Match Thread Coventry City v Manchester United - FA Cup Semi-Final (9 Viewers)

[PVA]

I'd like to see the lines put on when the ball leaves O'Hares foot, as it's a scooped pass and his foot is still in contact with the ball until it's about a foot off the ground

The law is it should be judged when the touch/pass 'starts'.

(Which could be open to interpretation and exploitation tbf)

 

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[Sick Boy]

I thought the video I posted was satire at first but then realised it was actually serious. At this point I’d scrap it entirely, even though it’s benefited us in recent years.

 

[Alan Dugdales Moustache]

The law is it should be judged when the touch/pass 'starts'.

(Which could be open to interpretation and exploitation tbf)

That really is a stupid rule .

 

[clint van damme]

The mindset has changed, I sat in tier two for the last two Wembley visits and you get a good view but are a long way back so I was thinking “next time I will get block one at the front” then realised we are Coventry and never know when we will go again

Heard loads of people speaking like that, next time we'll do this or we'll do that!

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

The law is it should be judged when the touch/pass 'starts'.

(Which could be open to interpretation and exploitation tbf)

It’s only touch not pass

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

That really is a stupid rule .

It’s not the law but it is how var works as it is mostly advantageous to the attacker

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

No but they have trained as referees. They aren’t just three random accountants we found at Euston on a Friday.

Many have

 

[PVA]

It’s only touch not pass

Pass is covered under 'touch' though.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

Pass is covered under 'touch' though.

You can read it that way and it’s certainly how var see it
If you’ve ever reffed or lined at any level you look for offside from when the pass is made

 

[Sick Boy]

What a mess. Surely it wasn't the intention to use VAR in this manner.

That's like someone trying to teach linear algebra.

Painful. And absolutely nuts.

After seeing that I’m even more convinced that it should be got rid of.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

Did anyone use 'Bar Tap'?

 

[coop]

 

[SIR ERNIE]

They have never played football

On their PlayStations they have.

 

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[Great_Expectations]

Another Cov top related story;

Wearing my Cov top round the pool and a Liverpool fan clocked it. He mentioned this game and said we were robbed. Never offside etc.

I know we all know that, but a) I think it’s universally recognised we were and b) made me realise I’m still disappointed we missed out on another Wembley trip!!

Also goes to show it helped the profile of the club.

 

[alexccfc99]

Another Cov top related story;

Wearing my Cov top round the pool and a Liverpool fan clocked it. He mentioned this game and said we were robbed. Never offside etc.

I know we all know that, but a) I think it’s universally recognised we were and b) made me realise I’m still disappointed we missed out on another Wembley trip!!

Also goes to show it helped the profile of the club.

The ice breaker back in the day to a non-Cov fan was always 'Yeah I remember you lot in the Premier League' or 'What's going on with your ground?'

It's now shifted to 'You lot were robbed in that semi'

 

[fernandopartridge]

What a strange feeling this thread and match gives you, joy and despair.

 

[SkyBlueMatt]

Another Cov top related story;

Wearing my Cov top round the pool and a Liverpool fan clocked it. He mentioned this game and said we were robbed. Never offside etc.

I know we all know that, but a) I think it’s universally recognised we were and b) made me realise I’m still disappointed we missed out on another Wembley trip!!

Also goes to show it helped the profile of the club.

I get that often when I bring up I'm a Cov fan, it doesn't make it any easier! I don't want to be reminded of it.

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[Hutch11]

I don't think i will ever get over this
We won that game fair and square and watching Man City in the final we'd have given them a good game too

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Didn’t extend ten Haag’s job by long either. Surely would have been sacked at full time but for VAR

 

[edgy]

One of my all time favourite City matches. I am completely at peace with it. It's given me and my son, a day we will never forget.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

I don't think i will ever get over this
We won that game fair and square and watching Man City in the final we'd have given them a good game too

You;ll always have Teignmouth, though. Every cloud

 

[AJB1983]

Another Cov top related story;

Wearing my Cov top round the pool and a Liverpool fan clocked it. He mentioned this game and said we were robbed. Never offside etc.

I know we all know that, but a) I think it’s universally recognised we were and b) made me realise I’m still disappointed we missed out on another Wembley trip!!

Also goes to show it helped the profile of the club.

I had same in summer from a Plymouth and a Chelsea fan.
the Chelsea fan was even impressed when I said I was at the game.

It’s the best Cov football match I’ve ever been to I think. Hopefully it won’t be like that forever.

 

[Macca1987]

Got to spend it with my son and my mates, worth more than anything. As he grows up (24 now) City games are mostly what tie us together now

 

[Paul Anthony]

What a strange feeling this thread and match gives you, joy and despair.

Isn't that just a normal day on here though!?

 

[David O'Day]

Do people really still think it was onside?

It was off, the argument you should be having is was it off be enough to justify VAR involvement but in the current system where the question is a binary onside or offside the call was right.

 

[JulianDarbyFTW]

Curse you for reminding me of this. I've just had go rewatch the highlights for the hundredth time, and now I've got steam coming out of my ears yet again about the offside call.

 

[Ccfcisparks]

Do people really still think it was onside?

It was off, the argument you should be having is was it off be enough to justify VAR involvement but in the current system where the question is a binary onside or offside the call was right.

He was on

 

[Hutch11]

You;ll always have Teignmouth, though. Every cloud

And Paul's busted thumb

 

[Frostie]

Do people really still think it was onside?

It was off, the argument you should be having is was it off be enough to justify VAR involvement but in the current system where the question is a binary onside or offside the call was right.

The line going straight through Wan-Bissaka's boot has never been explained has it?

 

[Hutch11]

Do people really still think it was onside?

It was off, the argument you should be having is was it off be enough to justify VAR involvement but in the current system where the question is a binary onside or offside the call was right.

Do people really still think it was off?

The naivety in thinking that the lines are drawn in the right place at the right time
Not saying it was corrupt but if it had been given the other way no one would have known the difference

 

[Old Warwickshire lad]

Got to spend it with my son and my mates, worth more than anything. As he grows up (24 now) City games are mostly what tie us together now

Had 5 of my grandsons with me. Hope they all remember it when I have pegged it

 

[Calista]

Do people really still think it was onside?

It was off, the argument you should be having is was it off be enough to justify VAR involvement but in the current system where the question is a binary onside or offside the call was right.

Yes, you can argue that the rules should be changed to give more leeway to the attacking team, but that's a different matter. I confirmed in a series of photos I posted at the time that it was offside under the rules as they stand. I don't get why people are carrying this lifelong burden that we were robbed. Frustrating and incredibly unlucky, but no robbery involved.

 

[Calista]

Do people really still think it was off?

The naivety in thinking that the lines are drawn in the right place at the right time
Not saying it was corrupt but if it had been given the other way no one would have known the difference

Don't do this to yourself

 

[Sky_Blue_Daz]

I revisit the highlights on you tube every now and again , and I still can’t believe it was given as offside.