Spot on from Allison Pearson - extracts👇
"If terrorists invaded the UK, hunted down hundreds of young people at Glastonbury, gangraped our girls, jeering and spitting on their half-naked bodies and displaying them as spoils of war, abducted grandmothers and terrified children, burned people alive, shot the family dog and turned their living-room into a pop-up abattoir, is there anyone who would seriously suggest that Britons should not rise up in sorrow and rage to take out the murdering bastards who did that to their country?"
"...I am ashamed of my country’s response. While France was swiftly deporting at least two non-nationals for anti-Semitic acts, it was revealed that the Football Association will not light the Wembley arch in the colours of the Israeli flag because of “fears of a backlash from some communities” and because certain senior officials are wary of “the perception they might be taking sides in the conflict”. Wembley was illuminated in the colours of France, Turkey and Ukraine after attacks, and even rainbow colours to protest LGBTQ issues in Qatar. But Jews don’t matter apparently.
England players lose no opportunity to take the knee in a performative display to “kick out racism”, but given the opportunity to oppose genocide they fret about causing bad feeling in racist communities. Cowardly, shameful and pathetic."
"Israelis don’t have the luxury of cowardice. Courage is the air that they breathe because, unlike the Europeans engaging in minor skirmishes about gender identity and “hate speech”, they have a war to fight against “hate action”. It really is a matter of life and death. That bestows a blazing clarity. As one government minister in Jerusalem snapped at some bleeding-heart reporter from Channel 4 News, “We don’t need moral lessons from you.”
The BBC’s Hamas terror cowardice shames Britain https://t.co/7bwFLCCUSO
I don’t know how many times I can keep making this point, but if after over 1000 Israeli’s citizens are slaughtered, after families are killed in their homes, after hundreds of young people are massacred at a rave, after hundreds are kidnapped, after reports of rape are rife, if after all this, you’re still for waiting for confirmation that babies were beheaded before deciding Hamas are lunatic barbarians butchers, there’s something wrong with you. Something seriously wrong with you.
YouGov have done some polling on VAR. Football fans apparently support changes both to put a time limit on how long decisions can take, and to have referees go over to the monitor more often.
https://t.co/Nd1K7J5xHi
1. In 2022, Everton got a PGMOL apology after Rodri handball was not given as penalty. Everton lost 1-0, and Liverpool lost the title by 1 point because this handball decision was not given.
2. Last season, Arsenal got 2 PGMOL apologies which cost them 5 points. City won the League by 5 points
3. Man City have never received a PGMOL apology. Somehow the horrible quality of refereeing in this league never affects them, but affects their direct title rivals a lot.
So in last 2 years, 3 apology worthy mistakes have given 2 titles to Man City, the same team that has not been punished for FFP in 15 longgg years. You hear a lot of praise for City and Guardiola from pundits and ex-players. But if Klopp points out issues about FFP and VAR, he is said to be moaning/crying/whinging and should move on. Interesting, and quite an absurd logic 🤔
@liamgallagher You go to bed every night knowing Nat Phillips is absolutely walloping the arsehole off your daughter screaming in her ear "NOONEZ NOONEZ NOONEZ" you've spent your whole life thinking you're a scouser in John Lennon.. when you're just a woolyback ming. Swerve it lamb chop sideys
The gentleman might want to supply examples of the horrendous, horrifying, disgusting things I’ve said about trans people. Sounds as though there are loads, so he should have plenty to choose from. Hopefully he won’t suffer the usual attack of delete-itis when challenged.
@Carra23 Please start referring to this as a problem with the standards of refereeing, not issue with VAR. The issues are because the referees are terrible, the technology is sound. Referees clearly dislike VAR because it highlights their inability, and will use this excuse to remove VAR.
@Carra23 Please start referring to this as a problem with the standards of refereeing, not issue with VAR. The issues are because the referees are terrible, the technology is sound. Referees clearly dislike VAR because it highlights their inability, and will use this excuse to remove VAR.
@LegendEskimoBoy In this day and age it would be easy enough to feed into AI and make it say whatever the fuck they want, and I wouldn't put it past them.
Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night.
It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined.