It’s no secret that Brazilian International Bruno Guimaraes had an excellent game for us on Saturday and his brace helped us to get a hard-fought 3-2 victory at the City Ground Against Nottingham Forest.
We very rarely has anyone been at the 90% level to win our Man of the Match award and that’s the percentage he got for the Man of the Match at Forest.
It was a little bit of a surprise that Dan Burn came in second at 4% – but maybe there were some sympathy votes in there – given the criticism he has received over the last few games.
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Mund
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Comment #121Davas
Spot on! So true
Adamn_92
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Comment #122Which I get is how football used to be before VAR. But that was fine as the technology wasn’t there, so you could complain but ultimately everyone knew it just comes down to human error on the day.
Now with the technology, replays and different angles etc, there’s no excuse for poor decisions and total lack of consistency.
Mund
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Comment #123Adam
Nailed it!
It is mental to think the best league in the world and the most watched that generates the most money could actually have a system that works.
Should never be one rule for one ref and another for another it should be one rule for all but it’s so messed up it’s laughable.
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Comment #124Worth a watch NEwcastle United mens and womens pancake challenge on NUFC tv
Adamn_92
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Comment #125Charlie
Just watched that. Main thing that stood out for me is how natural and easy Tonali seems to be speaking English now.
onmeedsun
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:27 PM
Comment #126VAR has proven that many interventions are subjective, so no different to before when the ref had to decide. The tech is good for goal line and I think it’s good for those challenges that need a second look, as a red card that shouldn’t have been one can change a game.
But offsides and the rest, I’d not bother with it. That might upset the fat blob sitting in his armchair, but VAR is ruining the atmosphere at grounds. Fans inside the ground don’t have a clue what’s going on and just have to sit on their hands for 5 minutes or so. Fans don’t know whether to celebrate a goal or not. Fans need to know that it’s a goal if the flag hasn’t gone up. So what if a few incorrect offsides happen. Football is nothing without fans and atmosphere inside grounds. We risk killing the goose that laid the golden egg. Time for match going fans to push back on VAR.
JaveaToon
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Comment #127How about we all agree that anyone thinks it wasn’t a pen has a pro Newcastle bias, anyone who thinks it was has an anti Newcastle bias? Simples!! 😆 😉
IrishRob
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Comment #128Im in the middle myself……..
Charlie in the Gallowgate
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:55 PM
Comment #129Adam
Yeah – one of the lads
Same as Hall – just pity dont see him on the pitch a bit longer hard to judge so far!
Raj of Hailsley
Feb 13, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Comment #130JT,
I think you’re lying 😀
JaveaToon
Feb 13, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Comment #131😀
Transfer Sage
Feb 13, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Comment #132With fouls, handballs, VAR, etc I just don’t understand the excuse of things being a subjective decision. It just doesn’t wash.
As much as it’s not as simple as a line call, there are rules and then additional guidelines to support those rules. Referees regularly meet to discuss these things and to calibrate their views.
Where there is subjectivity, it shouldn’t end up a 50/50 call as often as it does. To me that screams that either the rules and guidelines aren’t clear enough or too vague, that there is no real calibration going on, or that the referees are totally inept.
If everything is set up correctly, the level of disagreement on decisions amongst refs (not pundits who don’t keep up to date with rules) should be in the 5% mark. It shouldn’t be a lottery for us every time a player goes down in the box or a ball hits a hand.