VAR in the Championship? No Thanks, We’re Full

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VAR in the Championship? No Thanks, We’re Full

As the Premier League kicked off this weekend with its usual blend of drama, goals, and existential dread over elbow positioning, one thing becomes clear: the E

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[bakajack]

I disagree on the whole
The Palace goal was correctly ruled out, you can't interfere with the wall in any way anymore.

The finances at stake in the Championship are reaching such a point that I think its only a matter of time before VAR is introduced into the Championship, probably within the next two or three seasons at the most.

 

[JackSomething]

Everyone will agree that they don't want VAR in the Championship until an obviously wrong decision goes against their team and then they'll scream about the unfairness of it all.

 

[SeaJack]

What’s a viable alternative?

Maybe android referees with AI intelligence and zero bias, that have every angle of the incident in question at their “fingertips” being viewed and computed in their head?

It’s not the tech that make the decisions, it’s the men utilising the tech who botch it up.

Our ire shouldn’t be aimed at what is a very useful tool to help the man in the middle. It should be aimed at the man in the hot seat causing havoc with the mistakes that they make.

 

[bakajack]

The difference between a decent ref and a great one comes down more to being able to read the feel of the game than knowledge of the rules (thats the difference between a decent ref and a shit one).

The best refs know when they can let the game flow and when they need to rein it in before it boils over. They also know that the spectacle is the football game and not themselves

For example one thing that irks me is when a player is fouled requiring treatment and the ref books the offending player, the rules say the player does not need to wait 30 seconds before coming back on but how many times do you see the ref getting that one basic rule wrong?

 

[PaulMatthews]

Exactly as an ex ref that really annoys me that they do not know the laws of the game.And don’t get me started on where throw ins are taken,free kicks wherever they want and standing in front of free kicks.I could go on!!

 

[bakajack]

Exactly as an ex ref that really annoys me that they do not know the laws of the game.And don’t get me started on where throw ins are taken,free kicks wherever they want and standing in front of free kicks.I could go on!!

Standing over free kicks is another one I agree

If a player doesn't begin moving away from a free kick within a reasonable amount of time (a second or two) and the taker hits him with the ball then it should be a booking for the player obstructing the free kick.

I've seen occasions already this season where a ball trickles out right next to the corner flag but the taker makes up 10-15 yards of ground before throwing the ball back in.

 

[TheLoneRanger]

It's a pity they didn't use VAR - when we played Man City in the FA Cup.

 

[bakajack]

It's a pity they didn't use VAR - when we played Man City in the FA Cup.

I live on in the misguided belief that that game was one of the reasons why they changed the rules for VAR in the FA Cup. We might well still have lost (we were 2-1 down at the time) but dammit if we did lose anyway it would have been fairly

 

[TheLoneRanger]

I live on in the misguided belief that that game was one of the reasons why they changed the rules for VAR in the FA Cup. We might well still have lost (we were 2-1 down at the time) but dammit if we did lose anyway it would have been fairly

We were 2-0 up after approx 30 mins ...

 

[bakajack]

We were 2-0 up after approx 30 mins ...

Yeah and 2-1 down after a legitimate goal before the diving for the penalty that never was and the bad offside call changed the tie

 

[JackSomething]

Yeah and 2-1 down after a legitimate goal before the diving for the penalty that never was and the bad offside call changed the tie

Do you mean 2-1 up?

 

[bakajack]

Do you mean 2-1 up?

Yeah that too

 

[Nocountryforoldjack]

Var one of the worse things to ever happen to football fact.

 

[SeaJack]

I disagree, fact.