent in our team, some of the close passing moves in the second half did pick them apart, we just couldn’t find the final touch/ball/finish. Notably the Junho chance. We were ragged and sloppy at times as well but it was quite thrilling and I think everyone came away happy to have seen a battling performance. The players were spent at the end and gutted not to have got the winner. I’ve seen Stoke play a fair number of second halves in my time and many if not most were worse than that one.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 30, 2023 10:36:05 GMT
Very good today. Seems at home in that left back slot. I’ve always banged the drum for JT as a midfielder but he really didn’t look “at home” at LB to me. Absolutely everything came down that side for them in the 1st half. His passing was pretty off as well, although at least he was trying to play forward passes when he tucked into midfield. I guess he was asked to do quite a lot really.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 28, 2023 1:06:33 GMT
It felt so good to just bloody win. But they were absolutely shite, reflecting the day after. If we can even get a half decent window in Jan then I think we can look at top half which would be amazing given our recent record in the league. How many of our last 10 games have you thought? "Wow they were good!" They've all been shite. Yep, this time we beat shite rather than drew or lost to shite. Although to be fair Brum were quite exceptionally shite.
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 27, 2023 12:02:55 GMT
On your point of substance 7 out of 8 Boxing Day fixtures away feels like too much of a coincidence. It's like flipping a coin 8 times and it coming up tails on 7 of the occasions. That’s really not that big a coincidence
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Post by PotterLog on Dec 26, 2023 19:20:02 GMT
Unbeaten run
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