Today’s Football 25/26 Season

[Seathestars]

And this is why VAR is utterly pointless because almost everything is opinion some think it's a foul, others don't so depending on who is on VAR you may get a different outcome unless they want a certain result that is.

yep, and it just kills the joy of celebrating a goal

 

[coollino]

I don't think I'll ever pay to watch a game live with VAR involved

 

[Drico]

Exactly this.

You can find a foul in any corner.

Except, strangely, when Arsenal are the ones floating it in to the box...

 

[marsh]

yep, and it just kills the joy of celebrating a goal

100%

 

[Drico]

Lads, I know you all hate Spurs and that is admirable

But

If VAR has a still image of an opposition player holding a keepers arm as he’s in the process of trying to catch the ball…

Then they have little choice really but to bring it to the refs attention, no?

Very true. Yet, you'd imagine the same thing would apply when a player actually punches the football away in the penalty box and...nothing is given.

 

[Sharpies volley]

It's a foul on the keeper. I don't think there's any doubt about that. But what about the 2 WHam players who were wrestled to the floor. It's got to stop.

 

[Old Blue 2]

Looking more and more like the Olympic Stadium in the Championship next season...

 

[hallamblue]

It's a foul on the keeper. I don't think there's any doubt about that. But what about the 2 WHam players who were wrestled to the floor. It's got to stop.

Or just give the goal. You can change the rules for next season, but this season there are 10 fouls committed at every corner and who has been the biggest beneficiary? Arsenal

 

[Walken]

Redknapp is comforatbly the worst pundit available, and there is some good competition

 

[MACCA75]

Corners are absolute chaos. You can body slam someone to the floor and it’s fine, but any touch on the keeper is penalised.

 

[Simon AFCB]

Lads, I know you all hate Spurs and that is admirable

But

If VAR has a still image of an opposition player holding a keepers arm as he’s in the process of trying to catch the ball…

Then they have little choice really but to bring it to the refs attention, no?

Yep it’s the correct decision. We all know there’s jostling, but you cannot put your arms across the goalie. Stupid thing to do.

99% of the time those type of challenges are penalised.

 

[Librarian]

Very true. Yet, you'd imagine the same thing would apply when a player actually punches the football away in the penalty box and...nothing is given.

Two wrongs…

 

[neil999]

If Arsenal had scored that goal it wouldn't have been disallowed

Why?

 

[spence03]

So much for the worry that VAR would kill the talking points in the pub afterwards.

For the record I think it's incredibly weak goalkeeping.

 

[Drico]

Two wrongs…

Yeah, but it's usually the less fashionable side that suffers.

VAR is indefensible. Get rid of it.