VARguments

[EchoMan]

I would much rather see referees making a few mistakes on the pitch, and some controversial decisions than what we have with VAR

 

[Johnnyh]

VAR is frustrating but if they take it away just remember no more moaning about getting robbed. Remember Poom getting blatantly fouled in the semi final at SOL in the play offs it robbed us of going to the final at Wembley for a chance of going into the Premier league.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

I said years ago sky had turned footie into WWE(so long ago I said WWF lol), but this has taken it to a whole other level

 

[Calpol]

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That’s fine if they want to do it that way, but once that happens, players, managers and fans will all complain when they’re on the end of an incorrect decision that this system of VAR would call correctly. They can’t win now unless they do away with it.

 

[myleftfoot1978]

I said years ago sky had turned footie into WWE(so long ago I said WWF lol), but this has taken it to a whole other level

Which team is hulkamania then ?

 

[jackynutmeg]

The daylight thing was never a rule. It was just a suggestion to linesmen (I'm not calling them anything else ) that because they were tending to make their decisions based on where the players where half a second after the pass, they should only give offside if there is daylight between the attacker and defender, because if there wasn't daylight the attacker was probably onside at the time of the pass. Being just a limb ahead at the moment of the pass was always offside.

Class it the same as when the ball goes out....all of the player has to be ahead of the defender when the ball is kicked

 

[redandwhiterob]

I would like to think common sense would constitute an offside....as in not disallowing it for an armpit. That is a joke and if that is how the game moving ‘forward’ (sic) then I’m done.

Thsts a bit of a cop out answer tbf. Like I said if you are going down the var route if you are offside you are offside simple as that whether it's a cm or a foot. To simply say 'common sense' wont work cos what is common sense. 1ft, 2ft 3ft etc etc etc?

Many of us warned of this at the time of course

 

[FatDrummer]

What to though that’s the problem? They’ve committed to a ‘right or wrong’ system when deciding offsides, no arguments it either is or isn’t. So if they change it to allowing human error, one side is benefiting from an incorrect decision and one is suffering.

But they aren’t ‘committed to it’....just like the change of rule way back for charging the keeper into the goal or the rule that meant an indirect free kick had to have the ball do a full roll after the infamous Ernie Hunt/Willie Carr free kick in the 70s.
Ru,es are tweaked and changed all of the time.

 

[myleftfoot1978]

Thsts a bit of a cop out answer tbf. Like I said if you are going down the var route if you are offside you are offside simple as that whether it's a cm or a foot. To simply say 'common sense' wont work cos what is common sense. 1ft, 2ft 3ft etc etc etc?

Many of us warned of this at the time of course

Yes many of us knew it would ruin the game and never wanted it, I still have to question the offsides as the tech must be 100 percent right and to the exact milli second the ball is played, and it looks a little Ropey to me, do they use a thing like in cricket to see the exact time the ball was played as that could make a massive difference

 

[Calpol]

But they aren’t ‘committed to it’....just like the change of rule way back for charging the keeper into the goal or the rule that meant an indirect free kick had to have the ball do a full roll after the infamous Ernie Hunt/Willie Carr free kick in the 70s.
Ru,es are tweaked and changed all of the time.

But it’s to the conclusion of a ‘right or wrong’ decision when leading to a goal. They change it and leave it open to people saying the old version of VAR should have been used in that situation, or they keep it the same. VAR should just be scrapped altogether in my opinion. Either that or a pitch side monitor. Like very other f***ing country does it

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Which team is hulkamania then ?

arsenal obviously! Massive has been

 

[myleftfoot1978]

arsenal obviously! Massive has been

Arsenal were once mr perfect

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Arsenal were once mr perfect

Ultimate Warrior one year

whereas we’ve got Jake the Snake owns us

 

[myleftfoot1978]

Ultimate Warrior one year

whereas we’ve got Jake the Snake owns us

And we are currently doink the clown

 

[Arthur80]

It's awesome for betting though, get on less than 2.5 goals for premier matches and the odds are still great.

Aye but wreaking my 2up and over 2.5 goal bets

 

[Longy]

It's awesome for betting though, get on less than 2.5 goals for premier matches and the odds are still great.

You punting these or trading while the decision is made? I’d have thought the market would remain suspended for the latter?

 

[Steve H]

VAR is by and large good for the game, I like it

 

[AC Mack]

‘People’ didn’t want that though. They wanted obvious offsides and penalties given correctly....not an extension of a secondary school geometry class.

What about probable offsides, and possible penalties? What about red cards? What about definite corners being given incorrectly? What about bookings?

What if something is obvious to you, but isn't obvious to someone else?

Class it the same as when the ball goes out....all of the player has to be ahead of the defender when the ball is kicked

Which is just as difficult to judge.

 

[Randy Ostrich]

You will just get the same arguments as to what constitutes clear daylight

Benefit of the doubt to the attacker. If unsure, flag stays down

 

[Bear]

It's what people wanted. If you are going to go down the VAR route if you are 1cm offside you are offside simple as that

No one wanted 1cm offside Airbrushed from the game