MoTD fielded Darren McCann the former linesman he said the right decsion was reached and it dint matter how long it took! He was asked by Shay Given who argued that this was typical of fouls that had occurred and resulted in goals all season why the fouls occurring before the foul on Raja weren't look at? He introduced a new word in the lexicon of VAR they weren't “significant”Everyone is interviewed after the game, players, managers, pundits yet the twats ruining the game are not, the press shoukd be allowed to question the referees and the ones at Stockley park and ask them why they made those decisions. Ask why a penalty wasn’t given for the holding on the West Ham players prior to the foul on Raya? They hide away and any critiscm (Rodri) and you are dragged over the coals, it’s ridiculous.
VAR would have pulled that Aguero goal back for a penalty for us hahaWe will never, ever have an Aguero moment in the Premier League. Ever. For any team. Whilst VAR is here.
I can accept it is a foul on the goalie. What I can't accept is the many, many identical fouls not given this season, or the fouls on West Ham players which happen before Pablo touches Raya, and so influence the play, by Trossard and Rice including on Pablo himself. Apparently they checked these for a penalty according to the commentary, but if so I think we deserve hearing why they were ruled out? Rice and Trossard both not looking to play the ball only impede the opponent, making contact and restricting their movements. Isn't that exactly what Raya got the foul for?
For every goal your team scores in the premier league, every screamer, every nice bit of skill, every tap in, every wonder save, there's a var moment which is the exact opposite of the excitement, hope and pure emotion that football should be. It is killing the game, it is that bad.
I've gone from supporting the technology, to frustration at how it is implemented, to just wanting it gone. There's nothing exciting about watching a referee be told what he is watching at a monitor and why it should influence his view on what just happened, when the person telling him that has literally re-refereed that passage of play selectively and without any real come back.
Either he gives the goal or he gives a penalty. Either referee's see it as 'play with fire and get burned' with the amount of fouls going on, or they go by the chronological letter of the law, check the first foul, and give that. Which would clearly have been either rice or trossard still holding after the corner is taken.
Peter Schmeichael of all people has actually come out and said that if they're giving fouls for that since game one, then Arsenal would be nowhere near the top of he table. And he's spot on.
Never go to the BBC for information - I wouldn't trust them to tell me the day of the week.The BBC news has just claimed that 'fans are divided' over the use of VAR. Absolute bollocks, it's probably one of the few things fans of different clubs agree on. That and the fact that the arses are a horrible team.
Is that the same as 5 cm tolerance?MoTD fielded Darren McCann the former linesman he said the right decsion was reached and it dint matter how long it took! He was asked by Shay Given who argued that this was typical of fouls that had occurred and resulted in goals all season why the fouls occurring before the foul on Raja weren't look at? He introduced a new word in the lexicon of VAR they weren't “significant”
10:30 onwards.
Bent as fuck.
Everyone is interviewed after the game, players, managers, pundits yet the twats ruining the game are not, the press shoukd be allowed to question the referees and the ones at Stockley park and ask them why they made those decisions. Ask why a penalty wasn’t given for the holding on the West Ham players prior to the foul on Raya? They hide away and any critiscm (Rodri) and you are dragged over the coals, it’s ridiculous.
The broadcasters are part of the problem. They pay the PL and the PL pay PGMOL. Broadcasters provide the images and the narrative. The SKY programme is total propaganda. There needs to be independent scrutiny, perhaps from the Regulator. The paying customers, the fans, are being manipulated and are not in the loop.I have no issue with VAR.
I have issues with the operators using it to manipulate outcomes and the lack of transparency along with it.
Not seen Howard Webb being questioned properly by sports journalist. Only the propaganda programme with Owen and his mate Dermot towing the party line on SkySports, with Foy doing the same in Talkshite.
VAR has “done great” says Uncle Fester. He thinks we are all fucking stupid. Rice drags the West Ham player into his own keeper.That Gallagher is a crusty ****. He looks like Deadpool's Dad
That Gallagher is a crusty ****. He looks like Deadpool's Dad
Absolutely this. In 'the good old days' (pre-VAR) you were offside or not. Never mind interfering with play or in a different phase of play - you were simply offside or not. Easy. The more subjectivity allows for more grey areas and differing interpretations.