Jon Palich

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[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@BriggsonBeer @GregBoyes1

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@ELFAJfl Hi - please can you follow me back so I can send a Direct Message?

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@mattforde He’s spot on Matt. As is Cole.

[HRVDSFA @hrvdsfa]

Another successful night at Darwen in @LancashireSFA Cup. The U14 boys added to the triumph of the U13s by narrowly defeating @BwD_SFA on penalties after an outstanding last seconds save by @acc_academy O'Sullivan.

These go to Worcester on Saturday in the @SchoolsFootball

[Finchy @DanFinchy3]

I bet Jordan Henderson clapped

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

👋 @EFL - it’s good to be back. #twitterclarets

[Premier League Match Centre @PLMatchCentre]

#MCIAVL – 90’ VAR OVERTURN

VAR checked the referee’s call of goal – and established that Foden was in an offside position and recommended that the goal was disallowed.

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@StanCollymore The Americans in charge of Burnley have butchered our brand, Stan. Claret is now Purple and I’ve heard on good authority that they’d like to do away with it altogether in favour of Black as that works better with the LED lights they’re obsessed with. Games gone.

[ndr @NDR_lufc]

5 years on and still relevant..

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

Hi @MancAcademy - please could you advise expected stage times for @stephencsanchez tonight?
Thanks!

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@PUSB_PUSB Naive. You’ll need to spend a lot of money to have any sort of chance. It’s a massive jump and the thrill of promotion quickly dissipates! VAR, big team bias, TV scheduling. All that glitters is not gold. Good luck.

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

Looking forward to an evening with the fabulous @riannedowney_ in Hebden Bridge! 🍺 🎶

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@AlfieBoe Looking forward to Manchester next week! Would you be happy to sign an additional item for me? I have a piece of a Yellow Ticket of Leave from the LM Arena Spectacular 🎫 🇫🇷 🙏

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@MerlinFDC4 @RachelReevesMP was asked about this in Parliament and kicked it into the long grass. I am dreading seeing the price of fuel at motorway service stations!

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@henrywinter @Declancarr96 What is German for sabotage Henry?

[St. Augustine's PE Department @sarchsPEDEPT]

Congratulations to Joe Palich in Year 9 who was chosen to represent Lancashire County Schools Under 14’s football team against Northumberland in the ESFA Cup. Lancashire won 1-0 in a very close game. Joes represents the school, the district and now his County, well done Joe 👏🏻⚽️

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@IdleandWild They could have said Buy 19, Get 4 Free and got a modern day Jeff Brown to front it.

[Jon Palich @jonpalich]

@fbradshaw61 @Pow7777777 @LUFC Same guy on VAR? He needs to be stood down. Shocking albeit consistent.

[Burnley FC @BurnleyOfficial]

Pick your winner in the poll below before 8pm.

[Phil Bird @PhilBirdBFC]

"Thought" isn't good enough.
The evidence is inconclusive.
The "elongated check" didn't cause the boos.

[Jan Aage Fjørtoft 🇳🇴 @JanAageFjortoft]

I’m a supporter of any tool that makes our game fairer.

But VAR was introduced with two simple, powerful principles: “clear and obvious.” It was never meant to mean searching for minutes on end to find a reason to disallow a goal. It was never meant to freeze the game to pick out a single frame and rule someone offside by an inch.

We were told VAR would strengthen referees. Instead, it has made them more hesitant and less authoritative.

This weekend, VAR was given an even wider mandate. At the very same meeting, new rules were introduced to reduce time-wasting, yet the biggest source of delay in modern football is VAR itself.

I still believe in using technology to make football fairer. But in its current form, VAR risks damaging the flow of the game and the experience of the fans. And without the fans, there is no game.