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  13. Gossip: Coventry agree club record deal for Brighton's Rushworth

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    Coventry City have agreed a club record deal worth an initial £22.5m deal to sign English goalkeeper Carl Rushworth, 25, from Brighton. (Telegraph - subscription required)

    Rangers are interested in Coventry City winger Jahnoah Markelo, with Brighton's Amario Cozier-Duberry still a player of interest. (Rangers Review - subscription required)

    Want more transfer stories? Read Wednesday's full gossip column

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  14. Referees call for VAR tweak

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    Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear missed incidents, say European refereeing officials.

    Chief refereeing officers from all 55 European national football associations met last week with Uefa refereeing officials and a representative from the International Football Association Board (Ifab) to address recent changes to the game's laws.

    Attendees said "lengthy, microscoping reviews" indicate VAR has gone beyond its original scope.

    When VAR was added to the laws of the game in 2018 by football's rulemakers Ifab, its "philosophy" was "minimum interference - maximum benefit", with the intention of reducing "unfairness caused by clear and obvious errors or serious missed incidents" relating to goals, penalties, direct red cards and mistaken identity.

    Uefa said that at its recent meeting that refereeing bosses agreed a return to those original aims is needed.

    "It was reiterated that, in accordance with protocol, VAR must only intervene in situations of 'clear and obvious' error, ie. when a referee decision is blatantly incorrect or when the referee has missed a clear incident," Uefa said in a statement.

    "VAR is not meant to re-referee the game, it is an essential support to the referees, who must remain at the centre of all decision-making.

    "Lengthy, microscoping reviews are often a symptom revealing that the decision on the field was not clearly and obviously incorrect, and should therefore be limited."

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  23. 'If we want to be in the top six, we need to learn to say no'

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    We asked for your views on how Danny Welbeck's linked move to Chelsea has left you feeling and whether Brighton would regret selling their key forward.

    Here are some of your comments:

    Paul: A big blow, but, for the player, l understand his desire for one last move. I'd like to see a deal as a swap or loan for Liam Delap, who I think would fit in well at Brighton.

    Bob: Chelsea are raiding us once again. Maybe we should just move to west London to make things easier for them. I can't blame him for wanting to finish his career with a decent pay rise but I'm worried about a replacement number nine. Just make them pay through the nose.

    Raymond: I hoped Danny's future would be with the Seagulls as a player and coach. But if this is the right move for him, in many ways I wish him good luck and bon voyage. However, as we are spending more on higher transfers, we must look to our future and keep the talented players.

    Pai: Sick and tired of Chelsea poaching our players. They should learn from Tony Bloom's plan and stop using us as a feeder club. If we want to be in the top six, we need to learn to say no.

    David: As Danny is nearing the end of his playing career, it is essential he makes the most of his limited time left. A move to Chelsea would be financially beneficial and therefore understandable. A brilliant player for us, difficult to replace and if he goes, he does so with our best wishes and thanks.

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