Off Topic IS VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE WORKING?

Makes more sense for them not to flag though. If they flag and play stops only for it to have been onside, you can't go back.

 

Offside always favours the defending team.

 

I agree but you then come back to var is only supposed to assist not do the job for the onfield officials. If you take away one of the linesman's functions, it then becomes more than an assistant.

 

yes but VAR swings the pendulum even more as goals can be ruled offside but incorrectly getting called offside when thru on goal cannot be rectified .

 

err that is the only point of VAR .

 

I agree.

 

Maybe I wasn't clear. If the linesman is told not to flag for offside then that's altering one of his roles. VAR isn't supposed to alter what the officials currently do. It's supposed to be an added assistant.

 

agreed however they were only told to not flag on close calls (and i assume only re forwards ) due to the discrepancy VAR causes otherwise. VAR will change refs officiating imo as they will feel "their back is covered" re incorrect decisions.

However since i think VAR is **** my view may be a tad skewed

 

Howard Webb wrote a piece a while back saying exactly this. He thinks that makes it a good thing and they can officiate more freely knowing their mistakes can be rectified.

 

I think part of the problem is having to pick and choose situations in which to use VAR. It should be all or nothing but the game is so complex that all is near on impossible

 

If it's a success they may keep extending its uses.

You could say goaline technology cost us the league, maybe var will help us to win it.

 

Until it is "all" these debates on where to draw the line will continue

 

I'm trying to stay open minded on it but I keep coming back to - I will love it when it favours us and not when it doesn't

 

I don't mind technology being introduced, so long as the football (not the decisions) isn't effected

 

Where was it that goaline technology cost us the league?.Penalty given at Etihad Stadium against West ham VAR is likely to rule it out.

 

It's ****ing terrible and will completely ruin the game, particularly as a live spectacle.

It will only be used more and more as well.

 

Sorry if this has been mentioned, but I have to doff my hat to it after Mane's goal at Porto. Even when it was run again in real time I thought he was off - but he wasn't. And the decisions regarding offside at the WWC were bob-on. Some of the pen decisions are iffy though.

 

Have you forgotten the 11mm that denied us a goal (and a draw) v city

 

what is team doesnt score but gets a direct free or corner after offside?

then attacking team benefits

 

see i told you VAR is **** .