I still think a review system will be implemented in due course. It would certainly eliminate a lot of the complaints about the current set up, it would certainly help with the flow of the game and in most cases give back the joy of scoring a goal, if the ref is happy and reviews have been used up, a goal is a fucking goal!Our game last weekend would've been different for a start. Billings potential second yellow was not referred, even though it was a major decision and potential game changer. To refer these sorts of incidents to VAR regularly would be barmy, increasing the amount of disruption but if we had used a review, he may have been sent off. Reviews will be precious and who knows, Smith may not have used one for the Billings incident(s) but as things stand we have a hue and cry for everything and it's solving nothing.And Ian Holloway can go and fuck himself, the galloping ignoramus.
All of Billings' subsequent challenges were right in front of the ref, and we were awarded a free kick in each instance. That he didn't get sent off was down to the referee on the day not deeming them worthy of a second yellow.
Just straight reds.
Quote from: chrisw1 on August 21, 2019, 09:35:31 AMJust straight reds.Ta. So we can't blame VAR for the referee on Saturday being a massive bottling bottle merchant bottler.
Quote from: Nev on August 21, 2019, 06:35:47 AMThe new handball rules are the fault of the EU, Ian Holloway said. He gets paid to air opinions like this you know.Does that mean we can use VAR on the Irish border?
The new handball rules are the fault of the EU, Ian Holloway said. He gets paid to air opinions like this you know.
I've never understood why that rule is so vague. How many is "persistent"? Three, five, ten, twenty?Pick an actual number and have somebody in the stand count how many each player has done, tell the referee by earpiece when a player needs booking.