Can't see this making a Blind bit of difference. People say that ex-players who've been in that situation will be able To make the right decision - but if that's the case, then why are there so many post match debates on decisions, from ex-players?

This Would certainly help the Ref's cause, as we will all be in the open about why the decision has been made, and will allow a lot of people to either understand and accept the decision, or disagree with the decision making process - which is a lot more constructive than disagreeing with A decision which you have to make suppositions about how it was arrived at.

I just don't think that this will make any difference. In the case of offside- the flag is still raised 'late', the system will be open to abuse (i.e. timeouts) and ultimately, the same people will be making the same decisions, which will include wrong calls.

There are 2 categories or VAR - those that *should* be categorical yes/no decisions- (i.e. Ball line tech ... and offside), and those that require some form of human Interpretation,(i.e. penalties & handballs)

The Catagorical decisions need foolproof tech that cannot be misused/misinterpreted. I think that we can all see that Ball line technology is a good example, and Offside is not. Better Tech is required for Offsides.

As for the interpretable decisions, This is where VAR should be a tool for the on-field refs to help and should be understood that each decision could be interpreted in a different way. Therefore, the end decision still may be 'interpreted' as incorrect and it should be accepted that these decisions are not black and white. The aim here is for the correct decision to be arrived at more often.
The complicated rules are such that I cannot see how this can be implemented in any other way.

I Would add that Slow-motion replays should be banned from the decision making process. Every tiny movement looks intentional in slow motion, and I think it causes more incorrect decisions than it corrects.

Edited by CrazyBadger (03 Oct 2023 11.16am)

"It was a Team effort, I guess it took all players working together to lose this one"

It is poor old Sean Dyche I feel sorry for. Every week Everton get turned over because the officials are not doing their job properly. It also happened to him season after season when he was at Burnley. When is someone going to apologize to Sean?

I have now heard the VAR commentary from the Liverpool game as it has been made public.

Absolutely unbelievable and truly shows what we all thought, it's a little boys club with huge ego's who are completely incompetent.

Darren England and his assistant VAR were even questioned by the VAR operator as to their decision (and he is not there to be involved with decision making)who wanted to clarify that they were aware what the on-field decision was, they basically brushed him off and said check complete.

Fair play to the assistant ref Michael Oliver who was saying the decision is wrong, you then hear the ref swear. Audio then heard saying there is nothing we can do....stop the game award the correct decision and take some responsibility!

It all comes back to having the technology but the wrong people in charge of it !

I think Palace should request Darren England's commentary of his arrogant Villa decision too !

There is a running theme here....

Some people are like Slinkies … not really good for anything, but you can’t help smiling when you see one tumble down the stairs.

Well,well,well Darren England. Didn’t take long for this t*** to resurface again!

I think Darren England needs to edit his LinkedIn profile:

“I am a reliable, focused and driven individual. I set myself high personal and professional standards and expect the same from those I work with. I am exceptionally conscientious and methodical but I have learnt to adapt my approach when faced with the unexpected, finding ‘out of the box’ solutions when appropriate. I work well as part of a team and have excellent communication skills that I have used effectively to engage, support and motivate others.”

Did you honestly look that up?

Red and Blue Army!