[spireitematt]

Just seen the goal. It's like Geoff Hurst's goal all over again. Did it cross the line or didn't it. Find it very odd that the referee was able to give the goal where he was standing.

Was watching old matches on Youtube the other day from the 70's and one of the games Chelsea scored a goal but it didn't go in the net, it hit the side netting. The other odd game was WBA vs Leeds from 1971 where a goal was given but it was apparently offside. A WBA player was offside but the player which received the ball wasn't offside and the referee played him on and WBA scored and Leeds missed out on the title to Arsenal.

[Dancingwilldoit]

Flip through the photo's Matt, it crossed the line and the linesman gave the goal.

[Devongone]

Maybe you should ask David Elleray.

Isn't it odd that the man who made such a terrible and historic decision for/against a small club is the big motivator behind VAR? Where would we have been now if we had reached that final? Put that one decision right and a whole chasm of Dr Who anomalies opens up …………

The thing is though IT'S A GAME. Part of what we learn from playing games is to take the rough with the smooth. That man's arm was slightly offside is pointless and damaging bollocks. Number one he can't score with his arm anyway and he can't run on it either. Number two that's why we have a ref'. He's the arbiter of FACT. If he says it was so in good faith, then it was. Look in the scorebook! It is more important we learn to win and lose with good grace than that every decision is correct when viewed over in slow motion.

Which aspect of David Elleray's career deserves more opprobrium. THAT decision or teaching at Harrow School?