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[Tonge moor green jacket]

Just now, DazBob said:

He would've been bollocked by his bosses and most probably demoted to the Championship next weekend.

Maybe, but I doubt it very much. Fans and the football world would, in general, have backed him. 

 

[Winchester White]

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

You can if he so chooses.

We had a ref making his Premier league debut the other day, and over ruling VAR after they had asked him to take a look at the screen.

He ultimately makes the decision, not those in a studio.

It's up the the PGMOL or whoever is in charge to assess the ref's performance later.

As others have said, no one would have bothered one iota had he just allowed the goal to stand.

Sorry but that is utter nonsense.

Asking a ref to review is asking a ref to review, nothing more.

Plenty would have bothered if he just independently decided to let the goal stand on grounds of common sense.

It wasn't pretty and VAR is shite by and large  but in this instance it was the right call.

 

[DazBob]

11 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

no one would have bothered one iota had he just allowed the goal to stand.

Liverpool's next opponents would have been a bit pissed off.

[DazBob]

45 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Maybe, but I doubt it very much. Fans and the football world would, in general, have backed him. 

 

Fans,yes. His bosses, not a chance.

You're suggesting he should have ignored an absolutely blatant foul by Haaland. His bosses wouldn't stand for that just because he felt it was the right thing to do.

It's also absolutely nothing like sticking by a decision even though VAR have asked you to take another look at it - but JFTR fair play to the ref that did it. I wish more did.

Edited February 9 by DazBob

[gonzo]

Only think you can blame the ref for is for not blowing for the original foul.

[DazBob]

2 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Only think you can blame the ref for is for not blowing for the original foul.

He probably did want to play on, in the hope it would be a goal ... But Haaland then dragging him back left him with no choice.

Would've been interesting if he'd have still sent off Szoboszlai.

[L/H White]

any positives to come out of var?

caused far more controversy than I can ever remember before it

[gonzo]

Just now, L/H White said:

any positives to come out of var?

caused far more controversy than I can ever remember before it

Not one single one. 

It's ruined the game.

Complicates things and takes away everything we follow football for.

 

[ZiggyStardust]

34 minutes ago, gonzo said:

Only think you can blame the ref for is for not blowing for the original foul.

 

29 minutes ago, DazBob said:

He probably did want to play on, in the hope it would be a goal ... But Haaland then dragging him back left him with no choice.

Would've been interesting if he'd have still sent off Szoboszlai.

I think (and hope) that @gonzo meant the foul by Haaland, as playing advantage was the correct decision. At that point its either going to be a goal, or a red, and the second foul decided which.

[Sweep]

16 minutes ago, L/H White said:

any positives to come out of var?

caused far more controversy than I can ever remember before it

Yes, when they disallowed a perfectly good Liverpool goal (Diaz), and they ended up losing to Spurs as a result 🙂

[Duck Egg]

20 minutes ago, L/H White said:

any positives to come out of var?

 

I can think of one massive one.  Man U dont get every tight call at OT in their favour any longer.  Refs were shit scared of giving penalties against them pre VAR.

[Lt. Aldo Raine]

25 minutes ago, L/H White said:

any positives to come out of var?

caused far more controversy than I can ever remember before it

The only one I can think of is the end of blatant diving for penalties

[L/H White]

12 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Yes, when they disallowed a perfectly good Liverpool goal (Diaz), and they ended up losing to Spurs as a result 🙂

Grow up

[London Wanderer]

15 minutes ago, Lt. Aldo Raine said:

The only one I can think of is the end of blatant diving for penalties

Giving a 3 match ban post games would help with that. 

[Mounts Kipper]

Cracking game at bramhall lane 2 very good teams. 

[Zico]

1 hour ago, L/H White said:

any positives to come out of var?

caused far more controversy than I can ever remember before it

to me they haven't stuck to the "clear and obvious" guidelines they said it would at the beginning and seem to determined to look for any reason to disallow a goal

[gonzo]

1 hour ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Cracking game at bramhall lane 2 very good teams. 

Good game that. Silly fucker making that tackle wrecked the come back. 

On his debut too. Red Car tackle all day and he was moaning

Edited February 9 by gonzo

[deeane Koontz]

 

[green genie]

4 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Maybe, but I doubt it very much. Fans and the football world would, in general, have backed him. 

 

See if any issues at end of season are resolved on goal difference . 

[bolty58]

14 hours ago, ZiggyStardust said:

 

it wasnt, as Bolty claims, six of one and half a dozen of t'other,

 

It was. We disagree.

They are devaluing the game IMO. Removing the magical for the technical.

[bolty58]

11 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

Tremendous 

A proper day out at the footy.

[bolty58]

2 hours ago, Mounts Kipper said:

Cracking game at bramhall lane 2 very good teams. 

I'll have to watch it on catch up. I was engrossed in Porto v Sporting.

[perth_white]

9 hours ago, BeeversLeftPeg said:

Corrected it for you.

There was a time folk on here knew the rules

[Zico]

[L/H White]

3 minutes ago, Zico said:

he should be studied milner, how he's kept his body going at the highest level for so long is remarkable