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Stopping open play for a VAR review is going to be a real minefield then, if that is indeed the case. You're saying a promising looking break could be halted in its tracks mid-flow, while the VAR goes back and looks at an incident. Or incidentS (what if something else happens before the review)...

There was an incident in the Carabao Cup between Chelsea and Arsenal earlier this year where an Arsenal player went to ground in the box for what looked like a decent penalty claim. The ref didn't give it. The ball just went out for a goal kick, but before it was allowed to be taken, the ref...

So once the ref has blown for offside, whether its right or wrong, there can't be a review. Didn't know that.

Its a really decent point. Schmeical stopped playing once the flag had gone up and the ref had whistled, but Gross still stuck it away a second or two later for the sake of it more than anything else. So in cases like this, does VAR mean you no longer play to the whistle ?? The ref could stop...

We're certainly part of the issue, or at least those who are calling to see what the referee is seeing when reviewing a decision through VAR are. Its ok with a line call. We already get to see the goal-line technology review after its been made, and thats fine. In cricket they get to see the...

“I’ve said for a long time that I’m an advocate of VAR,” said Hughes. “I think referees need help. In recent weeks, we’ve demanded that it’s introduced, so we can’t complain too much. “But the guys looking at the situation are the referees that sometimes get decisions wrong on the pitch. What...

It really doesn't. This isn't X-Factor, we don't get to vote on the decision, so why do we have a "right" to view it while its being made ? Its simply down to the officials to make the call. By showing it on the giant screen while they decide, all you're going to do is inflame the situation with...

Lets also hope that when it comes in next year, we've at least got rid of the wonky lines when looking at offsides :lolol:

Thats not a bad shout. It doesn't become a 2-way communication until or unless the VAR initiates it, if he thinks the ref has cocked up. The ref has no way of contacting the VAR to ask for help on a call. Like that.

Well I was still undecided on that Fulham call, even after seeing the replays, it was THAT tight. Someone down the bottom of the screen looked like he might well have been playing him on. You could literally advance or rewind the frame a split second when the ball was played and it was a close...

Thus instantly removing the referee's authority, and handing it to a bloke near Heathrow. Oh, and it has to be a rushed decision too. ???

Trouble is, I can see referees being tempted to ask for a review when they're not sure of a call, especially a big one. Thats not supposed to be how it works, but if he's not sure of the call, its human nature to seek help so as to try to avoid dropping a bollock. I bet its already happening...

Thats exactly how it IS supposed to be used. The on-field decision stands, unless the VAR believes a clear and obvious mistake has been made. Then and only then are they supposed to get involved.

VAR is only supposed to get involved when there has been "a clear and obvious error" made. In the instance of the Zaha dive, whether he had awarded the penalty or not, it would not really have been a "clear error" either way because it was a marginal call (as we all know from all the subsequent...

Ooh, now you've done it. The GOONSQUAD will be out in force defending the swivel-eyed gravity whore to the hilt, asking for evidence that he dives, then arguing that black is white when its presented to them. :rolleyes: The thing I'm going to hate is when we're celebrating a goal but then see...

On the whole it wasn't quite as obtrusive in the World Cup as I anticipated, and yes it will will right SOME wrongs. But you're still just swapping one set of controversies for a bunch of new ones, and introducing a whole raft of new delays and pauses to accommodate it. There are inevitably...