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I see from today that the top people in english football, are looking into the next 3 year's saying that every club up to div 2 will have to have var, come on people your views on this

How on Earth are you supposed to know what is going on in grounds which don’t have a big screen?

Huxley wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:49 pm How on Earth are you supposed to know what is going on in grounds which don’t have a big screen?

Same as the grounds that have got big screens, you're not!

Well, at least it's tried and tested technology, with top professional referees presiding over the decisions. Well it is in the Premier league and it's still crap so imagine what quality of dummys would be presiding over decisions by the time it trickled down to our league. Can't see it happening tbh. It would be mayhem - and fricking expensive to put in place.

It was ok for the World Cup but it's ruining the game. I was a fan but it's all over the place, especially with the stupid rules it's enforcing like the new hand ball rule.

Get rid for everything thats based on an opinion and put in robots for offside - the fact its a bloke trying to put something on the toe of a player, from a weird angle, is laughable.

Would love it. Seems to add loads more drama to games, even though it’s supposed to do the opposite.

Maybe bring out an app where we can all watch the VAR footage back on our phones as well?

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:39 pm Would love it. Seems to add loads more drama to games, even though it’s supposed to do the opposite.

Maybe bring out an app where we can all watch the VAR footage back on our phones as well?

Then we could do away with the refs watching the VAR footage and just put decisions to a vote among app users. User who votes the most times in a month gets a bun or something.

Was on sky sports saying that in 2/3 aeasons we will have var in all the grounds up til div2

VAR. Bad idea and very badly implemented.

Yes, I was at Elland Rd when Boyd’s shot crossed the line but I still say VAR = death of the game.

We might as well sit at home and watch the ol’ teleprinter!

StillSpike wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 7:07 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:39 pm Would love it. Seems to add loads more drama to games, even though it’s supposed to do the opposite.

Maybe bring out an app where we can all watch the VAR footage back on our phones as well?

Then we could do away with the refs watching the VAR footage and just put decisions to a vote among app users. User who votes the most times in a month gets a bun or something.

And substitutes and formations.

We could be onto something here.

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:39 pm Would love it. Seems to add loads more drama to games, even though it’s supposed to do the opposite.

Maybe bring out an app where we can all watch the VAR footage back on our phones as well?

How does it add to the drama when your team scores and you have to wait minutes before you can celebrate?
It's sucking the life and joy out of the game.

The implementation in this country has been shocking. It involves too many subjective decisions where you know the VAR ref will not overturn the decision of a colleague. All decisions should be referred back to the ref to review on screen and overturn his own decision if required.

Some of it though is down to the media who wanted it brought in to ensure more correct decisions but are now moaning when someone is deemed offside by a mm. You wanted it, you've got. You can't be a little bit offside.

In principle I think VAR is a good idea. The problem is with the remote referees who are adjudicating what they are seeing. Giving offside over a millimetre is plain stupid and they really dont want to call out an on-pith referee who misses something like yesterday's non-penalty on Zaha.

The handball rule further complicates things but some of these remote refs are just goddam awful.

Huxley wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 4:49 pm How on Earth are you supposed to know what is going on in grounds which don’t have a big screen?

Didn’t Hearn promise us one?

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:39 pm Would love it. Seems to add loads more drama to games, even though it’s supposed to do the opposite.

Maybe bring out an app where we can all watch the VAR footage back on our phones as well?

Take it further. Make it like Strictly and allow the crowd a vote.

Disoriented wrote: ↑Fri Jul 17, 2020 12:41 pm

RedO wrote: ↑Thu Jul 16, 2020 5:39 pm Would love it. Seems to add loads more drama to games, even though it’s supposed to do the opposite.

Maybe bring out an app where we can all watch the VAR footage back on our phones as well?

Take it further. Make it like Strictly and allow the crowd a vote.

Great idea. Original too!

Don’t need it as matches are snails pace. If did have big screen, could analyse how many times certain people get out of their seats getting drinks , burgers, hotdogs throughout match, never seem to watch much of the game.