FA Cup 4th Round - Chelsea with added potential 5th round Leeds (h)

[Risso]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

[Drummond]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

Well have a word then :-)

[Lsvilla]

Anyone else still waiting for the tickets for Chelsea to be delivered ?
I got an email saying they were sent out end of last week

Still waiting. Had the same email last Friday.

Strange! Had my tickets last week.

Still no tickets. Postie drove straight past today. Bastard. Hoping they'll come tomorrow but I suspect I'll be collecting from the ground. Shame as I'd got a meet lined up with some mates down there for a couple of pints and a meal.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Just received my coach tickets!

[Risso]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

Well have a word then :-)

Turns out he's the main ref next Tuesday against the Barcodes as well.

[LeeB]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

Well have a word then :-)

Turns out he's the main ref next Tuesday against the Barcodes as well.

Good, his performance against Citeh was the best refereeing performance we've had this season, by miles.

[olaftab]

Still no tickets. Postie drove straight past today. Bastard. Hoping they'll come tomorrow but I suspect I'll be collecting from the ground. Shame as I'd got a meet lined up with some mates down there for a couple of pints and a meal.

That's not good, no travelling fan needs that. If I were you I would confront the postie tomorrow and and DEMAND he provides suitable  delivery to your liking. If not tell him what you think of Paula Vennells.
 I have also made similar arrangements, meeting Chelsea and Arsenal fan friends in the Old Swan in Kensington after alighting the 13.45 from Moor Street to Marylebone.

[Lsvilla]

Still no tickets. Postie drove straight past today. Bastard. Hoping they'll come tomorrow but I suspect I'll be collecting from the ground. Shame as I'd got a meet lined up with some mates down there for a couple of pints and a meal.

That's not good, no travelling fan needs that. If I were you I would confront the postie tomorrow and and DEMAND he provides suitable  delivery to your liking. If not tell him what you think of Paula Vennells.
 I have also made similar arrangements, meeting Chelsea and Arsenal fan friends in the Old Swan in Kensington after alighting the 13.45 from Moor Street to Marylebone.

That's what I'm on haha. Getting on at Warwick Parkway. Save us a couple of seats and I'll get you a coffee from the station shop !!

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

Well have a word then :-)

Turns out he's the main ref next Tuesday against the Barcodes as well.

Good, his performance against Citeh was the best refereeing performance we've had this season, by miles.

Absolutely!
I tend to be a bit (overly?) critical of the refs we have but I looked this guy up as I thought he was the best we've had for years!

[olaftab]

Still no tickets. Postie drove straight past today. Bastard. Hoping they'll come tomorrow but I suspect I'll be collecting from the ground. Shame as I'd got a meet lined up with some mates down there for a couple of pints and a meal.

That's not good, no travelling fan needs that. If I were you I would confront the postie tomorrow and and DEMAND he provides suitable  delivery to your liking. If not tell him what you think of Paula Vennells.
 I have also made similar arrangements, meeting Chelsea and Arsenal fan friends in the Old Swan in Kensington after alighting the 13.45 from Moor Street to Marylebone.

That's what I'm on haha. Getting on at Warwick Parkway. Save us a couple of seats and I'll get you a coffee from the station shop !!

Deal😊

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

We haven't lost an FA Cup replay at Villa Park since 1976. That was to Southampton in R3, they went on to win the Cup that season.
Incredibly you then have to go back to 1932 to find the previous home replay defeat, to Portsmouth in R4.

[SoccerHQ]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

Well have a word then :-)

Turns out he's the main ref next Tuesday against the Barcodes as well.

Good, his performance against Citeh was the best refereeing performance we've had this season, by miles.

Absolutely!
I tend to be a bit (overly?) critical of the refs we have but I looked this guy up as I thought he was the best we've had for years!

Was he the ref tonight, was pretty good although it wasn't a game with huge incident after our goal was  (correctly) chalked off.

[VillaTim]

good Ref tonight, got it pretty much nailed

[edgysatsuma89]

The VAR ref John Brooks is my mate's son. They're both Leicester fans. After the Forest v Everton game last season, Steve Cooper complained to PGMOL about him and he hasn't reffed them since.

Well have a word then :-)

Turns out he's the main ref next Tuesday against the Barcodes as well.

Good, his performance against Citeh was the best refereeing performance we've had this season, by miles.

Absolutely!
I tend to be a bit (overly?) critical of the refs we have but I looked this guy up as I thought he was the best we've had for years!

Not sure Wolves fans would agree, Brooks was on VAR when Onana clearly fouled one of theirs and they got nothing. I remember thinking I knew the name when mentioned before and when I looked him up he also got a slap on the wrist for putting the offside line on the wrong player which lead to a Brighton goal being disallowed. Not to say he's a bad official, we all make mistakes. Like most though I couldn't get my head around the Onana one.

[Risso]

With that offline line, it was a technician who stuffed up, as the VAR officials don't do it themselves. As the bloke in charge he took the rap though.