I'm done with football

[Deadly_D'Jaffo]

Attrocious, what the fuck is this sport?

Can I have your loyalty points then please?

 

[TaxiBlade]

I am sure he knew what he was doing, he tapped his head as he ran back, he wasn’t only time wasting, he knew there was a chance a goal would be given.

although still not seen it, I can picture what happened.

This sounds about right. He's in a no lose situation. Shambles.

Did any Newcastle fans shout for VAR before it was called?

 

[DI36O]

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Watching that feels like we should have battered them

 

[ThatJa]

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In April you were done with this team, that went on to be promoted and is in the top half of the Premier League.

Forgive us if we take your projected absence with a pinch of salt and a lot of apathy...

When did I say I was done with that team in that thread?

 

[jono_t2000]

How come the ref didn't blow the whistle when the lino raised the flag for offside?

Only thing I can think is even tho the lino flagged, the ref thought it was too close to call offside, hence didn't blow.

Var confirmed his suspicions that he was onside so goal stood. VAR didn't actually do anything wrong nor the ref. Just the bloody lino who ignored instructions of not flagging if it's a close call...

 

[Whiston Blade]

A farce...pundits all over the place saying play to the whistle.

How do you ignore it when the linesman at the halfway line puts his flag up? It’s dead easy to ignore it and put the ball in the net when you’re the attacker but much less easy as a defender.

Because the whistle dictates play starting/stopping, not a flag. I’ve not played football at a level not even worth mentioning but even then, we were told to play to the whistle, not play until the flag is raised.

Easier said than done but you can bet they’ll continue until a whistle is blown next time.

 

[Tezza1889]

although still not seen it, I can picture what happened.

This sounds about right. He's in a no lose situation. Shambles.

Did any Newcastle fans shout for VAR before it was called?

No, there was an ironic cheer from them because they thought he was taking a yellow card for time wasting, the celebrations when it was given were mental, as if Pamela Anderson had just climbed into bed and shoved the winning euro millions ticket in their pajama pockets..

 

[Groucho Blade]

This changes everything and it’s nothing to do with linos. The decision to play-on when an offside flag is raised has rarely (if ever) been made before. (Can anyone remember it happening before?) So surely, to be fair, refs should now NEVER blow for offside. Otherwise, we’ve been had, haven’t we?

 

[Rusty view]

I’ve no problem with VAR on this and I’ve no problem with the ref on this occasion...but what the actual living fuck was the lino doing putting his flag up????!
Why bother having linesmen at all?

And when the ref plays on the twat is still stood there with his flag up as Voldernort scores.

 

[ForgeBlade]

This changes everything and it’s nothing to do with linos. The decision to play-on when an offside flag is raised has rarely (if ever) been made before. (Can anyone remember it happening before?) So surely, to be fair, refs should now NEVER blow for offside. Otherwise, we’ve been had, haven’t we?

Blew up quick enough for every other offside didn't he.

Incompetent wankers in the middle and running the lines are just as bad as the clusterfuck that is VAR.

 

[west_yorks_blade]

I’ve no problem with VAR on this and I’ve no problem with the ref on this occasion...but what the actual living fuck was the lino doing putting his flag up????!
Why bother having linesmen at all?

But surely if the linesman does put his flag up like that, the right thing to do would be for the Ref to acknowledge the mistake and award a drop kick or similar. It was clear our players had stopped because of a mistake by officials, so why do we get punished for that?

 

[Mouth of the South]

Incase anyone cares, heres the official "Offside" on the Premier League website..

What happens if you are flagged for offside?

If a player if flagged for offside then play must stop and a free-kick will be rewarded, although sometimes an advantage is played if it is better for the other team not to get a free-kick.

There is no individual punishment for being caught offside and a player will not be issued with a card, no matter how many offsides they commit in a match.

The player must be in the opposing team's half in order to be flagged for offside.

Unfortunately, the Premier League do not make the rules. Probably best to check with the IFAB site to ensure you're familiar with the laws of the game before throwing a strop.

On this occasion, the assistant referee made an error by raising his flag when the decision whether Carroll and/or Shelvey was offside was tight. He should have kept his flag down and only raised it once the goal had been scored for it to be checked by VAR.

However, the referee is entitled to overrule any signals by their assistants and allow play to continue. The bigger error was made by Utd's defenders who stopped anticipating a whistle. Hugely naive which cost a goal and, in reality, the game.