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I was amazed to read that, I always see it as a type of extortion and so glad I have and can afford a ST. I sill can't see why it's not a nominal £5 without all the goodies Plus a bit more if you really want all the goodies or £30 for a lifetime membership. When you've done 10 years they give you a medal for your loyalty.

https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/fifa-set-hand-premier-league-9715260 FIFA set to hand Premier League managers VAR lifeline with new rule change The Premier League has been beset by VAR controversies since its introduction in 2019, but FIFA is now considering a new system that would give managers more control - and Leicester City are set to benefit ByKeith WalesCVS Editor - Midland SportJacob Leeks 13:03, 14 NOV 2024 Samuel Barrott consults the VAR monitor VAR has courted controversy since its introduction to the Premier League (Image: Getty Images) Premier League managers may soon have the opportunity to contest refereeing decisions as FIFA contemplates overhauling VAR. The English top-flight introduced VAR ahead of the 2019/2020 season, but it has been plagued with issues ever since. Managers, players, pundits and fans alike have grown frustrated with the system. Howard Webb, the PGMOL's chief refereeing officer, has tried to dispel misunderstandings about VAR, but has also had to frequently apologise for his officials' decisions. Leicester City have become embroiled in refereeing rows around the use of VAR, the most recent coming in their 1-1 draw at Ipswich Town where home manager Kieran McKenna was angered after a penalty call and a red card went against his side. A late equaliser from Jordan Ayew ensured the Foxes claimed a point at Portman Road, but the hosts were livid after a collision between Abdul Fatawu and Conor Chaplin in the Leicester penalty box went unpunished by referee Tim Robinson. The Foxes claimed their were on the wrong end of a VAR call in their 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace earlier in the season. Currently, only referees can use the system, with VARs initiating reviews of incidents. However, this could be about to change, with FIFA considering allowing coaches to challenge decisions themselves. ESPN reports that FIFA is seeking permission from the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to continue trials of Football Video Support (FVS). This system would enable coaches to challenge decisions. FVS has already been trialled at this year's U20 and U17 FIFA Women's World Cups, after being approved for testing by the IFAB in March. It is believed that FIFA now wants to extend the system to other competitions, reports the Mirror. The system allows coaches to makeup to two challenges per match if they believe a mistake has been made. The referee then goes to the side of the pitch to view a replay of the incident. In contrast to VAR, the new Football Video Assistant (FVS) system involves just a replay operator who sets up the footage, leaving the match referee to review their own calls without any prior indication of a clear and obvious mistake. This less resource-heavy approach is currently targeted at leagues with limited tech support, ideally those operating with a maximum of four cameras. Pierluigi Collina, the chair of FIFA's referees' committee, has expressed support for the new system, emphasising its positive impact in its introductory phase. "We are at the beginning of the trial and the experiences at both the U20 and U17 FIFA Women's World Cup will be carefully analysed but so far, we haven't noticed anything unexpected," Collina informed ESPN. "As agreed, FIFA will present a report at the next IFAB ABM and request to continue the trial on a wider basis. Several FIFA member associations already showed the interest to participate to the trial. If IFAB will give the permission, next year there will be several competitions using FVS." "Even though [the U20 and U17 FIFA Women's World Cup] was the first experience, both for the teams and the match officials, we feel that the outcome was very positive. We conducted a survey with the coaches after the tournament which showed that FVS was positively received and considered worthy to be used in the future."

"It was acknowledged that not everyone can become a Season Ticket Holder so the FAB should look at other ways young people can become fans, and that LCFC Women and Cup games would offer more opportunities for this". Make more of the U21 and U 18 games, more accessible - in the image of Family Night Football, more news, free match screenings on YouTube etc.

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Try this thread https://www.foxestalk.co.uk/topic/132202-ex-managers-they-used-to-manage-us/#comment-6969589

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Maybe a stat? Don Bolton's Page · Follow 4d · MOST VIEWED MATCH EVER It was July 16, 1950, and Rio de Janeiro was buzzing. The air was electric, as if this entire town was in for a miracle. At Maracanã, the biggest stadium ever built, almost 200,000 people gathered. That was a solid, unbelievable number. But that day, everything seemed possible. Brazil were going to play the World Cup final against Uruguay, and there was only one thing on everyone's mind: victory. Brazil had demolished every opponent until that moment. The fans knew it, they felt it in their bones: that World Cup should have been them. Everybody was ready to celebrate, the streets were already full of people singing and dancing, and the stadium... well the stadium looked like a volcano that's about to explode. Green and gold dominated everywhere. The Uruguayans? Almost invisible, as if they only appeared at an already decided party. Then, after a tense first half, finally, Friaça scores. The rumor is indescribable, something that only those who were there can understand. It felt like the whole world stopped for that moment. 1-0 for Brazil. It's done, what everyone thought. Get this party started, right? But football is never that simple. Halfway through the second half, Schiaffino scores for Uruguay. A shot, almost unexpected, but nothing too worrying. Brazil was still there, ahead in everything: game, quality, fans. "Just a little stumble," the crowd thought. And suddenly the stabbing. Ghiggia, a name the Brazilians will never forget, catches the ball, plunges into the defense and puts it in. 2-1 for Uruguay. Now the stadium, which a few minutes ago was an ocean of joy, falls into silence. Not normal silence, but one of those that gives you shivers. 200,000 real estate people, speechless. Nobody believed it was possible, yet it was happening. When the referee whistle, no one can understand. Uruguay had won against all odds. The Maracanã, with its record of spectators, witnessed an epic defeat, the famous "Maracanazo". That day, the biggest stadium in the world didn’t see the party everyone dreamed of, but one of the biggest surprises in football history. And that crowd, the biggest ever, would never forget that day, where the dream was shattered in an instant.

Another oldie. 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐎𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 · Follow In 1973, a moment captured on 6th Avenue in New York City marked a groundbreaking chapter in the history of communication technology. Jeanne Bauer, accompanied by John Mitchell, the Motorola engineer responsible for the creation of the DynaTAC mobile phone, walked the bustling streets of Manhattan, showcasing the first-ever handheld mobile phone. This iconic event, which took place during the early days of cellular technology, is often considered the birth of the modern mobile phone era. The DynaTAC, developed by Motorola, was a revolutionary device for its time. Weighing nearly 2.5 pounds and standing about 10 inches tall, it was a far cry from the sleek, pocket-sized phones we know today. However, despite its large size and limited battery life, the DynaTAC represented the future of communication, offering the potential for people to make calls on the go, without relying on landlines. At the time, the phone could only support a 30-minute talk time and took around 10 hours to charge—luxuries that seemed almost unthinkable to many. Nevertheless, it marked the beginning of a massive technological leap that would eventually shape the world of personal communication. John Mitchell’s role in the development of the DynaTAC was crucial, as he led the engineering team that made the device a reality. Jeanne Bauer’s presence in this historic photograph highlights the importance of these early demonstrations, as they brought mobile technology out of the laboratory and into the public eye. Although it would take another decade for mobile phones to become commercially available, the demonstration of the DynaTAC signaled the arrival of a new era in telecommunications, one that would transform how people connected, shared information, and interacted with the world. #MobilePhoneHistory #DynaTAC #Motorola #CellularTechnology #1970sInnovation #CommunicationRevolution #JohnMitchell #JeanneBauer #NewYorkHistory #TechMilestone #MobileEvolution

The young woman who submitted the tech support message below (about her relationship to her husband) presumably did it as a joke. Then she got a reply that was way too good to keep to herself. The tech support people's love advice was hilarious and genius! The query: Dear Tech Support, Last year I upgraded from Boyfriend 5.0 to Husband 1.0 and noticed a distinct slowdown in overall system performance, particularly in the flower and jewelry applications, which operated flawlessly under Boyfriend 5.0. In addition, Husband 1.0 uninstalled many other valuable programs, such as Romance 9.5 and Personal Atention 6.5, and then installed undesirable programs such as: NBA 5.0, NFL 3.0 and Golf Clubs 4.1. Conversation 8.0 no longer runs, and House cleaning 2.6 simply crashes the system. Please note that I have tried running Nagging 5.3 to fix these problems, but to no avail. What can I do? Signed: Desperate The response (that came weeks later out of the blue)… Dear Desperate, First keep in mind, Boyfriend 5.0 is an Entertainment Package, while Husband 1.0 is an Operating System. Please enter command: I thought you loved me.html and try to download Tears 6.2. Do not forget to install the Guilt 3.0 update. If that application works as designed, Husband 1.0 should then automatically run the applications Jewelry 2.0 and Flowers 3.5. However, remember, overuse of the Tears application can cause Husband 1.0 to default to Grumpy Silence 2.5, Happy Hour 7.0, or Beer 6.1. Please note that Beer 6.1 is a very bad progrm that will download Snoring Loudly Beta version. Whatever you do, DO NOT, under any circumstances, install Mother-In-Law 1.0 as it runs a virus in the background that will eventually seize control of all your system resources. In addition, please do not attempt to re-install the Boyfriend 5.0 program. These are unsupported applications and will crash Husband 1.0. In summary, Husband 1.0 is a great program, but it does have limited memory and cannot learn new applications quickly. You might consider buying additional software to improve memory and performance. We recommend Cooking 3.0. Good Luck Tech Support

Nat Geo · Follow Did You Know? The History of the Middle Finger... Well, now...,.. here's something I never knew before, and now that I know it, I feel compelled to share with my intelligent friends in the hopes that they too, will feel blessed in having gained more knowledge. History is way more fun when you know more fun facts about it, don’t you agree? Before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous English longbow was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as 'plucking the yew' (or 'pluck yew'), Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! Over the decades Americans have since changed up the words , the 'pluck yew' is now "f**K you" and the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute! It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as 'giving the bird.' And yew thought yew knew every plucking thing. Credit Goes To The Respective Owner

The Greatest Oldies Music · Follow The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind Click link to play music: https://nhimusic.charmingflowers.com.vn/nj03kcfd *Friday on My Mind* by The Easybeats is a 1966 classic that celebrates the joy and relief of reaching the end of a long work week. Written by band members George Young and Harry Vanda, the song became a worldwide hit, reaching No. 6 in the UK and making waves across Europe and Australia. With its upbeat rhythm and catchy guitar riffs, the track captures that universal “Friday feeling.” Stevie Wright’s energetic vocals bring excitement and anticipation, making it a true rock anthem for the weekend. #TheEasybeats #FridayOnMyMind #ClassicRock

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It starts on Station Road Glenfield / St Stephensons Ct. and travels in a Straight line and ends up, I believe within Stokeswood Park off Fosse Rd North near the 5 ways Junction. I don't now if you can see the exit point on the park. There's chimneys to release smoke in the gardens of houses on Fairefield Crescent

Leicester Memories Peter Taylor A winter scene on Rutland Street Leicester in the 1950`s . ( Note the Wellington Hotel )

On Sky+ again.

Leicester Memories Peter Taylor · Approaching the Glenfield Tunnel ( Year Unknown )

All refs loved him.