Exactly.Agreed. Theres so many things wrong with this phrase Clear and Obvious.
Firstly it's still subjective. What is meant by clear? How Clear?
Secondly, it's wrong for a remote match commander to watch a video in isolation and decide for himself if he thinks a "clear" mistake was made by the ref. The ref should decide.
Thirdy, the phrase really is just an excuse to review certain decisions but not others. The phrase should be changed to heads I win, tails you lose.
There is no consistency. The only thing Clear and Obvious about it is that it's bent.
Its the old story, Follow the Money.Pretty sure they are in on the scam.
Making it up as they go along.I'm sure in the first half on Saturday, chelsea were attacking and a player looked offside but the liner never flagged, play carried on without a city player touching the ball, chelsea kept the ball and worked it to near the box where they got the free kick,but a replay showed they were originally off side,and they were allowed to take the free kick, that cannot be right.
You did, this is where it falls down, they’re literally waiting for us to get possession back before flagging, Chelsea players knew he was offside & despite being a counter attacking team, recycled possession back into their own half, smart play but once the ball went back the liner should’ve flagged as it was entering a new phase and VAR should’ve instructed him to do so, had they scored from the free kick Dermot would’ve been trotting out “phase of play “ blah blah” he got it wrong but the process is right so he actually got it right” blah blahI'm sure in the first half on Saturday, chelsea were attacking and a player looked offside but the liner never flagged, play carried on without a city player touching the ball, chelsea kept the ball and worked it to near the box where they got the free kick,but a replay showed they were originally off side,and they were allowed to take the free kick, that cannot be right.
Atwell is the incompetent twat that gave the phantom goal years ago so we all know how big his brown envelopes are!
Trevor Sinclair and Matterface said the same thing in their commentary on talkshite. Along with Pep telling Moss.I'm sure in the first half on Saturday, chelsea were attacking and a player looked offside but the liner never flagged, play carried on without a city player touching the ball, chelsea kept the ball and worked it to near the box where they got the free kick,but a replay showed they were originally off side,and they were allowed to take the free kick, that cannot be right.
My son and I kept asking each other, “When is the linesman going to flag?” When they got the free kick and nothing happened, we asked, “It’s been so long, did he forget?”!!!I'm sure in the first half on Saturday, chelsea were attacking and a player looked offside but the liner never flagged, play carried on without a city player touching the ball, chelsea kept the ball and worked it to near the box where they got the free kick,but a replay showed they were originally off side,and they were allowed to take the free kick, that cannot be right.