The most sickening sight of the day.I really wish that referees came out to explain their horrendous decisions after the game.
Howard Webb smirking after the pen was given nearly cost me a new TV. He needs to give us a fucking apology
That's the problem IMHO. They changed the law to permit VAR to intervene as and when it suits them in order to influence the match. It's no longer a sport as it's all about "protecting the product". That is not only wrong, but corrupt.I'm not, I just think that the rules allow it to be given. It's a horrible decision, but it's not outside the interpretation of the rules.
Just watching the game on tv for the first time & what struck me was that Coote only played one angle of incident for Tierney
The other angle, you can clearly see that Grealish has his eyes closed, so can’t know where the ball is. Therefore, showing it couldn’t possibly be deliberate
Why hamstring the ref by only showing one angle, instead of every single angle possible?
Is it just me wondering why only one angle was shown?
The VAR will initially show him the best angle that supports his opinion that it’s a penalty. He’ll then ask if he wants to see any more angles or if he’s happy? It’s then up to the referee if he’s seen enough or wants to see alternate angles. They pretty much always decline.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, team should be those that appeal decisions as in tennis. One each half only. If appeal made, ref reviews the images, asking for all angles and miked up to the stadium. There are just too many contentious decisions for most teams, which leads to conspiracy theories. Ref and var need to be tgat transparent it'll look like window cleaner has done a belting job.That's the problem IMHO. They changed the law to permit VAR to intervene as and when it suits them in order to influence the match. It's no longer a sport as it's all about "protecting the product". That is not only wrong, but corrupt.
Genuine question. What is the relationship supposed to be between the referee and the VAR in this situation? Is he there to assist the referee to make the best decision, or to just tell him what his decision should be and justify it to him? Only asking because these protocols seem so inconsistent.
For the Grealish handball, for example, it took VAR a minute and multiple angles to decide what happened. Why should a referee get only one angle. Who is actually refereeing the game here?
Well yes, he can be 100% sure it touched his fingers, but i thought the subjective elements were for the referee to decide?He can tell the referee what he wants like the ball hit Grealish hand and he looks in an unnatural position have a look on the screen! Bottom line referee never have it so for Coote to take it to referee it had to be a 100% sure