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end of the day I am not a fan of betting logos on shirts, and I know we have previously turned down offers to sponsor this website from betting companies with one single exception. We did take on an offer from one firm to sponsor our betting forum for a short time based on the "offer being too good to refuse" and maybe that's the situation the club find itself in as they continue to rebuild from the brink of extinction. I would rather this type of gamble than the gambles the previous regime took!

The holding and shirt pulling may well start before the ball is in play but it usually continues well after the ball is back in play

It was noted on the commentary last night that FIFA has responded to North American media queries regarding the "clear and obvious" definition and received a response that it is "not the decision that we are aiming to reach". The decision is based on "was it the correct call". Overall, I think VAR has been decent in this World Cup because they have it setup to be quick with semi-automated offside checks and other calls happening in seconds (so quick in some cases we may not even be aware it happened). I also like the quick check for a corner or goal kick and the speeding up of substitutions/throw-ins and goalkeeper throw/kick outs .... HOWEVER, as with VAR everywhere else, it is only as good as the officials behind the scenes and on the pitch and as others have said, that varies wildly in terms of consistency.

They are ONLY allowed to review an attacking foul before the ball is in play IF it leads directly to a goal, penalty or disciplinary sanction. Have the attackers gained an advantage unfairly? They are NOT allowed to review defensive fouls before the ball is in play because... what would you award? The ball isn't in play. They are being consistent with the guidelines that they have been given, but you could well argue - as you have done - that the guidance itself is inconsistent. See https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce8jv326d7vo , "World Cup 2026 new rules", and scroll down to "More VAR, and lots of it" .

It's the inconsistency that gets me. You have the officials spending time to see if there was any contact in incidents like Kane's last night or Tielemans' (which was given) and yet they refuse to get involved when players are holding opponents in bear hugs to stop them getting to the ball at set pieces.

But that's not how they decided about the Kane dive last night. They decided that the referee had not made a "clear and obvious" error, and so they didn't overrule him. But it was also said that if he'd given a penalty, then, on the same grounds, they wouldn't have overruled him. In the short time available to them - which IS a good thing - VAR was inconclusive.

Agreed, but when I see decisions like last night I live in hope that VAR can become a force for good in the game and continue to refuse penalties where the player is clearly on the way down before any contact is made, which would help drive it out of the game (especially in conjunction with yellow cards for the diver). Sadly, when you see former refs like Keith Hackett on X/Twitter saying it should have been a penalty you have to doubt that things will get better until the qulity of refs gets better and I won't hold my breath for that to happen.

I'm sure they would have been used, too, if there actually were any and they made the best offer!

Not seen any reports but we were playing them on Tuesday: https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/sport/caley-thistle-to-help-opposition-prepare-for-champions-leagu-438723/

Are you sure we were playing them because they beat Bangor 3-1 yesterday 🤔🤔.

Anyone got the result from our Closed Doors friendly against TNS?

Putting aside he singlehandedly saved England from a certain defeat tonight with two great striker goals (2nd one world class IMO), the art of conning a referee is now part of the ‘craft’ for just about every player without exception. L Sole and big Chanka were at it in just about every game they players last season, so while I would rather it is pulled up by the refs, it is now part and parcel of the game now. Apart from his two goals Kane was a die-vin git and would have been send off had a good upstanding Scottish referee umpired the match! 😃 bc PS The DRC would have gubbed us I feel !

I know what you mean about Ian Black !!!!! Just seems a bit of an oversight from a club that claims to be family and community minded, that the kids cant wear the same as the players, but your right , no real issue. I like the unbranded shirt better.

We don’t have it on the children’s shirts so I don’t see the issue there. Ian Black would say otherwise on betting…

You can’t say for sure they didn’t eat subway, can you?I can say for sure they can’t bet on football and can’t sell betting sponsor tops to children and players under 18 can’t wear them.

Benni McCarthy? What’s the story here 😂

Who cares, the players can use it to bet on horses if they want to. I’m not sure if they ate Subway when we won the Scottish Cup, maybe someone can confirm.

I think I’m right in saying that players and staff at a football club can’t bet on football, it’s against SFA regulations. Also players under 18 can’t wear a shirt with a gambling company logo on it, and you can’t sell logo,d shirts to children. What idiot at the club thought this was a good idea??? I’m sure there are plenty of companies national & local that would have loved to sponsor ICT and been more in line with the clubs local , family based values!

Not sure why Kane wasn't booked for diving to be honest. Left both his feet together when he could easily have got over the keeper. Why did he do that? Because he was losing the ball.

Get it in the bin.

It looks to me from the photos that the sponsor logo may actually be part of the shirt rather than stuck on. If that is the case then clearly it won't fade, but also probably means that there won't be an option to buy an adult size without it.

One hour after midday, Or maybe an hour before 2pm?

What time is Kick-Off?

Allez les Bleus!! Remind me of Brazil in 1970 finals. still only half time1

When I was helping out Whitehill Welfare back in the day we had Macron which went down well with the players. Coincidentally they play in claret & blue. However I think the sponsor’s transfer was a bit dodgy, as seen here on one of our players whom you may recognise, but I can’t remember if it came from Macron with the logo on or not. I took it myself btw, no AI here 😂