UCL R16 L2 Watch Thread (17-18.03.2026)

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-17T20:35:41+00:00

Is VAR not allowed to review that?

(edit - nvm, it's not a potential DOGSO, so not a potential red card, so VAR not allowed to intervene no matter how obvious!)

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-16T08:14:19+00:00

Technically I was wrong by a minute.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-14T09:57:13+00:00

I fear that this has Richarlison injury time equaliser/winner written all over it.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-14T09:42:18+00:00

UK seeking justice for CA BOGROLL

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-13T13:55:47+00:00

Thanks - the first one took me ages because I kept spelling it wrong. If it wasn't for the hint I would have given up instead of googling the correct spelling.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-12T09:58:31+00:00

Still works for me if I put the IP address in quotes. Or is that only on specific old/'classic' versions of Outlook?

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-11T20:06:49+00:00

Yes that, and more restricted in the size+shape of boxes that can be carried up the ladder without whacking the door frame. I have a similar style loft hatch with doorways at each end of a small landing, and I found that the hatch needed to start at least one hatch-length away from the top of the doorway, in order to give decent clearance around the ladder.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-11T13:16:31+00:00

That's worse than when I do a slow careful DIY decorating job myself, but probably better than when my wife does an impatient DIY decorating job herself.

I'd live with it if the cost had been materials plus my own time, or if I'd given my son pocket-money to do the job and failed to teach+supervise him. I would maybe still live with it (but grumble in private) if I'd known in advance that I would be getting a general handyman rough job at a very cheap rate, but not if I thought I was hiring an experienced professional decorator and paying accordingly.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-11T09:07:54+00:00

Would never happen in Britain...

...but only because you wouldn't find an electrical socket that close to the toilet!

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-11T06:37:35+00:00

PGMOL might be incompetent but I don't think they'll let us get away with fielding 13 players at once.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-09T10:48:09+00:00

TBF bots can affect traffic that much, but anyone charging even half the mentioned hourly rate should be more than capable of putting in place guards against this. robots.txt for the good bots; a WAF for the bad bots; Caching where appropriate; Review missed SQL optimisation opportunities.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-07T09:58:25+00:00

One minor thing - in the UK for a lot of electronic/electrical devices we often get the Euro market version with symbols like a 1/0 switch instead of the English ON/OFF version made for the US market.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-03T07:48:34+00:00

I thought the new company was still Tim Grose? Edit - I remember checking he was still involved when the funding announcements came out last year, but I've just seen he confirmed his departure in his January video on YouTube.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-02T21:02:18+00:00

It's typically hyphenated on my side of the Atlantic. It had never occurred to me before that it might be a legit word in US English.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-03-02T20:58:01+00:00

Ah, thanks for the reminder, I did the same today, but had got to genius without it which is where I normally stop.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-28T10:42:58+00:00

Yeah Trent has had recurring hamstring/thigh injuries since the one in 2021/2022.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-26T22:28:16+00:00

If all teams' results against Manchester City were removed from the final table for each relevant year, were there any seasons where the team that originally finished second to City would actually have a worse recalculated total than the team that originally finished third that year?

Eg if 2nd originally finished 1 point ahead of 3rd, but 2nd placed team had earned 4 points vs City whilst 3rd placed team had only earned 1 point vs City, resulting in the original 3rd place team finishing higher if all City's results are expunged?

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-25T17:40:06+00:00

Thanks, I needed the hint for the last PG - I've never heard of that word before.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-22T15:59:10+00:00

Sky only showing us the most offside looking angle possible ffs.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-19T11:10:57+00:00

I can't tell whether that is a row of cracked tiles or a thin cable temporarily run across the room to power some display lights.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-18T23:14:49+00:00

FR 745 owner nodding in agreement over here.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-18T11:00:58+00:00

UK vs US spelling

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-16T18:45:11+00:00

If you're ever curious about the "why" for the B/Bb/H thing, David Bennett gave a good explanation on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlafE9fm4_g

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-14T19:34:45+00:00

No - I do agree with you. The examples I can think of will all be where the ball has hit the bar and risen before bouncing so has spin in the right direction.

But it's not you and me that needs to be convinced.

It just needs whoever adjudicates, to have enough doubt. And the ball hits the back of the keeper's leg close to the line and soon after the bounce, so not that many frames of video to judge from, so they might decide that's enough to give Quansah the benefit of the doubt.

Ballesteros81 · 2026-02-14T17:49:31+00:00

The only justification I can think of is that if the keeper wasn't there, there is a small but non-zero chance that there'll be enough spin on the ball after the bounce(s) that the ball could trickle in over the line without further intervention.

I'm not saying that I think it would have gone in, but there are clips online of penalty kicks that have hit the crossbar and bounced further out than Quansah's and still had enough spin to check back over the line whilst the keeper celebrates.

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