V.A.R

[Bluebonic]

It needn’t stop the game? For each offence that is proved by VAR the 4th official runs to the dug-out of the offending party and webs the managers in the knackers. It will have immediate benefits in that the manager will stamp down hard on all cheating, plus if you had a hated manager like BFS, the players would do it on purpose and his plums would be the size of space hoppers at the end of every match

 

[Tel001]

It will start being used soon enough simply because of the amount of money the game generates these days. Personally, I like the injustice of a poor decision and all the post-match moaning that goes with it. I find that to be part of the entertainment of Football.

I don’t find it entertaining when you go away to the top 6 and they get shots pens and score goals that are 4 yards offside in the 7th minute of injury time

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Austin was understandably miffed, but looking at the pictures, theres certainly a fair case for the Southampton player being called for interfering with play.The fact that he slanted his body backwards to avoid contact with the ball is interference because Watfords keeper would surely have seen this if he was following the ball, which of course he was. Lets face it,if Austin had 'scored' against Everton in that situation, we would all be moaning.

I see your point but in law there is no case for him to have been interfering.

I'm 100% for VAR. It's not perfect but it will help officials get the right decision which is the most important thing.

 

[Zezti]

if I remember right, in the World Cup it wasn't flawless but it took number of correct decisions from something like 94% to 98% and to me, that's all that matters.

 

[Cels]

I don’t find it entertaining when you go away to the top 6 and they get shots pens and score goals that are 4 yards offside in the 7th minute of injury time

Don't recall that happening to us, but not saying it hasn't. I enjoy the good and bad talking points of a match, and would hate to see the game becoming sterile. Debates about the Ref getting 'that one wrong and this one right' are part of what Football is about for me.

 

[kenada_blue]

I see your point but in law there is no case for him to have been interfering.

I'm 100% for VAR. It's not perfect but it will help officials get the right decision which is the most important thing.

Who's says the VAR heads would have disallowed the goal too?

Again, my issue is that there's a lot of rules in football that are open to interpretation. Whether its tackles, handballs, and fouls, you'll never get a 100% correct opinion on contentious decisions.

 

[kenada_blue]

if I remember right, in the World Cup it wasn't flawless but it took number of correct decisions from something like 94% to 98% and to me, that's all that matters.

There were still lots that were missed and a lot that were debatable

 

[bilyaletdinov_]

I can think of one team who really will not like this.....

Say no more (Fulham game)

 

[Azza]

I can think of one team who really will not like this.....

And there it is.

 

[Rudolf Hucker]

FOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Rudolf Hucker]

Oh and can we have it backdated 30 years please?

 

[MikeH72]

Desperately needed. The game needs to be officiated by a computer, these people cannot perform their jobs.

 

[Zezti]

There were still lots that were missed and a lot that were debatable

But less were missed than without VAR. VAR wont be an end to all controversy but it will be improvement.

 

[MikeH72]

liverpool would have benefitted against arsenal if VAR existed so i don't see why people are saying they would be against it

Good timing.

 

[Zezti]

Good timing.

Indeed.
For those who don't know, as the Fulham players ran to celebrate, Salah ran down the other end and scored 13 seconds later.