20 Sep 2018 18:17:08
When certain things happen on the pitch and a player gets sent off. The club can appeal this decision, Im assuming replays come into the decision making process so wouldn't VAR just completely streamline this whole process?

Question came from the Ronaldo incident.

1.) 20 Sep 2018
20 Sep 2018 18:58:51
I think we saw the issues with var at the wc - long, too much fuss, and still decisions are wrong. Refs have their ego to deal with, can they overturn their calls.
I the ref should be our the questions and the call should be made by the guy in the VAR room. Quickly, and without stopping play too long - why should the red need to look.

2.) 20 Sep 2018
20 Sep 2018 21:27:07
Agree Firmane. The ref can also be influenced by the players at the time. I can't stand how players are all over a ref. Pre VAR, I've never seen a ref change his mind, but they'd have a go anyway. Now, they'll amp it up even more.
In the rugby league in Aus, they have "The Bunker", a studio sometimes not even in the same state, where 3 or 4 officials quickly review an incident from several angles and make a decision. Works well. The players are wasting their time hassling a ref, as the decision is not made by him.

3.) 20 Sep 2018
20 Sep 2018 22:40:25
lol burkey - it doesn't stop the league boys from hassling the ref anyway.

4.) 20 Sep 2018
20 Sep 2018 22:45:34
Each team only gets to call VAR 3 times in a match. Bit like tennis I guess. That could work maybe?

5.) 20 Sep 2018
20 Sep 2018 22:49:53
3 rooms, 3 officials, same replays at the same time, they vote, decision is made, no arguments. It doesn’t have to be difficult.

{Ed002's Note - And maybe show girls on the pitch whilst they are deciding? Perhaps some animal acts? The Police Synchronised Motorcycle Team? Patty Page signing “How Much is That Doggy in the Window”.}

6.) 20 Sep 2018
20 Sep 2018 23:00:22
Yeah Phil, but it's nothing compared to the footy players. Refs sometimes have to push through a crowd to get to a player and show a card, it's gone way too far.

7.) 21 Sep 2018
21 Sep 2018 13:39:08
Yes because my system will take longer than the current one? You don’t need 75 crap replays. We could all see in the World Cup what they were watching and were able to make decisions using only 2 or 3 views - faster than them most of the time. In a vote system there is no surrounding the ref, no unnecessary back and forth and no further delays. 3 or 4 instant replays on set cameras using standardised viewpoints and angles with an instant minus however many second replay when a button is pushed. If you can’t make a decision after a couple of views then it’s not clear or obvious enough, hence the vote. They can be watching while play continues, if necessary and then relay the decision via the ref’s goal line technology watch.

The point is it doesn’t have to be a show or a farce. It will always be subjective, but don’t put extra pressure on one person at vital moments such as the Portugal/ Iran match or the World Cup Final. That would have been in the ref’s mind for the rest of the game. Not useful.

8.) 21 Sep 2018
21 Sep 2018 20:06:11
In other sports it works very well and doesn't take up too much time. In rugby the clock is stopped so no playing time is lost, in cricket it's usually extremely accurate and of course hawkeye in tennis is very clear. In all those cases a video referee makes the decision although in cricket if there is any doubt the umpire's opinion can decide. It will eventually be an important part of the game and will do away with stupid decisions like the one at Anfield last season when neither the referee or the linesman couls say that a foul had been committed and the referee said " I don't know but I am going to award a penalty anyway"!