"The Americans gave me an award. They gave me one in Cuba too. I told the Americans: Keep it for yourselves, I’m getting one in Cuba!" - Diego Armando Maradona.
Presuming the MPs and other political figures who campaigned so vigorously against the ban on violent Maccabi fans because it was racist will now be demanding resignations, and calling this Islamophobic.
The biggest time-wasters in football now are not the players but some of the officials implementing VAR. Turf Moor confirmed that. Almost three minutes to decide that Anthony was offside. Right decision but a nonsense it took so long to establish. Sort out semi-automated. Almost five minutes to decide that Barnes had handled. Not even sure it was the right decision anyway.
The unacceptable, unconscionable amount of time taken damages the game and alienates the fans, without whom there is no game. PGMO has to improve. It claims it is speeding up decision-making and then delivers this desecration of a great football game between Burnley and Brentford with delays.
PGMO use of the technology has to be better. And quicker. VAR is here to stay - IFAB underlined that in Cardiff on Saturday - so let’s make it work for the game of football not against. Improve standard of officiating - on-field and at Stockley Park. Invest even more in developing good officials. Speed up the process - and if that means a time limit on decisions then do it.
Don’t chase perfection; just prevent injustice. PGMO has forgotten Clear and Obvious only. PGMO has forgotten the game is about passionate match-goers not pedantic, slow-moving law-enforcers. #BURBRE
When our boy Finn heard about the jury refusing to jail six of his #Filton24 comrades today, he celebrated with a holler out his cell window and a bag of crisps.
So today we have mostly been eating crisps. And hollering. And winning 4-1 🥲
#FreeThemAll#ClaptonFamily
📚 Newham needs its libraries.
All local @ClaptonCFC fans - if you can, please get down the OSD this Sunday and join the fight to keep these invaluable community assets open.
Our mates Clapton Punks did a call out for fans to join us at the Dog today and show our solidarity with the people of Gaza.
1,057 responded 😘
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Our mates Clapton Punks did a call out for fans to join us at the Dog today and show our solidarity with the people of Gaza.
1,057 responded 😘
The banner reads "If the olive trees knew the hands that planted them, their oil would become tears" 🇵🇸
@claptoncfc