VAR thread 2022/23

[Alan Harper's Tash]

I don't see why the refs can't be miced up. What have they got to hide from the general public and fans.

 

[moomba]

They can do all that but many will still scream and shout corruption when it goes against their team

Do agree with you though, needs more transparency and officiating standards needs to improved

I think if they are open and honest, and we can hear the communication between VAR and ref there will be much less suspicion.

But someone doesn't seem all that keen for that communication to be released to the football public and I can only wonder why that is the case.

What are they hiding?

 

[svennis pennis]

It seems to be used pretty well at major tournaments. I don’t remember too many scandals at international level for example. I suppose the difference there is it isn’t operated by a load of incompetent, inconsistent to say the least, bellends that officiate the Premier League.

 

[burning blue soul]

I think if they are open and honest, and we can hear the communication between VAR and ref there will be much less suspicion.

But someone doesn't seem all that keen for that communication to be released to the football public and I can only wonder why that is the case.

What are they hiding?

They are hiding their incompetence and arrogance at reffing a game at the bidding of their own ego's, and not the sensible interpretation of the laws of the game.
Staggering that we are in this mess, really.

 

[jaiguruKun]

Didn't see the Newcastle one but can see why the foul on Mendy was given, Bowen made contact and stopped him getting up to save the rebound. Also think it was a foul on Eriksen as much as it pains me to say so. The Coady disallowed goal was dubious, he looked level with the ball as it was kicked.

 

[Stephen230]

I don't see why the refs can't be miced up. What have they got to hide from the general public and fans.

The commentator would spend the whole game apologising if you just heard any bad language.

 

[Brightwell’s left peg]

Is there anybody who thinks the ruining of goal celebrations is worth the impact VAR has had?

All it’s done is moved controversy and ineptitude from the pitch to the pitch/Stockley park.

Please give me back unfettered goal celebrations / dismay as applicable. It’s done nothing to improve the game, NOTHING! Still cannot celebrate goals like I used to.

 

[the blue panther]

I think I'd rather live with offside goals than live forever with the uncertainty of VAR finding an attacker an inch offside. I know it gives the (apparently) correct decision, but we lived with shit decisions by ref's for 140 years so lets get back to that and just have goal line technology for debateable goals when it's borderline 'over the line.' The waiting for a decision has taken too much out of the game.
Anyway, it's jobs for the boys now; a mini empire is being built around VAR, with the great Howard Webb coming in as the new emperor shortly, so, it's here to stay forever, I reckon - sadly.

 

[The Future’s Blue!]

I think if they are open and honest, and we can hear the communication between VAR and ref there will be much less suspicion.

But someone doesn't seem all that keen for that communication to be released to the football public and I can only wonder why that is the case.

What are they hiding?

It will come, once the backroom staff have been briefed on how to communicate their absurd decisions.

Chasing our tail.

 

[half & half derby scarf]

I just don't see the point of releasing the audio after the event on youtube. What good could it possibly do? The only way it could help is if the audio is available in realtime. The Premier League really are small time establishment sycophants.

Premier League 'plan to release in-match conversations between referees and VAR officials'

The Premier League is reportedly planning to publicly release conversations between referees and VAR officials held during a match.

www.joe.co.uk