General VAR and Goalies?

VAR - How can it be amended to work properly for the benefit of the game not just the referees.

  • 1. Bin the idea totally on the basis that the Ref /Lino are always right

    Votes: 12 37.5%
  • 2. Amend the offside rule. E.G.: If a FOOT or FEET is/are ‘onside’ that’s ok.

    Votes: 16 50.0%
  • 3. Revoke the ridiculous rule on handball. Establish if Hand to ball not ball to hand

    Votes: 9 28.1%
  • 4. Handball In area. Subject to Compulsory pitch side review of VAR by Ref.

    Votes: 6 18.8%
  • 5. Communication between officials and fans to be vastly improved.

    Votes: 11 34.4%
  • 6. Something else

    Votes: 5 15.6%

  • Total voters
    32
  • Poll closed .
An interesting case in a game in Germany yesterday.

Attacker gets (fairly) tackled right on the edge of the box by the defender.
Ref gives a penalty.
VAR in the ref's ear.
But...all VAR can do in this situation is say that the penalty decision is wrong.
The decision is then "free kick", but VAR CAN'T say that the free kick wasn't a foul, as it's not in the remit.
So a free kick is given and yellow is shown for a fair tackle, despite the situation being clarified on TV.

Bonkers!
That IS ridiculous. They ought to be able to look at all aspects of the situation. In cricket if a decision is sent to the third umpire, they will look at the bowler's front foot, where the ball pitches, if the ball hits the bat or not and (for LBWs) if the ball would have gone on hit the stumps. In other words the whole incident. In football, VAR (if we MUST have it!) should be able to say 'not only is that not a penalty, it is not a penalty because it was a fair challenge' in this situation. Or they could just scrap it.
 
Like the penalty claim yesterday when the Newcastle player dived, VAR can't recommend he is booked but a defender can be booked if a penalty is given. The system is a half arsed joke.
 
It’s absolutely crazyTBH
i was watching BT Sports yesterday.What a refreshing change to some of the inarticulate characters on there.And no stupid betting adverts in the intervals
 
Each manager should have two yellow handkerchiefs one of which can be dramatically hurled onto the pitch to initiate a VAR review whenever.

That would work well. During the review substitutions could be made freely and wouldn't count as part of the three normally permitted. Oh, and if the review failed a bin full of Sprite would be tipped over the manager by a woman wearing a skimpy vest.

Would be good for the TV audience and make the game more of a spectacle in general.

Good idea with one amendment.

I'd have the manager tip the barrel of Sprite over the woman wearing a skimpy vest, instead of the other way round. Surely this would make a much better spectacle? I have no desire to see the likes of Steve Evans in a dripping wet shirt, however the skimpy vest woman.........
 
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