VAR

Don't know what to make of it myself mate.

For years people within the game and a lot of fans (myself included) have been saying that we need to embrace technology better with football. I mean how many times in the past have we seen a clear goal not given because the ref and lino have been to far behind play to see if the ball had crossed the line?

VAR solves those sort of disputes pretty effectively. If used correctly it could also be used to significantly reduce gamesmanship, diving etc. which would be hugely positive for the game. But now we are seeing VAR in action we are realising that there are some negatives that are pretty much unavoidable. The biggest one being the one that the Wolves manager highlighted, and that is when can you actually celebrate a goal? Are we going to need to hold back our celebrations moving forward until after VAR has been consulted?

To be honest, you have the same kind of gaps in play within rugby, cricket, tennis etc. where they have been using video replays for years. I suppose the difference in football is that often 1 goal will decide a game. Whereas other sports where video technology has been used have far more points scoring situations, and matches are not typically decided on just 1 event like is often the case in football.

I genuinely don't know what the answer is!

I said exactly the same when that incident came up on match of the day. Trying to rule a goal out cos the strikers thumb or toe nail is offside? When it's borderline like that you need to give the benefit of the doubt to the attacking side. 

I dunno if we can give up on it that easy when so many people have been campaigning for it for the last decade. In my opinion, we need to give the powers that be enough time to iron out the teething problems rather than just writing it off after a few games. 

I think the actual concept of VAR would be a good thing for football but unfortunately under this current version the referees are now taking absolutely no responsibilty for any decisions...... its far to easy for the ref to pass the decision to VAR and consequently fuck up the rhythm of the game. I hate it.

If we had it on Saturday, we would have won.
The bloke that won the pen was a yard offside

They probably would have given them a penalty for Hall's challenge in the first few minutes knowing our luck

Just watching Match of the Day. What a bullshit decision against City that was!

Need to review rules of game to ensure they fit with or keep up with VAR. from what I’m hearing on city goal VAR done it’s job perfectly it’s the rule that let city down

City no goal decision was ridiculous. Like Shearer said, if it had brushed the defender's arm it wouldn't have been a penalty - that sums up how stupid the rule change is.

Cause every goal is checked Tarbs whether ref asks or not. As said VAR not the problem here the rules are

Cricket have cracked use of assistive technology we should be looking at them

If were using VAR then they need review all the laws so it works In Harmony plus and this is one of biggest things they need educate fans on its use, as part of problem is fans having no idea what’s going on hence why people think VAR got in wrong yesterday when actually it worked 100% correctly based on how they have chosen to deploy it.

Fair enough Westy. I didn't realise every goal was checked like that.

Way too fussy for me looking for little infringements like that. There needs to be a bit more common sense in how VAR is utilised. As Hubble says, it's way too intrusive in how it's currently applied.

It's the clear and obvious error bit I don't get. If you're looking at something ten times it wasn't an obvious error. I think they should go with the refs original decision then a bit like cricket.

Give it time. It will.