Is it 'clearly & obviously' a pen though?
I'd say no; VAR can't find clear evidence the ref made the wrong decision so stick with the onfield decision. Likewise, had the ref given it as a pen then that would have been upheld by VAR as there would be no clear evidence to overturn it.
Posted By: NorthByNorthWalsham on September 20th 2019 at 21:25:44
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- That is a pen. How can VAR look at that and says it’s not. They need to (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:18:33
- Because king tried to cheat to win a penalty (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:34:23
- Is it 'clearly & obviously' a pen though? (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:25:44
- Yes. Can’t get clearer and I bet if the ref on the pitch was asked (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:26:41
- Of course you can get clearer ffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:35:26
- Just cos there was contact it doesn't mean it's a pen. (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:29:58
- But that’s the point. Our “refs” have decided that the ref hundreds of miles away now does (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:32:41
- Only if the onfield ref has clearly made the wrong decision though (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:36:44
- Yes this system is much better (Other Football) - CWC, Sep 20, 21:47:12
- Watch it again at full time ffs (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:36:41
- I completely disagree. I don’t know how you can claim that with a straight face (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:38:26
- Because I’ve watched it a few times (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:47:39
- It really wasn’t (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:50:25
- Because I’ve watched it a few times (Other Football) - SCC 28, Sep 20, 21:47:39
- I completely disagree. I don’t know how you can claim that with a straight face (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:38:26
- Only if the onfield ref has clearly made the wrong decision though (Other Football) - NorthByNorthWalsham, Sep 20, 21:36:44
- But that’s the point. Our “refs” have decided that the ref hundreds of miles away now does (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:32:41
- Yes. Can’t get clearer and I bet if the ref on the pitch was asked (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:26:41
- Because they are obviously not prepared to overrule the on pitch ref (n/m) (Other Football) - Jim, Sep 20, 21:19:20
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