[Football] Is football more entertaining with VAR?
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Nowt to do with today, but it kills moments of joy. Waiting around to see if goals are confirmed.
I wouldn’t mind if the VAR officials got the basics correct every time. Clearly they’re not. What is the point?
I wouldn’t mind if the VAR officials got the basics correct every time. Clearly they’re not. What is the point?
swindonseagull
Well-known member
NO.....if its a clear and obvious error it should take 10 seconds to make a decision not 2-3 mins with slide rules, triganometry (Spelling?) and stupid blue and red lines.
Gabbafella
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- Aug 22, 2012
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Keep Hawkeye for goal line decisions but VAR needs to be f***ed off, it's killing the game.
I would also keep it for sending off offences. No harm in a delay to check a sending off. It’s the killing of the moment when you think you’ve scored but you haven’t that’s the problem.
Actually I’d also keep it for checking penalty decisions as that helps to stop dives resulting in penalties.
And while I’m at it I’d also keep if for disallowing goals where there was blatant cheating (e.g. Maradona’s hand of god goal).
So maybe scrap it for tight offside calls?
Varndean VI Form College
Active member
Get rid of it completely and asap.
Football was much better before it came along and bastardised the game.
Football was much better before it came along and bastardised the game.
Get rid. Offside is a rule to keep the shape of the game and stop goal hanging. Since VAR, offside has become a thing about millimetres and toenails.
Only way VAR might be able to improve is if we go back to that season(s) when being offside required light between the attacker and the defender?
Only way VAR might be able to improve is if we go back to that season(s) when being offside required light between the attacker and the defender?
Farehamseagull
Solly March Fan Club
Always anti VAR. It’s never going to work in football.
Seagull58
In the Algarve
The core question is "is football more fair with VAR?"
I was pleased, as a means to stop the blatant injustices.
But at games a reality hit home of:
- having to hold back from fully celebrating goals in the moment. With an eternal wait.
- the sheer incompetence of the English bods actually running it, this goes beyond teething problems. Straight forward offsides screwed up.
- refs mates not wanting to embarrass them with the silly clear and obvious ‘standard’. Just call a decision correctly. Cricket and Rugby Union umpires/refs are used to their decisions being overridden in every instance where wrong, it doe not undermine them whatsoever.
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
Went to the first home game with VAR (1-1 v West Ham. Potters first home game)and decided it wasn’t for me. Went to Spurs away that season on Boxing Day and heard our fans chanting for VAR. That was me done.
VAR ruins football and unless it’s a messy European away day I won’t be going to a Brighton game again until it’s gone. As painful as it is to miss our golden years I refuse to sit there and not accept the absolute train wreck VAR has been. Everyone has a breaking point, it’s just sad that it doesn’t make a difference at this level.
VAR ruins football and unless it’s a messy European away day I won’t be going to a Brighton game again until it’s gone. As painful as it is to miss our golden years I refuse to sit there and not accept the absolute train wreck VAR has been. Everyone has a breaking point, it’s just sad that it doesn’t make a difference at this level.
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Pevenseagull
Anti-greed coalition
- Jul 20, 2003
- 19,729
No
papachris
Well-known member
Perfect explanation. It has ruined the enjoyment and emotion for no benefit