West Ham v Southampton (A) 14th Dec @ 17:30 - When the Saints go marching...

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

How on earth VAR can look at that and think 'Yeah, no pen. That's just normal defending'

SuzanneClaret

The overruling of the ref for a clear and obvious area is so arbitrary :doh:

Expat_Hammer

alderz said:

How on earth was that not a pen

Because it wasn't Bazzerpool

buffybegood

The "Clear and obvious" mistake criteria has definitely been modified since the start of the season, but obviously one of our players needs still to be shot for us to get anything at all.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

SuzanneClaret said:

The overruling of the ref for a clear and obvious area is so arbitrary :doh:

Baffling.

The only way is if the ref said to VAR, 'What I saw was two defenders shove West Ham attackers to the floor at the same time', and VAR said, 'Cool, that's what we saw, too. No pen.'

Hamstew

Most pointless thing ever VAR

MIAHammer

When are we going to get a throw-in coach? So frustrating how easily we give possession away from throw-ins.

Moojor

Players should start shoving Southampton players off the ball and then saying it's not a foul

jay_in_cpt

Hamstew said:

Most pointless thing ever VAR

& takes the fun out of celebrating a goal in fear it might be ruled out, I know it can work the other way , but is it REALLY worth it? :hmm:

SuzanneClaret

Moojor said:

Players should start shoving Southampton players off the ball and then saying it's not a foul

The way this game is going Atkinson will yellow card them for the foul and decent and send them off.

buffybegood

How is that not a foul on Antonio?

Yeoldhammer

VAR shocking.

SuzanneClaret

Well it was by the normal rules but today Buffy Atkinson is using a different set.

SuzanneClaret

:goal:

Haller

ASLEFshrugged

At least I've got something to look forward to when I get home tonight.

mike

Back of the net ⚽️

buffybegood

What a great goal, I kept thinking, shoot, shoot, and finally we did.

Yeoldhammer

VAR can't ruin that goal though.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Good goal.

SuzanneClaret

Now let’s push on and not throw this away

Hamstew

Antonio is killing it

MIAHammer

Ref finally gives us a foul for a shove in the back

buffybegood

SuzanneClaret said:

Now let’s push on and not throw this away

They've shown nothing so far, but, let's be honest, Arsenal didn't in the first half either.

imagelost

Get in you donkeys

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Antonio, at the very least, is playing like a man who doesn't fancy being in the Championship next season.

SuzanneClaret

We are miles better with him Jorderz. He gives us forward momentum.

Hamstew

We are miles better with two up top

ASLEFshrugged

Right, I've got to get back to work, fingers crossed.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Can't help feeling this season would have been nowhere near as disappointing if it weren't for the fact we have some really talented players in this squad.

We should be nowhere near Southampton in the league, IMO.

SuzanneClaret

0-1 at half time.