Cyderman

1 minute ago, handsofclay said:

Check Google. Input Frank Lampard Bristol City and you'll see that several of the nationals are running with it. I'm guessing they still employ journalists unless it's AI.

With actual info, or just reporting the bookies’ odds?

4 minutes ago, 22A said:

OK, let's keep VAR but use it similar to the system in cricket.

The Ref can use it if he is unsure about an incident. The two teams could have two reviews each if they disagreed about a decision.

Not sure saying the ref can use it if unsure would work - imagine they’d just end up reviewing everything on the basis they’d be absolutely pilloried if they made a mistake and didn’t review when they had the chance.

11 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

Other than remembering we made a good start to the season, I looked in the same place as EA below!

 

I'm confused - is this saying we were top of the league earlier in the season? I don't remember that.

18 minutes ago, redkev said:

Have you forgot they play us last game of the season . 
seriously it would be nice for us be the nasty old wolf for once and put the final nail in someone’s coffin, for years we have been a soft touch , hopefully things are a changing 

Be ironic if the one time we do it keeps Cardiff up

1 hour ago, Open End Numb Legs said:

Is it a list compiled from those who registered for (and subsequently probably got banned from) Gaschat?

No I’ve got it too and I’ve never been on there.

3 minutes ago, Davefevs said:

I think he thought he was on the Massengo thread.

Blimey, hope this is true, so I can call off the ambulance for the heart attack I was about to have 

14 hours ago, Robin101 said:

Can’t help but think last night was perfect prep for Cardiff. For the benefit of Cardiff, that is.

I can’t help feel a bit ‘after the Lord Mayor’s show’, plus with the unbeaten run ending, and being run ragged for most of the 90 mins…

I’ll be very impressed with the team if we beat Cardiff. 

I think Mehmeti will be very important on Saturday for this reason - should be fresh and raring to go, and the sort of player who can then inspire the rest of the side if he gets going.

8 hours ago, Davefevs said:

In cricket you have 2 reviews per innings, just have one in football….only appeal / review the ones you genuinely think are wrong.  If Maloney reviews Big Rob’s header on Wednesday, then he’s wasted it.  And if he did, what’s it gonna take, 10 secs to show it to be valid goal.

Even Sam Bell’s the other week would just be a case of getting the lines drawn.  The WC graphics were far superior in getting offsides correct.

I probably needs further thought, but I do think it puts the onus back on the manager and takes the pressure off the officials.

I do agree it would probably be a bit of an improvement, I'd just question how much. Any result-changing goal in the last ten minutes or so would be bound to get reviewed on the off-chance. And you'd get managers slated if they didn't review, then replays showed someone's nose was offside so they should have done.

I don't like VAR in football because I think there are just too many variables to make it work. In cricket, the stumps don't move, so it's easy to draw lines for an LBW decision because they're in the same place every time. For offsides in football, the last defender will be moving around all the time, different parts of his body will represent the line at any given point, there are potentially multiple different times during a goal scoring move when the line will need to be checked, and different defenders will represent the line at different times. If a foolproof AI system can be developed that can handle all that and check it all in seconds then fine, but the current system of humans drawing lines on a video screen I think will always be inadequate no matter who gets fired or what procedures get changed - still too many variables to avoid mistakes.

1 hour ago, Davefevs said:

For me it’s why it should be a manager referral system, like cricket.  If the players / manager thinks there is a bad decision, the manager can use his referral.  Use it, get it right, keep it.  Use it, get it wrong, lose it.  You’ll soon see it become a better system, and those managers that try it on.  Bit like certain bowlers who assure you it pitched in line and the video umpire shows differently.

Ten wickets per innings in a game of cricket though, so generally a bit of incentive not to waste reviews. With so many football matches having only one or two goals I’m not sure how you’d avoid a lot of them being spuriously ’reviewed’ anyway on the off-chance?

4 minutes ago, The Bard said:

Richard Hughes.  Think he used to play for them 

Different Richard Hughes apparently, this one came from Forest Green - https://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/2022/september/richard-hughes-appointed-sporting-director/

Hopefully that's not quite accurate, since Google suggests Pompey's director of football is 34

Neither of them really i still believe Beckham is good enough to be in the England team and our captain with Gerrard as assistant captain

I don't see Beckham as a 90 minute player for England anymore, as i don't think playing in the MLS (or not playing, as of now) will give him the match fitness needed for international football. I can still see him being used as an impact player off the bench for his set pieces, but not as a regular starter, which for me rules him out of the captaincy..

Gerrard's never really done for England what he does for Liverpool, bu the responsibility of being captain might get the best out of him. Probably the best of the realistic candidates.