Was it though?

You are assuming that the point at which they decide to freeze the frame on the replay is the exact moment the ball was played. But that is far from certain, so when it a matter of mere inches like that you cannot be sure enough it was offside to overrule it.

Posted By: mr carra on January 16th 2019 at 20:32:42

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Really? VAR? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 16, 20:26:26
- Indeed. VARcical. (n/m) (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 20:27:48
- that is atrocious (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:27:18
  - It was offside! (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:27:54
    - No it wasn’t (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 16, 20:36:08
      - How can you say that? (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:40:04
        
        Because you can't be certain it was (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 20:47:00
        
        Indication people need to go to specsavers (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 16, 20:51:45
        
        Yep, I now concede that point... because the graphic line was in the wrong place. (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:50:45
        
        Uncertain, i.e not clear and or obvious then? (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:46:44
        
        Now agree. (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:51:34
        
        I still think he was probably offside though. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 20:53:07
        
        I think he probably was too (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 21:06:22
        
        Yebbut that would turn offside in to a criteria-based judgement (like fouls) rather than (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 21:12:13
        
        Fair point, though I'm not sure technology is up to proving such small margins (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 21:15:43
        
        Agree. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 21:26:02
    - Was it though? (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 16, 20:32:42
    - It wasn’t - even by the strictest interpretation... (Other Football) - Dog, Jan 16, 20:31:02
      - Nobody, surely, can want goals disallowed for that (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:33:07
        
        Certainly not. (n/m) (Other Football) - Dog, Jan 16, 20:35:25
    - Meh (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:30:17
      - *Murphy (n/m) (Other Football) - Charles21, Jan 16, 20:30:28

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