VAR Discussion Thread - 2023/24 | PL clubs to vote on whether to scrap VAR (pg413)

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Yeh I don’t mind.
It won’t make everyone happy though.
We’ve seen the outrage when fans view a replay and disagree with officials.

There will always be outrage, whatever the system.

Having the crowd see why a decision is made has to be better than them all having to watch it on their phones.

It can’t be hard to implement. Rugby have it in their stadia already.

 

[BlueHammer85]

There will always be outrage, whatever the system.

Having the crowd see why a decision is made has to be better than them all having to watch it on their phones.

It can’t be hard to implement. Rugby have it in their stadia already.

I’m not against it.
Just can picture the knuckleheads when the replay is shown all around me frothing at their mouths when clearly one of our players has taken out a player and they’ve been awarded with a penalty.

‘How’s that a f*cking penalty ?! It’s a joke. Boooo ‘’

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I’m not against it.
Just can picture the knuckleheads when the replay is shown all around me frothing at their mouths when clearly one of our players has taken out a player and they’ve been awarded with a penalty.

‘How’s that a f*cking penalty ?! It’s a joke. Boooo ‘’

And that’s fine. That creates an atmosphere that could spur the wronged team on.

 

[kaz7]

Rags and dippers dont have screens , just saying

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Rags and dippers dont have screens , just saying

So their fans miss out.

They’d install them sharpish if their fans kicked up a fuss.

 

[halfcenturyup]

Yeh I don’t mind.
It won’t make everyone happy though.
We’ve seen the outrage when fans view a replay and disagree with officials.

Which is why decisions would have to be explained, not just announced. But the communications are such a fuck up at the moment, that would be hilarious.

 

[Andy TheCatalyst Morrison]

Do we really want hear more than that ?
99% of the time I know why the ref is checking something anyway.

Yes! We all know why the ref is checking something, bland shit that tells us what we already know is pointless. Why can’t we have it like in rugby where you can clearly hear the discussion and the thought processes?

 

[deano ou812]

Excellent idea on paper and about time but it’ll just lead to the idiots in charge the ref and VAR taking even longer over decisions,but it is needed asap ..

 

[stonerblue]

Yes for a neutral it’s all good fun, but when there is 2 blatant red card decisions that dont get given for you then it isn’t quite so fun.

Yes for a neutral it’s all good fun, but when there is 2 blatant red card decisions that dont get given for you then it isn’t quite so fun.

Suck it up mate. Always been part of the game. Trying to make football fair and perfect is not gonna work unless you rip the heart out of it.

 

[stonerblue]

Do we really want hear more than that ?
99% of the time I know why the ref is checking something anyway.

I'd like a ten minute explanation live and an e mail to confirm

 

[stonerblue]

Yeh I don’t mind.
It won’t make everyone happy though.
We’ve seen the outrage when fans view a replay and disagree with officials.

If you have to watch a massive telly to know whats happening why bother going to the game?

 

[stonerblue]

There will always be outrage, whatever the system.

Having the crowd see why a decision is made has to be better than them all having to watch it on their phones.

It can’t be hard to implement. Rugby have it in their stadia already.

Watch at home and you'll know. Save a few quid

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Watch at home and you'll know. Save a few quid

I do for away games :-)

Our stadium Wifi is decent these days, so we can watch what’s going on with VAR in real time if the game is on TV.

Fans generally know what the check is for anyway, whether it’s handball, offside or a foul etc. so we don’t need the ref mic‘d up to say handball on the tannoy.

 

[stonerblue]

I do for away games :-)

Our stadium Wifi is decent these days, so we can watch what’s going on with VAR in real time if the game is on TV.

Fans generally know what the check is for anyway, whether it’s handball, offside or a foul etc. so we don’t need the ref mic‘d up to say handball on the tannoy.

It's shit mate. You've gone to watch the match and you have to fuck about with your phone?
Over to the atmosphere thread..

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

It's shit mate. You've gone to watch the match and you have to fuck about with your phone?
Over to the atmosphere thread..

Which is why I would have it on the big screens.

It’s not likely to go anywhere, so we need to make it better.

 

[danielwood5]

Yes for a neutral it’s all good fun, but when there is 2 blatant red card decisions that dont get given for you then it isn’t quite so fun.

Pretty much happens in all our games with Liverpool and Spurs with the added tediousness of millimetre offsides, and not celebrating while hanging around waiting for VAR to chalk our goals off.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Pretty much happens in all our games with Liverpool and Spurs with the added tediousness of millimetre offsides, and not celebrating while hanging around waiting for VAR to chalk our goals off.

Millimetres isn’t blatant though, that’s the big difference.

Liverpool and Spurs could score goals well offside, make disgusting challenges and not seeing red, dive with zero contact for penalties etc without VAR.

 

[danielwood5]

Millimetres isn’t blatant though, that’s the big difference.

Liverpool and Spurs could score goals well offside, make disgusting challenges and not seeing red, dive with zero contact for penalties etc without VAR.

They literally do ALL of that with VAR and get away with it. Have you been living under a rock the last few months? If you haven't, you may recall quite a bit of controversy regarding VAR decisions in Liverpool games.
You can't keep bringing up the same points over and over again to justify VAR when Liverpool dived their way to a league title, have carte blanche to assault opposition players and we are still seeing goals scored that are well offside (the only difference now is that it isn't a mistake from a linesman but a cynical exploitation of loopholes in the laws that are being constantly rewritten to help the VAR team).
Maybe there are less miles offside goals given now, we've probably gone from 1 every 2 or 3 seasons to 1 in 5 seasons now. Great stuff, well done VAR team, what a boon to the game you've been.

 

[freshie]

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

Toney moved the ball to his obvious advantage, without the Ref knowing after the referee marked the spot for the free kick, scores and VAR says nothing to the ref. Another very obvious cock up by VAR in my mind.