Important football rule change

[Pedro de la Rosa]

How many times recently has there been a shitstorm about VAR when it turns out it was the VAR that was right all along but the actual rules that were bollocks

Yes but the rules weren't meant to be interpreted by VAR. God, I hate VAR so much. Also, some of the farcical "decisions" referees have made using VAR in the 2 world cups have been laughable.

[lardy]

Yes but the rules weren't meant to be interpreted by VAR. God, I hate VAR so much. Also, some of the farcical "decisions" referees have made using VAR in the 2 world cups have been laughable.

I was always against VAR because I could see what was going to happen with interpretations etc. I'm just surprised it happened so soon. I thought it would be more gradual.

Goal line technology was all that was needed. It amazed me so many people were in favour.

[Croesy Blue]

I was always against VAR because I could see what was going to happen with interpretations etc. I'm just surprised it happened so soon. I thought it would be more gradual.

Goal line technology was all that was needed. It amazed me so many people were in favour.

That was always my opinion too, goal line tech was always needed and because it's a black and white decision it was easy. A foul or a handball can be watched 100 times and still everyone will have a different opinion.

If there was a way of detecting players being offside I'd be all for it. But VAR is not good for the game, I don't care about correct decisions enough to completely change the sport.

It's not even like refs were getting that much wrong anyway.

[lardy]

That was always my opinion too, goal line tech was always needed and because it's a black and white decision it was easy. A foul or a handball can be watched 100 times and still everyone will have a different opinion.

If there was a way of detecting players being offside I'd be all for it. But VAR is not good for the game, I don't care about correct decisions enough to completely change the sport.

It's not even like refs were getting that much wrong anyway.

People were led to believe that refs were getting things very wrong. Every other match analysis on MOTD would start with "let's get this out of the way, Alan. Was it a penalty/red card/offside?" and the entire game would be boiled down to what happened in one incident, with the other 94-odd minutes not mattering.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

That was always my opinion too, goal line tech was always needed and because it's a black and white decision it was easy. A foul or a handball can be watched 100 times and still everyone will have a different opinion.

If there was a way of detecting players being offside I'd be all for it. But VAR is not good for the game, I don't care about correct decisions enough to completely change the sport.

It's not even like refs were getting that much wrong anyway.

VAR was always going to be used to be "100% correct". Clear and obvious doesn't mean anything, and so the authorities are using any excuse to spot fouls. It's an absolute shambles and kills my enjoyment in the game. ITV managed to run a 2 minute poll on a decision before a penalty decision was made in the World Cup. Someone had the time to set it up, type it in put in the options and then find results over a penalty! Mental.

[Pedro de la Rosa]

It amazed me so many people were in favour.

Most people don't go to games, so they don't get it.