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Agreed. That said, I don’t think it’s much different to pre-VAR. Coverage (and some fans) had become obsessed with refereeing errors. I suppose it’s natural when you’ve seen beyond doubt that something was wrong, rather than just once with your own eyes. I hope long term VAR will settle...

One of the most interesting parts of the handball law now is that last section, which has gone absolutely unnoticed. It appears that if a keeper makes a complete ****-up of clearing a throw or back pass, he can pick the ball up. I think this is new? Maybe I’m interpreting it incorrectly. It’s...

Spot on.

Thanks for enlightening me. Despite almost 3 decades working in TV sports production, I bow to your greater knowledge. I’m sure Gary Lineker would also feel suitably chastised. Silly old fool - fancy having an opinion based on both playing the game at the very highest level AND years of seeing...

Presumably they make an announcement.

Did you hold back on cheering as the goals racked up at Watford? Because all of those were checked by VAR.

As Lineker pointed out, that's not quite true as it's impossible to judge the EXACT frame of video that the ball was kicked and, when the image is blurred, impossible to judge that a player's armpit is a centimetre offside. Goal-line technology is different as the posts and goal-line don't move...