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Q: 2023/24 Hopes & aspirations for this season

a. As Champions of Europe there's no reason we shouldn't be pushing for a top 7 spot & a run in the Cups
24%

b. Last season was a trophy winning one and there's only one way to go after that, I expect a dull mid table bore fest of a season
17%

c. Buy some f***ing players or we're in a battle to stay up & that's as good as it gets
18%

d. Moyes out
38%

e. New season you say, woohoo time to get the new kit and wear it it to the pub for all the big games, the wags down there call me Mr West Ham
3%

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Brucies_Star_Prize 2:10 Sun Jan 12
Re: Handball rule from the Premier Legaue's own website

I'm amazed at how many people reference this page and quote the paragraph on deflections, when presumably they would have read the very first line under the heading "Handball":

"Any goal scored or created with the use of the hand or arm will be disallowed this season even if it is accidental."

You can argue that the law is shit but it is the law and everyone knows it is the law. If you're an attacking player and you know the ball has hit your arm in the build up to a goal, you might as well not celebrate.

Personally I'd prefer for the law to be tweaked so that handball is given if a clear and obvious advantage is gained, even if unintended. That would prevent goals from being disallowed for an innocuous brush of the arm, however it would still rule out Rice's goal on Friday night as he gained a very clear and obvious advantage from it.

El Scorchio 4:00 Sat Jan 11
Re: Handball rule from the Premier Legaue's own website

* Unless the player is wearing a West Ham shirt.