VAR thread 2022/23

[Stephen230]

They manage it in American Football.

American Football is more akin to cricket than football in some respects. One is that both are a series of short bursts of play interspersed by dead time. As I’m sure you know, an NFL team have a guy who’s specific job during a game is to monitor the game on TV and advise the head coach within seconds if a challenge is likely to be successful. I can’t see that translating to football in any worthwhile way.

 

[richardtheref]

have you ever played actual football?

eague

have you ever played actual football?

Ah the old one that the ref has never played the game. I had a YTS (remember them) at Coventry. Also had trials at Derby & Leeds before playing non league for Spennymoor & Durham City.

 

[mat]

So Neville is tonight's match commander then?

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

So Neville is tonight's match commander then?

It would appear so.

A subjective offside call made possible because of flaws in the technology. Almost like it's designed that way for a reason...

 

[blueinsa]

Not a single replay showing the line. No close up, just Sky saying goal and that’s it.

Laughably bent.

 

[The Light Was Yellow Sir]

Not a single replay showing the line. No close up, just Sky saying goal and that’s it.

Laughably bent.

Can we clear up, once and for all, which team VAR is being used for the benefit of, or is it just bent in general and used to make cash?

 

[blueinsa]

Can we clear up, once and for all, which team VAR is being used for the benefit of, or is it just bent in general and used to make cash?

It’s used imo by Sky and the PL to ensure interest and thus revenue in the product.

That was offside tonight. The decision to award the goal clearly manipulated.

 

[David Kloppesh]

eague

Ah the old one that the ref has never played the game. I had a YTS (remember them) at Coventry. Also had trials at Derby & Leeds before playing non league for Spennymoor & Durham City.

I didn't mean to offend you certainly.
Only just realized you are a ref. It makes sense now considering the standard of referees in England :)

The newcastle player had no intention of playing the ball, he just barged into Stones, looking for contact. Only Stones had the intention of playing the ball.
It's closer to foul on Stones IMO.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Can we clear up, once and for all, which team VAR is being used for the benefit of, or is it just bent in general and used to make cash?

There are a whole load of reasons why someone would want to manipulate results. If I were a betting man (pun intended) I would be looking into patterns of spread betting surrounding contentious VAR decisions.

I wonder what odds were available on number of Red/Yellow cards in our game yesterday???

 

[threespires]

It’s used imo by Sky and the PL to ensure interest and thus revenue in the product.

That was offside tonight. The decision to award the goal clearly manipulated.

It's becoming increasingly hard to come to any other conclusion.