I’m not sure the red card was correct applying VAR criteria. It was probably

A reasonable decision in that had the ref given a yellow we couldn’t have complained but I’m not sure VAR should have intervened under the criteria they set themselves. But then as we know they are just making it up as they go along.

Posted By: Jim on December 9th 2019 at 08:38:41

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Question about VAR (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 07:47:13
- Our game at Liverpool was held up due to loss of contact with VAR I think (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 08:33:11
  - yes start of 2nd half (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:08:22
- I'm sure I've seen a game this season where they temporarily lost VAR (General Chat) - mr carra, Dec 9, 07:50:25
  - thats fair enough (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 07:58:37
    - Why do we have to do that? (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:04:39
      - because the version of VAR being used at the moment is not working (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:18:11
        
        All the decisions yesterday were fine (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:33:23
        
        away games (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:10:23
        
        Well done superfan (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:11:47
        
        super toxic (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:13:05
        
        Maybe that’s the effect you have (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:21:52
        
        thats a real possibility (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:38:06
        
        I’m not sure the red card was correct applying VAR criteria. It was probably (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 08:38:41
        
        ... (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:44:04
        
        Was that a "clear and obvious error" though? We really come back to the fact that (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 10:07:35
        
        I’m sure he’d have rescinded it too (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 10:17:15
        
        Not 100% sure it would (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 10:25:20
      - The problem is not var decisions. It's the fact that the officials on the pitch (General Chat) - KetteringRyu, Dec 9, 08:14:23
        
        Does VAR check free kicks, at all? (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:23:58
        
        No and this is a problem with it. I said that last week when Arsenal got given a (General Chat) - Jim, Dec 9, 10:09:26
        
        Goals; penalty decisions; direct red-card incidents; and mistaken identity (General Chat) - Declan, Dec 9, 08:27:57
        
        so when the linesman flags offside (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:31:23
        
        Only if the ref blows his whistle (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:00:41
        
        He did always used to blow it though before VAR (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 09:04:17
        
        Players need to learn now that a flag (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 09:10:18
        
        thats right (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:07:50
        
        no they didn't. if the ref knew the ball came off a defender or something he (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Dec 9, 09:07:15
        
        Well, OK, in very rare circs he would play on (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 09:12:36
        
        So, no then (General Chat) - duke of york, Dec 9, 08:30:56
        
        They speed up the decision making (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:21:51
        
        you must be one of the only people who thinks how VAR is used (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:27:24
        
        I think there is room for a lot of improvement (General Chat) - SCC 28, Dec 9, 08:54:15
        
        we agree on something then (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 09:06:44
        
        ^^^VMT^^^ (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Dec 9, 08:18:46

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