Even Kvernberg

Really good thing he only elbowed Spence in the face and his hand didn’t brush through Spence’s hair otherwise he could’ve been sent off for violent conduct.

Listening to Pep and if it’s true, he’s highlighting running out of energy after 10 years as the reason for calling it. Klopp identified the same. Fergie did 26 years. That’s why Fergie’s achievements are above the rest. Incredible mentality.

VAR I enthusiastically welcomed it. Was sold on the higher percentage of right decisions so we could all go home knowing football justice had been done and we could concentrate on which player was crap instead. But I was wrong. Woefully and completely wrong. Waiting 5 minutes for a decision to be made alone means the system isn't fit for purpose. Why? Because I sat with TV producers who said everything would be wrapped up in 10-30 seconds. It has literally taken the spontaneous joy from the most important part of the game. A goal. Then, one thing completely blindsided me and many others. Subjectivity. I thought there would be science and a nailed on guarantee of a successfully and universally accepted decision. How wrong we were. Instead, arbitrary lines are drawn that simply can't with any certainty say whether a player is offside or not. So a human in a portacabin, 200 miles away only does what the referee can do, make a best guess. Likewise handballs, dives, any penalty decision to be honest. A subjective decision decided out of stadium allowing an increasingly small and poor refereeing pool a get out of jail free card. Instead of them making a shit decision and owning it, they just pass it on 200 miles away so 3 men in a portacabin can make a shit decision instead. Lunacy. For the love of the game, let's go back to investing in getting more referees, respecting them so that they join the trade and don't feel constantly abused. In short, treat them like rugby referees. Ultimate respect. Then, fuck VAR off, it's ruined the game, made it petty and chaotic, and taken that one ingredient that you simply can't replace, instantaneous joy. As a player and fan I accepted a referee making a bad decision in a game in the same way I accepted fucking up a shot or pass. We're all human. Let's get back to that, humans doing their best, everyone walks away from the ground accepting that and less unrealistic pressure put on officials to be perfect when perfection doesn't exist in any walk of life. VAR stinks. A system designed to help is a massive hindrance and it's about time pundits, fans, players, referees, clubs put pressure on authorities to get rid of it. We only need goal line tech, the rest can and should be refer refereed by humans making their best judgement. A best judgement that was over 98% right( audited fact pre VAR). Enough is enough, fuck it off.

@martin_adam To av mine tre her var bom.

@martin_adam Ta med Maguire, van Dijk og Casemiro også.

Salah er så ferdig

Find the comparisons between Ole and Carrick a little bizarre tbh. Different structures above them, completely different contexts. The only similarity really is them being ex-players. No idea if it will work with Carrick but I’d say that about any manager…

Middlesbrough lead after just FIVE minutes ⏱️ Riley McGree ends the stalemate to put the visitors ahead in the second leg play-off semi-final 0️⃣-1️⃣

@fstuve Absolutt. Men likhet for loven har det jo ikke vært.

@LektorEven Om du skal ha likhet for loven må det bli to plusspoeng, ikke fire. Denne er også klarere enn Bayindir da drakta til Raya står som et seil pga holding fra Todibo.

En vakker ironi i at de som har forhindret keepere mest i å gå opp i dueller på dødballer de siste to årene, får en helt avgjørende var avgjørelse med seg for at keeperen deres ikke får gå opp i duell.

@fstuve To like situasjoner begge medhold for Arsenal. 4 poeng i pluss. Tittelavgjørende det. Brukte ikke mange sekunder på VAR den i første runde. Tilbake til min første post. Ironien i det.

@LektorEven Du har rett, den burde vært dømt på. I første serierunde. Siden har Arsenal slått enten første eller bakerste for å unngå situasjoner hvor keeper blir involvert. De blokkerer mye, men holding slik som på Raya har jeg ikke sett siden Bayindir.

@fstuve Hvis det er realiteten så må jo i hvertfall PGMOL gå en runde med seg selv. For alle slike situasjoner i løpet av en sesong kan jo bli avgjørende for noen.

@LektorEven Det er ikke et argument, bare realiteten av situasjonen. Mye på spill, da tar VAR lengre tid.

@fstuve Og hva er det for et argument? Alle situasjoner skal jo vurderes likt uavhengig av hva man spiller for.

@LektorEven Er vel fordi ligaen kan avgjøres at de sjekker tusen vinkler. Hadde blitt tatt umiddelbart i august tipper jeg. Var jo tydelig på første reprise allerede.

@fstuve Var vel en arm i armene til Bayindir i sesongens første runde som ble stående. Men kvalifiserer vel kanskje ikke den?

@LektorEven Hvis meg gjerne en cornerscoring av Arsenal hvor keeper blir holdt av en angriper. Da skal du lete godt.

@fstuve Med tanke på at VAR igjen brukte 5 min på å sjekke en situasjon, vil jeg vel definere dette som ganske gråsone også. Ellers hadde de vel tatt den med en gang?

@LektorEven Du har gråsone og så har du hva West Ham holdt på med der. :)

@fstuve Ja, Arsenal er alltid helt uskyldige de. Glemte det.

@LektorEven Stor forskjell på hva Arsenal gjør på cornere og hva som skjer med Raya der. To glassklare frispark samtidig.

Imagine if more Manchester United legends & ex-players treat current players the way Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand & only a few others do. The support & positivity they bring to the club & fanbase is something we need so much more of. In a world of Gary Neville’s, be Wayne Rooney.

Lisandro Martinez gets sent off for briefly stroking Calvert-Lewis’s hair but Gabriel only gets a yellow card for pushing his head at Haaland! Make it make sense. What was more violent? Ridiculous

Credit where credit is due, Diogo Dalot was fantastic tonight. His ball carrying while evading pressure to get us out of danger, won the most duels in the entire game, and he pocketed Garnacho. He's not had the best of seasons but he walks away with a solid performance tonight.

Hvis Harry Maguire avgjørelsen setter presedens for hvordan det skal dømmes i fremtiden, da blir det mange karantener.

Feb 1, 2026: Man City star Rodri accuses the referee of not being neutral. "I know we won too much and the people don't want us to win, but the referee has to be neutral. It's not fair because we work so hard. When everything is finished, you are frustrated." He was fined £80k and FA panel “unanimously” agreed he hadn’t met threshold for a “sporting sanction” March 20, 2026: Harry Maguire gives away a penalty and is sent off. Later claimed he called officials a “fucking joke” as he went off. Maguire and United disputed fourth official’s claim. FA sided with officials and hand an extra one-game suspension to #mufc defender Right…

Manchester United's players have been warned they'll be banned for up to 18 games if they breath air during the remaining fixtures. It's a new rule introduced this week. It will apply to United, but not opponents.