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It would still be offside or onside, we'd still be debating whether or not a player was onside, it's just that what constitutes offside will have changed. So I agree that your suggestion might improve the game, but ultimately doesn't add much to the VAR discussion and certainly shouldn't be...

I take your point about preventing constantly stopping and restarting to review, BUT I think that you've picked the wrong example there: I'd happily see every marginal offside decision reviewed, to be honest. The reason for this is that, as with goal line technology, it isn't open to...

Hmmm I see the issue of interpretation, but I'm not sure that's a fair example. Doing a star fish would surely be tantamount to attempting to gain an unfair advantage. But I don't see how jumping and turning your back on the ball with the ball hitting the hand can be deemed in any way as...

Is it? How on EARTH was that pen given against PSG then? There's absolutely no way that was a deliberate act when he turned his back on the ball!

Not fully thought it through, but that could easily be solved by adding the clause "deliberate handball = penalty", surely?

I suppose I'm advocating a change in the rules. Unless the ref deems blocking a cross as preventing a clear goalscoring opportunity, I'd like him to be able to give a direct free kick inside the area. I agree with your examples of stone wall penalties as the rules stand

Hackett was a decent ref in his day and his verdict is particularly damning. I just don't understand how we can make such a mess of using potentially such an excellent resource. It should be used to clear up clear and obvious errors. It should be used to clear up offside decisions because...

Well that isn't an apology but we don't know he hasn't apologised in private. Given the vitriol he showed on the touch line, I wouldn't be surprised if he later apologised privately once the dust settled. I don't think we have any reason to believe Harris is that much of a cvnt not to have...