Welcome to a Christmas Eve recording of Talking the Blues Podcast with George and Andy Costigan. We look back on a narrow loss to Tottenham, but a loss that had much to enthuse us Blues before Manchester City on Thursday.
The usual hour of post match talk, and a wider discussion on VAR and the people running our game.
Thanks to everyone for your incredible support this year, we wish you all a wonderful Christmas be it with family or friends. To those less fortunate than ourselves, you are in our thoughts and we pray for better times ahead in every respect.
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Much to be encouraged by that performance. Train booked from Euston to Lime Street. The last National Express from Liverpool that will get me into Euston at about 6am.
Loud and proud.
Merry Christmas to one and all on the podcast. It’s been an eventful year 👀.
They can keep their non review of yellow cards but when that 2nd one leads to a red, then review the red card. Simple. So you don’t need a rule change about yellow cards, you just review ALL red cards, however they come about to be reviewed. It is crazy not to.
Postecoglou said in his post match presser that he thought it was a foul BUT he was happy to accept that the ref and linesman didn’t see it and the game should have carried on.
Andy is right, ask the ref first, then show the incident (not a still at that stage), just the incident to review without VAR commentary in real time. Review their own decision without the interference.
I thought Danjuma’s cameo was perhaps a perfect example of what he is capable of, whilst also demonstrating why he may not fit into many teams and not just EFC.
Some excellent precision defence splitting passing from mainly Gomes but others too. 🤞it is a reboot for Andre. He most definitely has a real part to play even if he can’t run the Dyche miles.
If that is a true example of Dycheball – bring it on please.
Oh George – T**t in a van should be on a T shirt. 🤣😂🤣
It was actually Kulusevski that pulled Onana’s shirt. Very similar to one the one we were guilty of v Forest when every critic, pundit, ex ref said it should have been a penalty – and it should have been. Two wrongs do not make anything right. Onana’s was a penalty too – all day long.
Penalty taking – Dyche said he asked who didn’t want to take one. Nobody stepped back. Onana practices like that and scores – apparently. Quite what happened on the night is anybody’s guess. Penalties are a mini game of chess, Pickford demonstrated that V Leicester – stood up, didn’t move, who’s first to blink – the pressure is always on the taker. It’s all drama.
Due Diligence 😩utterly reliant on what’s in the public arena and what gets disclosed. The PL has no power to “investigate” anything that isn’t already available or presented by 777. New investigatory powers supported by a new regulator are much needed. But that would also require international collaboration these days and having pursued many a villain abroad – that’s a nightmare.
We may benefit from the ESL ruling on euro laws. I hope it came in time for us to adjust the evidence we present in the appeal. In turn, those that follow – City, possibly Chelsea will also gain considerably and that probably suits the money men within the PL.
Wednesday. For the first time in a long time, facing City doesn’t come with the usual trepidation.
Merry Christmas gents and a very happy and prosperous new year.
Regards
Keith
On your point about restoring a
Level playing field, perhaps introducing a squad salary cap as several US sports have, might be step in the right direction.
Paul, Andy & George, thanks for the podcast, I enjoyed it as always. On the Man City pending charge issue, if a club is not cooperating with governance processes, then the PL should issue a deadline for the club to provide evidence or they will be found guilty as charged. How they can process one charge against Everton, yet fail to process any of the older pending charges against City is clearly an unacceptable broken system. However, the PL appear to be letting City control the situation, isn’t that the tail wagging the dog?