VAR

[buster. 5,257]

Why would Scottish fitbaw spend money it can't spare, for a system that doesn't bring what it says on the tin ?

 

 

 

[Gonzo79 15,299]

19 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

What happened to playing to the whistle?

You'd have to ask the players.  There were three examples in last night's first half where you could tell the players knew it was offside.

 

20 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

It should be like 'playing advantage': if they're unsure, let it play on and check; if they're sure, put up the flag.

Fair point.

[Bill 13,717]

3 hours ago, Rousseau said:

It should be like 'playing advantage': if they're unsure, let it play on and check; if they're sure, put up the flag. 

That's far too sensible to be seriously considered.

[Gribz 914]

VAR is a disaster. Scrap it and just use goal line technology. It says something when nobody is a fan - no players, ex players, pundits, fans....

 

Either that change the offside rule so the full / whole of the player (scared to say man incase somebody says what about women) is offside - not just a eyelash or toe. Its the same with the ball - it has to be all over the line to be a goal so the full body should have to be offside.

[buster. 5,257]

3 hours ago, Gribz said:

VAR is a disaster. Scrap it and just use goal line technology. It says something when nobody is a fan - no players, ex players, pundits, fans....

 

Either that change the offside rule so the full / whole of the player (scared to say man incase somebody says what about women) is offside - not just a eyelash or toe. Its the same with the ball - it has to be all over the line to be a goal so the full body should have to be offside.

Makes you think about what criteria a recruitment policy might include when looking for a forward  

 

Edited January 9, 2021 by buster.

[compo 7,209]

how did the game survive before VAR nothing better than a good argument about a game or dubious decisions on the drive home ?

[Bill 13,717]

I think VAR has been useful in only one respect. It has confirmed what many people have long believed - that some of the basic rules of football are effectively unenforceable and should be changed. Bringing in VAR to allow us to continue with inappropriate rules of the game and killing all sponteneity in the process is a act of vandalism. If you need a panel of experts pouring over repeated playbacks to decide whether someone is offside or not, and sometimes still getting it wrong, then the rule needs changing. Offside has been a joke for years and when TV replays became available we could all see how it was actually impossible for someone on the touchline to judge accurately. But we pretended otherwise and what we often got was a linesman's guess. The rules of sport change all the time, nothing is sacrosanct, but let's not sacrifice the joy of the game over some obsession with something like offside.

[craig 5,199]

On ‎04‎/‎12‎/‎2020 at 13:55, Rousseau said:

How is it a "good goal" if it's offside? It's offside. 

Ollie Watkins goal would be a good example.  Was he offside ?  Yes.  Was it as a result of a foul on him ? Yes.  Did he finish it after the foul and advantage should have been given and, therefore, a goal ?  Yes.

 

I think that would be the perfect example of a "good goal" being given offside.  It CAN happen !

[Bill 13,717]

I've never understood why offside is considered such a sacred cow in football.