VAR Discussion Thread | 2024/25

[SWP's back]

Ok thanks. It still doesn't all add up. Surely the lino should have raised his flag, after all he can only see from his angle. Then he should have verbally told the ref he couldn't see if Silva was interfering.. At no stage, within normal parameters, did either the ref or lino indicate that the on-field decision was to disallow it.

According to the guy, he should only raise his flag (and did) after conferring with the ref that someone was stood offside, he couldn’t make the distinction that Silva was interfering, only that he was offside. Ref thought he was (knowing VAR would check either way). In all, it was ‘good process’ and VAR worked exactly as intended.

 

[foggy1974]

That's what I thought. If you watch it, the lino doesn't raise the flag. In fact he switches the flag from his left to right hand and uses his left hand to point to the centre circle. He was also visible when Pep was celebrating and was then looking towards the Wolves dug out, but that's a good 20 seconds after the goal was scored. At no stage does the ref blow or indicate that the goal shouldn't stand, but neither does he point to the centre circle. I actually think this is the perfect case for the audio to be made public because the assumption is the on-field decision was no goal and I'm not convinced it was. It's almost like they were looking for a reason to disallow it, but every goal is checked anyway. As it is, they just look incompetent.

VAR check all goals & I can only presume the linesman didn't flag because he wasn't offside before Stones header & probably communicated to Kavanagh about the so-called interference. Have VAR & the officials cocked up similar to dippers v Spurs by sending Kavanagh to the screen instead of just confirming that there was a VAR check after the goal & then confirming it once they had cleared Bernardo being offside.

 

[Gazza]

Those officials with sticks that used to stand behind the net in CL games would have noticed that Bernardo wasn't in the goalkeeper's line of sight straight away.

 

[Blue Mist]

What ever happened at Wolves, it is clear it is another Pigmob shit show.

 

[hampshireblue]

According to the guy, he should only raise his flag (and did) after conferring with the ref that someone was stood offside, he couldn’t make the distinction that Silva was interfering, only that he was offside. Ref thought he was (knowing VAR would check either way). In all, it was ‘good process’ and VAR worked exactly as intended.

Thanks again. I wonder why it took so long to confer then.

 

[BlueHammer85]

ahh, the glorious days pre VAR.

 

[TinFoilHat]

ahh, the glorious days pre VAR.

That had fuck all to do with no VAR.

That was GPC's team getting penalties every week for fuck all.

It became a standing joke.

 

[BlueHammer85]

That had fuck all to do with no VAR.

That was GPC's team getting penalties every week for fuck all.

It became a standing joke.

GPC’s wouldn’t have got away with all them penalties had we had VAR, that’s the point.

Week in, week out getting ‘corrupt’ penalty decisions - why would anyone want to go back to that ?

 

[thismeansfour]

GPC’s wouldn’t have got away with all them penalties had we had VAR, that’s the point.

Week in, week out getting ‘corrupt’ penalty decisions - why would anyone want to go back to that ?

You are proper weird with this aren't you. If that's the case why wasn't Newcastles penalty against City overturned by VAR when they reviewed it and seen that there was zero contact on Gordan? He literally jumped over Ederson? It is because VAR isn't the greatest thing since sliced bread which you claim it is.

 

[thismeansfour]

So are people off the “VAR is against us” train now?

It has improved, but I come to that conclusion from my own eyes, not what some virgin on twitter has tallied up. When it was first introduced we was battered with it, Spurs in the CL and league not long after. Goals given like Spurs in the CL where they rewrite the rules afterwards towards handballs etc. We didn't ever get the rub of the green. I think now it is fairly even from my perspective, we still get clangers like the Rashford offside but get other bits in our favour. Like our pen finally at OT last year. It isn't against us, it certainly isn't for us either.