21-05-2024, 05:33 AM
(19-05-2024, 10:39 PM)Cliff Portwood gave me a lift Wrote: Could I suggest that VAR would be at its most useful and least disruptive (ongoing play being pulled back/crowd celebrations thrown into reverse) if it was called upon only:
a) After a penalty is awarded to check that the decision is correct
b) Where a goal is disallowed for offside to check that the decision was correct.
Not for
c) Missed fouls leading to goals
d) Missed offsides
Giving authority back to officials in these instances, right or wrong
Goal line technology to stay.
Late night thinking after hearing Shearer and Wright..... I'm sure I'm missing something (better consult VAR)
I am that one thinks VAR should stay. Referees have a difficult enough job as it is, and getting rid of VAR will simply increase the difficulty.
It all comes down to the fact that some decisions will have to be made on incidents where there is a hair in it, and the team that has the decision going against it, is ALWAYS going to complain, VAR or no VAR. I think that VAR used responsibly, helps football, and does nothing to hinder it. Offsides should stay with VAR, because these are crucial to get right.
At the end of the day, because of the stakes involved, it is important to have as much help as possible in making decisions.