The 2018 World Cup

[Tommy Cockles]

has anyone called for rooney to come out of international retirement yet?

And then the national angst over his metatarsal

 

Or was that Beckham.

 

They all bleed into one after a while.

[Ombudsam]

And then the national angst over his metatarsal

Or was that Beckham.

They all bleed into one after a while.

They both had it.

[Tommy Cockles]

They both had it.

 

The slags.

[New York Red]

They blamed the boots. Clearly a German plot.

Edited March 26, 2018 by New York Red

[oakie bob]

No British Refs at the World Cup 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43110905

[McBain]

No British Refs at the World Cup 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43110905

 

We're stronger for having lost them

[Cobs]

No British Refs at the World Cup 

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43110905

 

thought they'd decided that a year ago - or two years ago as per the article itself !!!!!

Edited March 29, 2018 by Cobs

[Nebraska Red]

The PL doesn't have the right attitude with regards to refereeing. If you watch the other big European leagues, the big games are usually reffed by the best referees. They then get the high profile CL games and you can see how much better they are.

[Billy Talbot]

Apart from Oliver, all the pl refs are s***, bent or both. I’m getting bad deja vu.

 

What do we expect with a s*** and bent t*** as chief ref?

Edited March 29, 2018 by Billy Talbot

[New York Red]

Clattenburg was on the list but he became ineligible because he buggered off to Saudi.

[Jarg Armani]

We get reffed fairly in europe. It's one of the reasons we are better in those competitions.

[New York Red]

The last truly bent ref was Forest vs Anderlecht wasn't it?

[_00_deathscar]

The last truly bent ref was Forest vs Anderlecht wasn't it?

 

Liverpool vs Sao Paolo in 2005 World Club Championship.

[Ombudsam]

Liverpool vs Sao Paolo in 2005 World Club Championship.

I think maybe it was only one of the disallowed goals which possibly should have stood.

[New York Red]

This WC is going to be weird. Global tensions could disrupt things.

[Nebraska Red]

This WC is going to be weird. Global tensions could disrupt things.

USA team will definitely boycott this year's World Cup in protest of Russian collusion.

[Falconhoof]

USA team will definitely boycott this year's World Cup in protest of Russian collusion.

That would be a completely pointless gesture though.

[Nebraska Red]

That would be a completely pointless gesture though.

This USA team has pointless down to a fine art.

[Earl Hafler]

VAR on the big screens but only after the decision has been made, as FIFA are concerned refs will be influenced by the crowds.

 

What does this say of football refs ?

[drdooom]

That they are human, maybe.

[Stevie H]

and that TV has way too much influence over a football match and VAR is about TV audiences and not the actual game itself.

 

back to the world cup, marina hyde is excellent as usual. infantino is a farce of a man.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/apr/18/fifa-fantastical-diversions-russia-2018-qatar-2022-world-cup-gianni-infantino

[Cobs]

and that TV has way too much influence over a football match and VAR is about TV audiences and not the actual game itself.

 

back to the world cup, marina hyde is excellent as usual. infantino is a farce of a man.

 

https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/apr/18/fifa-fantastical-diversions-russia-2018-qatar-2022-world-cup-gianni-infantino

Oh quit whining ffs

 

It's berks like you overseas wanting to watch English football that's driving that TV influence

[New York Red]

I just couldn't care less about this tournament. 

[aka Dus]

No Zlatan for Sweden. I assume he has a movie to make in Hollywood.

[psl]

I just couldn't care less about this tournament.

I'm looking forward to it. World Cups are great. 3 games a day. Got a week off during it too.