Match Day Thread General matchday thread.

It's not always really big decisions though.

If you think it's a price worth paying then fair enough but I think people should man up and accept that refs are human.

 

I don’t agree. I’ve been to more matches that have been absolutely ruined by obvious refereeing howlers than I care to remember. The sense of injustice and having your afternoon blighted by some dickhead with a whistle creates much fume.

Anything that removes obvious **** ups by officials has to be an improvement, the issue now is ensuring that we get the balance right and don’t over egg the custard when it comes to using this enhancement.

 

An automatic car with parking assist will improve the driving and parking of a **** driver ... that's what technology does ... same applies to just about anything

 

So it doesn't get everything correct then, and I demonstrated it by referencing the world cup where plenty of decisions were wrong

They were supposedly the best refs in the world btw, of which none were ours.

 

This is the problem though, refs will slowly rely on it more and more and will basically be scared to ever make a decision. It will go too far.

 

^^^^ This - 100% ^^^^

Been watching footie for over 50 years and have seen some absolute officiating howlers - some of which have even caused crowd 'disturbances' - VAR can be the "straw man" and help diffuse situations

 

Tobes have you attended one yet out of interest?

Maybe if you beat Millwall.

 

And now after 50 years you will no longer be able to properly celebrate goals

 

... more than humans will / could ... so the World Cup could have been even worse from an officiating point of view without VAR

 

Why not? ... we won't be going to VAR for every goal ...

 

Yes they do, they review every goal

Maybe you were in a coma.

 

... and only challenge where there is a potential reason for disallowing

 

I'm glad we have VAR.

You were all right, it solves everything.

It's nice to be discussing the football instead of the officials for once.

Oh.

 

Challenge? It's not ****ing tennis you berk.

They review every goal.

 

They could start reviewing throw ins. That would make football more fun.

 

.... OK Miss Pikkynix "Contest" "Dispute" "Query" ... ... yes they review every goal but where there are no potential grounds for disallowing the goal, it is no different to how it has always been

 

I'm with Libby here, no need for it...VAR will get rid of all the mistakes, where's the fun in that?

 

The hardcore fans in Singapore won’t feel cheated.

 

Except it is

You don't have 22 players standing around looking at each other scratching their bollocks waiting for the review to be finished without it.

 

Each to their own ... I'm happy for my team to lose in most circumstances but am with Tobes in that I ****ing hate the feeling of being cheated and that "they" have got away with it ... so delays in play to get the correct outcome 'most of the time' are fine by me