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The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It's taken away the physicality from our sport.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

They look at silly slow motion replays all the time that make things look immeasurably worse.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

We've got to do something.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

Some morning footballers, we've got to try and get hold of UEFA and FIFA and the people that determine the rules and say, come on, let's get some people that really, really live and love football, not that live for laws.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

And everything now is determined by...

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It's all written down.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

And that decision, for example, yesterday, for those that didn't see it, it was a second yellow card given on the field, which in itself was absurd.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

Now, VAR can't overturn a yellow card.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

So then you're thinking, well, why is he going to the screen?

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

So VAR have obviously called him over.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

And then they exacerbated the situation by giving him a straight red, which

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

which there was absolutely no need to do anyway.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It was almost cruel to do that because they couldn't have turned it around and kept him on the pitch.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

The referee made a big mistake by giving a yellow, let alone red, because there was...

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

Correct.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

And I, like you, heard a number of people on various commentators and people saying, yeah, but by the laws now that, no, not by, you find me the law where that is covered by anything.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It's not reckless.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It's not dangerous.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It was just one of those things that happened.

The Rest Is Football
A First For Newcastle, “VA F***ing R” & A Bonkers Night In The Champions League

It's an absurdity.