Dazza of the North Bank

I mean, even without VAR, none of the Chelsea players appealed and Stina’s‘s reaction was not one of a guilty person, so surely a bit of experience and common sense can be applied. A terrible decision by the ref. I’m sure we are all looking forward to the PGMOL apology.😩.

None of the Chelsea players appealed either. Such a poor decision 😤

I can confidently say, that you’re not alone ❤️

Statue for Renée, guard of honour by the men’s squad, and an open top bus parade of such epic proportions that is will quadruple the numbers at Tottenham’s (rather sad) effort yesterday. ❤️🤍

Arsenal women upstaging those boys at Spurs 😉 😜. Thank you Renée 👏👏❤️ 🤍

When you have to give out ‘well done for participating’ trophies and medals to the kids that are no good at sport….. 🤣

I’ve decided to cycle down to the ground, on the basis that it will help temper some of my nervous energy. I’ve also put some bourbon in my drinks bottle, just in case.🤣

Well, that was fun. What a performance. ❤️🤍

So many good things about Sunday, that Haaland song, Hale End goals, MLS karma, Gabriel’s ‘fetch my boot, boy’ moment, sharing the day with my long-time game brother @supersurg.bsky.social (well done on grabbing a vid in the chaos), and of course, the Poznań 🤣🤣🤣🤣

I was at all three games, home away, and the away replay. Everyone has their defining moment and, at 16 years old, that was mine… “1-0 down, 2-1 up, we knocked Tottenham out the cup”

Season ticket holder North bank, since 1986.

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Given we all agree that there is a some degree of subjectivity in refereeing, a “good” referee should subjectively appreciate the nuance of how to treat a young player, relative to a more experienced player.

All this talk about the mental health of referees, what about the mental well-being of an 18-year-old who’s been wrongfully sent off in a high-profile game?

At least we know that watching The Spuds is a guaranteed elixir to ease the pain. 24 years, 16 managers, one (crap) trophy. Mind the gap, Daniel 🤣

Whatever your position on the “incompetence vs unconscious bias vs corruption” debate, the influence of (wealthy) state actors & betting brands in EPL cannot be healthy. Majority of clubs have direct front-of-shirt betting or state sponsorship, with multiple egs of secondary / advertising revenue.