Everton and VAR

[Cels]

It's bad enough as it is, long stoppages approaching 5 minutes. How much longer is it going to be when first the man in his VAR office takes several minutes to decide whether he goes with the ref's call or not and then the ref takes a few more if called upon to make the final decision. And after all that we'd still get a decision that half the punters would say is incorrect!
Let's just call VAR for what it is -- a failed initiative that no amount of pitchside deliberation will improve and which should be scrapped immediately.

I understand exactly what you mean, but the ref is the man in charge and I feel the final word should be his, not a VAR operator. The ref could easily be told that there is a possible error in a decision he's made and should check the monitor. Then both the VAR operator and the ref could be looking at the same incident at the same time whilst discussing it. It's just a thought and I don't have the answer, just an opinion. As I said, I feel it needs a rethink in the way it's used.

My opinion is based on the Premier League continuing to use VAR. If they were to get rid altogether, that wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

 

[MarcAllen]

VAR seems to be getting alot right but even still there is definitely some flaws to it.

 

[BernieH]

There are some results because of VAR that for me shouldn't stand. This season is a wreck, needs writing off, it's not a level playing field, we have had decisions against us that will no longer be punished. It cannot be allowed to happen.

They have made such a mess of the start of this season. We should demand replays of some of our fixtures, which obviously is ridiculous and will never happen but then again neither should some of the decisions against us.

 

[COYBL25]

 

[Lee Smith]

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Nah, Ga was a Blue!

 

[Joey66]

We seldom get in the opposition box to use VAR for much.....

 

[dannyboy]

The idea the linesman puts his flag up and game carries on as though he hasn´t is just ridiculous. In fact it´s an absolute disgrace. If he´s got doubt in his mind keep the sodding flag down.

 

[jonnyboy316]

On the VAR check it did show the Leicester blue line a fraction ahead of the Everton pink line suggesting it was fractionally offside. Not that I think goals should be disallowed but I thought this season they have disallowed in this scenario

Edit. Just saw the replay looks like for some reason the colours were the other way around

 

[ossie_21]

On the VAR check it did show the Leicester blue line a fraction ahead of the Everton pink line suggesting it was fractionally offside. Not that I think goals should be disallowed but I thought this season they have disallowed in this scenario

That would be peak Everton, again.

 

[davek]

This measuring perforated line BS: ooooooh, all very technical, but it can easily be manipulated to stop at that point they freeze it depending on the precise moment the pass is made.

Unless they have censors in that ball that registers when it's passed it's arbitrary to stop the offside position where they do.

The whole "system" is pure alchemy.

 

[Toast]

If VAR said no penno for Leicester cos he dived.. why no yellow ?

 

[arch stanton]

This measuring perforated line BS: ooooooh, all very technical, but it can easily be manipulated to stop at that point they freeze it depending on the precise moment the pass is made.

Unless they have censors in that ball that registers when it's passed it's arbitrary to stop the offside position where they do.

The whole "system" is pure alchemy.

I've said this for a long time mate, the TV technology doesn't support the accuracy that they are deploying it to and there is an awful lot of subjectivity in when to choose as reference points. Smoke and mirrors, smoke and mirrors

 

[maccavennie]

If VAR said no penno for Leicester cos he dived.. why no yellow ?

Someone did say Toast before there was a reason he wasn't allowed to give a yellow because he thought it was a pen so all VAR could check is if its a pen or not and not if its a dive lol

 

[Berenger]

The idea the linesman puts his flag up and game carries on as though he hasn´t is just ridiculous. In fact it´s an absolute disgrace. If he´s got doubt in his mind keep the sodding flag down.

This is the sort of stuff that winds me up too. How could be possibly have been certain? Certain should be 5+ yards. Still, players can’t use that as an excuse...

 

[dannyboy]

This is the sort of stuff that winds me up too. How could be possibly have been certain? Certain should be 5+ yards. Still, players can’t use that as an excuse...

Surely the rule should be to keep it down? In fact, I thought it was.