[Football] World Cup - Day Three

[Psychobilly freakout]

Just seen actor Robert Bathurst on Good Morning Britain.

At the end of the show, Richard Madeley asked him why he was supporting Ecuador in the World Cup.

He said there were 3 great reasons, but he was worried that if they played too well, they'd be sold to Chelsea!

Well worth watching on ITV+1 in an hour's time.

If someone can grab a video of it and post it up, that'd be great.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1752621/my-albion-robert-bathurst

Just seen actor Robert Bathurst on Good Morning Britain.

At the end of the show, Richard Madeley asked him why he was supporting Ecuador in the World Cup.

He said there were 3 great reasons, but he was worried that if they played too well, they'd be sold to Chelsea!

Well worth watching on ITV+1 in an hour's time.

If someone can grab a video of it and post it up, that'd be great.

https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/1752621/my-albion-robert-bathurst

Hugh Bonneville on itv Good Morning Britain saying he's supporting Ecuador as Brighton have three players in the team his only worry Chelsea will try to buy them if they do well.

Two actors both said the same ?

 

[hart's shirt]

Two actors both said the same ?

A remarkable coincidence.

 

[medwayseagull reborn]

Hugh Bonneville on itv Good Morning Britain saying he's supporting Ecuador as Brighton have three players in the team his only worry Chelsea will try to buy them if they do well.

Was he on with Robert Bathurst ?

 

[Stato]

Sam Matterface has just taken a personal moment to be alone with Lionel Messi in his intro to Argentina v Saudi Arabia. He's a footballer Sam. One of twenty two starting in this game. Stop trying to make out like he's a demigod that the rest of his team will be letting down if he doesn't win the tournament. He's never played particularly well at a World Cup and football is and always will be a team game. I hate this type of 'Tiger Woods and the rest of the Ryder Cup Team' garbage the media do. Stop turning football into a Smash Hits cover page.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Two actors both said the same ?

Yes I got the wrong name

 

[RandyWanger]

If I had a shot every time I heard Messi, I'd be comatose right now.

 

[Psychobilly freakout]

Sam Matterface has just taken a personal moment to be alone with Lionel Messi in his intro to Argentina v Saudi Arabia. He's a footballer Sam. One of twenty two starting in this game. Stop trying to make out like he's a demigod that the rest of his team will be letting down if he doesn't win the tournament. He's never played particularly well at a World Cup and football is and always will be a team game. I hate this type of 'Tiger Woods and the rest of the Ryder Cup Team' garbage the media do. Stop turning football into a Smash Hits cover page.

This....

 

[St Leonards Seagull]

VAR again. There’s going to be a lot of penalties this tournament.

 

[Iggle Piggle]

It's a penalty, but even more of joke that the Maguire one wasn't given yesterday but the Stones one was.

 

[WhingForPresident]

So that's a pen but the one on Maguire wasn't. Brilliant.

 

[Paskman]

Well there's consistency for you Still don't know how England didn't get one

 

[RandyWanger]

ITV getting all Messi

 

[hart's shirt]

VAR overturns that one, but doesn't overturn the Maguire one.

It seems like we're asking for consistency as much in VAR now as we used to do with referees.

 

[jcdenton08]

Shockingly poor officiating again. No consistency.

 

[Bozza]

VAR overturns that one, but doesn't overturn the Maguire one.

It seems like we're asking for consistency as much in VAR now as we used to do with referees.

Just as a point of order, VAR didn't overturn anything. (The) VAR (ref) asked the on-field ref to review the incident to see if he wished to change his decision, and it was him who overturned the original decision (if he even saw it in the first place).

But, yes, the different outcomes from two very similar incidents is poor.

However, it may be the case that today's penalty was a direct result of yesterday's not being given, and referees have been reminded of FIFA's directive to be firm on set piece man-handling. If so, this could work in England's favour over the course of the tournament, given our prowess in the air from corners.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Argies have completed.

6 full rolls so far and counting, 2 full screams having been touched.

 

[Stato]

Both the penalty given against us and the one just given to Argentina were fouls by the defender without suspicion of a foul by the attacker. The Maguire incident ended with the defender's arms around him, but began with Maguire with his arms around the defender's shoulders. When reviewing the decision not to give a penalty, the remote ref would have considered whether there was a foul on Maguire, but also who fouled who first. As the latter wasn't clear, he didn't have reason to say that a clear and obvious error had been made. The BBC coverage was poor, concentrated on the outrage of us not getting a decision in our favour and didn't mention Maguire's use of his arms at all.

 

[jcdenton08]

Argies have completed.

6 full rolls so far and counting, 2 full screams having been touched.

Absolutely pathetic. I hate it so much.

 

[jcdenton08]

Just as a point of order, VAR didn't overturn anything. (The) VAR (ref) asked the on-field ref to review the incident to see if he wished to change his decision, and it was him who overturned the original decision (if he even saw it in the first place).

But, yes, the different outcomes from two very similar incidents is poor.

However, it may be the case that today's penalty was a direct result of yesterday's not being given, and referees have been reminded of FIFA's directive to be firm on set piece man-handling. If so, this could work in England's favour over the course of the tournament, given our prowess in the air from corners.

Funny how they remembered when Iran got a much softer penalty in the very same match.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Absolutely pathetic. I hate it so much.

4 more rolls, this time 1 in the air