RicoS321

I was impressed with Dundee in that game, tactically. They played two high pressing midfielders and sylla picking off our attacks in front of their defence. Something we'll struggle to get round with our setup. Hoping that Miovski does something good, basically.

"He also stressed a lot that we don't call substitutes just substitutes because they are decisive. And true enough, his substitutes decided many games. I don't think it was a coincidence." I think I love him.

Sounds like they've got a weird version of football in Ireland.

Great American footballer and actor among other things.

Christ, that's embarrassing. I hope the club respond.

Fuck sake. Exactly what we don't need. A raving nutcase who throws his weight around when we lose is what the fans want. Can only assume Lennon was asking for too much.

Obviously Warnock will claim it.

It is to us, but as soon as you give these interfering cunts the power to rule, they can't stop themselves. The level of arrogance that it takes to believe that you can better make a decision from a wonky camera angle, than a linesman looking straight across the pitch (it was a freekick too, so the linesman was in the exact position required). Not just arrogance, but it shows that they don't have even a basic understanding of how the system works to overcome 2D parallax, which is the whole fucking purpose of the Hawkeye system. I'd be fucking furious if I was the linesman having his work ruined by those incompetent fuckers. Just as important is that they lied to the BBC at the weekend too. The BBC must surely release the details of who they spoke to at the SFA and properly out them on this. There should be resignations.

There's a fairly strong case to say that the game should be replayed. The officials haven't followed protocol. Fielded an illegible player in the offside decision as it were. If it was either of the scum, a) this wouldn't have happened, and b) the game would be replayed.

Perfect. Although he'll be disappointed not to be lifting the trophy at the end of May.

Fucking hell that's bad. I have to say, I'm normally fairly critical of our club when it comes to statements, but this one was exactly right. No partisan pish, just sticking to the facts. It has to get canned, hopefully this is the start of the process.

Jimmy Thel in?

And, in other news, Joe Kinnear has distanced himself from any speculation surrounding the Dons' job.

Now that Peterborough have won the English challenge cup, it'll be time for Cormack's masterstroke of bringing in Ferguson minor. Its setup perfectly for him. Holding the scarf aloft as he stands next to his old man's statue. It'd be peak Dave.

I should have said, it's fairly obvious why offside can't be subject to the "clear and obvious" error rule. Because it can be measured, and with a good degree of precision, you'd get a call that was 29cm off being let go one week and another that was 20cm off being disallowed the next. Unless the camera was directly in line (it wasn't today, making it seem more in Macdonald's favour), then any "quick check" by someone just looking at the footage could be wildly out. That means, in order to check offsides, you absolutely have to draw the lines (by that, I mean perform the calculation, the machine doesn't draw lines to decide), there is no other option. As soon as you involve the computer, then it can only produce an exact yes or no call. You could allow a leeway of 30cm for an attacker if you like, but the system would still have to go through the same process. To be honest, I'm staggered that people don't get this by now, there's been toenails offside in world football for years now. It's why there's no good version of VAR or any of the other bollocks we keep getting told. The only option is to remove it, or get more and more technical (and expensive) and change the rules of the game to fit what the computer can do. It clearly should never have been implemented in football, it's fucking pish.

That's not how it works, and it's frustrating that they don't know their job. It's never too close to call, the software will always produce a definitive result, yes or no (with leeway for the frame rate and benefiting the attacker). Although, I think what McFadden and McCann were actually saying is that they don't think calls as close as that should be subjected to VAR checks (although that in itself makes no sense for obvious reasons). Also, the lines are just for illustrative purposes, a visual representation for the fan. They are not required to provide that illustration, apparently, but it's very much the done thing. The club should complain to the SPFL and force them to release that, it just leads to conspiracy otherwise.

Yes, you have. Offside is not subjective, so is not subject to the clear and obvious condition, it either is or isn't. The only subjective part is whether a player is interfering or not, and so a ref will be sent to the monitor for those (Shankland the other week was deemed to have been deliberately blocking the keeper's view of a freekick from an offside position for example), in today's incident MacDonald received the ball and so it isn't subjective as to whether he was interfering. Ours was almost certainly offside today. However, the done thing (because there's not thousands of these incidents in a day of Scottish top flight) is to compile the results of the software and provide the illustration of the offside call with the shitey lines overlaid so that fans can at least understand the basis of the decision (despite many not getting the whole parallax effect). They've said that it was such a clear call (not clear to the linesman directly in line) that there was no need to provide this. They said that they're "not required to", which is cuntspeak of the highest order. I'm assuming that they've fucked up part of the admin, deleted the scene from their software or some shite, and we'll never know because it's not remotely transparent.

Aye, he's looked good in the short bits I've seen, and my mate said he played well against Cove Huns earlier in the season. However, Ryan Duncan also looked physically strong and a good first team prospect with his performances at Peterhead, so it's probably not a barometer of much. I think he'll be ready for a go next season, and I'd have him in the squad.

According to sportscene, the VAR room didn't release the lines they used for our offside decision because it was obviously offside! Mental. I think it was offside. McCann and McFadden didn't. Either way, it was a close call, that took three and a half minutes to decide. What the fuck are they playing at? Trying their hardest to fuel conspiracy theories? It's fucking outrageously stupid, and incompetent, adding to the tediousness of the actual experience.

Yep, unless it magically isn't, like last week. I guess it's difficult for any sub coming on, but you feel with Duk that you're equally as likely to lose a goal because of him as you are to score one. Dribbling out of his own box again today, makes him almost impossible to start in games as he's such a liability.

Another vital VAR stoppage.

Just turned it on before Duk came on. Terrible watch, glad I'm only enduring a small part of it. Martindale clearly telling his player to go down next opportunity in order to make a sub. Surely they need to be trying to win this one? They've looked the better team in fairness.

I get your point, but nothing justifies inequality and unfairness in our game (I realise that's probably why you put it in quotes). The reason that it exists is because clubs like ours allow it to exist.

It's forty fucking quid. I've had my football ruined by VAR for a long time, and I refuse to pay forty quid to have a goal disallowed or a pen given (for or against) for something I don't even get to witness. If you design football so it's better to watch on TV, then that's what people will do given the opportunity. That's what I'll be telling the club too.

Swedish Jim Goodwin in my opinion.