comms is certainly key

But I can't escape the overriding feeling that refs defer to VAR in a way that rugby refs don't defer to the TMO.

The TMO is very clear in the way it's assisting the ref - they get a clear instruction in, they give a clear answer back, 'you may award...' etc.

In football it just feels like VAR says 'I think you're wrong' and the ref thinks 'ah f**k, am I?' and is then pre-conditioned to see the mistake in his decision when reviewing it back.

And linked to this, refs (and linos) seem to be letting some things go on the basis that if they are wrong, VAR will pick it up.

Football seems to have moved away from the ref being the one calling the shots which, when coupled with the lack of any explanation from VAR, leads to a deeply unsatisfactory experience for fans. (Whether or not VAR is getting it right more often than not.)

Posted By: CWC on May 30th 2022 at 09:18:33

Message Thread

How the flying fuck (Other Football) - Old Git, May 30, 07:14:06
- A good test is what the opposition think…. (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 30, 11:06:56
  - Charles thinks both are playing for the pens (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 11:17:27
- How could anyone have foreseen (Other Football) - Black Creosote Time, May 30, 10:54:11
- VAR wasn’t used properly for the first either (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 30, 10:43:33
  - Yep, definitely wasn't a dive (Other Football) - jamesward, May 30, 10:47:02
- VAR at the World Cup and Euros (Other Football) - Eric Morecambe, May 30, 09:14:53
  - The Euros had 4 VARs per game (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 09:25:25
- In real time didn't look like a pen to me (Other Football) - JD3, May 30, 09:05:04
  - Seen that mentioned already (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 09:08:55
  - There was something 'unnatural' about it (n/m) (Other Football) - JD3, May 30, 09:05:27
- You can’t give what you can’t see, apparently x (n/m) (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, May 30, 09:04:50
- I have been wondering why VAR is not going well (Other Football) - Under soil heating, May 30, 08:56:02
  - 100%. More transparency on the decision making. You still might not agree but at least (Other Football) - The Gaffer, May 30, 09:28:59
    - Hard to put a detailed explanation on the big screen (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 09:32:01
      - piffle (Other Football) - CWC, May 30, 09:55:41
        
        Rugby refs seem to be much more intelligent people (Other Football) - jamesward, May 30, 10:17:31
      - LOL I wasn't suggesting a big screen explanation. But they could show the same video the. (Other Football) - The Gaffer, May 30, 09:38:25
  - threshold of decision, speed of decision, false sense of accuracy (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, May 30, 09:22:37
    - Point 3 is nonsense (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 09:27:56
      - Look up the tech specs (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, May 30, 09:33:25
        
        Rubbish (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 10:14:18
        
        It's really not (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, May 30, 10:50:18
        
        A rather important point (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 11:05:06
        
        lolf - I'm sure you'll pop in again with a last word, however (Other Football) - Cardiff Canary, May 30, 11:11:53
        
        lol so every point made on here (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 11:35:09
        
        where player are moving in opposite directions at speed (Other Football) - jamesward, May 30, 10:18:11
        
        Yep (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 10:34:27
  - comms is certainly key (Other Football) - CWC, May 30, 09:18:33
  - There are bad calls like yesterday (Other Football) - SCC 28, May 30, 09:01:51
- Apparently VAR didn't even look at it. Tis reet weird. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, May 30, 07:25:10

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