2022-23 season non-Hibs games thread

[Bridge hibs]

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Still wish we’d managed to keep Ambrose.

Really ? He was awful today, he cant even run anymore 🤣

[HoboHarry]

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Sportsound savaging Scottish officials for their use of VAR - even though it favoured Celtic today. All VAR has done up here is highlight just how bad our refs are - something we've all known for decades but was easily hushed up as there was little forensic scrutiny of incidents or decisions. VAR has changed that.

Refs bringing the game into disrepute up here

The entire governing body has brought the game into disrepute for decades.

[HarpOnHibee]

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Really ? He was awful today, he cant even run anymore 🤣

Exactly. He'd fit right in.

[hibsbollah]

Why do we follow Scottish football at all?

[blackpoolhibs]

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Why do we follow Scottish football at all?

Fast running out of patience with it.

[JamesHFC]

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Why do we follow Scottish football at all?

I don't even bother watching any other Scottish game outside of Hibs anymore.

[Donegal Hibby]

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Why do we follow Scottish football at all?

I love Scottish football but this year in particular I lost most of my enthusiasm for the game mainly due to decision's that have been given and not , certain referee's getting games they shouldn't be anywhere near and just feel it's getting destroyed by blatant cheating and corruption.

[Sir David Gray]

Bournemouth 0-1 Nottingham Forest

VAR rules it out for offside - 0-0.

[Jones28]

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Really ? He was awful today, he cant even run anymore 🤣

The Ambrose we had when he left obviously.

[Bridge hibs]

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The Ambrose we had when he left obviously.

I liked him

[Sir David Gray]

Alloa 1-0 Falkirk

[Smartie]

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Why do we follow Scottish football at all?

I’m actually quite surprised how much VAR has scunnered me with it. Prior to VAR coming in I was quite forgiving of Scottish football’s imperfections and I’m not bad at coming to terms with the “they even themselves out eventually” mindset.

With VAR - I was, and still am, in favour of it. It should be a force for good and help correct some of the poorer decisions. It has worked well at the big international tournaments and you can still see individual instances where wrongs are righted with it. I also think it’s important to allow (to an extent) for the subjective nature of what constitutes a foul. Where a robust debate can be had about a decision then the fact that it was given one way or the other can be justifiable.

Problem is, what we’ve got is simply farcical, especially in relation to the handball decisions and it’s actually detracting from the legitimacy of the competitions imo.

It’s not something that shouldn’t be salvageable but it’s hard to have faith in the Scottish authorities (and wider football authorities) to fix it.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Watching The Hammers v Everton, abysmal stuff so far.

[Sir David Gray]

Southampton 1-0 Aston Villa

Ruled out by VAR - 0-0.

[Sir David Gray]

Stenhousemuir 1-0 Livingston

[Sir David Gray]

Arbroath 0-1 Motherwell

[Sir David Gray]

Leicester 0-1 Brighton

[Sir David Gray]

Bournemouth 1-0 Nottingham Forest

[Carheenlea]

Nobody can say they weren’t warned how VAR would be utilised in Scotland.

Been wonderful for the establishment clubs. Rest of us just have to keep quiet and get on with it.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Watching The Hammers v Everton, abysmal stuff so far.

1-0 The Hammers.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

2-0 West Ham, Bowen x 2.

[Sir David Gray]

Partick Thistle 0-1 Dunfermline

[Sir David Gray]

Alloa 1-1 Falkirk

[HarpOnHibee]

What's going on with the Southampton/Villa match? Just looked up at my TV screen and every player and official has left the pitch, before half time.

[Sir David Gray]

Dundee Utd 1-0 Stirling University

[matty_f]

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I’m actually quite surprised how much VAR has scunnered me with it. Prior to VAR coming in I was quite forgiving of Scottish football’s imperfections and I’m not bad at coming to terms with the “they even themselves out eventually” mindset.

With VAR - I was, and still am, in favour of it. It should be a force for good and help correct some of the poorer decisions. It has worked well at the big international tournaments and you can still see individual instances where wrongs are righted with it. I also think it’s important to allow (to an extent) for the subjective nature of what constitutes a foul. Where a robust debate can be had about a decision then the fact that it was given one way or the other can be justifiable.

Problem is, what we’ve got is simply farcical, especially in relation to the handball decisions and it’s actually detracting from the legitimacy of the competitions imo.

It’s not something that shouldn’t be salvageable but it’s hard to have faith in the Scottish authorities (and wider football authorities) to fix it.

I agree with this. I think it’s just highlighted that those who said the game was corrupt rather than referees being incompetent were right all along, imho.

[HoboHarry]

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Nobody can say they weren’t warned how VAR would be utilised in Scotland.

Been wonderful for the establishment clubs. Rest of us just have to keep quiet and get on with it.

The other clubs don't have it in them to grow a set of balls and do something about it.

[HibbyAndy]

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What's going on with the Southampton/Villa match? Just looked up at my TV screen and every player and official has left the pitch, before half time.

Drone inside the stadium

[hibsbollah]

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I love Scottish football but this year in particular I lost most of my enthusiasm for the game mainly due to decision's that have been given and not , certain referee's getting games they shouldn't be anywhere near and just feel it's getting destroyed by blatant cheating and corruption.

With handball, there is a specific problem. They have forgotten why the law was made in the first place. It was to stop cynical attempts to block shots or passes of the ball with the player's hand. They need to bring back the deliberate ruling. Get the ref to assess. If he thinks its not deliberate, no foul.

VAR is another situation entirely, and its to do with selective application. And thats never going to change while the media is being so ****ing mealy mouthed about it. When you point out the obvious you are called a conspiracy theorist, but its corrupt. At least the Italians admit their problem now! We've got our heads in the sand. Two clubs with ten times everyone elses budget AND who get all the decisions. I love Hibs but whats the ****ing point.

[Bostonhibby]

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What's going on with the Southampton/Villa match? Just looked up at my TV screen and every player and official has left the pitch, before half time.

Somebody got a drone for xmas and flying it over the pitch

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