VAR Discussion Thread | 2024/25

[BlueHammer85]

haven’t you got a West Ham forum to seek VAR solace in? You’re getting mullered on here.

Yawn.

Its just a debate about the pro's and cons of VAR, I have throughout the VAR threads often been critical of some of the decisions, sympathies with alot of those who don't like it and given personal ideas how it should be improved - For the sake of balance i think it's healthy to point out when VAR has and is a force for good at times, and highlight some key decisions its got right - unless you admit that this thread should just be one echo chamber of hate and rage against VAR and that any debate in favour of it means its 'being a wum'

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Even the locals round here think it's shite.

 

[johnnytapia]

Today’s Guardian once again nails the shit show that is VAR:

Once again we’re talking about VAR.

Justin Kavanagh thinks we;’re heading down a path the leads to players getting electrocuted on the pitch:

The offside rule is getting ridiculous and this constant reversion to VAR to measure whiskers is taking both the mickey and the joy out of football. Soon, some training-ground guru is going to put tracker GPS on strikers or administer shocks to the body beyond the offside line, similar to the invisible fence technology that keeps dogs in their place. Stay… stay Cole… now go, go fetch boy!

 

[VOOMER]

It's the issue of transparency.

 

[johnnytapia]

It’s absolutely wank.

 

[Gordyola]

After last week’s good weekend it’s back to normal

 

[BlueHammer85]

All I’m seeing is Man Utd’s fans calling VAR corrupt and it’s against them ?!

 

[TinFoilHat]

All I’m seeing is Man Utd’s fans calling VAR corrupt and it’s against them ?!

What's your view on the decision?

Another one where the commentary team were made to look stupid when PiGMOL tweeted the reason the penalty was given.

 

[BlueHammer85]

What's your view on the decision?

Another one where the commentary team were made to look stupid when PiGMOL tweeted the reason the penalty was given.

Not a pen for me.

But they gave the ref to have a second look and review it and that’s all that you can ask for.

He gave the pen. Final decision .

Does it put to bed it was designed to help Man Utd solely or has the died to death now?

 

[johnnytapia]

West Ham fan nails it:
“Amazing innit! VAR was introduced because the standard of refereeing was obviously shite and not up to standard, so they introduced this all new shiny VAR milkarkey, with was guaranteed to to reduce this level of said shite to zero, and then (wait for it)...... produced the same level, or even a worse level of shite!”