VAR

[Jon Crofts]

There is nothing wrong with VAR.

There is everything wrong with the officials.

[The Edge]

Now that the silly season is upon us for VAR/officials I would like to join in and offer a solution. Just extend the lines of the 18 yard box and change the rules so that's the only area where you can be offside. Would be much easier to officiate and the cameras would be much more accurate if they are only covering those areas. You're welcome.

[cdbearsfan]

That would just encourage a load of Pulisball so no thanks.

[The Edge]

That would just encourage a load of Pulisball so no thanks.

I did say I was joining in with the silly season.

[paul_e]

That would just encourage a load of Pulisball so no thanks.

I don't think it would, I think it'd go the other way. Teams wouldn't be able to defend with the same high line that has become pretty common so you'd see a lot more space open up in the middle of the park.

It's not a good idea for other reasons though.

[LeeB]

My solution would be just to apply the laws equally to all teams, instead of being obviously biased starfuckers run by arsehole previous starfuckers.

[Ian.]

That would just encourage a load of Pulisball so no thanks.

Especially as they are thinking of replacing the throw-in for a kick.

[Nev]

As I have noted before, VAR is like Brexit. It can't deliver what everyone thought it would.

Take the Chelsea game. Both the on field and off field officials saw it as a foul, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks, they are the ones in charge and it is a subjective view therefore cannot be "proven" either way. The competence of the officials of course is another argument.

[The Edge]

It is infuriating when they make these massive ricks and everyone in the stadium can see it, the pundits see it but the only people who see it differently are the prats who seem hellbent on ruining the matchday experience for us all. It does nothing to improve the game and it takes away so much. I hate VAR.

[The Edge]

There is nothing wrong with VAR.

There is everything wrong with the officials.

There's nothing wrong with the theory of var but in practical terms it falls flat on it's face even without the idiots implementing it. Take offside for example. They draw silly lines on the pitch from an angle where it's impossible to be as precise as they are trying to be. It's still guesswork and interpretation just as it was before var was introduced.

[rougegorge]

Apologies if this has been covered before, but a new offside rule is being trialled in some under 21s in Sweden, Italy and the Netherlands.

If this were to get implemented, it would mean that a player will be onside if any part of the body that you can score with is onside, which I think would be an improvement. 

https://sweden.postsen.com/sports/31118/Sweden-is-testing-a-new-offside-rule-during-the-autumn.html

[Mortimer's Bear]

That would just encourage a load of Pulisball so no thanks.

Especially as they are thinking of replacing the throw-in for a kick.

Sorry what?

[tony scott]

If the ref has doubts let him look at a replay and make a final judgment simple

[DC1874]

Here's a fix for offside calls - is there daylight between the attacker and last defender? Then it's offside. If none, give the advantage to the attacker. Simples :-)

[chrisw1]

There is nothing wrong with VAR.

There is everything wrong with the officials.

There's nothing wrong with the theory of var but in practical terms it falls flat on it's face even without the idiots implementing it. Take offside for example. They draw silly lines on the pitch from an angle where it's impossible to be as precise as they are trying to be. It's still guesswork and interpretation just as it was before var was introduced.

I'm not sure I agree.  I think with the margin for error now built in VAR is getting most offside calls correct.  It's the interpretation and implementation that remains a problen in cases such as ours on Saturday.  That's down to human error, not the technology.

I truly think with a few tweaks and a few egos put to one side, it would be possible to massively improve VAR generally and very quickly.  Right now it's the perfect example of a system designed by commitee and implemented by idiots.

The first change - more monitors around the ground.  Let the ref re-watch any marginal / key decisions in his own time, without being called to the sideline like a naughty schoolboy.  Make the ref re-check any penalty call himself, and ask for input / extra angles if required.  Make the converations publically available to the broadcasters in real time.  This alone would probably have stopped the ridulous West Ham and Newcastle decisions.