Having a camera on a track down the side of the pitch has an issue or two.

Safety of players and officials, obviously enough. Reliance on tech functioning is also a risk - it’d have to be robust to cope with weather and impacts, hence the first point. Would it impair the view of the front rows of seats? I know the fans in attendance don’t count anymore, so possibly less of an issue.

It’s all drama for TV, in the final analysis. “Nobody wants to see a red card”, say the commentators - of course they do. “No-one wants to see a match decided by penalties” is another common lie.

Posted By: APB on December 30th 2019 at 12:33:15

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few thoughts on VAR (Other Football) - Kar1, Dec 30, 11:44:59
- Some of those answers are known (Other Football) - Kangol Canary, Dec 30, 13:55:11
- ^TBF (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Dec 30, 13:33:01
- Only bothered with the last paragraph as too many words (Other Football) - SCC 28, Dec 30, 11:50:35
  - Having a camera on a track down the side of the pitch has an issue or two. (Other Football) - APB, Dec 30, 12:33:15
    - 2 cameras & triangulation? Overhead? (n/m) (Other Football) - dennis moore, Dec 30, 12:54:36
    - No-one wants to see mass punch ups (Other Football) - duke of york, Dec 30, 12:48:18
  - that shows how annoyed I am about it! (n/m) (Other Football) - Kar1, Dec 30, 12:08:58
    - The only VAR decision in our favour that I can think of is (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Dec 30, 12:27:01
      - It disallowed a Chelsea goal, which the ref had given by mistake. (Other Football) - APB, Dec 30, 12:37:04

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