[Albion] I predict this season is going to end horribly

[Norman Potting]

...It is just going from bad to worse

 

[Krafty]

So, about this...

[I had to put this thread in the spotlight once again]

 

[BN41Albion]

Bounce

 

[Bold Seagull]

Quite right, didn’t make Champions League - poor.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

I predict that your prediction is wrong.

Losing a game of football due to one mis-kick does not mean the team is suddenly in meltdown!

I don't often get much correct...

 

[Sheebo]

I predict a level headed prediction comes true… oh….

 

[HeaviestTed]

Quite right, didn’t make Champions League - poor.

Yet! It’s still possible

 

[Cotton Socks]

 

[OzMike]

Having to settle for Europa instead of Champions League, because of VAR, grrrrrrrrr.

 

[Washie]

Yet! It’s still possible

Not this season it isn't

 

[Hugo Rune]

Insanely congested fixtures. The squad is way too thin to cope.

I think we should expect to be really disappointed with the end of this amazing season.

Not anyones fault - every one involved with this season should be incredibly proud, whatever happens. But it's so typical as an Albion fan for luck to be against us at such crucial times.

Close to the truth but the squad was just about able to cope. The selection away to Newcastle (almost sacrificing a game) in order to play our strongest team against Southampton was probably the kind of thing you were thinking might happen.

Don’t worry though. We’ll be in 4 competitions next season and I’m pretty sure we’ll have a squad to cope. With RDZ in the ears of the recruitment team constantly, it’s going to be an exciting transfer window.

 

[S'hampton Seagull]

Bloody after timing on this thread is unbelievable

 

[Justice]

Having to settle for Europa instead of Champions League, because of VAR, grrrrrrrrr.

Two VAR calls have gone our way pen against Manure and kept us in the game yesterday. We can’t keep going back to those moments without looking at points dropped in other games we should have won.

 

[Horses Arse]

Two VAR calls have gone our way pen against Manure and kept us in the game yesterday. We can’t keep going back to those moments without looking at points dropped in other games we should have won.

It's not about VAR decisions coming to our rescue after the lino/ref failed to see something. It's when VAR makes a huge error that is so big that PGOML have to publicly apologise for their error, which costs us points (7).

VAR not making an error is not something that makes up for them costing us those points through incompetence or worse.

 

[Neville's Breakfast]

Not this season it isn't

Doesn’t 5th get you into the qualifiers for CL ? Sorry, I’m sure this has probably already been explained to those who cared to listen.

 

[Dick Head]

Two VAR calls have gone our way pen against Manure and kept us in the game yesterday. We can’t keep going back to those moments without looking at points dropped in other games we should have won.

There's a world of difference between a correct VAR decision and an incorrect one.

 

[Originunknown]

OP in the mud, again

 

[Bold Seagull]

Two VAR calls have gone our way pen against Manure and kept us in the game yesterday. We can’t keep going back to those moments without looking at points dropped in other games we should have won.

I didn't celebrate their goal being chalked off - I just felt it was a legitimate goal. At 50 frames per second VAR is unable to properly determine when the ball has left the passer, so the frame choice comes down to an estimate by the operator. Where the lines are take is also an estimate. There just isn't the accuracy to make decisions as tight as they are making them.

 

[Washie]

Doesn’t 5th get you into the qualifiers for CL ? Sorry, I’m sure this has probably already been explained to those who cared to listen.

No 5th is Europa league. 4th used to be qualifying for CL but now its automatic

 

[HeaviestTed]

Not this season it isn't

Is there any chance the investigation into cities financial fair play cheating can complete this season and they lose a whole load of points? That would be amazing