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[Football] "Embarrassing, it’s an absolute disgrace"
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Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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That's the one.
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
Some of us have to win a few quid in order to afford match tickets, Harry!!! How the other half live.I don't think the rubric of the game should be structured for the benefit of the gambling community.
(have a cracking time in Amsterdam pal. You deserve it!)
Jimmy Grimble
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Does that definitely prove it’s out though? I’m still not convinced!
Uh_huh_him
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- Sep 28, 2011
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Lenny Rider
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- Sep 15, 2010
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Eventually the League and the clubs will effectively take the whip hand and changes will happen. They have a billion pound global product that is effectively being f***** from within by VAR.
If we all think VAR is flawed/corrupt what do the rest of the world think?
If we all think VAR is flawed/corrupt what do the rest of the world think?
Jimmy Grimble
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Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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maybe we should go to square balls it would be easier to determine these situations.
...or have cameras in better positions which could accurately determine whether the ball is in or out.
Uh_huh_him
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And you think ours was "dodgy" because it's 3 degrees off "bird's eye view"?
Each to their own, I guess..
I found the image posted on NSC twitter to be more convincing. Looking at Van Hecke's foot, it looks like it's the next frame on in the tweet:
Wardy's twin
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- Oct 21, 2014
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no let's go backwards ....
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
After tonight, I rest my case.I don't think the rubric of the game should be structured for the benefit of the gambling community.
Betting on the Premier League now is liking taking crack cocaine.
Colonel Mustard
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- Jun 18, 2023
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After listening to the Guardian Football Weekly podcast panel discussion I think I'm persuaded that Arteta and Arsenal have been a bit OTT about this.
Weststander
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Ange thinks VAR kills the spectacle, it’s not the football he loved. My thoughts exactly, I changed my mind.
All of that is good.
He's right, other managers and clubs that write statements should take note.
Weststander
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Could England abandon VAR? Would FIFA/UEFA allow it?
That would be magnificent.
It was a worthy idea, but the long stops in play are bloody awful, let alone the incompetence from the error-strewn idiots assessing incidents.
- Oct 20, 2022
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Lest we forget 
Man United v Albion 7 Aug, 2022
Yeah, ok, some decisions work in our favour and if they are very marginal, they could have gone either way without technology but when they are glaring errors that wouldn’t have been made if VAR hadn’t stepped in, or glaring errors by the ref and VAR didn’t step in, you have to ask, who is refereeing the game -VAR or the refs on the pitch - and sometimes you have to conclude both are incompetent at times, especially when lines are drawn in the wrong place or against the wrong player ffs - you have to wonder - I think all in all, the sport as a whole was better without VAR - I would rather our refs were better trained because this reliance on VAR is turning a lot of them into useless twats. At least without VAR, play doesn’t get held up for silly minutes and I could celebrate a goal that for all intents and purposes looks good without having to go into suspended animation while a silly prat in a dark room flaps around with his ruler drawing imaginary lines over the pitch I can see in front of me. Have we actually gone mad?
Man United v Albion 7 Aug, 2022
FA Cup - Albion v Liverpool Jan 29, 2023
Tottenham 2-1 Albion April 8, 2023
Crystal Palace 1-1 Albion Feb 11, 2023
Yeah, ok, some decisions work in our favour and if they are very marginal, they could have gone either way without technology but when they are glaring errors that wouldn’t have been made if VAR hadn’t stepped in, or glaring errors by the ref and VAR didn’t step in, you have to ask, who is refereeing the game -VAR or the refs on the pitch - and sometimes you have to conclude both are incompetent at times, especially when lines are drawn in the wrong place or against the wrong player ffs - you have to wonder - I think all in all, the sport as a whole was better without VAR - I would rather our refs were better trained because this reliance on VAR is turning a lot of them into useless twats. At least without VAR, play doesn’t get held up for silly minutes and I could celebrate a goal that for all intents and purposes looks good without having to go into suspended animation while a silly prat in a dark room flaps around with his ruler drawing imaginary lines over the pitch I can see in front of me. Have we actually gone mad?
BN41Albion
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- Oct 1, 2017
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Watching var trying to call the offsides last night was laughable- camera never actually in line with the offside call, and taking an age while zooming in/out/in/out on various players with the picture becoming very grainy/fuzzy every time it was zoomed in (and the zooming in didn't seem to help, either) ... so laughably basic - why on earth are we not at least using the automated var offside checks they seem to use abroad?! PL is the richest league in the world, isn't it!
