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Comment | Ex-Blue Bloomfield New Luton Boss
at 15:07:41
It'd be great if Bloomfield could wangle a move to take Cam Humphreys with him, he's proved himself at league one and a step up for the rest of the season would be terrific experience for him |
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Comment | Donacien: My Hardest Ever Goodbye
at 19:01:19
Lazy journalists might describe JD as a journeyman but we will always remember him as so much more. Good luck Janoi, you occupy a place in our hearts and we'll always remember your time at Ipswich with a smile - sorry about the Lambert era |
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Comment | Town Confirm Godfrey Loan Signing
at 16:37:37
There'll most likely be some dissenters, but a couple of decent performances and a willingness to give it all for the shirt will soon win them over |
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Comment | Clarke Set for Medical
at 10:09:36
This is some team Ashton and McKenna are building, about as exciting a line-up as any in the Premier League. Whisper it quietly, but Town now have the potential to not only survive this season but to genuinely thrive |
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Comment | Premier League Clubs to Vote on Scrapping VAR
at 10:55:49
Because the Premier League clubs voted unanimously for SAOT (Semi Automated Offside Technology, a system so "infallible" that it require VAR to back it up in a crowded area) last month, it seems unlikely there would be a majority vote against VAR in the June 6th meeting. There is also the fear that kicking out the technology might prejudice the number of clubs UEFA allocates to English sides in European competitions.
Surely a motion calling on the common sense usage would be more relevant, ie, if a player is deemed offside by the system, what advantage do they actually have? Does a toe or an arm offside represent an unfair advantage or should offside be clear and obvious (those of us old enough will remember the directive that there should be daylight between the attacker and last defender)? You only have to go back to the FA Cup semi-final, where Haji-Wright had virtually stopped to control the ball only to be given offside by inches against a defender charging back to the penalty box. VAR relies on people to ultimately make the call, unfortunately, those people seem to lack common sense making them no more efficient than AI.
VAR has, undoubtedly, improved the percentage of calls in refereeing decisions but the cost to the fans and players in spontaneous celebration, game changing moments and free flowing games has been enormous. The cost to the game (at the moment) is far too high.
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Comment | No Further iFollow Payments Ahead of TownTV Launch
at 16:55:24
Presumably, this is why Andy Warren has joined the ITFC media team having left the EADT.
Hopefully the FA will look at the proliferation of club channels and finally rethink the "Saturday Blackout", especially in light of new media and streaming availability. The blackout (for those unclear) was created in the 1960s by then Burnley chairman, Bob Lord who convinced other clubs that the screening of live football on television on a Saturday afternoon would financially damage smaller clubs (the argument essentially being that if, say, Manchester United against Liverpool were on telly many football fans would stay at home and watch that rather than venturing out in the cold and rain to watch their own team). It's a fifty year old law which only the UK enforces, time for change I believe. |
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