if VAR was available against Chesterfield.

[Cogeur_le_Conq]

It wouldn't have been used you knobs, as the ref blew for a foul and we wouldn't have had to put up with 25 years(???) of bleating on about whether the dead ball crossed the line or not.

 

[Erimus74]

It wouldn't have been used you knobs, as the ref blew for a foul and we wouldn't have had to put up with 25 years(???) of bleating on about whether the dead ball crossed the line or not.

Were Dixon & that other bloke bleating on about it, even back then

 

[Uwefuchs]

If they had VAR in that game the Chesterfield penalty would have been disallowed. Their striker dived over Ben Roberts hands.

No one ever mentions that.

 

[Erimus74]

If they had VAR in that game the Chesterfield penalty would have been disallowed. Their striker dived over Ben Roberts hands.

No one ever mentions that.

Good point

 

[davidmills]

And Festas header in the final would have been given as well as he was onside

 

[Erimus74]

And Festas header in the final would have been given as well as he was onside

And we'd have beaten Burnley in the 1947 FAC & orogressed to our 1st ever SF

 

[davidmills]

And Lindy Delapenas penalty would have been proved to have gone through the net against Sunderland

 

[Cogeur_le_Conq]

Our

And we'd have beaten Burnley in the 1947 FAC & orogressed to our 1st ever SF

Our dad installed that famous injusticd into my pysche even before I could walk

 

[asredastheycome]

Have you all got your crystal balls out tonight. Put them away before the wife sees them.

 

[Smoggle]

VAR would have ruled Hitler’s invasion of Poland offside and Mannion, Hardwick et al would have brought home the title.

 

[BoroMart]

It wouldn't have been used you knobs, as the ref blew for a foul and we wouldn't have had to put up with 25 years(???) of bleating on about whether the dead ball crossed the line or not.

exactly this, why do so many people completely ignore this fact? The phantom chesterfield goal is one of these lies that has been repeated so often that it's become the truth to lots of people

 

[jam69]

It wouldn't have been used you knobs, as the ref blew for a foul and we wouldn't have had to put up with 25 years(???) of bleating on about whether the dead ball crossed the line or not.

I have been saying that for 20 years

 

[futureboy]

exactly this, why do so many people completely ignore this fact? The phantom chesterfield goal is one of these lies that has been repeated so often that it's become the truth to lots of people

Couldn't agree more. Each time I see it trotted out online, I have to fight the urge to comment and get into an argument.

 

[BoroMart]

Couldn't agree more. Each time I see it trotted out online, I have to fight the urge to comment and get into an argument.

you sound like me haha

 

[Cogeur_le_Conq]

Is Chesterfield in Derbyshire by any chance?

 

[Cogeur_le_Conq]

Have you all got your crystal balls out tonight. Put them away before the wife sees them.

Not polishing mine yet, but I may have to before I can get to kip tonight