Of course but scepticism over incompetence wins it for me.

And if Robbie Moore was playing for Crewe against Man Utd he would be doing his utmost to get a win for his team. And do you know for certain that referees and linesmen don't have leanings to clubs? My obvious allegiance was Rovers and whilst I couldn't referee them I did our sworn enemy twice in the league and guess what - they won them both. It's about trust, being honest and doing the job without fear or favour.

Why would an ex pro from say Crewe be affected by being VAR on the Premier League?

When we have won games this season the front four rotation was key as we pressed and worked extremely hard. There wasn't as much evidence of this yesterday and last Saturday as the front formation was far more rigid. In the first half we had very little ahead of Travis on the right and the balance didn't feel right. An example was that Brereton was isolated on the left touchline for the majority of the game which culminated in him only have 40 touches of the ball. As he is our best chance of a goal he should be far more involved in than that.

It would help enormously if the audio between the VAR and on field referee was released. At least we would have some idea about their line of thinking and maybe rationale behind them.

Our of the dozens of posters a handful have said anything like you are implying. The vast majority have expressed concerns based on what they have seen and one of the main concerns is the inconsistency we have show. Tomasson is employed to get results, it's his job and what he is paid to do. Supporters are perfectly within their rights to comment and criticise if they believe he has got something wrong. And there has been absolutely no criticism of him inside the ground and he has in several interviews (so he is on record) praised the fans for supporting him.

VAR isn't the exact science that many thought it would be as many decisions still rely on an opinion which, as we know can differ from person to person. But today highlights an issue which I predicted from the inception of VAR which is that far too many of the appointed VAR's don't have enough of a feel for the game. Refereeing is almost Masonic and I really don't understand why any appointed VAR has to be a current referee. In my view Stockley Park should be staffed by ex players, managers or people who understand the game and not referees who all work together in the same group. Anybody can learn the Laws of the Game in a week and that, coupled with knowledge of the game and players will make the system much better and the nonsense decisions we have seen yesterday and in the past would mostly be made correctly. When I was an active referee I used to be amazed at how many referees didn't watch football live or on TV or really take much of an interest in it aside from their own games. Watching games is for anybody educational and enhances knowledge.

It's really easy to play against and it's exactly what we did to Swansea. Tomasson has to come up with something better if we aren't to become a one dimensional, predictable team at home.

Our defenders between them had 322 touches of the ball which was a similar amount to the rest of the team including substitutes. That in itself tells a story.

I honestly think Birdy has conflated the Luton match with Burnley. I have been reliably informed that there will be around 900 tickets available for Luton and the first phase will be allocated to season ticket holders who have joined 1875 with a certain number of away matches. I really don't think any allocations for Burnley will have been discussed yet given that it's two and a half months away.

Is that not the Luton game?

He blew to indicate the goal as the ball had crossed the line before Kaminski stopped it with his legs. I saw him quickly glance at his watch for confirmation that the ball had crossed the line and he immediately whistled to signal the goal. Brereton's part in giving away the free kick that led to the goal infuriated me. It was the most stupid, irresponsible foul imaginable and we paid a heavy price for his idiocy. And the 'wall' consisted of Dolan, utterly pointless. There is one similarity between Mowbray and Thomasson which is irritating as both have/had everyone back for corners and don't offer an outlet to counter if we win the ball.

What a huge disappointment and anti climax today was. Perhaps I am naive but on the back of Wednesday night I expected us to win and play the style that had us all gushing about the performance. In actual fact I thought what was our strength at Blackpool was our main weakness today. The passing was slow, deliberate and in truth poor. Nobody was brave enough to try and play anything ambitious or adventurous. It was all safe passing invariably across the back line, occasionally into midfield and then back again. That is exactly the opposite of how Tomasson said he wanted to play. In fact is was more reminiscent of a Mowbray team and tactics. Hyam was good and apart from him I can't think of any other player who comes out with credit. Bristol were far better than us tactically and showed far more endeavour. Losing 3-2 flattered us. Hopefully Tomasson is learning on the job and realises this league is extremely difficult if the players aren't at it every game. Two successive home games have fallen well below the standard we expect and whilst fingers can be pointed at the players the buck stops with the manager.

I don't think it could in my opinion Mike. In theory VAR should negate the need for any retrospective action. There is still talk of a diluted version coming to the Championship next season.

Agreed. Leaving him out after such an outstanding performance sends out the wrong message to me. Personally I think he will start.

Another anomaly is that if the referee says he has seen it and is happy with the challenge nothing can be done retrospectively.

It's not something new and has been in operation for some years now. Firstly the referee has to submit a report post match advising the FA that he hasn't seen the incident but on reviewing it admits that had he seen it be would have sent the perpetrator off. It then goes to an independent panel of three randomly selected from a bigger pool. The vote has to go 3-0 in favour of the sending off and, as in Madine's case it was so a three game ban kicks in. My annoyance at this is that the justice isn't instant and is usually of no benefit to the team offended against. Had Madine scored the equaliser on Wednesday we would be angry when he shouldn't have been on the pitch.

Madine has been given a three match ban for his stamp on Travis. Leopards never change their spots.

I like Buckley who I think is a really talented player. Hopefully his horror show last Saturday and subsequent dropping for Blackpool on Wednesday will act as a kick up the backside. Tomasson and Broughton clearly rate him highly to give him such a lengthy deal.

Profit and sustainability formerly financial fair play.

Tackling is more about timing than brute strength. With the game changing so much and less physical contact allowed there are a lot less hard, physical challenges. Wharton put in two excellent tackles on Bowler with a second or two. He won both cleanly and fairly with very little contact on Bowler. That's the main reason I don't buy into the 'too small' thinking.

Although I'm happy that Brereton is staying I would have fully accepted had he been sold and the financial reasons behind it. With the omnipresent spectre of P&S around I just hope we don't come to regret not cashing in as his value diminishes. He seems to be the consummate professional and I have no worries that he might do a Rothwell and pretty much down tools.

I do remember him. Sometimes you see young players and almost know they are set for bigger things. Barker was very driven and ambitious. Hopefully Adam will be the same and the sky is limit for him.

Hopefully that puts the Birmingham myth to bed.

Ayala was having a scan on a calf injury on Wednesday but there has been nothing reported about the result of this. If I remember correctly it was a similar injury that kept him out for some time in the second half of last season.