Congratulations to Stanley. The first time they have ever been in the 3rd tier of English football (I consider it higher than Div 3 North)

What a farce. And to think we'll have 4th rate officials from places like Algeria using this tinpot comedic system for the first time without training at this summer's world cup ,????

A bit behind the times but did anyone else have a wry chuckle when Junior Hoillet fluffed Cardiff's 2nd injury time penalty last week? Another player who thought he was all that and had regressed to a tier two plodder.

Stanley have won 17 out of the last 19!! Stanley have 83 points Only 2 teams outside the current promotion places can catch them. Exeter can reach 87 points. Lincoln can reach 85 points. Stanley v Exeter on Saturday. Win that and they are promoted !!!!!

Jason Lowe is as much a talisman for failure than Venkys.

Stanley have the 2nd lowest attendances in the division (would be the lowest in a normal season) Stanley have the worst pitch in the EFL. It's like someone build a ground on a cowfield. Stanley have the worst ground in the EFL. Stanley have the worst dressing rooms in the EFL. A portakabin FFS!! Stanley have the worst commercial offices in the EFL Stanley have the 2nd lowest budget in league 2 Yet to quote The Times..........

He won't last beyond the summer at Everton. Taxi for Fat Sam.

Ashley young is shit though. ?

Simple solution Scrap VAR and go back to the way that has worked for over a century.

Shearer had won the league and scored 30+ league goals in 3 successive season by 24

Major tournament = champions league Far far superior standard to the 'nearly everyone qualifies' world cup. Even more so when it goes to a 556 team tournament.

?? Yeah right

I've not watched a world cup religiously since 1998. Dipped in and out ever since. Watched 1 game in 2010 because of those fcking horns ?

I found this clip Vs Pompey where Jimmy said Keeley committed calculated assault. Some tasty tussles ?

All you need to know about the current VAR system "The Premier League is not expected to introduce VAR next season, and Uefa has already said it will not be used in the 2018-19 Champions League."

VAR to be used in the 2018 World Cup. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43438344 Nerve agent to be applied against any VAR official going against the hosts.

For the smallest league club in England it's marvellous. They deserve a season at the next level.

Unlike your pre Jurassic wild tangent. I was comparing prem football circa 2001 to prem football in 2012 which has a tad more relevance ?

I have a season ticket book somewhere from when I was 24ish and it was more expensive than say 2012.

So nothing has changed Stuart. Same as it ever was.

VAR has nothing to do with the ball being over the line. That's s successful black and white system not a game destroying shambles based on interpretation. Offside USED TO BE offside. Now there's more shades of grey than one of John Majors jumpers. Passive, active, 1st phase, 2nd phase, out of phase, interfering, not interfering etc etc. That's without getting into penalty decision that are just pure opinion. Yes it's the same as the ref making an instant decision but now it takes 5 minutes of pure ineptitude to come to the wrong decision. It's been a farce so far, a complete Carry on Film piece of garbage. Fck the money, save the sport.

VAR has nothing to do with Tevez style incident as thats Bern solved with the.cut and dried goal line technology. Like in Rugby and cricket it's a yes or no decision with no grey, no individual interpretation of the laws. Too much is open to interpretation with what VAR is looking at. Disallowing that Spurs goal for fk all was enbarrasssing All sensible people are against VAR*. There is no other conclusion unless you want the game to be a mockery. *Imo ?

Too many shades of grey in football. Rugby use it for trys. Trys are not open to interpretation the ball is either grounded or not. If they are not sure they don't give it. It's worked for 140 years leave it alone

You do realise in that year we were relegated to league 1 for the 1st time in 38 years and as yet have achieved sweet FA