VAR Discussion Thread | 2024/25

Gordyola said:
Been watching football for 60 years and I can see what is offside and the Lino would have called it pre-VAR He didn’t flag because, admittedly it was close but they have fine for over 100 years of football until this ridiculous micro examination of flawed pictures 50fps The spirt of the law is now ignored
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It’s progress mate.
 
First, fuck off west ham wum, I don't want your opinion.
Genuine Blues answer please. When did the referee ever say handball ?
Everyone thought Var were looking for a handball to cancel the goal.
This is why Var is shit, genuine fans don't know what's going on.
Genuine fans feel cheated because it's a joke.
 
Blue Mist said:
First, fuck off west ham wum, I don't want your opinion.
Genuine Blues answer please. When did the referee ever say handball ?
Everyone thought Var were looking for a handball to cancel the goal.
This is why Var is shit, genuine fans don't know what's going on.
Genuine fans feel cheated because it's a joke.
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Yep, it's utter bullshit. If a goal is disallowed, the referee clearly signals it. I didn't see him do that. Nor did the commentary team, who I believe have a feed of the discussion, mention at any point that they were checking if the handball decision was wrong. In fact on my feed, they listened to the whole thing, thought the goal had been given and then were confused for 10 seconds when Spurs started taking a free kick.

It all blatant lies, and then no doubt we'll get some edited version of it later on when everyone's been briefed with the company line.
 
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bluenova said:
VAR spent about 4 minutes trying to give us a goal, that had been disallowed.
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I don't honestly believe he had. If he did the ref was the only one who knew his decision. As Matterface said no way could he see that.

Totally shit.
 
I'm With Stupid said:
Yep, it's utter bullshit. If a goal is disallowed, the referee clearly signals it. I didn't see him do that, and clearly neither did the commentary team. Nor did the commentary team, who I believe have a feed of the discussion, mention at any point that they were checking if the handball decision was wrong. In fact on my feed, they listened to the whole thing, thought the goal had been given and then were confused for 10 seconds when Spurs started taking a free kick.

It all blatant lies, and then no doubt we'll get some edited version of it later on when everyone's been briefed with the company line.
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Can I also just say that I noticed several examples of a player being pulled back today and the referee giving it as a foul. Every one of them involved less contact than the overturned Everton penalty the other day that was deemed 'not enough' for him to go down, because like that case, they stopped a player getting to the ball when he otherwise would have.
 
Blue Mist said:
I don't honestly believe he had. If he did the ref was the only one who knew his decision. As Matterface said no way could he see that.

Totally shit.
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I assume like most of us, you were watching Haaland celebrate on TV. Not sure how so many on here seem to have super vision that can identify what the ref signalled when they can't have seen it.
 
Bent as fuck, not a replay of the non-offside either. I'm sick to the back teeth of watching linesman not flag a 10yard offside against us when the oppoaition are through on goal, a shot doesnt happen and they get a corner and instead of a clear offside play goes on for a second chance in our goal. But fuck me Doku might be 1mm offside and may not and up goes the flag. The game is being manipulated to fuck and its an expansive fucking lifestyle were all addicted to and its choking the enjoyment out of it. And im a VAR fan but the way its being used is nothing short of a disgrace.
 
bluenova said:
VAR spent about 4 minutes trying to give us a goal, that had been disallowed.
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Yet we never saw the lines for the Doku 'offside'.

That 'handball' was another example of bullshit interpretation of the clear and obvious ruling, although I don't think anyone saw the referee actually award, or more importantly disallow the goal on field. As far as I see it, the referee gave NO decision, so how can they say he didn't make a C&O error when he didn't make any decision?
 
International break on March 20. Be interesting to see if the handball incident gets an explation but I'm not holding my breath.
 
At least it didn't cost us 2 points but that was one strange take on Haaland's "handball"!! The system cannot be fully trusted.
 
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