Don't watch Eredivisie but I can imagine that the Dutch approach to that sort of thing

would be quite pragmatic. But that's also far easier when the eyes of the world are not on you. Make a mistake in when using it or not in the Eredivisie and at best a half a million people in the world mildly give a s**t. Make a mistake in a Man Utd vs Chelsea Premier League game and you're all over the world's media.

It's a nice thing about the Netherlands. Just important enough to actually be comfortably first world, but just small and unimportant enough to be able to have a bit of freedom to do things differently without being constantly watched. I experience the same in Dutch subsidiaries of multi national companies too. They always sort of see us as different and give us a greater level of autonomy than the larger country subsidiaries.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on January 8th 2018 at 11:55:23

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expanding on the VAR question below (Other Football) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 8, 11:33:38
- I've seen a couple but i think in both cases it was used to confirm a goal that has been (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 8, 11:43:35
  - I did see one disallowed this year and can't for the life of me remember the game. Was (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:48:00
    - they had a journo from clogland on radio talking about VAR in the terdedivisie (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 11:50:24
      - ahem (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jan 8, 12:45:59
        
        good point, well made, deserves a biscuit ^^ #thisladshouldgofar (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 13:04:29
      - Don't watch Eredivisie but I can imagine that the Dutch approach to that sort of thing (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:55:23
        
        Also, there's not much drama in the Eredivisie. I swear 80% of the games are 4-1 or 7-0 (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:58:40
    - Ah. Griezmann's goal for France vs Spain (friendly) (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:50:23
  - That's because it would never be given if it didn't cross the line (Other Football) - jAC, Jan 8, 11:46:34
    - VMT (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 12:01:42
- A few in the prem (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 11:39:46
- not used in champs games, prem only (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 11:39:39
  - Thought it had been brought in for Champs this season (n/m) (Other Football) - trt354, Jan 8, 11:42:28
    - i missed that then, i stand erected (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 11:45:47

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