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VAR (Video Assistant Referee)

Good for the game?.

  • Yes

    Votes: 42 30.7%
  • No

    Votes: 95 69.3%

  • Total voters
    137

Grey Fox

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Jul 10, 2008
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I might have missed it , but who was at the VAR end of the operation the other night? because they got everything wrong (despite what BC says) Llorente was tripped before he made any contact with the Rochdale player so we should have had a penalty if Lamela hadn't scored, The Son pen should have stood, even Graham Poll has said so, so do the rules!, but the penalty shouldn't have been given the foul started outside the box and should have been a free kick, but Moura's was a pen and not given. Total f*** up IMHO.

If you have totally incompetent Referees managing the VAR you are always going to have issues.
 

worcestersauce

"I'm no optimist I'm just a prisoner of hope
Jan 23, 2006
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I might have missed it , but who was at the VAR end of the operation the other night? because they got everything wrong (despite what BC says) Llorente was tripped before he made any contact with the Rochdale player so we should have had a penalty if Lamela hadn't scored, The Son pen should have stood, even Graham Poll has said so, so do the rules!, but the penalty shouldn't have been given the foul started outside the box and should have been a free kick, but Moura's was a pen and not given. Total f*** up IMHO.

If you have totally incompetent Referees managing the VAR you are always going to have issues.
Which is why var should never be used to get the operators opinion, Llorente's goal was his opinion and so should have stood.
I'm still not convinced about Son's penalty, Poll said it should have stood but that was just his opinion, Foy didn't and the referee on the night said it shouldn't and I believe their views are as valid and more valid respectively.
 

Archibald&Crooks

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Feb 1, 2005
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Fifa president Gianni Infantino defended the time taken by the VAR to review decisions.

"Let's look at the facts," he said. "We've analysed almost 1,000 games and the reality is you lose an average of 90 seconds per game. Is that too long? Perhaps.

"But we lose an average of seven minutes per game due to throw-ins. If we lose seven minutes on throw-ins, we can lose 90 seconds to get decisions right."

Seven minutes? Fucking do something about THAT you bald headed twat. But regardless, seven minutes for throw ins, however many for corners, another however many for injuries and free kicks, more for goals scored, even more for substitutions and now a couple of minutes for VAR..........And all they add on at the end is two to four minutes?

Does a game actually last a fucking hour? And we 'play' too many games. It's laughable.
 

cwy21

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May 11, 2009
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Seven minutes? Fucking do something about THAT you bald headed twat.

They're very serious about a huge change to football to do something about that. The current proposal is two 30 minute halves where the clock stops when the ball is out of play.
 

Jgplk1

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Mar 16, 2005
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I was watching Taiwanese channel that seemed to show Son was onside against Swansea yesterday. The commentary wasn't on in the bar though. Did they talk about the incident on the UK channels ?
 

simsy886

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I was watching Taiwanese channel that seemed to show Son was onside against Swansea yesterday. The commentary wasn't on in the bar though. Did they talk about the incident on the UK channels ?

The were going on about the video evidence being inconclusive. I thought you can either be onside or offside.:banghead:
 

Jgplk1

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Mar 16, 2005
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The were going on about the video evidence being inconclusive. I thought you can either be onside or offside.:banghead:
The channel I watched it on showed the line and it looked like he was right on it, but still onside. Would've been a lovely goal
 
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Dundalk_Spur

The only Spur in the village
Jul 17, 2008
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FA trial VAR and PL teams decide that's its not ready.

FIFA see this ......


"Let's use this in the first of two crooked World Cups nobody will mind"
 

nailsy

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Jul 24, 2005
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The were going on about the video evidence being inconclusive. I thought you can either be onside or offside.:banghead:

I think it depends where you put the line. If you put it against his feet he's probably level, but if you put it against his head or shoulders he's probably just offside. There was probably an inch or two in it either way. Was it a clear and obvious error? He wasn't clearly onside, so maybe not.
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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I think it depends where you put the line. If you put it against his feet he's probably level, but if you put it against his head or shoulders he's probably just offside. There was probably an inch or two in it either way. Was it a clear and obvious error? He wasn't clearly onside, so maybe not.
Rather than spamming the FACup thread I suppose this belongs in here:

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I honestly don't think theres even a debate to be had on this one.
Even from the first image alone you can clearly see that Son's head and torso are offside, can't believe some are suggesting that the images have been altered by the BBC to support VAR lol.
 

Jgplk1

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Mar 16, 2005
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Rather than spamming the FACup thread I suppose this belongs in here:

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I honestly don't think theres even a debate to be had on this one.
Even from the first image alone you can clearly see that Son's head and torso are offside, can't believe some are suggesting that the images have been altered by the BBC to support VAR lol.
Yeah this isn't the picture down on TV out here. The line they had made it look onside.

This looks offside for sure. Shame as it was a really well taken goal.
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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Yeah this isn't the picture down on TV out here. The line they had made it look onside.

This looks offside for sure. Shame as it was a really well taken goal.
Definitely, it was an excellent finish.
What makes it worse is if Son had held his run for that split second, he's easily fast enough to beat that CB anyway.
 

BehindEnemyLines

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Apr 13, 2006
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Rather than spamming the FACup thread I suppose this belongs in here:

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I honestly don't think theres even a debate to be had on this one.
Even from the first image alone you can clearly see that Son's head and torso are offside, can't believe some are suggesting that the images have been altered by the BBC to support VAR lol.
I think from the first pic it is just about offside and a correct call, but I am very dubious about the 2nd pic as the cut of the grass appears to bow and isn't straight. Was the 2nd pic manipulated in some way? Also, I notice that the three players to the left look at exactly the same perspective, whereas Son and the two defenders have shifted - very odd
 
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Spurs 1961

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Aug 31, 2012
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I am not really sure how conclusive the film is. What I can say is that the on field decision was not clearly and obviously wrong therefore sticking with the decision of the referee is the right result. In cricket this is the approach taken and I think it is a good one as it keeps the officials on the pitch in charge of the game. the problem with our Rochdale game was decisions were overturned on less than obvious evidence which undermines the match officials completely
 

Armstrong_11

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Aug 3, 2011
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I think we need a Son vs VAR thread.

I am thinking this VAR might be racist. :ROFLMAO:

I think eventually... VAR will kill off players like Son, Keano who plays on the shoulder of defenders. The kind of players who always walk the line between onside and offside. Thankfully for Son... He has more then that in his locker.
 

Gb160

Well done boys. Good process
Jun 20, 2012
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I think from the first pic it is just about offside and a correct call, but I am very dubious about the 2nd pic as the cut of the grass appears to bow and isn't straight. Was the 2nd pic manipulated in some way? Also, I notice that the three players to the left look at exactly the same perspective, whereas Son and the two defenders have shifted - very odd
What are you going on about lol?
Cut of grass? Dubious? Very odd?
The second image is computer generated from the first image...it takes reference points, i.e. Sons head, to show that he is clearly offside...not just about, look at his head in the first pic, compared to the heads of the defenders....there's no just offside about it, I have no idea why people are having trouble just accepting it tbh, thats the only thing that's odd imo.
 
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