The one thing that would improve VAR is if it was captain/manager initiated, 2 calls, if the call proves right, you don't lose it, if you are wrong its lost. The decision to be called in 30 seconds. That's it.

Well as a product the premier league is one of the most successful competitions in the world so they must be doing something right. If I didn’t have the connection and passion with afc Wimbledon theres no way I would choose to watch the dog shite L1/2 over the prem

How to both win and lose the same game - go figure….? [Link]

I enjoy watching the Sunday afternoon premier league games more for the social aspect of it - rarely care who wins I’m just looking for moments of quality or controversy. But VAR has diminished the actual enjoyment of Premier League football to nigh on nothing. As soon as a goal is scored there’s a professional committee that gets to work to try and rule it out. Pointless.

What is this thing called "Premier League" that some people speak of?

Hash, Florida and Sandy- same here.

Hash & Florida - me too!

Hash: I am the same. I used to take a reasonable interest. Now what with VAR etc, I can't be bothered.

Prestons you may be right i have literally no idea what happens in the prem aside from who wins it, really

Hash- thought Palace were in Europe this year, having won something last season!

Was just thinking about Workington earlier on when reading SW19 and the section about how we always seem to struggle against lower-division oppo in cup games.

Brennan Dickenson(remember him?)has joined Workington(remember them?)

Clapdonn - Ha not intentionally but it works! The truth is that sketch is nearly 20 years old. It was on the money then, and yet look how worse things have got since. The concept of a big game has gone, because every game is treated like the most important thing to ever happen. Even Sky in its early days didn't pretend that Southampton vs Coventry was anything other than just another humdrum league game, but it served a purpose in giving exposure to every club (and without erasing Saturday 3pm for the 'bigger' ones). Now it's all just absurd levels of hype.

DO-the Middlesbrough goalscorer was subbed, took too long to go off so they had to play with 10 men for a few minutes

Nick D, is that a reference to the Mitchell and Webb football skit? If so, love the reference - a classic!

Cw - who fell foul of 10 sec rule?

Endless kits, each one more forgettable than the last.

That Sunderland away kit 🤢 🤢

Led, don't understand why Arsenal's home kit is in there. It's literally just a standard Arsenal home kit?

Red kite, Fulham or Palace away would be nice. Palace away for selhurst memories would be great and we would also take an absolutely massive number, i reckon. We would take a massive number to fulham too to be fair.

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Morning all. Proper SW19 report on Newport now up - [Link]

Someone like Fulham or Brighton, home or away, Hash ...

More importantly, have they changed their manager???

so who do we want in the 2nd round? I say lets get a winnable tie and win it so we can get to the third round and then hopefully draw man city or man united