Todays Games

[frank_spencer]

6 minutes ago, L/H White said:

it's the worst thing that's ever happened to the game VAR

it has to be stopped 

It won't be though.

Too much invested, the media love it as it creates headlines and drives traffic to watch the controversy over and over again. They can create hours of content dissecting each decision etc. as seen in the past week both major UK title races influenced by VAR all generating masses of content.

[Leyther_Matt]

3 hours ago, gonzo said:

It was being shoved up by the blokes shoulder infront 🤦‍♂️

3 hours ago, Zico said:

Aye

Not sure the speed and direction of the ball confirms anything either 

As always though, it's not clear and obvious but they've give it anyway 

This is a better angle that ironically had we still had those officials behind the goal they might have spotted real-time (watermark shows it isn’t AI or whatever)

Unnatural position, I’d say

Completely agree VAR is shite, and if anything referees are spotting less things. Even I’ll admit it was ridiculous that play continued for a good while after the goalkeeper handball in the Edinburgh derby the other week when really it should have been spotted real time

Wife was sat directly behind the VAR monitor on the halfway line that day so could lip read the referee speaking to the actual VAR official and said it was just ridiculous how lengthy a conversation it was for what should have been “has the keeper handled it outside of the area”

[Krimzon]

VAR worked really well in the World Cup in Russia but then they had to go and fuck around with it to "make it better" . 

I hate it . All people really wanted was "was the ball over the line" , not this monstrosity. 

[little whitt]

[Stig]

2 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said:

This is a better angle that ironically had we still had those officials behind the goal they might have spotted real-time (watermark shows it isn’t AI or whatever)

Unnatural position, I’d say

Completely agree VAR is shite, and if anything referees are spotting less things. Even I’ll admit it was ridiculous that play continued for a good while after the goalkeeper handball in the Edinburgh derby the other week when really it should have been spotted real time

Wife was sat directly behind the VAR monitor on the halfway line that day so could lip read the referee speaking to the actual VAR official and said it was just ridiculous how lengthy a conversation it was for what should have been “has the keeper handled it outside of the area”

Even that still doesn't categorically show it's hit his arm/hand

[Leyther_Matt]

16 minutes ago, Stig said:

Even that still doesn't categorically show it's hit his arm/hand

Ball is hitting his wrist at that point 

[DirtySanchez]

3 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Ball is hitting his wrist at that point 

If it was against Hibs or Bolton you'd be furious 

It's could fuck up Hearts so you're loving it 😀

[Leyther_Matt]

1 minute ago, DirtySanchez said:

If it was against Hibs or Bolton you'd be furious 

It's could fuck up Hearts so you're loving it 😀

Also opens up the possibility of Hibs finishing fourth and an automatic route in to Europe.

But I can assure you that this is all entirely coincidental 😅

[Stig]

7 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Ball is hitting his wrist at that point 

Noone can see that for certain from that angle

[Stig]

Zoomed in on your camera angle and is that hitting his arm or his head and pulling a bit of sleeve? Or maybe not even hitting his sleeve. Pure guesswork for something that's supposed to be used for clear and obvious 

 

[Dr. Feelgood]

"Clear and obvious" ... which it isn't.

ANY decision that takes more than 20, certainly 30, seconds is not 'clear and obvious' & the on-fieod decision held to.

[Tonge moor green jacket]

Haven't seen the incident so difficult to comment.

A single, grainy image hardly represents the complete picture though, and if that's the level of investigation required to confirm one way or another, then it wasn't clear and obvious.

Hope Hearts do em next up.