Football Is Dead

[neil999]

Didn't really celebrate our goal, not sure if cos I thought var would rule it out or that just didn't care

 

[Tubey]

I'm sorry for swearing in the OP by the way, feel free to warn/ban, totally deserved.

 

[KaiserEFC]

Bored of Everton and my disillusionment with football being accelerated by VAR. I’ve always said I’ll fall out of love with it at some point and I’m pretty sure that point has just happened.

 

[Jim Hopper]

Even without the angle they couldn’t see it clearly his Ali’s hand. It’s corrupt as daylight.

 

[bullybeef]

Modern day football is crap.

Sky ruined it for the common man years ago.

 

[Zezti]

It was clear on the first replay. Player jumps for the ball, loses track of it with his arms raised and handles it.
By reviewing it over and over and getting the crowd confused and angry it gave the officials an excuse not to give it. Completely and utterly corrupt system.

 

[Seathestars]

Hand above his head, I mean seriously

 

[chrismpw]

An entire life of loving football, but while that's been fading in recent years, it snapped for me tonight.

It's not about Everton, although them being abysmal doesn't help - it's about the lack of fairness, the corruption, the way money controls everything in the game.

I'm a season ticket holder who didn't go tonight because I simply couldn't be arsed. I stopped watching the moment that handball decision was made. I won't watch another minute of the sport.

It hit me a few weeks ago and, again, it's not just because we're crap, it's because the game has become a scripted pantomime.

I live I a small wiltshire town - I'm going to just watch local amateur stuff from now on - theres no money and no absolute necessity to fix games.

Sky and bt have robbed the common man of a sport and murdered it.

IF ANY OF YOU SUBSCRIBE TO SKY, DITCH IT, SAVE YOURSELF SOME CASH AND GIVE IT YOUR KIDS FOR CHRISTMAS INSTEAD.

 

[Blue Horse]

Was there much of an appeal for a pen from the players when it happened? Didn't seem much from the tv pictures.

 

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[ForeverBlue92]

The thing is without VAR that wouldn't have been given as a penalty anyway same as Brighton.

Its not VAR its the inconsistency game by game.

 

[Milkman]

An entire life of loving football, but while that's been fading in recent years, it snapped for me tonight.

It's not about Everton, although them being abysmal doesn't help - it's about the lack of fairness, the corruption, the way money controls everything in the game.

I'm a season ticket holder who didn't go tonight because I simply couldn't be arsed. I stopped watching the moment that handball decision was made. I won't watch another minute of the sport.

Felt exactly the same way after Brighton last week. Falling out of love with it very quickly.

 

[jaycee]

That today was blatant corruption from the ref and VAR,theres no other way to describe it

 

[chrismpw]

The thing is without VAR that wouldn't have been given as a penalty anyway same as Brighton.

Its not VAR its the inconsistency game by game.

But VAR has no excuse .... they literally have slow motion replays from every angle and STILL make the wrong decision.

Cash in the pocket to follow a script can be the only excuse.

 

[Lelouch]

It's a penalty no question but forget all that, It's another pathetic performance by Everton who didn't create anything of note.