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If you read on, you will see that I think offside should be the same.

It doesn’t work as it is, but there’s no reason it shouldn’t. It’s just geometry
Goal line technology is based on 7 cameras in the goal, all calibrated before each match. Based on the feats, it's calculated whether the ball has passed the line. That is not compatible with judging whether there is an offside or not.
 
The little excitement and character that football has left will be long gone once this grabs hold, god do I miss the days of players smashing each other up in proper tackles on muddy pitches, no poncy hand shakes and kissing before matches etc when the opposing team were treated as the enemy
 
Goal line technology is based on 7 cameras in the goal, all calibrated before each match. Based on the feats, it's calculated whether the ball has passed the line. That is not compatible with judging whether there is an offside or not.
It’s exactly the same principle. It’s whether something is over another line at a point in time.

Granted, the technology may not be as instant right now (the line nor the moment in time is static), but it is far from impossible
 
It’s exactly the same principle. It’s whether something is over another line at a point in time.

Granted, the technology may not be as instant right now (the line nor the moment in time is static), but it is far from impossible

But you do not have the chance to calculate based on a number of cameras. All decisions will be based on judgement.
 
Why did he decide to review if he gave the goal and lined everyone back up? Also, was the ref 100% certain that the ball had definitely left the player who passed the ball before waghorn was offside?

The onfield ref didn't - it was the VAR ref. All goals are checked in the background as a matter of course, and the VAR ref will intervene if he thinks something needs to be looked at.
 
The onfield ref didn't - it was the VAR ref. All goals are checked in the background as a matter of course, and the VAR ref will intervene if he thinks something needs to be looked at.
Stop pointing out reality please. Not the time or place for it
 
That second goal could well have been as offside as they reckoned the disallowed one was, simply because its further away from the camera.
 
Why? Perfectly good decision. I don’t understand what the commentator is twisting about, unless he’s got a bet on Derby.

The right decision has been found. Better to wait 30 seconds than a team get a goal wrongly allowed.

Bollocks. VAR was brought in to correct obvious mistakes missed by the officials.

There was no obvious error. It’s still unclear and even if he is fractionally off by a few mm’s you can’t be overturning that.

It’s a complete and utter farce
 
Bollocks. VAR was brought in to correct obvious mistakes missed by the officials.

There was no obvious error. It’s still unclear and even if he is fractionally off by a few mm’s you can’t be overturning that.

It’s a complete and utter farce

Except the refs have decided that offside is a black and white decision, like goal line technology. The obvious mistake thing doesn't apply to offside decisions (which they regard as a matter of fact, not opinion). Not saying I necessarily agree with that, but that is what the officials have decided to implement.
 
Why? Perfectly good decision. I don’t understand what the commentator is twisting about, unless he’s got a bet on Derby.

The right decision has been found. Better to wait 30 seconds than a team get a goal wrongly allowed.
It stopped the game for about 4mins, and is supposed to be used for clear and obvious decisions which that wasn,t , if he was offside it was by mm
 
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