Quote from: Brend'Watkins on September 27, 2020, 11:56:12 PMIt is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection. Sunderland. Elleray.
It is and was a ridiculous decision. I remember Mark Delaney having a pen against him for exactly the same in a match against Middlesbrough or maybe Sunderland. No VAR back then just a ref who didn’t like us much from my recollection.
The handball thing needs looking at but overall I think VAR is massively improved now refs are taking more control and looking at the monitors. Now they just need to take the next step and allow refs to be honest and just say I'm not 100% sure on that, let me take another look without having to be asked to do so by the VAR official. In a nushell the rugby union model - the best example of VAR out there and quite why football felt they had to reinvent the wheel I don't know.
Rugby as a game is much more suited to VAR though, as play stops after most phases anyway.
And nobody knows the rules in rugby anyway.
For whatever reason England is behind a lot of Europe on VAR due to the FA taking their own views on things. Similar now with the view on handball. FIFA have clear set rules it's just in UK chosen to adopt a different interpretation.The ignorance of the ex professional pundits don't help..Carragher , Neville Jenas ,Richards .. to name a few..They'll eventually adapt.