There were not 'endless errors' in football before VAR

It wasn't an issue where people were clamouring for a solution. The introduction of VAR was a technology that was looking for a market.

Of course there were bad decisions before VAR (Henry v Ireland) and there are still bad decisions now, because football will always be subjective. But we now have bad decisions + delays. Bad decisions are now also more visible because of TV coverage and multiple angles. And I would imagine the stastistical improvement is mostly down to offside.

But most importantly VAR has degraded the experience of the matchgoing public. And that, for me, is more important than whether every decision in a game is technically correct.

Posted By: Knitted Jesus on June 11th 2025 at 09:19:41

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PM mr carra (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 07:57:10
- Hawkeye doesn't slow the game up for minutes on end (Other Sports) - mr carra, Jun 11, 08:43:25
  - Friendlies do count for the rankings though (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 09:11:51
- M*A*S*H would’ve been nothing without Hawkeye (n/m) (Other Sports) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 11, 08:30:00
  - Use *S*M*A*S*H* (Other Sports) - Old Man, Jun 11, 13:48:19
- But overall VAR has not improved decision making or fairness. (Other Sports) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 08:29:04
  - Statistical studies show VAR has improved decision making in games (n/m) (Other Sports) - seminated_woolly, Jun 11, 08:40:18
    - It’s a bit mind blowing for anyone to suggest it hasn’t (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 09:08:19
      - I wish there was a way of doing it so that only (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 09:19:24
        
        In rugby, which is lightyears ahead of football in its use of a TMO, the ref makes an (Other Sports) - NxNW, Jun 11, 09:29:25
        
        I rarely watch rugby as it’s shit (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 09:49:18
        
        Rugby is definitely shit (Other Sports) - Old Git, Jun 11, 10:24:09
        
        It’s just a shit game played by posh people (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:43:53
        
        Tennis 🎾? (n/m) (Other Sports) - Chris Peacock, Jun 11, 10:52:12
        
        I’ll accept some posh people play it (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:54:39
        
        "I'll accept some posh people play it...." Damn those pesky facts (n/m) (Other Sports) - Henclrikus, Jun 11, 11:12:39
        
        Nothing wrong with the truth (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 11:17:21
        
        Higher! (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 11:17:34
        
        If you added "and watched by people who don't like sport" you've just discribed Tennis. (n/m) (Other Sports) - Pixelman, Jun 11, 10:52:00
        
        Ticks every box of what a sport should be (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:58:19
        
        Exactly. This is the point. It has not removed subjectivity from the game (Other Sports) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 09:26:58
        
        Nor should it! (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 09:45:54
        
        Do you think last night was clear and obvious? (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 10:13:29
        
        Haven’t seen it (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:25:10
        
        Ah it was one of those ‘did it hit his arm’ (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:31:37
      - We all go absolutely bananas when watching the sailing and the wind dies down (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Jun 11, 09:18:26
        
        I once threw my pint of beer at the TV when that happened (n/m) (Other Sports) - jamesward, Jun 11, 09:20:15
        
        every wotb poster ..... (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 11, 09:27:55
        
        realtable (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Jun 11, 09:22:02
        
        *relatable (n/m) (Other Sports) - Adster, Jun 11, 09:26:39
    - I can’t decide whether it has or hasn’t (n/m) (Other Sports) - Augustus Pablo, Jun 11, 08:41:54
      - I can’t decide whether the earth is flat (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 09:09:05
  - Of course it has (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 08:33:58
    - There were not 'endless errors' in football before VAR (Other Sports) - Knitted Jesus, Jun 11, 09:19:41
      - Yes there were (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:40:46
      - Match going public are irrelevant (Other Sports) - Charles21, Jun 11, 10:30:47
        
        Not sure why they don’t strike over tickets prices (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Jun 11, 10:41:55

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