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Always think the 3rd/4th place game should be great, no real prize to lose and could both go for it. Probably be a bore-fest now.

Not sure what Morocco have done to upset the Ref. French bloke pulls someone back , the Ref says that's your 2nd next time I'll have to talk to you. Moroccan Player gets booked for a French player sliding into him and those 2 bear hugs could easily been Pens. I might be biased as I want Morocco to win, but doesn't seem like they're getting the rub of the green.

Am I missing something, how did Boufal get booked for being kicked, all be it accidentally. I've seen Pens given for less ** ** Not for us BTW

Just started watching on a Laptop, can't rewind the feed, so was it a Pen ?

This just popped up on my FB memories, nothing changes. Merry Christmas and ...

Even from the other angle it looks suspicious . Lino has a great position, still gets it wrong. But that's still one better than most I've seen at the Gate, most have been 5/10 yards behind everyone. As @Lew-T said, just glad it didn't cost us anything.

I don't think there were teams lining up to take him, so from our point of view like Dave said, beggars can't be choosers . If Simpson did have the wrong idea about him, and that is my guesswork from the article , then just getting minutes on the pitch would be enough for us to agree. Who knows.

Just read the piece. I may be completely off, but it's almost like Simpson signed him as LWB cover and he then realised he was a LCB. Simpson says all the right things, decent character, trained well etc. Just seems to me like he made a mistake over what Idehen actually was.

I wonder if how Beale went about his last few weeks had an affect on the players Dave. I heard after he had made all the right noises, pledging loyalty etc, he turned up at a Rangers game. Now I know he was there before , but when the links were made it does feel a bit two faced. I know QPR fans weren't happy. They have a decent squad, they've had good runs recently only to fall away, be interesting to see where this guy can take them.

Just saw that ,interesting appointment , one of only 16 "Elite Uefa qualified coaches". Neil Critchley (born 18 October 1978) is an English manager who is currently the manager of Championship club Queens Park Rangers. He has previously managed Liverpool under-18s (standing in for Jürgen Klopp for two of Liverpool's cup fixtures in the 2019–2020 season), and guided Blackpool to promotion, via the playoffs, from League One to the Championship in 2020–21, his first full season in charge of the club. He is one of sixteen coaches worldwide to have obtained UEFA's elite badge.[2]

The original rules gave a maximum size for pitches, not sure if those weird Village size games had any impact on their thinking . That meant they could be anything "up too" (I've just checked the size) 100 x 200 yards. This is from an article on UEFA.com; Thus, the dimensions of the football pitch – decided in 1863 at the founding meeting of The Football Association – were set out in the first printed version of the complete Laws of the Game. In metric measurements, this means 183m by 91m. By any measure, this was an astonishingly loose regulation, allowing pitches to vary considerably in size. A subsequent amendment in 1897 stipulated that pitches should be 91–119m long and 46–91m wide, albeit with greater precision required for international matches (101–110m long and 64–73m wide). Today, the regulations governing UEFA's competitions allow for fewer surprises, with pitches required to be 100–105m long and 64–68m wide. This ensures – no pun intended – a more level playing field.

If it was these can you let me know

Dave, I'm guessing those touches near the edge of the box are in the warm up or changing ends We could do with someone showing interest in Bentley this Window. Don't want another to walk on a free really. I'm with you on Bajic, I didn't go V Lincoln so can only go by highlights and I don't think he was at fault. Then again it's the way of things to blame the keeper. I remember Max getting crucified during his run last year where we did concede a lot. I thought he was at fault for maybe one, but he got abuse for the whole defence .

So what everyone is saying is ..............

I know what you mean, and agree, to a point. It does seem Ref's don't make decisions incase the make mistakes. From every angle I've seen, it looks nailed on Free kick and a Pen. TBF, looking at the whole 95 mins, I think the Ref did ok. But them made some monumental errors .

I don't want them to check every little thing, but they were checking the foul on Saka. I thought that was obvious, and the challenge on Kane, again obvious . VAR through this Tournament has been very poor.

I don't think all the blame can be put solely on the Ref, VAR is there to right, wrongs. They looked at the Saka free kick, at the Kane trip, as a unit they are not fit for purpose.

I totally agree, but it's consequences . Saka get's the foul and we don't go 1-0 down, plus we get a free kick in a threatening area. Where the game goes from there , who knows? But that one decision makes a massive difference.

I know what you mean, but if he hit the target at that pace , he scores . I feel for him , the pressure is massive.

England played well, they were IMO the (slightly) better team. The Ref's decisions shipped th game massively. Them going 1-0 let them sit in. It should have been a foul , so 0-0 Then Kane's Pen, 1-0, the one not given. So our equaliser 1-0 Our equaliser makes it 2-1 They make it 2-1 with Geroud If the game is Reffed properly we win If they beat us 2 or 3 nil, I'd be gutted, but I'd hold my hands up. Shit Ref's kill the sport.

If they get that Ref, well Ahh

It's all about small margins , and tonight it was about that little *** with the whistle.

've given up and just assume that every challenge we make is a foul , and every challenge they make is ignored

In normal football, yes

If he doesn't give this, he corrupt