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[Football] Time to settle this, the VAR poll
- Thread starter Bozza
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el punal
Well-known member
Vee-eh-are, same as Bee-aitch-eh, or why-em-see-eh.
The Germans say it correctly, as in “Vee-eh-are out ov zee vorld cup!”
The Germans say it correctly, as in “Vee-eh-are out ov zee vorld cup!”
banjo
GOSBTS
Where’s Harry? He loves a good poll.
An assertion doesn’t make it necessarily so. Do you spell out the letters of SCUBA, RADAR, LASER? How about SWAT, IMAX or NIMBY?
You’re right thought, it is Vee Eh Are.
TomandJerry
Well-known member
- Oct 1, 2013
- 11,449
Barber OUT
AmexRuislip
Trainee Spy 🕵️♂️
If you're posh, its pronounced similar to this:
(Hello) Air, hair lair
(Hello) Air, hair lair
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
However you decide to pronounce it, l still don't agree with it!
I'd love to see some analysis done on all the VAR decisions so far in the world cup (and non-decisions).
1. How many that have gone to VAR has the correct verdict been awarded?
a. Of those, how many that gave correct did so by overturning the original decision?
2. How many decisions that have gone to VAR resulted in a correct decision being overturned?
3. How many decisions that *should* have gone to VAR (to be overturned) didn't?
And once all those numbers are available, we can then determine whether VAR has made an appreciable difference in terms of getting decisions right. Or not.
From what I can tell so far (not paid a huge amount of attention) my gut feel is that the use of VAR *has* improved the rate of correct decisions being made. But it has also, perhaps, exposed some issues with inconsistency in how the on field Refs interpret some rules (eg Handball) - both between different Refs, and between Refs and the watching public.
1. How many that have gone to VAR has the correct verdict been awarded?
a. Of those, how many that gave correct did so by overturning the original decision?
2. How many decisions that have gone to VAR resulted in a correct decision being overturned?
3. How many decisions that *should* have gone to VAR (to be overturned) didn't?
And once all those numbers are available, we can then determine whether VAR has made an appreciable difference in terms of getting decisions right. Or not.
From what I can tell so far (not paid a huge amount of attention) my gut feel is that the use of VAR *has* improved the rate of correct decisions being made. But it has also, perhaps, exposed some issues with inconsistency in how the on field Refs interpret some rules (eg Handball) - both between different Refs, and between Refs and the watching public.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Oh You Tee
I can't remember which match it was, maybe Argentina's last game, if VAR was a timed stoppage there should have been 16 minutes of injury time.
The system is not good news for career simulator Zaha, once it reaches it the PL.
If he initiates contact with the old dangling leg routine, no pen.
If he initiates contact with the old dangling leg routine, no pen.
Geestar
New member
Not sure about that....
Definitely will get more yellows for simulation but with all the penalties at the World Cup, I think he will earn a few more goals too
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The Birdman
New member
she also said she will change VAR back to 15% from 20%
Coldeanseagull
Opinionated
Oh my, I pressed the wrong booton
Thanks. Looks to me like VAR has mostly improved the accuracy of the decisions from reading that. A few odd ones still sneaking through but mainly good outcomes.