manxman1980

Let's just leave this here... There's a clear influence of Johan Cruyff from a man who was managing <<Dutch Club>>, while his players have mentioned how <<Dutch Manager>> demands that his team constantly attack.

Arne Slot it is then... A Dutch manager with an administration for Pep Guardiola and a reputation for an attention to tactical discipline. Reminds me of a description of someone else....

Has anyone checked on Jamie Carragher?

Did it stop bullying? No. Its not just the direct interaction. Its spreading rumours or lies about someone online. They can also now use digitally manipulated pictures to further bully someone of humiliate them. Blocking the perpetrator doesn't stop them posting and commenting amongst others in the same school.

I don't think the poor performances at United are all down to Ten Hag. United have had Mourinho and Van Gaal both of whom have had great successes elsewhere and they had limited success. Unfortunately it seems as if the culture at the club is the issue and that the rot set in with the Glazers taking ownership. That got worse with the departure of Ferguson who was really performing the role of Director of Football as well as Manager and the club was set up to facilitate him in that process. It appears that the issue at United is the scattergun signings, the culture throughout the club and the players downing tools. Ten Hag at least confronted some of the issues in the squad but now that results and performances are going backwards he is losing that fight.

It may not have happened but there was a legal mechanism in place to do so. It was just that the Government of that time chose to rarely use it...

I have experience of being bullied at school but that was years ago. It went on before I attended school and I am not surprised to hear that it continues today. Has the extent of the bullying whilst in school got worse? Is the physical abuse worse now than in the past? I am not seeking to downplay the concerns but wanting to explore why you have started this discussion now? This I totally agree with. I cannot imagine how it must feel to be in a situation where you cannot escape the bullying. Even quitting social media is likely to lead to increased bullying as you would be differentiating yourself from everyone else. That also does not stop others using social media to spread malicious rumours.

Wasn't leaving the EU partly about not having non-elected people making decisions? Cameron is non-elected and holds the position of Foreign Secretary...

Back to Liverpool... Arne Slot as the next Manager? Apparently Liverpool fans are "all in" on his appointment. Really? Liverpool are going to follow United and appointment someone from the Dutch league? Also seen Mourinho's name getting mentioned. Now that would be a laugh!

How much time would you allow between the event being challenged and a break in play? That approach goes back to the problem that @Declan outlined before about play continuing as if nothing had happened before being brought back and potentially something else happens like an injury in the time between.

I think there is an inherent risk that "challenges" would be used as a method to disrupt play. The Coventry "goal" would be a good example where United may have challenged the tackle on Fernandes to stop the counter attack and even if the challenge was unsuccessful they do get the opportunity to regroup and prevent the attack.

@Passing Time 1. That looks more like a clown shoe than a football boot. 2. Do they really contour the lines like that? They are after all a digitally applied line and not a shadow.

Isn't it also a rule that both teams must have the same number of players on the pitch for a penalty shoot out? Meaning if either Martinez or Onana had been set off then the opposing team would also have had to remove a player.

Sorry that you don't like United benefiting from this decision, however, there is not a perfect solution at the moment. People were unhappy with decisions pre-VAR and they are now unhappy with decisions it makes. Until an automatic system is approved then I am afraid we either stick with what we have or go back to the previous imperfect decisions.

Natural maybe, however, have you forgot the tedious lengthy debates about whether or not someone was onside in the pre-VAR days? People were desperate for VAR then and now because of the delay and the fact that a decision doesn't go the way they would like it is despised. I don't mind the offside decisions. It is the inconsistency around penalty decisions that bother me.