25 Jun 2018 22:08:49
This whole VAR thing is getting on my nerves now.
Great idea, badly executed.

1.) 25 Jun 2018
25 Jun 2018 23:36:50
It is going to change the game dramatically and probably won't suit the strong, tall northern European countries. At the end of the day it has stopped a lot of cheating already. No its not perfect yet but has moved on since even the English games in the fa cup or league.

They will get it right in the end but part of me thinks if its not getting everything 100% then what's the point. I share your frustration op but am undecided as to whether it should be ditched so easily.

2.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 01:24:09
VAR is the way forward accept it. It’s was used pretty successfully in both the Italian and German leagues last season and I think 95% of the decisions by VAR at this World Cup have been correct. It’s a shame that the FA managed to balls it up so badly but is anyone surprised?

3.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 02:18:38
I don't like the implementation and it's inconsistent but it's still better than not having it, simply put more correct decisions are being made now.

It's going to be really interesting to see what happens in the league next season when we get an incorrect decision against us, how will people feel about VAR then.

4.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 03:45:17
I understand why they allow the referee to make the final call rather than just giving the video referee the power to overturn incorrect calls but it would be a lot quicker if they were to give the video referee this new power. The problem for me is the frequency of the VAR calls, which stems from incompetent refereeing and the time it takes to view the incident, the referee needs some sort of portable device he can view these incedences on, or the video referee needs to be given the power to overturn incorrect calls. Players also need to be prevented from calling for VAR whenever they are in the opposition area or feel they were fouled. One solution for this could be making calling for VAR a bookable offence if done by anyone else but the captain and giving each team three challenges for incidences in which they feel an incorrect call was made.

5.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 06:32:28
They also need a big clock in the stadium which is stopped whenever it goes to VAR. Whenever the whistle is blown actually. We’re only getting about 50 mins of actual football per match these days.

6.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 09:04:55
They either need to stop the clock during ref reviews, or they need to be much quicker with them. I would think that long term, a portable screen for the reviews would be the next step so the ref doesn't have to be running off and on the field taking up even more time. But the more they use VAR the more it will improve as reviewers get more confident making calls and using the equipment, get used to what to look for etc.

7.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 10:13:08
Morning all. Interesting discussion. So they used a referal system for the Common Wealth Games for hockey. Not sure how it was seen (good/ bad/ neither) in general but I spoke to one of the umpires and she was neutral on the topic. but I didn't really try dig into it. A mixture of umpire or team referrals, but primarily for goal/ no goal, penalty corner/ no pc type situations. Like in cricket, teams lose the right to appeal if they are wrong wrong. but differently, umpires have unlimited opportunities to check video footage.

8.) 26 Jun 2018
26 Jun 2018 16:49:31
VAR? What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, say it again.