The Football News Thread 2025/26

[jd1981]

Imagine finishing 3rd but then getting a stupid/dodgy sending off in the first minute, 46 game season wasted for one moment

Basically the side who comes 3rd should have everything stacked in their favour.
Final would be a 2 legged affair also but that wouldn’t happen as everybody wants the Wembley day out.

 

[jd1981]

One idea would be trial VAR offside without lines. If you can't tell it's on or off, then clearly it's too marginal to care.

Yep this is where I’d go, originally offside was bought in to stop unfair advantages.
A shoulder being a cm offside isn’t that.
Pre 2019 if it looked level enough we’d just accept it as being tight but fair and no one moaned.

 

[BillyDee]

One idea would be trial VAR offside without lines. If you can't tell it's on or off, then clearly it's too marginal to care.

Would take 30 seconds, wouldn't impact goal celebrations

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Yep this is where I’d go, originally offside was bought in to stop unfair advantages.
A shoulder being a cm offside isn’t that.
Pre 2019 if it looked level enough we’d just accept it as being tight but fair and no one moaned.

I agree in principle, but the worms are out the can now, everyone would moan.

 

[jd1981]

I agree in principle, but the worms are out the can now, everyone would moan.

Consistency would be the issue if anything

 

[BillyDee]

Consistency is already an issue and people are already moaning.

This would at least be quick.

 

[jd1981]

Clear and obvious is my biggest annoyance with it all, just go with what do you think would be the right decision. Get the ref to look again and decide himself.
The clear and obvious BS was the reason we didn’t get penalties at Newcastle or Man Utd in 2023.

 

[Tony Towner]

Arsenal spent over half an hour restarting play last night.

 

[Mel Evo]

Is Arsene Wenger the Tony Blair of football governance? Is his timeline identical too? Feels like it.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Just use the position of the feet for offside and bin the upper arm nonsense and I think most people would be happy.