VAR

VAR is male masturbation

The biggest problem for me is that it ruins those amazing moments that football is all about. We've had two last minute winners in the last week that were just absolutely pure, undiluted magic. With VAR that would have been a few seconds of going mental, then a thought of 'Oh I wonder if there's anything wrong with it', then potentially quite a long wait to find out if they counted. I'd take the odd crap decision rather than lose those moments any day of the week.

Quoted from toontown

Don't think so with the double jeopardy rule it's a pen and yellow card.

What are the fine details in the double jeopardy rule? Sure I remember something being said when Waterfall was sent off against Maidenhead and the penalty given. We were sat in the stands wondering about the double jeopardy rule and why it wasn't applied. Memory just not good enough to remember what the answer was!

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

The biggest problem for me is that it ruins those amazing moments that football is all about. We've had two last minute winners in the last week that were just absolutely pure, undiluted magic. With VAR that would have been a few seconds of going mental, then a thought of 'Oh I wonder if there's anything wrong with it', then potentially quite a long wait to find out if they counted. I'd take the odd crap decision rather than lose those moments any day of the week.

Yep. Goal goes in, look at the ref, look at the lino. All good? It's time to go mental. Horrible to have a come down from that two minutes later (see that goal from the free kick away at Salford a couple of seasons ago, which was bizarrely disallowed by the fourth official long after the net had rippled).

VAR  makes good and bad history.  A different reality.  EWorld Cup over the line for England.  Bristol Rovers non-sending off or red card for their keeper.

Lampard non-goal in World Cup.  Way over the line.

Salford goal.

Leeds denied European Cup final win as officials favoured or influenced by famous Bayern Munich fans.  Leeds fans rioted,

Leeds again,  WBA offside goal allowed to stand at end of the season.  Leeds lose the title.

Football is spontaneous joy or misery.  Unpredictable.  Injustices or perceived injustices live long in the memory though.

Sorting out marginal and crazy offside decisions would give VAR more credibility and acceptance.  And speed the review process up.  We are not looking for 99% certainly.  

Quoted from gtfc_chris

What are the fine details in the double jeopardy rule? Sure I remember something being said when Waterfall was sent off against Maidenhead and the penalty given. We were sat in the stands wondering about the double jeopardy rule and why it wasn't applied. Memory just not good enough to remember what the answer was!

I think there needs to be a genuine attempt to play the ball and not just wrestle someone to the floor

Quoted from Rodley Mariner

The biggest problem for me is that it ruins those amazing moments that football is all about. We've had two last minute winners in the last week that were just absolutely pure, undiluted magic. With VAR that would have been a few seconds of going mental, then a thought of 'Oh I wonder if there's anything wrong with it', then potentially quite a long wait to find out if they counted. I'd take the odd crap decision rather than lose those moments any day of the week.

And more than likely our winner at Notts County would have been disallowed!

I have no problem with VAR but I do have with the way it is applied. It should be used for crucial fouls missed by the officials . It should not be applied to those that the officials give but the punishment given is not deemed severe enough by the VAR ref , like our sending off against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

Quoted from rancido

I have no problem with VAR but I do have with the way it is applied. It should be used for crucial fouls missed by the officials . It should not be applied to those that the officials give but the punishment given is not deemed severe enough by the VAR ref , like our sending off against Crystal Palace in the FA Cup.

Where do you draw the line though, checking "crucial fouls"?

Every on-field decision by a referee has a knock-on effect on the play that follows. Every foul is an opinion; sometimes VAR sees it differently from the ref, and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes it doesn't get involved when it should and sometimes it gets involved when it shouldn't. The whole thing is a joke, the game is no better and after a VAR decision pundits spend endless minutes looking at it and they still can't agree.

If they must, just use it for goal-line technology and offsides where there is daylight between the players.  

Quoted from GrimRob

Shame, I was hoping for a Hand of Cod winner.

You called?