Not VAR related (no VAR in League One), but this one outdoes Phil's non penalty the other night.....
Rochdale's game at Lincoln today, I'm assuming. That is stunningly inept.
I'm sure I don't know what you're insinuating.Red shirts...
Ref was daydreaming about refereeing his favourite club and forgot he was refereeing a league 1 match. Riley will be promoting him to the top flight next year on the back of that decision though so he'll be happy out.I'm sure I don't know what you're insinuating.
Swindon Town?Ref was daydreaming about refereeing his favourite club and forgot he was refereeing a league 1 match.
They said that about them going professional and paying them a shed load of money...VAR just exposes stupid mistakes from refs which they could easily cover without it.
Now, VAR is not perfect, not because of the technology, but because of the REFs who use the technology (Foden's rejected pen was a prime example).
We still feel annoyed by the final result of using it, but it will make football better over time. It would be fairer because now we can see mistakes from refs and discuss it more clearly with multiple angles from recorded videos (while before, we only use our "feeling" to discuss). So it will force refs have to improve their quality, and it's good in the long term.
Pigmol is a closed shop, there is no need for them to improve. They make their own rules, (i.e. retirement age) they are not answerable to anyone. As long as the money keeps rolling in they will continue to be exactly what they are now.VAR just exposes stupid mistakes from refs which they could easily cover without it.
Now, VAR is not perfect, not because of the technology, but because of the REFs who use the technology (Foden's rejected pen was a prime example).
We still feel annoyed by the final result of using it, but it will make football better over time. It would be fairer because now we can see mistakes from refs and discuss it more clearly with multiple angles from recorded videos (while before, we only use our "feeling" to discuss). So it will force refs have to improve their quality, and it's good in the long term.
Yep and bar a few bad apples that were just plain bent (which won't be solved by paying them more money, just as it doesn't with politicians) the standard of refereeing was higher before they went professional.They said that about them going professional and paying them a shed load of money...
He did slip a little hitting it to be fair, although there's no way imo it could have come off his standing left leg and gone to the bottom left corner that sweetly, unless Sergio was aiming for the corner flag to begin with.Did anyone else pick up that Kun's pen was VAR scrutinised to see if he played it off his standing foot. I thought the delays between scoring and kick off for each of our goals was long last night given so little controversy around each goal.
Microscopic scrutiny.
Its funny really. I've seen it mentioned a couple of times that it wasn't a great penalty but I've got to say I disagree completely.He did slip a little hitting it to be fair, although there's no way imo it could have come off his standing left leg and gone to the bottom left corner that sweetly, unless Sergio was aiming for the corner flag to begin with.
It was clear on first view that it was a clean strike...He did slip a little hitting it to be fair, although there's no way imo it could have come off his standing left leg and gone to the bottom left corner that sweetly, unless Sergio was aiming for the corner flag to begin with.
I agree, but I also agree with them taking a second look when a player slips, a keeper looks suspiciously far off his line saving the shot or a defender suspiciously close to a rebound.It was clear on first view that it was a clean strike...
And the keeper was off his line...I agree, but I also agree with them taking a second look when a player slips, a keeper looks suspiciously far off his line saving the shot or a defender suspiciously close to a rebound.
I remember a double hit penality disallowed v Leicester (?) at the Etihad a few years ago. Doesn't happen often and no VAR needed.I agree, but I also agree with them taking a second look when a player slips, a keeper looks suspiciously far off his line saving the shot or a defender suspiciously close to a rebound.
If he's off his line and we score in quite happy not to retake it :)And the keeper was off his line...
Yeah Mahrez, that one was dead obvious though, he went to hit it low one way and it looped high the other way.I remember a double hit penality disallowed v Leicester (?) at the Etihad a few years ago. Doesn't happen often and no VAR needed.
I remember the confusion in the ground. A real wtf happened moment. Great days...Yeah Mahrez, that one was dead obvious though, he went to hit it low one way and it looped high the other way.
Watched it on TV, you could see straight away he'd touched it twice so a lot less confusing, just shock at the referee actually making the right call :)I remember the confusion in the ground. A real wtf happened moment. Great days...