VAR thread 2022/23

[Blue Mist]

I think it's great that there is no controversy anymore. Every team, even West Ham are getting farcical decisions so who can complain.

 

[BlueTG]

Dunk missed the ball and took out Bernie. Bernie may of well been cute, but if you miss the ball and wipe the player out it is a pen for me.

When Garth Crooks says both were penalties, you know they both were.

 

[Bluearmy]

The standard of refereeing before VAR was not inconsistent and downright farcical though!

All of the inconsistencies that we're experiencing nowadays are due to VAR. The changes to the law (i.e. handball) are all VAR-induced changes that have created confusion. Before VAR, we all somehow knew what a handball was and the understanding of what a handball was required a sophistication and experience of being familiar with the sport. So a Father would be able to explain what a handball was to his son, who wouldn't know right way that sometimes if it hit the hand it wasn't a handball.

All of that sophistication for how fans knew the sport, how the laws made sense and just little things that fans knew from watching football all their lives has all completely gone up in smoke with VAR.

This has become like an entire new sport under VAR with no sense of what anything is anymore. We knew what a handball was before VAR. That didn't need to be changed, it only was changed to accommodate VAR. We knew (generally speaking) what warranted a yellow card or a red card. Now it's like a yellow card or a red card can be anything, depending on what side of the bed the referee and the VAR goons woke up on. So lets not fall into this trap of "well now we need VAR because the refereeing has become so bad". It's only gotten as bad as it has as a direct result of VAR!!

The standard of refereeing pre VAR was a disgrace

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

If they could make VAR consistent game to game, nobody would have any complaints. At the minute it’s anybodys guess what the VAR ‘judgement’ will be, if any, for a given situation….

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

The standard of refereeing pre VAR was a disgrace

The people in the VAR both are the same incompetent people who ref games. Why anybody thought it would ever make anything better beggars belief.

 

[BlueHammer85]

The standard of refereeing pre VAR was a disgrace

I think it’s just impossible for one man and a couple lino’s to deal with so many decisions at a ridiculous speed with so many players cheating and diving everywhere not to mention the crowd appealing for everything etc - being a ref is a tough job and without VAR help it’s even tougher as they are forced to make decisions they’re not even sure about

Whilst it’s fair for people not to want VAR and scrap it completely- they have short memories if they really think without VAR officiating is any better

 

[TheBeautifulGame]

I think it’s just impossible for one man and a couple lino’s to deal with so many decisions at a ridiculous speed with so many players cheating and diving everywhere not to mention the crowd appealing for everything etc - being a ref is a tough job and without VAR help it’s even tougher as they are forced to make decisions they’re not even sure about

Whilst it’s fair for people not to want VAR and scrap it completely- they have short memories if they really think without VAR officiating is any better

Being a referee without VAR was a lot easier for them to do their job. There were no distractions, there was no one in your ear telling you to second guess your decisions throughout the match. There was no running over to a monitor to force you into obsessing over subjective decisions and engaging in group think.

Linesmen had a much easier job of putting the flag up when someone was offside. Simple, basic, easy to do their job. Now they are being told to let play continue if they aren't sure, and wait to put the flag up until after whatever ends up happening that may or may not count after a review. Any time such an event happens it's chaos for the fan regardless of the eventual decision.

With VAR, they are encouraging officials to be unsure about decisions, which leads to less confident officials and more confusion.

 

[Blue Mist]

The standard of refereeing pre VAR was a disgrace

Nice to see nothings changed. Not.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Yes another penalty we would not have got from the officials tonight

So Anfield last week and tonight … 2 stonewall penalty’s the refs would not have gave, thanks to VAR we got the correct decisions

Controversy for the Zouma goal, I was there and couldn’t tell so not seen that incident - hear Bournemouth manager not happy though

Both West Ham goals were farcical.

The first was blatant hand ball that should have ended any claim.The second was comical given the defender was about two foot away and sliding in to prevent a cross.....where the fuck was he meant to put his arms?

This slowing down of every incident and taking it out of context is misinterpreting play and the reality of a situation.VAR should be judged using real time,anything else is false.

 

[Blue Mist]

Both West Ham goals were farcical.

The first was blatant hand ball that should have ended any claim.The second was comical given the defender was about two foot away and sliding in to prevent a cross.....where the fuck was he meant to put his arms?

This slowing down of every incident and taking it out of context is misinterpreting play and the reality of a situation.VAR should be judged using real time,anything else is false.

You're wasting your time. I've read various media reports about the farce last night and whilst it should be another nail in the coffin of var, it won't be.
If you are a shit referee on the pitch why will you be any better with a tele in front of you?
The one thing var can't control though is the dickheads making and changing the handball rule. Fifa and uefa have a lot to answer for, why change a law that was working fine ?