Earl Hafler

IFAB considering allowing VAR to review all second yellows

f***ed by the FA

Borderline and at one point looked like he stepped just outside the area when holding the ball.

The issues with our press and countering the oppositions started in Jurgen's last season, were dealt with by the change in Gravenberch's role ( and Trent's 50 yard through balls ) but began to return during the second half of last season and have continued. There are times when we're playing our from the back, with Virgil and Konate doing fine impersonations of the casual disdain of the 1970 Brazilian team, when the back four and Gravenberch are detached from the rest We're predictable and easily marked I miss Matips's penetrating forays...

Forest talking to Dyche Crazy

According to a worldfootball.net, Oliver has been the ref 11 times when Mac Allister has played and he's been on the winning side just 3 times.

I think one of the reasons we keep getting Oliver for this fixture is that he takes an initial stance that he's not going to be intimidated by Anfield, which means he gets an easy time from the Utd players ( we're a soft touch these days ) I don't remember us getting many big decisions from him since we won the title

I think Salah has been affected by Diogo's death and then three new attacking players coming in for £260m or whatever it is. A brilliant individual season combined with a league title, then two months later his good friend has passed away and he's no longer the main man in the team. Virgil's form concerns me. The tackle he put it when Mac Allister had gone down was pathetic and then he just jogged back as they attacked our goal.

3 losses and 4 draws during an era where we've spanked them several times. Gakpo barely touched Fernandes yesterday and Oliver gave a free kick. Gakpo fouled twice in quick succession and nothing given. The Mac Allister incident, their keeper dropping the ball... The assistants did turn up, didn't they ?

Oliver is one of those refs who turns his back on the keeper when they have possession and jogs back to the centre circle There was an incident last season or the one before, maybe the derby, where he did the same thing.

Mbuemo knew what he was doing there. Oliver doesn't like Mac Allister, does he ? Kicked in the chest, head injury...nowt given.

Sounds reasonable now I've slept on it

As was the decision to whack the free kick against the Utd player.

Yeah, it's not good at all.

Having Wirtz in midfield with Isak and Salah on the pitch is Ossie Ardiles style management