Finbauer
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@Malachians Well actually Phil, we don't play for another 23 days, so it'll be more than a couple of weeks😂
Yours Sincerely
Mr Pedantico
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They’ll get an apology that will barely get any coverage, Dermot Gallagher will make up some wibble how it’s not a penalty and it will happen again in a couple of weeks.
The Athletic | Football@TheAthleticFC
Manchester United plan to file a formal complaint to refereeing body the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) after being denied a penalty during Friday’s 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. Manchester United believed they should have been awarded a spot kick when Amad appeared to be brought down by Bournemouth defender Adrien Truffert in the second half of their Premier League fixture at the Vitality Stadium. Sources briefed on the situation indicated Manchester United officials were unhappy with how a series of similar penalty incidents were treated inconsistently during Friday’s fixture and the club intends to formally complain to PGMOL. More from @mjcritchley bit.ly/4rLTnRW
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@sistoney67 Part of the problem is that refs shy away from giving controversial decisions because they have the safety net of VAR & then VAR doesn't want to overrule the ref so the error isn't rectified-the UEFA bar for review is lower & should be adopted in the PL (or just get rid of VAR).
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Debate around VAR last night misses the point really. In general fans want less of it, so understandable in debatable calls, it stays out. The inconsistency is referee on-pitch. I guess he would argue Maguire was deliberately attempting to impede and Amad went down under minimal contact. Easy to see why others argue differently. Ref is the guy whose decision counts. Course if players from every club didn’t constantly maximise contact, it would be easier for refs but that is another discussion.
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@Miniruks I dislike AI, but I think for VAR to be fair, FIFA should train an AI VAR over 5 years to then be put into the decision-making process to recommend on-field reviews. Emotion plays a part in the decision-making process & VAR bottled it because BOU had scored & media relitigation.
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I’m tired of people defending the indefensible. All we want is consistency. Subjectivity isn’t an excuse for different outcomes in identical situations - it’s a flaw, not nuance. If you cared about football improving, you’d call out PGMOL’s mistakes instead of excusing them.
Dale Johnson@DaleJohnsonBBC
On Amad and Evanilson penalty situations. Both might or might not have been penalties. They are subjective, in the grey zone. So on-field decision stands. VAR's role is not, and ever has been, to create consistency of decision making. Each is judged individually. #BOUMUN
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@Jon_Mackenzie If you're going to have VAR (I'd rather get rid), then it should be like the TMO in Rugby; let everyone hear the conversation & send refs to the screen more + don't have the expectation that they will overturn their decision 97% of the time upon review.
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This is something the general public just don't seem to have grasped with VAR. Perhaps PGMOL should have communicated it more clearly?
Dale Johnson@DaleJohnsonBBC
It's always possible for two seemingly similar incidents to have opposite outcomes. On-field call carries weight. If a ref does not give the Amad pen that is supportable. Giving the Evanilson spot-kick is supportable too. That's the subjective laws and VAR for you.
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@jonmikesav8 I thought Ugarte played well in the previous two games, but there was a couple of times when he was in space in midfield when we were on the break tonight & it was obvious that he can't even contemplate a medium/long range pass forward. Very limited in possession.
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I don’t know about you lot but I’ve got to be honest here and say when Ugarte comes on it absolutely terrifies me.
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@__scottsaunders I reckon if the Amad incident had happened after the Maguire red, VAR would have had to step in award the penalty. Both were penalties, an infuriating game for sure; but an improved performance from Utd, which is encouraging.
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It’s genuinely wild he’s not given the Amad penalty. Game is entirely different if he (rightly) gives it. No complaints on the Maguire decision but as ever, it’s about consistency. And lack of it.
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@ToeInTheWater1 ... he also talked about the potential to use a "terrible weapon that could end the conflict in 2 seconds" in the same meeting.
Pearl harbour & dropping a nuke - the Japan special triple platinum trolling package😂
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@Ankaman616 I'd never thought of it like that, it's a really good point! I wonder whether the huge increase in coverage has also meant that there's loads more video footage for teams to analyse, which means there's less chance of teams getting caught out by clever moves too.
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Adam is so good at this stuff.
Uzumaki Tony@thearsfamily97
Adam Clery perfectly counters this nonsense view that EPL football suddenly became shit. 👏🏾👏🏾
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@__scottsaunders Kobbie & the Brunos sounds like a half decent band name, but would that work as a midfield combination? Bruno G is an excellent player who benefits from playing with 2 other physical midfielders at NUFC; I may be wrong, but I'd have concerns about our midfield being a bit light.
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It’s worth taking this seriously IMO. Concerns about the fee - Casemiro all over again is the comparison - but the wages won’t be half as ridiculous. Think he’s a brilliant player.
Actually prefer him to Tonali profile wise.
utdreport@utdreport
#mufc are in advanced talks to sign Bruno Guimaraes for around €80m, but renewed interest from Real Madrid threatens to complicate the proposed move [@Reuters, @fernandokallas]
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@Ankaman616 Agreed. Going by what I saw in the trailer, the voice acting seems pretty flat. Hopefully the gameplay is excellent; the older I get, the less patience I have for mediocre games.
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Sitting on a 77 score on Metacritic now.
One for the sales and further information, I reckon.
IGN@IGN
We’ve finally seen Crimson Desert gameplay running on base PS5. bit.ly/4rzISAQ
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@__scottsaunders Tudor finally realised that he's just an interim manager and decided to keep things simple, rather than trying to imprint a system/long term philosophy. They'll stay up.
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This game and Sunday…Spurs finally starting to show a bit of character which will likely keep them up. Something different about them
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@BenDesigned While I agree that signing a 29 year old on huge wages & transfer fee was not a great strategy; Casemiro has done enough to be considered a good signing, even with those negative fee/wages elements taken into account. He'll be very difficult to replace, so he's a good signing.
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@Finbauer I didn’t get it at the time, and I have to stand by what I think.
I think he’s had some exceptional games & also times he’s lost his head.
The age profile was wrong & the money spent was far too much.
Quality player on his day. But was the wrong move for United long term.
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He was signed when 30 for big money & surplus to requirements from Real Madrid.
For his price & considering there were periods where he was poor, people are looking with rose tinted glasses now
He’s been great this season, but wouldn’t say he’s been a brilliant signing .
Pilib De Brún (Phil Brown)@Malachians
Will never understand how he’s used as an example of bad business. He’s been a brilliant signing, never let Utd down off the pitch and never behaved like he was above Utd at their lowest moment unlike some youngsters who have achieved nothing in the game
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@BladeoftheS It's all well & good having policies that sound nice; but if any political party aspires to hold real power, the truth is they can't go any further than the centre left & expect to win. We are a conservative country & a policy like this is more likely to work against them.
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The Green Party have proposed a policy where the highest paid person in a company could only earn 10x as much as the lowest, currently the ratio is over 1000x in some companies.
Do you agree?
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@Big3GOATRace @Angry_Staffer 😂😂😂 the Looney Toons version is an optional extra
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@Finbauer @Angry_Staffer I mean he doesn’t read it. So why not.
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MAGA, yall good with Trump fundraising off a dead soldier’s casket?
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸@patriottakes
Trump fundraising email offers “National Security Briefing Membership” Email: “…you'll receive my private national security briefings”
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