The protests actually worked! Fans win! Let’s hope the rest of the world follows. It is ruining the game in many people’s opinion.
of all the stuff they threw on the field, the fish cakes were the funniest. Although, as a sommelier, I did appreciate the champagne corks, too.
@legguy69
I'M ASSUMING YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT GOALS RULED OUT BECAUSE OF THE OFFSIDE RULE.
PEOPLE AREN'T AGAINST THE CONCEPT OF VAR, THEY JUST DON'T LIKE THE TECHNOLOGY GETTING THE CALL RIGHT. IF THE TECHNOLOGY IS CAPABLE OF GETTING THE CALL CORRECT TO THE LETTER OF THE LAW, PEOPLE CAN'T COMPLAIN WHEN IT GOES AGAINST THEM OR THEIR TEAM OR THEIR WAGER. THE TECHNOLOGY CAN'T PICK AND CHOOSE WHICH OFFSIDE PLAY IT DETERMINES GOES AGAINST THE RULES.
PEOPLE COMPLAINED ABOUT OFFICIALS MISSING OFFSIDE CALLS THAT WERE CLEAR AND OBVIOUS. TECHNOLOGY NOW ALLOWS THEM TO GET THE CALL CORRECT NO MATTER HOW NITPICKY IT IS. YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS."WE DON'T WANT CALLS TO BE MISSED, BUT WE ALSO DON'T WANT THEM TO BE TOO ACCURATE!" IT DOESN'T WORK THAT WAY.
I HAVE A SIMPLE SOLUTION. HAVE THE VAR OFFICIAL MAKE A JUDGEMENT LOOKING AT A VIDEO REPLAY ONLY. NO LINES DRAWN...NO COMPUTER TELLING HIM WHAT THE CALL IS. JUST ANOTHER SET OF EYES MAKING A RULING USING VIDEO.
THIS WOULD APPEASE THE MAJORITY OF FANS IN MY OPINION.
Sometimes the VAR is just not right. It is another tool in the box to try to keep play honest and fair. I watch a lot of NFL games. Alot of times the calls are so close the announcers and replay disagree. There are obvious plays in both sports that the refs will get wrong. So replay/VAR in both sports can spot a blatant mistake. Ever notice in the NFL a player is tackled and someone from the sidelines marks the spot of the ball. It can not be placed in the exact spot as the person marking the ball does not for the most part have a clear view.
So this leads to 2nd and 5 =15 feet should be 2nd and 13.5 feet.
This is what VAR does. It is really good at finding the obvious plays that need to be turned back. But it also makes a lot of mistakes on calls as well.
Kind of like a baseball umpire. They all have different strike zones. Maybe VAR can be a good tool in the toolbox although right now it is like a baseball umpire. 50-50.
@jimc0911
I completely agree. I'm definitely in the minority, but I like VAR. Sure it sucks when your bet gets ruined from a guy's toe being offside, but what would suck even more is missing a perceived 'aggregeous' call, by 3 feet and losing your wager that way, know it wasn't the correct call.
I really don't understand the hate for it. If tennis can host their majors without having a single line judge calling ins and outs, because machines are clearly more accurate, then it doesn't seem unreasonable to side with VAR, does it?
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