[Football] The role of VAR

[GT49er]

"VAR is to correct a clear and obvious error. Not to make sure a decision is correct."

Peter Walton, TV referee person, Man U v WBA.

What the actual ****?

We want correct decisions, not a fluffing of the referee's bollocks while he cock-struts about the pitch, like it's all about him

Thai is where 'clear and obvious' becomes total bollocks. According to 'referees-can-never-be-wrong' Dermot Gallagher gets it wrong time and time again every Monday morning on ref watch on SSN. If, after viewing from several angles, in slo-mo, and with lines drawn all over the place, the player seems to be a toe-nail off-side, that may be 'clear and obvious' offside ..... but, as far as the ref. sees it, in real time, whichever way the ref. gives the decision, because it is so marginal, it is NOT a 'clear and obvious' mistake.
Some sort of neutral observer should be deciding which decisions the VAR should look at, ie, the ones that are 'clear and obvious' to most of the people in the ground. Marginal either way (apart from goal line technology) go with the ref's first instinct; don't review it with the current ethos of trying to find something minisculely 'wrong'.

 

[ATFC Seagull]

I'm in the anti-VAR camp, but actually the ref checking before awarding a penalty is one of the least annoying uses of it in my opinion. It doesn't ruin the emotion of celebrating goals etc. It's more like how it's used in rugby, whereby the ref stops and has a look, so you all wait.

It's still shit though.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

I'll bite. The Baggies pen, how was VAR right?

VAR showed the referee what happened.

The referee then chose to be what we have often called the referee. A wanker.

Nothing wrong with VAR as such, just the rules and their interpretation, as willfuly implemented to create mischief.

I am increasingly of the view that the rules and rubric of the game have been subverted to give referees power. VAR could prevent that, but the refs don't want their power removed, so they have sabotaged VAR.

If you wonder how much referees can be molten cocks, I give you Graham Poll.

 

[LamieRobertson]

I’ve seen more monitor checks today than I’ve seen in the whole of last season

 

[CHAPPERS]

Fernandes fouled him. Whole thing was a disgrace.

 

[PILTDOWN MAN]

Fernandes fouled him. Whole thing was a disgrace.

Yes it will be put up along with Villa's but this one was very debatable if the ball was touched and he came from behind/the side. 100% penalty