The Football.....

[Accy cyclist]

"MacAllister's brother Kevin (who was once left alone at Christmas while his family took a trip to France)...."

He's just been interviewed, shown on the BBC football site. He might look like a Jock, but he certainly doesn't sound like one!

 

[MrGrumpy]

He's just been interviewed, shown on the BBC football site. He might look like a Jock, but he certainly doesn't sound like one!

Irish decent apparently , at least he’s not a shandy drinking southerner

 

[Brandane]

He's just been interviewed, shown on the BBC football site. He might look like a Jock, but he certainly doesn't sound like one!

I didn't see it, but I assume you mean he is tanned, tall, large manhood, lean mean athletic type like all us Jocks... and with "ABE" tattooed on his forehead? 😄

 

[Accy cyclist]

I didn't see it, but I assume you mean he is tanned, tall, large manhood, lean mean athletic type like all us Jocks... and with "ABE" tattooed on his forehead? 😄

ABE = 2 hats!!🧐

 

[AndyRM]

Yes. Goalie saved it anyway - Move on it didn't really matter. Take a swing at worlds best ever footballer and
that will happen

It does though. VAR has been introduced to get these decisions right; it isn't.

 

[notmyrealnamebutclose]

It does though. VAR has been introduced to get these decisions right; it isn't.

if there'd been any justice tonight mexico would have gone through, now we have to suffer boring poland
(but not for long tg)

 

[Grant Fondo]

if there'd been any justice tonight mexico would have gone through, now we have to suffer boring poland
(but not for long tg)

Yeah, but poor in those first two games. Shame as Poland were bloody awful tonight. Still, I hope they beat France

 

[swee'pea99]

Uh? Are we watching the same match?

Absolutely. Possibly the worst decision I've seen in a world cup match, ever. I thought the decision the other day set by a Qatari VAR ref of handball against a bloke going down and using his hand to stop his coccyx hitting the ground was a new low, but this...wow. How anyone can view that and see a keeper going to take the man out just baffles me. He was looking the other way, at the ball, just for starters?

More generally, hand of God notwithstanding I can't remember a World Cup with so many terrible decisions. And all with the help of VAR.

Some great games though!

 

[jowwy]

Absolutely. Possibly the worst decision I've seen in a world cup match, ever. I thought the decision the other day set by a Qatari VAR ref of handball against a bloke going down and using his hand to stop his coccyx hitting the ground was a new low, but this...wow. How anyone can view that and see a keeper going to take the man out just baffles me. He was looking the other way, at the ball, just for starters?

More generally, hand of God notwithstanding I can't remember a World Cup with so many terrible decisions. And all with the help of VAR.

Some great games though!

Totally agree....dreadful decision

 

[Dayvo]

Does Scotland have a representative at this world cup, bearing in mind his name?

Australia’s Souttar is Scottish (but has an Australian mother, so fair enough).
One of the tallest players at the WC, too, at 6’6”.

 

[gavroche]

Yeah, but poor in those first two games. Shame as Poland were bloody awful tonight. Still, I hope they beat France

No chance.

 

[vickster]

No chance.

They did lose to Tunisia…

 

[T4tomo]

They did lose to Tunisia…

...in a dead rubber for France, with virtually all the first XI rested against a motivated Tunisia who could have qualified if the other match had gone their way.

 

[gavroche]

They did lose to Tunisia…

It wasn't the full squad playing though but it will be against Poland.

 

[matticus]

Absolutely. Possibly the worst decision I've seen in a world cup match, ever. I thought the decision the other day set by a Qatari VAR ref of handball against a bloke going down and using his hand to stop his coccyx hitting the ground was a new low, but this...wow. How anyone can view that and see a keeper going to take the man out just baffles me. He was looking the other way, at the ball, just for starters?

More generally, hand of God notwithstanding I can't remember a World Cup with so many terrible decisions. And all with the help of VAR.

Absolutely. VAR is just wasting everyone's time (but keeping 5 FIFA officlals on a paid trip to Qatar?).

Officials are human - they make mistakes, just like the players. Let them make decisions and get on with the game.

(And stop whinging players crowding the refs while you're at it, in case I haven't already mentioned that ... )