[Football] VAR set to be used in Premier League next season

[pasty]

BBC Breaking News

Video assistant referees (VAR) is set to be used in the Premier League next season, after the clubs agreed in principle to the move.

At a shareholders' meeting today, clubs were provided with an update on this season's VAR trials.

The Premier League will now make a formal request to the International Football Association Board and Fifa to use VAR next season.

More to follow .

 

[Gazwag]

As much as I was against it initially there seems to have been so many more high profile obvious errors this season than in the past so I feel its now needed.

 

[pasty]

As much as I was against it initially there seems to have been so many more high profile obvious errors this season than in the past so I feel its now needed.

Indeed. Likely would have saved us a point last week for a start

 

[Is it PotG?]

Indeed. Likely would have saved us a point last week for a start

Possibly given the handball/penalty for Wolves too.

 

[Common as Mook]

Too many grey areas in football for it to work properly. The only area it would work is offside - a binary decision - and even then there is the grey area of "interfering with play"

 

[nicko31]

Still against it, you only have to look at what its done to Rugby. What is circus...

 

[Titanic]

It might just help rule out a few blatant errors... but it is going to throw up a whole new set of binfests. Opinions will always be just that. And football is full of them, and many of them blinkered!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Brilliant. My wife was beginning to get suspicious why I was getting back from football at 10pm every Saturday.

"Surely it didn't go to penalties AGAIN?"

Now I can blame the HOURS of VAR delays.

Any good suggestions for apps I can play with whilst we await the decisions?

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Still against it, you only have to look at what its done to Rugby. What is circus...

It's done well at the rugby. It's shown on the screens and becomes a whole new theatre as you watch the incidents from angle after angle and hear the crowd react each time. In a game of 'phases' like rugby, it works really well in my opinion.

 

[BensGrandad]

It was reported about a month ago that the ruling bodies not sure if it was EUFA or FIFA are insisting on its use.next season in all major senior leagues.including The Premier.

 

[Is it PotG?]

It was reported about a month ago that the ruling bodies not sure if it was EUFA or FIFA are insisting on its use.next season in all major senior leagues.including The Premier.

Was probably EUFA. I like them.

 

[GT49er]

I don't think the refs should have the option of calling up VAR - only to be used if there's a word in his ear from the video ref saying 'you might have got that wrong, mate'. I don't suppose they'll bring this in now though - too late because of existing VAR practices elsewhere.

What I would like to see - and this is perfectly do-able - is a mandatory yellow for any player making that TV screen gesture with his fingers. Retrospectively if the ref asks them if they did it and they say no!

 

[TheJasperCo]

Oh god. I'm bookmarking my post here, because this time next year we'll be accusing the system of turning every other game into a farce.

(*assuming we aren't relegated of course.)

 

[APACHE]

That's the train time-table after a home game up the creek!

 

[BensGrandad]

I do believe that the vital TV action which prompted the decision should be shown on the big screens as the decision is relayed.to the ref.

 

[British Bulldog]

Something has got to happen? you cant have multi million £'s decisions going down to the vision of 1 person?

 

[pasty]

Something has got to happen? you cant have multi million £'s decisions going down to the vision of 1 person?

Agree. It can't be long before a last minute, last match of the season incorrect decision relegates a team, and an owner tries to sue the ref.

 

[Gazwag]

Indeed. Likely would have saved us a point last week for a start

He wouldn't have even been on the pitch to score in an offside position as he would have got a straight red the week before

 

[Gazwag]

Was probably EUFA. I like them.

We won't be a member of that club either after next march

 

[Easy 10]

On the whole it wasn't quite as obtrusive in the World Cup as I anticipated, and yes it will will right SOME wrongs. But you're still just swapping one set of controversies for a bunch of new ones, and introducing a whole raft of new delays and pauses to accommodate it. There are inevitably still going to be some right old f-ups, and the sense of injustice will only be intensified because the officials have had an opportunity to review it and STILL get it 'wrong'. Nobody always agrees on everything.

Its great to sort out obvious errors. Its the myriad of marginal calls where the all the minefields lay ahead.