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Right now I would say get rid of VAR. Howver, they’ve had it in several European countries for a while now and initially, like here, the fazes hated it and pretty much for the same reasons. They have now amended what it is used for and how and have cut down to seconds the decision time. Am personally not convinced yet, but i5’s here to stay so the quicker it gets improved the better- kills the atmosphere at the moment though.
 
simo said:
Some decisions are arguable, no matter how much you look at them. That's fair enough, the magic of football, whatever you want to call it.

There's nothing magic at sending 10000 fans home pissed off at a blatant mistake. We can argue about protocols et. (and I'll argue about some of these ludicrous offside decisions for as long as it takes) but the technology exists to get most of the important stuff right. It should be used.
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What about the 1,300 away fans last night going absolutely mental when they got given the penalty and when they scored it? If that was us at the Hawthorns it would be a very different debate. I'd rather get the odd howler than lose the ability to fully lose my shit at a last minute winner.
 
BenPearsonIsGod said:
What about the 1,300 away fans last night going absolutely mental when they got given the penalty and when they scored it? If that was us at the Hawthorns it would be a very different debate. I'd rather get the odd howler than lose the ability to fully lose my shit at a last minute winner.
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I'm perhaps oversensitive and in a minority but if we had won in similar circumstances the gloss would have been taken off the victory. Only my opinion though.
 
BenPearsonIsGod said:
What about the 1,300 away fans last night going absolutely mental when they got given the penalty and when they scored it? If that was us at the Hawthorns it would be a very different debate. I'd rather get the odd howler than lose the ability to fully lose my shit at a last minute winner.
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Well said mate. VAR is great for TV armchair viewers as it’s an extra bit of controversy but for the paying supporter in the stadium they’ve taken away the ecstasy that you describe. My best mate is a Man City supporter and he says it’s ruined the buzz of great goals scored or dramatic late goals (and they score enough good ones!). He says you jump around for a few seconds and then spend three minutes stood looking at a screen whilst a forensic expert tries to find a way for it to be disallowed.
 
Madferret said:
Right now I would say get rid of VAR. Howver, they’ve had it in several European countries for a while now and initially, like here, the fazes hated it and pretty much for the same reasons. They have now amended what it is used for and how and have cut down to seconds the decision time. Am personally not convinced yet, but i5’s here to stay so the quicker it gets improved the better- kills the atmosphere at the moment though.
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it's still hated in germany and they have had it for a couple of seasons. some of my friends over there are still campaigning to bin it, totally killing their stadium atmosphere which they pride themselves on.
 
bobbydavro said:
it's still hated in germany and they have had it for a couple of seasons. some of my friends over there are still campaigning to bin it, totally killing their stadium atmosphere which they pride themselves on.
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Totally agree but since when have the fans attending games in the top flight accounted for anything other than an inconvenience to the money men. A third of premier league clubs could play in empty stadiums, other than the expensive luxury boxes and not feel a dent in their profits.
 
pne4ever said:
Totally agree but since when have the fans attending games in the top flight accounted for anything other than an inconvenience to the money men. A third of premier league clubs could play in empty stadiums, other than the expensive luxury boxes and not feel a dent in their profits.
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The only reason they need the fans is because matches in empty stadiums are not sellable to the lucrative Asian market.
 
Anyone who thinks VAR is the answer should watch Leicester v Watford where Vardy got booked for diving for attacking a Watford players studs with his ankle! ?
 
BoN41 said:
You VAR boys still campaigning then? 🤣
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On the other hand, I don't see any fury about refereeing standards following the failure to send Pearson.

Awful challenge. The other 2 big decisions with the red cards were the correct calls.

I thought it was mainly the smaller decisions the referee consistently got wrong. He also let the game go on far too long and then awarded them with a late corner which Mitrovic had headed over which infuriated Neil on the touchline.
 
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