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Because they are a mixture of compromised motives and completely clueless.
Why did the Kulusevski penalty get waved away by a referee looking straight at it?
Why was the Davies penalty waved away by a referee looking straight at it?
Against us those get given and then VAR has to tell the ref they made a clear and obvious error. When it happens to us they don't get given and VAR needs to tell the ref it's a clear and obvious error. That way it doesn't even show up in the stats of VAR interventions that we have been fucked by them either.
West Ham scored the exact same goal in our stadium this year.
We even get fucked in our own stadium by these cunts.
I hear you but Bowen wasn't offside though.
I'm not sure anyone is 100% sure VDV was either.
The frame rate they use isn't high enough. It's a load of old bollox.
The frame rate they use and the picture they present could just as easily ' prove ' VDV was onside.
It's just fucking guesswork presented as hard facts.
With the automated offsides coming in next year, will be interesting to see how this goes.
I will assume they'll agree to keep it but promise to make "improvements"
A bit of a bombshell that it is being voted on being got rid of. Do it I say, going to games will be instantly better.
Sounds like it will be fought against, but Wolves must have had some encouragement from other teams to put it to the vote surely?
Wolves accepted the decision to introduce VAR was “made in good faith and with the best interests of football and the Premier League at its heart” but argued it has caused “numerous unintended negative consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football, and undermining the value of the Premier League brand”.
They listed a host of repercussions, such as:
The top-flight’s board of directors believes removing VAR is not the correct path forward, suggesting that doing so would increase wrong calls and adversely impact the Premier League’s reputation among Europe’s leading divisions.
It also thinks the void left, having removed VAR, would potentially place even greater criticism on on-field decisions made by match officials and increase frustration for supporters.
The league points to innovations such as semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) — which was voted through unanimously in April — and in-stadium VAR announcements as evidence of the efforts being made to improve the system.
Wolves accepted the decision to introduce VAR was “made in good faith and with the best interests of football and the Premier League at its heart” but argued it has caused “numerous unintended negative consequences that are damaging the relationship between fans and football, and undermining the value of the Premier League brand”.
They listed a host of repercussions, such as:
- Impact on goal celebrations and the spontaneous passion that makes football special
- Frustration and confusion inside stadiums due to lengthy VAR checks and poor communication
- A more hostile atmosphere with protests, booing of the Premier League anthem and chants against VAR
- Overreach of VAR’s original purpose to correct clear and obvious mistakes, now overanalysing subjective decisions and compromising the game’s fluidity and integrity
- Diminished accountability of on-field officials, due to the safety net of VAR, leading to an erosion of authority on the pitch
- Continued errors despite VAR, with supporters unable to accept human error after multiple views and replays, damaging confidence in officiating standards
- Disruption of the Premier League’s fast pace with lengthy VAR checks and more added time, causing matches to run excessively long
- Constant discourse about VAR decisions often overshadowing the match itself, and tarnishing the reputation of the league
- Erosion of trust and reputation, with VAR fuelling completely nonsensical allegations of corruption
The top-flight’s board of directors believes removing VAR is not the correct path forward, suggesting that doing so would increase wrong calls and adversely impact the Premier League’s reputation among Europe’s leading divisions.
It also thinks the void left, having removed VAR, would potentially place even greater criticism on on-field decisions made by match officials and increase frustration for supporters.
The league points to innovations such as semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) — which was voted through unanimously in April — and in-stadium VAR announcements as evidence of the efforts being made to improve the system.
I'm guessing that the vote might add some clear rules (and hopefully a limit on time spent for review) to VAR.
With the automated offside incoming, any VAR calls should:
1) be watched in real time, not frame but frame.
2) be a recommendation from the var that the on field ref look at the call, not calls being made from stockley park.
3) the reason for the review announced as the ref makes his way to the monitor.
4) the video played back in stadium after the ref explains why the call was or was not overturned.
I can't see England being the only top flight league to not use it.
With the automated offside incoming, any VAR calls should:
1) be watched in real time, not frame but frame.
2) be a recommendation from the var that the on field ref look at the call, not calls being made from stockley park.
3) the reason for the review announced as the ref makes his way to the monitor.
4) the video played back in stadium after the ref explains why the call was or was not overturned.
I can't see England being the only top flight league to not use it.
Bin it
Scrap it, fucking hate it and how it ruins games especially for those in the stadium.
Micro analysing every decision as if it's the Zapruder film of the Kennedy assassination. Back and forth, back and forth.
It's so tedious and there's still so much that's open to interpretation that it's never black or white. The offside law needs to change as well, if your left toe is one inch ahead of a defenders then you're level. Current law is a farce.
Micro analysing every decision as if it's the Zapruder film of the Kennedy assassination. Back and forth, back and forth.
It's so tedious and there's still so much that's open to interpretation that it's never black or white. The offside law needs to change as well, if your left toe is one inch ahead of a defenders then you're level. Current law is a farce.
We need the players to come out against it remaining. If they do that and enough of them do it then the PFA would have to support its members.