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VARguments


roberto said:
It would have taken away some great moments, you're right. Wolves's equaliser last night lifted the roof off but I was surprised that it wasn't chalked off for Traore's shove in the back on Mendy.
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It would have taken all of those moments away. And added zero.
 
AC Mack said:
Moaning about 'shit arrogant refs' is one of the reasons we're in this mess in the first place.

Now we can't even get decisions right using cameras.


What would have happened if Spurs decided to review the Pukki goal; presumably it would have been goal disallowed?


But what if it's a foot and a cm? Or a cm short of a foot? Surely you just have the same issue.

I'm not sure how your analogy is relevant.
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The subtle difference though is that you can prove one is offside to within a level of confidence, so at least you are overturning something to a correct decision. Currently you have no idea if Pukki was actually offside as the technology doesn’t actually tell you definitively he was on or off
 
TravellingMackem said:
The subtle difference though is that you can prove one is offside to within a level of confidence, so at least you are overturning something to a correct decision. Currently you have no idea if Pukki was actually offside as the technology doesn’t actually tell you definitively he was on or off
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Yes, but in making your decision you're still measuring whether or not he is a foot and an inch offside, or an inch less than a foot.
 
Just saw Pukki's disallowed goal, what a joke. If VAR is to be used for offsides, the rule needs to be changed.
 
AC Mack said:
Yes, but in making your decision you're still measuring whether or not he is a foot and an inch offside, or an inch less than a foot.
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But it isn’t the precision I have a problem with. It’s the fact that being 1mm offside by that method shows you are probably (let’s be generous) 51% likely to be offside, whereas being 1 foot and 1mm offside would show you are probably 90% likely to be offside (making numbers up). Therefore at least you can say that the correct decision is likely to be made instead of basically guessing
 
I liked Roy Hodgsons analogy on SSN just now. Compared it to setting a speed camera to fine people at 31mph in a 30 zone, even though the camera isn’t 100% accurate, so you will ticket people who’ve done 28mph in a 30. At least when the police do the 10% +2 rule, therefore ticketing at 36mph, its only those who have done more than 30 who get tickets, even if some speeders get away with it
 
viccarlton said:
Does anyone in authority realise how silly it has become?
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They live in their own little world. Whole industry around it all. Fans are the last thought unfortunately.

How on earth anyone thinks it’s “good” to be able to rule a goal off for being 1mm offside is beyond me - May be technically correct but FFS that’s not what the game is about surely.

Can’t stand watching it or the daft geezers in the van or on the tv telling everyone why VAR is right.
 
Even with var I don't reckon wilf was offside. Arms don't count. And the soton player was playing wilf onside anyway (marginally).

VAR could be good but isn't.
 
peachbum said:
Even with var I don't reckon wilf was offside. Arms don't count. And the soton player was playing wilf onside anyway (marginally).

VAR could be good but isn't.
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Look on the bright side, It will not effect us for a bloody long time. Just another rule that brings out that football is not a universal game. Just because they are involved at 'top' level they have a different set of rules.(or supposedly same rules but are not fully applied at different levels)
 
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