The backlash is easy to understand

by HCE, Monday, May 11, 2026, 08:24 (14 days ago) @ ndroman21

Pretty much everybody hates VAR, PMGOL, long reviews, set-piece scrums, and chalked--off goals. Here we had all of the above effectively combining to hand the title to a widely detested Arsenal side, while dooming West Ham to relegation, in a manner that feels unfair, even if it was the right call.

FWIW, it was the right call, and Arsenal deserved the win, but after six minutes of almost everything that's wrong with modern football coalescing, you can't blame people for feeling salty.

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FU: I don’t know if I got 2 more games in me - MTIrish, 2026-05-10, 11:54
- Hold on to your butts! - ndroman21, 2026-05-11, 06:56
  - The backlash is easy to understand - HCE, 2026-05-11, 08:24
    - Why is this Arsenal team widely detested? - San Pedro, 2026-05-11, 09:51
      - Because they play ugly, boring football - HCE, 2026-05-11, 10:43
        
        But have scored more goals than City - MTIrish, 2026-05-12, 13:00
        
        Arsenal have 68; City have 72, plus a game in hand - HCE, 2026-05-12, 13:34
        
        Hat tip for providing facts to counter my laziness - MTIrish, 2026-05-12, 13:43
        
        All signs point to Slot coming back - HCE, 2026-05-12, 14:37
        
        Simpsons covered this like 25 years ago. - ReginaldVelJohnson, 2026-05-11, 20:51
    - That play typified everything that is wrong the EPL/PGMOL - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-05-11, 08:28
      - Far be it from me to defend PGMOL. - ndroman21, 2026-05-11, 08:57
        
        It was the most consequential VAR decision in league history - HCE, 2026-05-11, 10:50
        
        We're out of practice. - ndroman21, 2026-05-11, 11:09
        
        To be fair - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-05-11, 09:06
      - Not sure why referees have allowed some... - PMan, 2026-05-11, 08:53
        
        Rugby Scrum? - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-05-11, 09:01
        
        FWIW, that is a penalty in a real rugby scrum - HullieAndMikes, 2026-05-11, 10:51
        
        The irony here is that the first thing I see on that video.. - ndroman21, 2026-05-11, 09:20
        
        I personally don't have a problem with overturning the goal - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-05-11, 09:46
        
        Yeah at least our billionaire owners are American. - ndroman21, 2026-05-11, 10:06
        
        Havertz is already yanking Soucek's jersey. - PMan, 2026-05-11, 09:46
        
        It's out of control. - ndroman21, 2026-05-11, 10:04
- You realize you have three more matches to survive, right? - HCE, 2026-05-10, 12:45
  - Palace has a cup final 3 days later…. - MTIrish, 2026-05-10, 13:08
    - I wouldn't be surprised to see Bournemouth - Bryan (IrishCavan), 2026-05-11, 08:30
      - I feel the same - MTIrish, 2026-05-12, 13:03

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The backlash is easy to understand