VAR Discussion Thread | 2024/25

[Victorinodennistua]

Is there a reason they don’t just allow the refs to be miked up?! I suspect there is but they don’t want us to know that either!

This last couple of weeks has been a farce regards VAR. The time taken, the incorrect decisions and just the plain incompetence.

Tonight was an absolute joke.

And besides VAR, how on earth has the ref disallowed it. He’s clearly guessed, at best!

Forest gump ref then adds another 2 mins from which they nearly scored. I would have committed a crime if that went in. Totally bent betting scam amongst refs. I’m calling it..

 

[yeseye]

People saying the disallowed goal didn’t cost us mustn’t be familiar with Goal Difference..

 

[Bazzmand Show]

People saying the disallowed goal didn’t cost us mustn’t be familiar with Goal Difference..

it also nearly cost us 2 points at the end.

 

[Roachy]

Forest gump ref then adds another 2 mins from which they nearly scored. I would have committed a crime if that went in. Totally bent betting scam amongst refs. I’m calling it..

Yes, I would've been scuttling off to Currys in the morning for a new TV if they had scored that.

 

[Stephen230]

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.

If you keep your eye on the referee as Haaland goes off to celebrate, he is just putting the whistle to his mouth before he goes out of shot. If he was giving a goal, he’d just point to the half way line. Would be clearer if they’d shown a replay from a wider angle camera, where he’d stayed in shot until his decision was clear.

Think it’s the commentator causing most of the confusion, telling every fucker that the VAR was needing evidence to rule it out, when it turns out the opposite was the case.

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

And the guy with the hand out like Oliver cunting twist wasn’t in a natural position so only options were pen or goal.

But it might or might not have brushed a hair on Haalands arm before it lands in the palm of the spurs player.

The laws of the game aren't fit for purpose when it comes to what is and isn't handball.

 

[johnnytapia]

Ha ha ha ha ha ha the claret **** demolished!!!!!

 

[johnnytapia]

Progress guys.
It works ace in tennis.
Sign up sign up!!!!
WHAT A WANKER!!!!!
MULLERED TONIGHT!!!!

 

[Blue Mist]

Ok. If I accept the referee blew his whistle and indicated Haaland had handballed it, why does it take Var 4 minutes to come to absolutely no conclusion ?
Why stop at 4 minutes, surely you need to ensure the right decision so why not take 10 minutes ?

This is why Var needs to be scrapped. It is ruining the enjoyment.
We have just won, away at Tottenham, but instead of celebrating, we are arguing over a shit show.

 

[SamTheGuru]

I never thought I would become embroiled in the whole VAR debate but as it seems to have had a new dimension, here we go:

- Great goal (game is put to bed)
- I heard the whistle blown immediately disallowing the goal
- Celebrations, etc....
- TV replay - Looks like Erling handled the ball
- I thought it was handball
- VAR views.....clearly show that the original angle that looked like Haaland handballing it was actually the Spurs Player.
- SURELY CASE CLOSED AND GOAL TO STAND
- VAR continues into a new incident that may or may not have been handball, and spent 2 minutes trying to freeze frame what on earth happened between Haaland and the next Spurs defender.

To summarise, there are outcomes that should have happened and the system needs to be adjusted to allow it:

1) The ref should have been called to review the VAR evidence on screen - The goal would stand.
2) There is nothing to prove handball, VAR overrules. - The goal would stand

I am finding it incredibly hard to believe that Erling's goal would be disallowed in any other situation than if we didn't have VAR. So what is the point of VAR?

 

[deano ou812]

How can something brought in too help refs with decisions in games get steadily worse after each season..

 

[Blue2112]

I actually think the var team probably thought well we've spent 4 mins on this and can't decide, the games over with a minute to go so it doesn't matter too much, don't bother asking the referee to take a look he will blow the whistle any second now. And then of course Spurs go straight up the pitch and almost equalise and then what? They got away with one tonight but it's just not acceptable anymore this level of reviewing decisions.

 

[Phoenix900000]

I actually think the var team probably thought well we've spent 4 mins on this and can't decide, the games over with a minute to go so it doesn't matter too much, don't bother asking the referee to take a look he will blow the whistle any second now. And then of course Spurs go straight up the pitch and almost equalise and then what? They got away with one tonight but it's just not acceptable anymore this level of reviewing decisions.

I don't see what is wrong with saying come to the screen and make a decision to the ref to overturn his guessed decision

 

[Blue2112]

I don't see what is wrong with saying come to the screen and make a decision to the ref to overturn his guessed decision

Im trying to give them the benefit of doubt, because maybe they thought the games almost over city have won lets just get on with it. I can't think of any other reason apart from it being corrupt.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

I am finding it incredibly hard to believe that Erling's goal would be disallowed in any other situation than if we didn't have VAR. So what is the point of VAR?

If VAR wasn't available, the goal would have been disallowed as that is the way the referee saw it.

 

[Phoenix900000]

Im trying to give them the benefit of dount, because maybe they thought the games almost over city have won lets just get on with it. I can't think of any other reason apart from it being corrupt.

I don't give any of these clowns any doubt they are all incompetent arseholes that hide behind var to get them out of anything they get wrong

Sorry

 

[Churchlawtonblue]

I actually think the var team probably thought well we've spent 4 mins on this and can't decide, the games over with a minute to go so it doesn't matter too much, don't bother asking the referee to take a look he will blow the whistle any second now. And then of course Spurs go straight up the pitch and almost equalise and then what? They got away with one tonight but it's just not acceptable anymore this level of reviewing decisions.

I agree that that was their thoughts , but they definitely made a mistake in not asking the ref to look at it.

 

[Phoenix900000]

Let not forget there were many times the ball came off the Spurs defender hands and held they get off Scott free

Haaland thinks it's more of a pen their logic boogles the mind

 

[Blue2112]

I don't give any of these clowns any doubt they are all incompetent arseholes that hide behind var to get them out of anything they get wrong

Sorry

I agree with you, im just playing devils advocate to see what other reason possibly they did not give it because like you I personally feel they're bent as fuck.

 

[Phoenix900000]

I agree with you, im just playing devils advocate to see what other reason possibly they did not give it because like you I personally feel they're bent as fuck.

100% make no sense why they couldn't question the decision from the ref

It's like they can't make the ref look incompetent but every football fan knows the English refs are absolute shit