Football Daily | A European draw that not even John Terry could liven up

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Following Monday morning’s draw for Big Cup Round of 16, the general consensus on social media abominations and elsewhere appeared to be that it was the most boring of its kind ever conducted. While Football Daily would not be so bold as to suggest it wouldn’t have been considerably enlivened if Uefa’s special guest for the occasion had turned up in full Chelsea 2012 kit to help swirl, select and unscrew the little footballs before pairing the teams for the first knockout stage, the blame for any tedium induced cannot realistically be placed at the door of John Terry.

Re: Howard Webb’s backing of VAR’s ability to remove on-pitch errors (Friday’s Quote of the Day). What about removing the off-pitch errors created by VAR, such as the Spurs-Liverpool offside howler? It seems to me the solution is itself clear and obvious: Video Assistant VAR. Vavar officials would sit in a sequestered office with screens showing all the action in Stockley Park, ready to intervene if needed. Of course, this ignores the tradition of what VAR is all about and would snatch away the current unbridled joy of fans being able to celebrate a VAR decision going their way. There would always be that moment of doubt until the Vavar check is complete. But surely Howard wouldn’t want to leave VAR errors in the game, would he?” – Ian Potter.

As a Union SG fan (not ‘SG Union’) may I take issue with the description of our victory over Liverpool being ‘about as meaningful as a Christmas card from your broadband provider’ (Friday’s Big Vase section, full email edition)? For this fan at least it was bloody amazing (and also ensured we at least drop down into Tin Pot)” – Dave Lloyd.

Given that no goals were scored in a fixture that featured seven last year, I can only conclude that both Liverpool and Manchester United have been nought-y this year” – Peter Oh.

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