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

Would you want VAR scrapped?

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Stephen230 said:
Scrap it completely for all I care.

But if you’re going to have it, it seems a bit silly putting the officials under ridiculous time constraints, that will inevitably lead to more wrong calls.
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Missing the point re “wrong calls”. I only want to eliminate the howlers - you can do that in 30 seconds and if you can’t then get on with the game
 
Yes VAR is a problem..we all know that

However, what is also happening at the moment (helped by the media as it helps to create scandal, talking points etc etc which all sell newspapers, get clicks whatever, people to phone in to radio shows, views etc etc) is that managers/coaches, players are using and youtubers are using VAR as an excuse for EVERYTHING that goes against them

Look at Pochetino after yesterdays game - its clearly a foul every day of the week in the build up to the goal in injury time....yet he comes out with that VAR is wrecking the game....maybe it is BUT the decision was correct on this occasion

Bandwagon jumpers just on for selfish reasons and to make excuses for their own failings....Pochetino being the latest one in the above example.

This also needs to be called out.

I agree the game is better without VAR BUT the biggest problem in the game is a lack of integrity by teams, managers, players and most of all by the media who love to stir drama from which ever side...

The other big problem are the rules around hand ball and offsite...both need to be looked at, simplified and made unambigious with no grey areas so people cant argue with them.

Get rid of VAR and ref'/linos decision is final -
 
The most generous interpretation of some of the refereeing this season is that officials are deferring to VAR to make contentious decisions, even when they have a full view of them.

A prime example of that was the penalty eventually given to Spurs today, after VAR intervened to send Oliver to the monitor, despite Oliver standing not more than 10 yards away with an unobstructed view of Rice kicking the Spurs player in the bollocks well after the ball had gone.

This is one of the issues with VAR and the “clear and obvious error” threshold.
 
SebastianBlue said:
The most generous interpretation of some of the refereeing this season is that officials are deferring to VAR to make contentious decisions, even when they have a full view of them.

A prime example of that was the penalty eventually given to Spurs today, after VAR intervened to send Oliver to the monitor, despite Oliver standing not more than 10 yards away with an unobstructed view of Rice kicking the Spurs player in the bollocks well after the ball had gone.

This is one of the issues with VAR and the “clear and obvious error” threshold.
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Or like we saw pre VAR , refs simply do not give the most obvious of penalties like that today from Rice - this is what we put up before VAR and this is what will happen when/if VAR is binned. Absolute joke decisions.
 
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