Reffing shockers at CCM games (yeah I know)

[Tevor]

I think Leckie got both goals.

Probably best for us that Sydney lost though...

Why they are not getting the spoon. We need to death ride the Roar and Glory. Scum have improved and will not be spooners. It’s a three horse race and we are warming as favourites.

 

[turbo]

Why they are not getting the spoon. We need to death ride the Roar and Glory. Scum have improved and will not be spooners. It’s a three horse race and we are warming as favourites.

Wanderers not out of the woods either

 

[Tevor]

Wanderers not out of the woods either

I actually think Rudan will save them from the spoon. They have looked better under him and have a good roster with a lot of depth.

 

[Man Overboard]

Even if everything you say is true, the simple fact is, it does nothing to improve the game. At best it may have the ability to correct some incorrect calls but the process takes more away from the game than the correction, of only a fraction of the errors, brings.

It is a blot on the game.

Poker machines make pubs more efficient but much less enjoyable than when they had live music.

At best it may have the ability to correct some incorrect calls but the process takes more away from the game than the correction, of only a fraction of the errors, brings.

It is a blot on the game.

I think we all agree that the process takes too long, but I don't think removing VAR is the answer. If the VAR was removed, and everyone could see clear errors in the replays, we would be asking why the ref cant access those replays and revisit the decision. Well I certainly would
I don't have the answer for improving the process but I imagine that there could be minimum technical requirements such as X number of dedicated cameras, a certain level of picture quality [Y pixels and at Z frames/second] as well as a time limit on the decision.
Technical assistance is not uncommon and used successfully in other sports. NRL, tennis and cricket to name a few. Maybe football could even introduce a limited number of appeals/ game by a team as in cricket and tennis- the captain would not want to use up all his reviews on frivolous calls.

 

[BrisRecky]

How many assistants do we having working the VAR?…cause almost every league I watch from o/s (bundesliga, Ligue 1, la liga ) has a 3 man booth

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

How many assistants do we having working the VAR?…cause almost every league I watch from o/s (bundesliga, Ligue 1, la liga ) has a 3 man booth

This is covered under the VAR protocol in the LOTG - you can have one or more AVAR (Assistant VAR) and one or more Replay Operator (RO).

I think the RO is more of a technician role. While the LOTG aren't clear, I think the role of the aVAR is just to ensure that things aren't missed while VAR is checking.

For instance, the aVAR can be checking other cameras for off-the-ball incidents while play is going. Ir there might be a potential RC incident in the middle of the field, VAR starts to review that then there's a penalty incident, it ensures that things are being checked. At least, that's my understanding of the intention, though I suppose you could end up with more than 1 official checking the same incident. aVAR is allowed to communicate with the ref if the VAR is otherwise busy.

 

[Allreet?]

Why they are not getting the spoon. We need to death ride the Roar and Glory. Scum have improved and will not be spooners. It’s a three horse race and we are warming as favourites.

I still believe we can make the six given our games in hand. So we need the likes of Sydney to drop points.

 

[pjennings]

We definitely can but we are not heading there at the moment - we are fighting for the spoon on current form

TEAM	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	POSS	PPG	GFPG	GAPG	GDPG	%Complete	H F
WUN	14	9	2	3	17	11	6	29	65	2.07	1.21	0.79	0.03	53.85%	54
MCI	15	8	4	3	31	21	10	28	61	1.87	2.07	1.40	0.04	57.69%	49
MAC	13	6	4	3	21	19	2	22	61	1.69	1.62	1.46	0.01	50.00%	44
MVC	12	5	3	4	16	15	1	18	60	1.50	1.33	1.25	0.01	46.15%	39
WEL	12	5	3	4	15	18	-3	18	60	1.50	1.25	1.50	-0.02	46.15%	39
ADL	15	5	6	4	23	20	3	21	54	1.40	1.53	1.33	0.01	57.69%	36
NUJ	12	4	3	5	20	21	-1	15	57	1.25	1.67	1.75	-0.01	46.15%	33
SFC	15	4	6	5	19	19	0	18	51	1.20	1.27	1.27	0.00	57.69%	31
GLY	11	3	2	6	9	10	-1	11	56	1.00	0.82	0.91	-0.01	42.31%	26
WSW	13	3	3	7	13	20	-7	12	51	0.92	1.00	1.54	-0.04	50.00%	24
CCM	12	3	2	7	17	20	-3	11	53	0.92	1.42	1.67	-0.02	46.15%	24
BNE	12	3	2	7	11	18	-7	11	53	0.92	0.92	1.50	-0.05	46.15%	24
50.00%​	78						0

The good news is that we have 42 points to play for. The bad news is that we probably need to average 2 points a game to get to 39 to make the 6.

TEAM	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS	POSS	PPG	GFPG	GAPG	GDPG	%Complete	H F
WUN	14	9	2	3	17	11	6	29	65	2.07	1.21	0.79	0.03	53.85%	54
MCI	15	8	4	3	31	21	10	28	61	1.87	2.07	1.40	0.04	57.69%	49
MAC	13	6	4	3	21	19	2	22	61	1.69	1.62	1.46	0.01	50.00%	44
MVC	12	5	3	4	16	15	1	18	60	1.50	1.33	1.25	0.01	46.15%	39
WEL	12	5	3	4	15	18	-3	18	60	1.50	1.25	1.50	-0.02	46.15%	39
NUJ	12	4	3	5	20	21	-1	15	57	1.25	1.67	1.75	-0.01	46.15%	33
GLY	11	3	2	6	9	10	-1	11	56	1.00	0.82	0.91	-0.01	42.31%	26
ADL	15	5	6	4	23	20	3	21	54	1.40	1.53	1.33	0.01	57.69%	36
CCM	12	3	2	7	17	20	-3	11	53	0.92	1.42	1.67	-0.02	46.15%	24
BNE	12	3	2	7	11	18	-7	11	53	0.92	0.92	1.50	-0.05	46.15%	24
SFC	15	4	6	5	19	19	0	18	51	1.20	1.27	1.27	0.00	57.69%	31
WSW	13	3	3	7	13	20	-7	12	51	0.92	1.00	1.54	-0.04	50.00%	24
50.00%​	78						0

 

[Allreet?]

Apart from our lack of a cutting edge, and our tendency to leak late goals, we're playing pretty well. I think we should've got 5 points from the last three games but...

Fix those problems, Monty, and we make the six. When's he gonna try Tsekenis?

 

[FFC Mariner]

Tsekenis is very much one for the future - lovely player with a good football brain. Not even close to ready yet

 

[marinermick]

Tsekenis is very much one for the future - lovely player with a good football brain. Not even close to ready yet

Massive year for him. If he and Jok can form a partnership they will be prolific with Hatch and McCarthy bombing down the line.

 

[Corsair]

When's he gonna try Tsekenis?

Already tried him, not aleague level yet.

 

[Allreet?]

Already tried him, not aleague level yet.

One swallow does not a summer make...

 

[Corsair]

One swallow does not a summer make...

Who would you have him replace in our front line?

 

[Allreet?]

No-one.

I'd like to see him get 15/20 at the end to see what he can do. Needs more than one chance to find his feet.

 

[Corsair]

No-one.

I'd like to see him get 15/20 at the end to see what he can do. Needs more than one chance to find his feet.

I expect once we are confirmed out of the 6 he'll get game time. Is he training with the first team?

 

[turbo]

I expect once we are confirmed out of the 6 he'll get game time. Is he training with the first team?

We've got a spoon to dodge if we're confirmed out of the six. Another will hurt us more than missing finals.

 

[Corsair]

We've got a spoon to dodge if we're confirmed out of the six. Another will hurt us more than missing finals.

Once the pressure is off and we're out of the 6 we'll start flogging everyone 6-0 again!!

 

[Yorkshire Mariners FC]

Who would you have him replace in our front line?

Further to Allreets assertions, I feel like the last few games, particularly the Melbourne Victory game and Adelaide games, we had a chance to push for the win. Monty made no subs, or defensive ones at the end. Cy and Ballard do not scream attack and get back and defend like having Hatch or Tsekenis come in. Or the koul effect from last season.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

No-one.

I'd like to see him get 15/20 at the end to see what he can do. Needs more than one chance to find his feet.

Thought McCarthy looked more ready than Tsekenis and Kuol looks more ready than either of them by a good margin.

Honestly, it would take an internal collapse or a continued run of startlingly bad luck to continue our losing form. Myself I think the last minute mistakes will disappear with a fitter, more rested side, and if we can just get our attacking combo plays to improve, the wins are going to look like the weather… and do nothing but piss down.