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electricblue said:
Absolute joke delaying the game that much to discover that a kneecap was offside. No way that goal would have been disallowed without VAR.
This is not what it was introduced for.
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What was it introduced for then, if not to rule on borderline decisions? Havnt seen it myself, but the concensus on radio seems to be the correct decision was eventually made.
 
electricblue said:
To cut out clear and obvious mistakes. This wasn't.
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Well its the pandoras box that many said would happen. I agree, clear and obvious was the initial reason, but once we have it, refs will refer to it on borderline ones like tonight. Exact same thing happened with DRS in cricket.
 
Bunk to the FA Cup. By the 5th round you barely know it's happening if your team has already been knocked out. 2 games on Saturday at 3.00pm. Ha! Do one FA.
Went to 2nd v Top in the National League. Queued to get in. Cash at the turnstiles. Aldershot 1 Macclesfield 2. Decent game and contrast in styles spoilt a bit by some fussy and inconsistent reffing. Such a competitive league. Tuesday sees a repeat of 2nd v Top as newly second placed Tranmere take on Macclesfield.
 
Yet another "draw" where the better teams avoid each other. Happened in the League Cup too but United went and lost to Bristol. It seems suspicious
 
electricblue said:
Absolute joke delaying the game that much to discover that a kneecap was offside. No way that goal would have been disallowed without VAR.
This is not what it was introduced for.
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Absolutely agree. It should be used where the ref/linesman has made a fairly obvious error of judgement and not in a case like this where mm are involved. Take a page out of Rugby League's book and trust the referee's decision i.e. if the ref thinks it's a try and the video ref can't disprove it then it stands and vice versa.
 
Sarnia Kevin said:
Absolutely agree. It should be used where the ref/linesman has made a fairly obvious error of judgement and not in a case like this where mm are involved. Take a page out of Rugby League's book and trust the referee's decision i.e. if the ref thinks it's a try and the video ref can't disprove it then it stands and vice versa.
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Yep. In cricket they have 'umpire's call', where in lbw decisions the benefit of any doubt goes with the umpire's original decision if on TV replay the ball appears to be clipping the stump by a matter of millimetres.

Tonight the ref/linesman's original decision tonight was 'not offside', so as it was barely a kneecap offside they should be given the benefit of the doubt.
 
Alan Whittle said:
Bunk to the FA Cup. By the 5th round you barely know it's happening if your team has already been knocked out. 2 games on Saturday at 3.00pm. Ha! Do one FA.
Went to 2nd v Top in the National League. Queued to get in. Cash at the turnstiles. Aldershot 1 Macclesfield 2. Decent game and contrast in styles spoilt a bit by some fussy and inconsistent reffing. Such a competitive league. Tuesday sees a repeat of 2nd v Top as newly second placed Tranmere take on Macclesfield.
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I have just discovered, quite by accident, that the Quarter Final draw was made on Saturday night.

With two more days of action yet to come.

What is that all about?

You are right Alan....the Cup is of interest only to fans of teams still in it.

And stretching eight games over four days is detracting from the immediacy and cut and thrust of the competition.
 
electricblue said:
Yep. In cricket they have 'umpire's call', where in lbw decisions the benefit of any doubt goes with the umpire's original decision if on TV replay the ball appears to be clipping the stump by a matter of millimetres.

Tonight the ref/linesman's original decision tonight was 'not offside', so as it was barely a kneecap offside they should be given the benefit of the doubt.
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The rule as I understand it is that in a tight calll, the benefit of the doubt must go to the attacker.

Looks like that has gone out the window.
 
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