Inept refereeing is the top cause still. Whether that be on the pitch or in Stockley Park. Someone said at the weekend the refereeing association need to admit they make mistakes before they can move forward. If used right, VAR can actually be a good tool to weed out the weaker referees'.
I think I still stand by opinion that it's getting more decisisons correct, the fact it's involved already shows there was a lot missed. Not saying it's perfect but it's got capability to be better. Our penalty miss for example. Encroachment would never have been given last season, but it ruled in favour this term.
Completely get your point, good luck with the media bit though.Mine Riley should be sacked. His implementation and interpretation of var are completely inept. I take it he oversees this? It needs the media to stand up and call it out for what it is. They let the refs and their apologists make excuses and blame it on teething trouble when it’s abundantly clear that the referees don’t have a clue what they are doing or are just corrupt.
Surprise surprise one of the positively affected teams is Crystal Palace under Woy Hodgson.Watford and Villa are the clubs denied points this weekend. The shambles does not affect just City
Perhaps I did misunderstand but my point refers to var and not refs.I think you've misunderstood. One match was as VAR, one as ref.
Spurs match:
Ref; Michael Oliver
VAR: Graham Scott
Newcastle/Watford:
Ref: Graham Scott
VAR: Craig Pawson
I don't have a problem in the on-field ref missing the ricochet off the arm - without checking, he might have been blocked, and it happened quickly.
VAR on the other hand...
Is it as simple as only using the forensic, pedantic examination for City goals but using common sense for all other situations?In desperately striving to avoid the embarrassment, controversy & damaged-faith of over-ruling the match referee ...
... they seem to have overlooked all the embarrassment, controversy & damaged-faith of everyone knowing that the VAR guy has watched an obviously wrong decision from every angle in slow motion, and opted to do nothing about it.
It would be a bit like the police developing a brilliant new forensics method, which proved that the accused didn't do it ... but then not wanting to mention this because the original detective thought he probably *was* guilty (as a snap decision, from where he was stood, before he saw the forensics).
No. FFS how can you have watched the last month of football and come away with that opinion? Have you not seen the massive VAR controversies involving just about half the teams in the league and every other game?Is it as simple as only using the forensic, pedantic examination for City goals but using common sense for all other situations?
Perhaps I did misunderstand but my point refers to var and not refs.
The FA appointed Riley so presumably they appointed the person who oversees var.
Var has the time and purpose of correcting things missed by the ref so "missing" something that is obvious during playback smacks of incompetence or policy with my money on policy.