VAR - 2020/21

[BlueHammer85]

I want it to work. Problem is it doesn’t. It is technically flawed for offsides in particular

unless they can change the offside law ...

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

unless they can change the offside law ...

Am glad we are making progress at least with you Blue Hammer. Good to see you admit that the tech is flawed

 

[BlueHammer85]

Am glad we are making progress at least with you Blue Hammer. Good to see you admit that the tech is flawed

I think the laws flawed not the tech.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

I think the laws flawed not the tech.

Please do go on

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

And that's why i liked it.

unfortunately, people who are against it - don't want it to work, and even when it gets decisions right they are not happy.

I'm in the "IT'S UTTER SHIT" camp, I'm against it. More against it's application, like the idea of technology. It's here now, and it feels like it's here to stay, so my hope (Bob?) is that it's used "right". I really want it to work, and I think used in the "right" way it would be brilliant. As fans we shouldn't ever have been worried that it's was there, sold to us as an extra pair of eyes, a near fool proof back up V"assistant"R. Important distinction being that these were eyes that only got involved when the three pairs of on field officials eyes missed something "clear and obvious". It should have been that we knew something BIG had gone off when it piped up, but like I say previously, some hope.

People are unhappy and moan "even when it gets decisions right"(?)
That's because "right" appears to be subjective, and this opinion led decision making looks to be driven by something other than on field sporting justice. Laws is an important word, I've always thought.

However

Some top teams seem to have LAWS of the game applied to them all over the pitch.
Others appear to have a more general, give and take, interpretational "feeling" of rules applied to them.
Most of the rest of the "less top" teams are stuck in a weird one or the other situation. Add nationwide selective viewing of full live events and catching up on all others via general highlights packages, and it makes it easy to hide. And by "it" I mean....

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

I want it to work. Problem is it doesn’t. It is technically flawed for offsides in particular

It's almost as if they deliberately selected the area where VAR would be least effective whilst also needing the most "fine tuning" to implement it without too much questioning of the decision. Could've been a decent tool if it'd been applied well, but "clear and obvious" feels like a "We'll save £350million per week if we Brexit" sticker that's stuck on the side of one of Dominic Cumming's buses.

Looks like many offside, and onside for that matter, are being manufactured to me.

 

[worsleyweb]

What if when we went back we all turned our backs or something? No one wants it and it is ruining the game.

Do you think some sort of fan demonstration could be a success in seeing this farce off??

Or am I being delusional?

 

[Bill Walker]

Or am I being delusional?

Wouldn't be the first time...:)

Seriously though, I don't think it will ever happen.
I'm afraid it's here to stay.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

Ooh turning backs that’ll show em

 

[worsleyweb]

Ooh turning backs that’ll show em

what are you doing up at this time?!