A thread to discuss football during April

[randomlegend]

I believe they're told to keep the flag down until they're sure the play hasn't led to an immediate goalscoring opportunity.

The idea is to avoid preventing a legitimate goalscoring chance by stopping the play for an offside call which turns out to be incorrect. They let it play out and if a goal is scored they can then review it with VAR to ensure the correct decision is made regarding offside or not.

If the player misses or the play otherwise breaks down, the lino can raise their flag at that point if they thought it WAS originally offside as there's no longer the risk of denying a goal.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dutch football chiefs have cancelled a full round of Eredivisie fixtures before Ajax meet Tottenham in the ChampionsLeague semi-finals.

[Pleb]

The Premier League and Sky should follow suit.

They won't.

[Lewis]

Ole Gunnar Binman talking down his squad and giving it to Anthony Martial. Lowlife.

[mugbull]

I would still love to get Martial in this summer

[Kikó]

He's an absolute fraud. Please do.

[Waffdon]

He’s the best of a meh bunch. Rashford might become half decent in a few years.

[Kikó]

Not sure how. Rashford is a much better forward

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I wouldn't say no to Heung Min-Son for Martial.

[Spikey M]

Levy would.

[mugbull]

We'll give you Lamela

[Gray Fox]

Son would say no. He wants to play in the Champions League next year.

[Magic]

Fuck off.

[Yevrah]

It’s human nature - if there’s a fail safe way of getting offside calls 100% right, they’ll rely on it.

It’s the biggest problem with var as far as I can see.

[SincereTheRebel]

Dont they use the same type of tech in Rugby and it is way more efficent over there?

[-james-]

Foden starts.

[Waffdon]

Pep not starting Sane again. Drunken twat.

[Lewis]

United should put a sanctions-compliant bid in for him if City are stupid.

[Shindig]

City are going to smash this.

[Gray Fox]

If City go 2-0 up that should be the game and title.

I can't see them dropping a point in any of their other 4 games.

[Mike]

United to beat them so their fans can claim for years that they won us the league.

[Reg]

That's a great result for us. Backs against the wall stuff from the sounds of it, and without a shot on target, and we've extended our scoreless run, but we'd have taken that without hesitation.

Have a little feeling Cardiff will play heroically and Liverpool will screw up tomorrow.

[Shindig]

You'd have got some really long odds on Perez getting a hat trick against anyone this season.

[Ian]

In my long-running Newcastle save in FM '15 Perez had one season where he was fucking outstanding. I turned down all the bids for him and then he went to shiiiiiit. Disliked him in real life since. I love having irrational opinions of nothing players because of FM.

I've still never forgivrn Adam Knockaert for always scoring against me in the same save,

[Spikey M]

I bought Kane in FM2017 for about a gazillion quid, and he was unfathomably shit. Missed every fucking one on one. Had about a 50% record from penalties. The window licking cunt.

[SvN]

In my long-running newcastle save in FM '15 perez had one season where he was fucking outstanding down I turned down all the bids for him and then he went to shiiiiiit. Disliked him in real life since. I love having irrational opinions of nothing players because of FM.

I've still never forgivrn Adam Knockaert for always scoring against me in the same save,

Phil Neville once won me the Champions League by saving a last minute penalty as an emergency keeper. I was devastated when was sold him.

[phonics]

The first time Paul Merson has ever made a sentient point.

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[Baz]

Gotta love “Merse.”

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

And there goes fourth.

We had better let City walk through us.

[Shindig]

Binmania running wild.

[Lewis]

Playing himself out of a move to Madrid. Clever.

[Boydy]

They're doing this so it doesn't look so obvious when they roll over for City, aren't they?

[Giggles]

They're doing this so it doesn't look so obvious when they roll over for City, aren't they?

I think it's just a case of honeymoon over in a big way and them really having blew their load too quick in hiring him.

[phonics]

Arsenal winning today would put us in a good position so am expecting us to royally cock it up.

[Lewis]

I don't think you can put this sort of shit display on the manager, unless they're also not trying for him now.

[Spikey M]

He'll end up being a literal Binman if these performances continue.

[Lewis]

I'm only still watching it to watch Gary Neville suck his face inside out afterwards.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

They're doing this so it doesn't look so obvious when they roll over for City, aren't they?

Our team isn't that great.

Could do with a proper clear out.

[Shindig]

It's bizarre how form's just collapsed as soon as he took the contract. Things like this shouldn't happen.

[Magic]

If we show the board we're worthy of a great, world leading manager they'll have no choice but to appoint a...oh.

[Giggles]

It's bizarre how form's just collapsed as soon as he took the contract. Things like this shouldn't happen.

It's strange they gave it to him before the end of the season anyway. What was he going to do? Decide to stay in Norway?

[Jimmy Floyd]

Their form is less to do with Solskjaer than to do with how lazy Pogba decides to be. He hasn't tried since February.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Quality hit that.

[Mike]

Playing himself out of a move to Madrid. Clever.

Getting his price down

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

This is embarrassing.

[Mellberg]

Their form is less to do with Solskjaer than to do with how lazy Pogba decides to be. He hasn't tried since February.

This is what I'm seeing. He's key and everything goes through him. His attitude is a joke and this goes on far too often.

[Giggles]

Probably right enough.

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[Magic]

Lol I pretty foolish taking Everton players out for Bournemouth ones on my FF but who could have predicted this.

[Waffdon]

Mourinho got 2nd, won two trophies and another final with this lot. Hehe. Ole’s at the wheel!

[Gray Fox]

As you'd expect from Cardiff. Liverpool should be 2-0 up going into the break but not happened yet. Seemingly not affected by the pressure. Yet.