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VAR, What's the point ? 16:31 - Nov 4 with 1313 views

The major question I have to ask is VAR what's the point ? It costs money to employ officials sitting in a room surrounded by tv screens with the technology of replays in slow motion. It cost money to install and yet the controversy being caused virtually every game is no better than having two line officials and a referee and it definitely hasn't done away with the claim of bias. It's still the same old situation time and again with absolutely no advantage to the game of football where goals are scored and then the excitement taken away by VAR. Where a card is or isn't given and VAR interferes. Where a pen is given then overturned. Just go back to how it was with it's faults and biases because all you have is an expensive load of technology being overseen by officials with faults and biases.

VAR, What's the point ? on 17:12 - Nov 4 with 1231 views

Bent_double

I would scrap it today, never been a fan of it, and as you say, it certainly hasn't removed all the controvesy from games like they said it would, just moved it elsewhere.

Of course, we - the PL - seem to be the worst at applying it though. Maybe we should ask the Germans to do it for us?

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VAR, What's the point ? on 17:27 - Nov 4 with 1213 views

Illinoisblue

It sucks the joy and emotion out of life and for what? Every weekend fans are still moaning about ref’s decisions. Probably more so than ever before. Technology should be used only for ‘did the ball cross the line?’ decisions and, if it can be a quick workable system, for offsides, too. If forensic analysis is needed to see if a striker’s elbow is an inch offside then we may as well go home and clubs should fold.

More to the point: WHO ASKED FOR VAR? WHO WANTED IT?

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VAR, What's the point ? on 17:33 - Nov 4 with 1194 views

_clive_baker_

Its not really about the money for me, I'm sure a few extra refs is small fry in the context of PL money. Like a lot of things its a cost : benefit equation but they're not financial ones. The cost is it slows the game down, creates confusion, sucks the life and emotion out of the paying crowd and sanitises the whole experience for the worse. Where's the benefit? Even if you told me there's a few more correct decisions it still doesn't get close to outweighing the cost IMO.

Its like setting speed limits on the roads, a trade off between getting the country and economy moving vs. public safety.

VAR is akin to setting a 10 mph speed limit on A roads and motorways yet barely seeing any reduction in the number of collisions.

VAR, What's the point ? on 17:37 - Nov 4 with 1177 views

SomethingBlue

It makes pedantic bores and (most) American club owners happy, and keeps TV audiences enthralled – which matters much more these days than the feelings of people who actually attend games.

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VAR, What's the point ? on 17:45 - Nov 4 with 1150 views

Bellevue_Blue

I'm not sure but I agree with everything here but ultimately this is a question of money now and then clubs are never ever going to get rid of it just in case they get done by a howler that has a material impact on their season.

The problem is that the way in which it's current being used is essentially like playing without it anyway.

If the general rule of thumb is just stay with the officials decision pretty much regardless then we may as well do away with it all together.

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VAR, What's the point ? on 17:53 - Nov 4 with 1126 views

homer_123

All of those points are irrelevant.

VAR takes the soul out of football - it kills the emotion of the game. It takes the human element out of it.

It removes defining moments or creates them for the wrong reasons.

Over 90% of decisions were correct before VAR came in - there was never, ever any reason for it to be introduced. Far better to invest the money spent on VAR on referees, training etc.

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VAR, What's the point ? on 17:57 - Nov 4 with 1112 views

MattinLondon

VAR, What's the point ? on 17:27 - Nov 4 by Illinoisblue

Who asked for VAR?
For decades there’s been calls to employ technology to aid refs. Before VAR, fans, pundits, players and managers all complained when a ref made the wrong decision.

The fact that it’s being wrongly used isn’t the fault of technology - I think the referral process is screwed, personally I’ll allow each manager three appeals per match.

VAR, What's the point ? on 17:59 - Nov 4 with 1105 views

_clive_baker_

VAR, What's the point ? on 17:57 - Nov 4 by MattinLondon
Who asked for VAR? For decades there’s been calls to employ technology to aid refs. Before VAR, fans, pundits, players and managers all complained when a ref made the wrong decision. The fact that it’s being wrongly used isn’t the fault of technology - I think the referral process is screwed, personally I’ll allow each manager three appeals per match.

That would be worse I think, basically every time a goal is scored the opposition manager would appeal in the hope they could pour over the video looking for some foul play.

Just bin it.

VAR, What's the point ? on 19:53 - Nov 4 with 1030 views

Lightningboy

It's about time supporters at every premier league ground started a collective campaign to get shot of it...chanting,banners etc etc...amazed that hasn't happened yet.

VAR, What's the point ? on 08:42 - Nov 5 with 904 views

Bluefields

VAR, What's the point ? on 17:57 - Nov 4 by MattinLondon
Who asked for VAR? For decades there’s been calls to employ technology to aid refs. Before VAR, fans, pundits, players and managers all complained when a ref made the wrong decision. The fact that it’s being wrongly used isn’t the fault of technology - I think the referral process is screwed, personally I’ll allow each manager three appeals per match.

They trialled the appeal system recently at the Girls U17 World Cup.

VAR, What's the point ? on 09:01 - Nov 6 with 715 views

rickw

Unfortunately it's here to stay
It was meant to have a second ref who can advise the first if he made a mistake, however more often than not the ref makes the correct decision and the VAR ref convinces him otherwise!!

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