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Toxteth O'Grady

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  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68648948 Motherwell: Stuart Kettlewell says dad 'not going back' to a game until VAR changes Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell Stuart Kettlewell has not been pleased with some VAR decisions Motherwell manager Stuart Kettlewell says VAR has even driven his own father away from attending football matches. The Premiership club wrote to the Scottish FA after their league defeat by Aberdeen last weekend, seeking clarification over the handball rule. It was just one of a number of video assisted decisions that have raised debate among fans, players and clubs. "I think the people we've forgotten about here are the supporters," Kettlwell told BBC Sportsound. Listen: Reaction as leaders Dundee United slip up "I had a small one with my father, who phones me every Sunday after a game of football. Thirty-two years he's followed me from grassroots football to player, coach, manager, he would always come and watch the games. "He phoned me on Sunday morning and said 'I'm not going back to a Premiership game until there's some form of change. That's obviously close to me, personal to me." It was announced last week that Scotland's head of referees Crawford Allan is to leave his post at the end of the season as the Scottish FA conducts a review of the role in light of ongoing VAR controversies. "He's just fed up with it," Kettlewell said of his own father. "He's a football enthusiast, he loves it and watches it at all levels, but he's fed up of this idea of scoring a goal and the emotion not being there and we come back and look at it for five minutes, dissect it, find something in it and I think that's the feeling of the general football supporter in this country. "Do you know what? We are really passionate about the game in this country and we're well followed and well backed. But there's other people, outwith my father, who have a similar feeling and thought process."
  2. https://twitter.com/HLTCO/status/1770881669571936306 Not Motherwell related, but this surely has to be a new low for VAR
  3. Interesting. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68597180 Crawford Allan: Scottish FA head of referees to leave post in summer amid VAR review Last updated on1 minute ago1 minute ago.From the sectionScottish Crawford Allan has overseen the introduction of VAR during his four years in charge Scotland's head of referees, Crawford Allan, is to leave his post at the end of the season as the Scottish FA conducts a review of the role in light of ongoing VAR controversies. The governing body says Allan, who has been in post for four years, is leaving "to pursue new opportunities". SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell admits that "VAR processes need to improve". But he urged all to "work together to alleviate the unsustainable pressure on match officials and VAR operators". 'Ridiculous' to disallow Motherwell goal VAR cost us a point - Hearts' Naismith Maxwell wants "to remove the convenient blame culture attached to subjective or unpopular decisions and to ensure more focus is placed on the entertainers rather than the on-field facilitators". He told the SFA website: "This includes all key external stakeholders having a better understanding of the laws of the game, the lines of intervention for VAR and the adopted guidance within Scottish football, especially in subjective areas such as the handball law." The SFA it has started its search to "ensure an experienced replacement will be in place for the new season". "This will coincide with a planned review of the operational priorities of the department based on the insights to date from VAR implementation, as well as feedback from category one match officials and VAR operators, the Scottish FA's professional game board, the SPFL's competitions working group and the independent review panel," Maxwell said. The chief executive thanked Allan for "his efforts in implementing VAR within Scottish football and guiding refereeing through the Covid-19 pandemic", describing the introduction of video assistant referee system as "a thankless task". Allan considers it "an honour" to have been in charge "during such an historic period of change" following his 30 years as a match official, including 15 years in the top-flight. "While there are refinements and improvements to be made to VAR, as there are in leagues across the world, it has taken a monumental effort from my team at the Scottish FA and the match officials to have it embedded in the Premiership and cup matches at Hampden Park," he said. "VAR is only one aspect of the role, albeit one that can overshadow the positive strides we have taken forward."
  4. Dom Thomas is the Championship Player of the Month.
  5. Harry Paton out for a "significant period of time". FFS
  6. I keep checking the website but stand tickets never seem to be available. Not sure if they sold out pretty much straight away. Looks like I'll need to settle for tickets for behind the goal. Hopefully the weather forecast improves 🌧️❄️
  7. David Turnbull being linked with Cardiff Sky Sports
  8. Jermaine Hylton didn't last too long at Arbroath Arbroath forward involved in fight with team-mate says goodbyes
  9. Adam Montgomery close to Motherwell loan as Celtic look to SPFL clubs for more fringe star deals
  10. https://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2024/01/10/chairmans-notes-on-advertisement-video/
  11. From MFC Twitter: "Barry Maguire has returned to the club following the expiry of his loan spell with Kidderminster Harriers. "
  12. Just to add, he also confirmed what I think most of us already assumed, in that at one point last season we had three managers and three assistant managers on the payroll.
  13. Remember Liam Shaw? Played 8 games for us on loan from Celtic. Currently playing for Wigan against Man Utd in the FA Cup.
  14. I've just noticed that Aberdeen are offering tomorrow's game on pay per view
  15. I'm planning to go to this one, and I hope the game will be on as the weather forecast for Wednesday doesn't look too great.
  16. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67754618
  17. I doubt he'd want to run the risk of tarnishing his reputation as a bit of club legend by presiding over the current shambles at Fir Park.
  18. Dean Cornelius has just scored for Harrogate against Wrexham.
  19. One ex-Motherwell player replaces another as manager of Morecambe Ged Brannan: Morecambe appoint caretaker boss as manager on 18-month deal
  20. Dundee United are already out.
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