Premier League brings VAR

[corner_flag]

Anel is going to have to learn to keep his hands to himself, that's for sure

 

[FallowfieldBlade]

Fuck me!!!!!!!! I'm going for a lay down.
NURSE. NURSE. NURSE.
Fallowfield has just spoken sense for the first time in his life.

FACT.

Thanks Dj bald Ken you have seen the light

 

[djbaldken]

Thanks Dj bald Ken you have seen the light

Dont get too excited. It was ONE comment. The ONE and only comment you have ever posted I agree with!
I very much doubt there will be any more.

 

[sheff_blade90]

now this is interesting is Howard Webb. finally making referees accountable to their actions. albeit behind closed doors

 

[robbiez666]

The spectre of VAR ruining our games comes up again. It's got worse since we've been down and not better.

Ruins the whole idea of a sport

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

I'm not comfortable with var being brought in at QF stage. You either do it for all way through or you don't.

 

[blader]

Can cry about it all we want. I hate VAR as much as the next man, but whilst it still exists, It’s the right decision.

 

[JT89]

I'm not comfortable with var being brought in at QF stage. You either do it for all way through or you don't.

At least at the QF stage onwards every game has it. What doesn't make sense at all is the earlier rounds when some games have it and some don't. It's even more ridiculous when games that go to a replay could have VAR in 1 of the games but not the other...

 

[bakeblade]

The spectre of VAR ruining our games comes up again. It's got worse since we've been down and not better.

Ruins the whole idea of a sport

I really do despise it

 

[robbiez666]

Can cry about it all we want. I hate VAR as much as the next man, but whilst it still exists, It’s the right decision.

The existence is my issue. The same thing happens outside the box and wouldn't even check, but because it's in the box it's a foul. Makes no sense in the context of the rules of football.

It's taking away the point of the game as a competitive sport.

If you're going to use it, just use it for offsides, to review reckless tackles and to overturn obviously wrong decisions for goals/pens.

 

[Geordie Blade]

At least at the QF stage onwards every game has it. What doesn't make sense at all is the earlier rounds when some games have it and some don't. It's even more ridiculous when games that go to a replay could have VAR in 1 of the games but not the other...

I don’t really mind that. It’s not like one team has it but one doesn’t (in the same match). I can understand the logic for a league competition, where VAR might increase / decrease the number of goals at some grounds but not others. But for one-off cup games as long as it’s the same for both sides, they should just go with whatever it (or isn’t) available.

Still think VAR is terrible though.

 

[Brian Deane]

If Grimsby had been drawn at home, would VAR still be used ?
When we got promoted to the PL we had to upgrade certain aspects to accommodate for the use of VAR do I very much doubt that Grimsby's ground would be VAR ready ?

 

[JT89]

If Grimsby had been drawn at home, would VAR still be used ?
When we got promoted to the PL we had to upgrade certain aspects to accommodate for the use of VAR do I very much doubt that Grimsby's ground would be VAR ready ?

Yes. It's every game from the QF onwards regardless of where the games are played.

 

[Tickhill Blade]

If Grimsby had been drawn at home, would VAR still be used ?
When we got promoted to the PL we had to upgrade certain aspects to accommodate for the use of VAR do I very much doubt that Grimsby's ground would be VAR ready ?

I was thinking that, would they have installed all the hd cameras in Cleethorpes?

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

Am I reading too much into this or does Peter Walton let something slip here? "Some weeks to do it and some weeks not to do it"

OK this is a studio guest ex-ref who gives opinion on var decisions either for or against. As I say, am I reading too much into it? Or do var actually lack that consistency purposely? We've seen the obvious not given and the dubious given. Plenty of faults, still, with this thing.

 

[Stu_Blade]

The problem with VAR is it shouldn't be there to interfere too much. When you are looking at football offside there are too many variables in the laws of the game, although it is supposed to clarify situations, you get different interpretations of the same law. Maybe the best way would be to remove offsides all together or have it has you can't be in the box until the ball is played into the box or similar. They need a clearer picture of what they are going to refer to VAR, under the offences in the laws of the game they miss to much. To have a practical solution the laws need to be "less grey"

 

[CornwallBlade]

Perhaps I’m beginning to be a conspiracy theorist but VAR never worked in our favour when we were in the Prem. The Brentford v Arsenal match was an horrendous decision at least the penalty we should have had against Wrexham was down to one man and his eyesight. Stockley Park had multiple views and replays. It makes you wonder if VAR has made Referee’s a bit lazy as they don’t have to make the big decisions as they just refer it again nobody is accountable for those bad decisions.

What it has done is provide a perfect tool for fixing results. I’m no conspiracy theorist either but it is increasingly hard to believe that football isn't totally corrupt. As others have said, just watch how it is used In the remaining fixtures - I very much doubt that Everton will be going down.

 

[jt64]

Maybe the best way would be to remove offsides all together

Jesus christ think how unwatchable that would make the game

 

[Broomhall Blade]

The trouble with VAR is after every goal they are looking at finding something to disallow that goal.

 

[1973Blade]

If we go up they should have the VAR screen on row H of the Kop so that the ref has to gauntlet of Blades fans before making a decision.

 

[Shirty Blade]

Had they done away with offside a few years back Adrian Littlejohn would have been the League's top scorer

 

[Stu_Blade]

Jesus christ think how unwatchable that would make the game

It would make for a different mindset. Hockey (field) doesn't have offsides. You don't get goal hoggers in that but good build up play. With VAR they need to either make the the offside law more simple or use AI tech so offside is given in real time.

 

[Tom Bott]

At least at the QF stage onwards every game has it. What doesn't make sense at all is the earlier rounds when some games have it and some don't. It's even more ridiculous when games that go to a replay could have VAR in 1 of the games but not the other...

Though if Grimsby Town were drawn at home to Brighton in the QF.

 

[JT89]

Though if Grimsby Town were drawn at home to Brighton in the QF.

That game would have had VAR. FA cup quarter finals have VAR regardless of where they take place.

 

[Old Programme seller]

Musing a little but perhaps offside should be offside with none of this ‘not interfering with play’ a bit like the old days. The assistant referee would know exactly where he/she was and you could even have a Hawkeye on each side of the line to check the last man.

 

[dsr-burnley]

Musing a little but perhaps offside should be offside with none of this ‘not interfering with play’ a bit like the old days. The assistant referee would know exactly where he/she was and you could even have a Hawkeye on each side of the line to check the last man.

But then every time a winger goes to the goal line and pulls the ball back for the tap-in, it would be disallowed because the winger is offside. (The "not interfering with play" rule still applied in the old days too - otherwise the likes of Stanley Matthews would have had no career!)

 

[Tom Bott]

That game would have had VAR. FA cup quarter finals have VAR regardless of where they take place.

Who would have paid for all the camera's and installing them ..

 

[MobileBlade]

Who would have paid for all the camera's and installing them ..

The clubs. We had to do it as well. It's cost about £20k

 

[Geordie Blade]

The clubs. We had to do it as well. It's cost about £20k

I thought the floodlights had to be updated too, so that they’re brighter and cast no shadows. That must’ve cost a lot more than £20k.

 

[Tom Bott]

More than 20 grand I suspect, and Grimsby would only have had a couple of weeks to get it up and running.
They might have then said that the camera's wouldn't work properly without the upgraded LED floodlights.

Snap.

I think it cost us around 5 million for all the PL upgrades though I never saw a breakdown.