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[Tony Towner]

All you are doing there is accommodating the issue. The ref should be sent to the monitor for another look if VAR thinks there is something he's missed or misinterpreted. It shouldn't mean he is wrong or that changing the decision is inevitable. Neither should the decision be made over his head unless it is a matter of fact such as an offside

 

[Wolftone]

All you are doing there is accommodating the issue. The ref should be sent to the monitor for another look if VAR thinks there is something he's missed or misinterpreted. It shouldn't mean he is wrong or that changing the decision is inevitable. Neither should the decision be made over his head unless it is a matter of fact such as an offside

Dont see the problem tbh. In cricket they just say: 'recommend you reverse the decision'.
Everyone knows that's going to happen, it's shown on the big screen.
It's just wasting more time having the ref jog over to the pitchside TV.

 

[Tony Towner]

Dont see the problem tbh. In cricket they just say: 'recommend you reverse the decision'.
Everyone knows that's going to happen, it's shown on the big screen.
It's just wasting more time having the ref jog over to the pitchside TV.

Not comparable, bump balls catches aside, cricket decisions are factual, football is subjective

 

[Wolftone]

Not comparable, bump balls catches aside, cricket decisions are factual, football is subjective

Yes in numerous cases they are. But in most they are not.
The Hwang penalty, the Gomes handball and the Onana clattering of Sasa were definitely the wrong call.
The Doherty push was subjective i'd say.

 

[Wolftone]

what about when Nunes boot was pulled off, and when Pope grabbed Raul's ankle?
It's a joke.

 

[Sniffer]

what about when Nunes boot was pulled off, and when Pope grabbed Raul's ankle?
It's a joke.

That was against Forest in the Carabao Cup when VAR wasn't in use.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

That was against Forest in the Carabao Cup when VAR wasn't in use.

Still bothers me that one, how did the ref think his boot had come off!?

 

[Wolftone]

That was against Forest in the Carabao Cup when VAR wasn't in use.

Ah, Ok.

 

[Tony Towner]

Yes in numerous cases they are. But in most they are not.
The Hwang penalty, the Gomes handball and the Onana clattering of Sasa were definitely the wrong call.
The Doherty push was subjective i'd say.

That's not true, there were plenty of people after the game that said the Onana one wasn't a foul, Carragher in the studio for one. Webb himself said the Gomes penalty was the correct decision. You can have an opinion and I'd agree with you, but it still is subjective

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

That's not true, there were plenty of people after the game that said the Onana one wasn't a foul, Carragher in the studio for one. Webb himself said the Gomes penalty was the correct decision. You can have an opinion and I'd agree with you, but it still is subjective

I agree with your point generally, it is all subjective, its not like offside which is binary.

But I think Carragher was the only high profile person who felt it wasn't a foul by Onana?

 

[jd1981]

Looking at the complete howlers in the Chelsea women’s game last night with no VAR is a good argument as to why it’s needed, nevertheless the on field officials are a disgrace for getting it so wrong.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1721879273844117888

Been taking backpedalling lessons from his old pal Roger.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725101990634549257

 

[Derby Wolf]

That was against Forest in the Carabao Cup when VAR wasn't in use.

It wasn't in use in the quarters but was in the semi, so had the same incident happened in the following round it would've been reviewed.

I also think its outrageous VAR is used in some FA Cup games but not all. That adds to the conspiratorial angle that it's weighted to the bigger teams.

 

[AndyWolves]

Been taking backpedalling lessons from his old pal Roger.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725101990634549257

Good on the club for making him do that, imho he would have been close to being sacked for that.

 

[fansagainstvar]

VAR working wonders tonight

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Balanced out two wrong decisions to be level

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Overall effect of the two decisions is neutral, but it doesn’t stop them both being wrong.

 

[Tony Towner]

I don't have an issue with that offside, but as I type it it's still not been given

 

[lemonjelly]

https://amp.theguardian.com/footbal...-var-advice-penalties-referees-premier-league

New guidance issued.

 

[Boozad]

They’re great at doing this halfway through a season when teams have already been fucked over by it. But it’ll make little difference anyway if the gimps watching the video are of the mind of those watching the Hwang Newcastle bollocks.