FT: Man City 4 - 3 Spurs. Spurs win on away goals

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Originally Posted by Trigger

Whether it's good to have or not var will change one of the best things about football, particularly being there live. The celebration and joy of seeing a goal.

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Two celebrations for the price of one there!

The CL eludes Pep again.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

It wasn’t a goal though ��

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Exactly, over the years I've had my shirt ripped, sunglasses broken, beer spilt on me. If that was for nothing :hehe:

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Originally Posted by Optimistic Nick

Didn't Utd have a rigid pay structure? I didn't think they were the best paid in the league. I've not bothered gathering evidence but the money team of the 1990s was, to my mind, Newcastle that tried to buy the league and failed. Arsenal to a degree too. I'm not saying Utd were on a modest budget but I think of them as a team that grew their own and spent well rather than buying success.

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Just looked at their transfers and the money they spent between 1998-2002 before the Russian money at Chelsea was ridiculous. Completely blew away the opposition.

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Originally Posted by William Treseder

It wasn’t a goal though 😂

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He's right though. Even the ones which are eventually shown to be goals, the celebrations will be somewhat muted.

a great game for the neutral . not sure if this VAR system is good for the game tho . time will tell

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Originally Posted by MacAdder

He's right though. Even the ones which are eventually shown to be goals, the celebrations will be somewhat muted.

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Swings and roundabouts, the other teams celebrations certainly not muted.. It absolutely adds to the game not take away and most of all it's fair.

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Originally Posted by Freitag 4.17

Swings and roundabouts, the other teams celebrations certainly not muted.. It absolutely adds to the game not take away and most of all it's fair.

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On the TV as a neutral it's great. Being in the stands I usually check the linesman and the ref, in future I'll probably wait 30 seconds and then do a silent fist pump.

Imagine being a fan of one of those clubs now! I'm completely drained and I don't support them.

I fecking love football

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Originally Posted by Trigger

On the TV as a neutral it's great. Being in the stands I usually check the linesman and the ref, in future I'll probably wait 30 seconds and then do a silent fist pump.

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😂

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Originally Posted by thehumblegringo

Imagine being a fan of one of those clubs now! I'm completely drained and I don't support them.

I fecking love football

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Man City still have the domestic treble to go for but that has to have taken something out of them.

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Originally Posted by Trigger

Man City still have the domestic treble to go for but that has to have taken something out of them.

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I think they're lucky they're playing Spurs next who will be equally drained

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Originally Posted by thehumblegringo

I think they're lucky they're playing Spurs next who will be equally drained

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Odds on that being 0-0?

I now love VAR, and Pepe stripped off his lovely £800 cardigan in disgust ,lol .

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Originally Posted by City123

Odds on that being 0-0?

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Can see Man City steam rolling them.
Don’t think Spurs will be that arsed, they got 4 league games they should win after Saturday to consolidate a top 4 finish.

Think their efforts will be focused on the CL from now on.

I hope Spurs don’t take the night off against Brighton !!

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Originally Posted by billy.ronson

I hope Spurs don’t take the night off against Brighton !!

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They’re still not guaranteed a top 4 spot, it’s tight from 3rd-6th.
Hoping they see that as a step to consolidate a European spot by getting 3pts.

I'd p.ss myself if after all this Man city quadruple talk, all they end up with will be the league cup.

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Originally Posted by Armitage Shanks

I'd p.ss myself if after all this Man city quadruple talk, all they end up with will be the league cup.

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I wouldn't. It would mean Liverpool winning the league!

Completely against VAR. Imagine some of the greatest goals in recent times such as Chopra last minute v the Jacks and Ben Turner v Liverpool being checked by VAR to confirm no offside, you'd be waiting to celebrate.

The Chopra one especially he looked miles off, it would just lose the moment of going mad with your mates for me.

I don't think that is worth correcting the odd decisions that go wrong. And I'm still saying that after Azpilicueta's "goal", I can't see me ever changing my mind on it.

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Originally Posted by SunderlandBluebird

Completely against VAR. Imagine some of the greatest goals in recent times such as Chopra last minute v the Jacks and Ben Turner v Liverpool being checked by VAR to confirm no offside, you'd be waiting to celebrate.

The Chopra one especially he looked miles off, it would just lose the moment of going mad with your mates for me.

I don't think that is worth correcting the odd decisions that go wrong. And I'm still saying that after Azpilicueta's "goal", I can't see me ever changing my mind on it.

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I'm with you on this. It was farcical to a point last night, unless the technology is there where it can be instant then I just don't like it. It was dramatic to watch as a neutral but in the end it's VAR getting mentioned again. I just don't see how it fits into the game as we know it, other games are stop-start in nature, rugby try decisions take place when the kicker would be setting up anyway. American football has more stoppages than Tyson. Cricket is well...cricket.

It's also still not "fair" as 99% of the match is officiated only by the ref and his two sidekicks. The build up to these decisions is still the result of decisions made by the ref alone, whether they are correct or not.

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Originally Posted by Trigger

I'm with you on this. It was farcical to a point last night, unless the technology is there where it can be instant then I just don't like it. It was dramatic to watch as a neutral but in the end it's VAR getting mentioned again. I just don't see how it fits into the game as we know it, other games are stop-start in nature, rugby try decisions take place when the kicker would be setting up anyway. American football has more stoppages than Tyson. Cricket is well...cricket.

It's also still not "fair" as 99% of the match is officiated only by the ref and his two sidekicks. The build up to these decisions is still the result of decisions made by the ref alone, whether they are correct or not.

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Reminds me of having a chat with some rugby league fans years ago, they reckoned they had bugger all to talk about regarding the game after a match because every decision was ‘correct’. I like a bit of controversy me..

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s getting like a computer game !!!!

Great for the “plastic armchair viewer”, but shite for those who attend live games.

It’s crazy, that a goal MAYBE disallowed for a foul that happened 50 yards away and a minute earlier.

It’ll drive fans away from live games, as it will become farcical

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Originally Posted by BLUETIT

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it’s getting like a computer game !!!!

Great for the “plastic armchair viewer”, but shite for those who attend live games.

It’s crazy, that a goal MAYBE disallowed for a foul that happened 50 yards away and a minute earlier.

It’ll drive fans away from live games, as it will become farcical

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Just as well make it like Ask The Audience on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. It is a bit ridiculous, will it get to the stage where every time a goal is scored the crowd instead of going crackers will fall silent waiting for the protest or doubt? Nearly every goal scored has a relatively recent contentious issue, how far back will the officials go? I every goal the City concede I come up with ah but two minutes ago it was our throw, or one of our lot was definitely shoved when they won possession etc etc. Why ruin the beautiful game?

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Originally Posted by splott parker

Just as well make it like Ask The Audience on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. It is a bit ridiculous, will it get to the stage where every time a goal is scored the crowd instead of going crackers will fall silent waiting for the protest or doubt? Nearly every goal scored has a relatively recent contentious issue, how far back will the officials go? I every goal the City concede I come up with ah but two minutes ago it was our throw, or one of our lot was definitely shoved when they won possession etc etc. Why ruin the beautiful game?

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I was having the same conversation today,it will make the game so sterile what will be the point:shrug:no after match debates no arguments no point in going just watch at home.