Video Ref.
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Yes, I agree, but rugby in both codes have natural stopping points in the game. When does the ref. stop a soccer match to look at a possible issue. No similar advantage rule in soccer either. Would it be feasible to pull back the play for several minutes, a goal may have been scored in that time?
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The Ref should stop the match whenever a foul or serious infringement is committed. If that affects the flow of play then tough, perhaps we will not see so many infringements in the future. It's down to the decision of the Referee, his word is final.
K
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It can only be an improvement and help the ref when he sees a as happens now, numerous attempts by players to call "foul"when it was a deliberate braking of the rules to gain an advantage and its the"the beutifull game?
"It has worked in the two matches hilighted on tv
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Seems to have worked well in the 2 games it has been used and the Managers have been happy with the system and so far all the decisions made by the on field referee have been correct after review. only criticism made so far by both Wenger and the TV pundits is some decisions have taken to long, Cant have it both ways.
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I just hope its kept to the bare minimum.
In cricket it has often been mentioned that the ORIGINAL idea was to stop some of the howlers from taking place whereas now it seems to be an automatic reaction by some players even if they are wasting a Review !
{ P.S. I did appreciate your Ashes Cricket post from 4 years ago SELL }
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The problem I see is that it's still in the hands of one of the so called elite referees. Either as the VAR or the one on the field.
We've had some shockers so far this season. I fear that I agree with Arsene Wenger, the more professional these referees become the worse they are, and they are untouchable. Northern Ireland were knocked out of the World Cup by a questionable refereeing decision and now months later the referee has admitted he made a mistake . Too little far too late.
Rog UTT
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I only see Top Flight matches on tv, Roger but on M o t D last night, I saw a wrestling match more fit to be between Count Bartelli & Judo Al Hayes ! Ref certainly facing the incident but totally ignored it !! If Anybody did that on the High Street they would / could have been in court on assault charges !!
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Afraid nothing will stop the whining, grousing and grumbling at Chelsea. And at other clubs of course 🤔
I agree that the ref and VAR got it right. It's a new system, so will take a while to get it perfected, but it's a move in the right direction.
Off topic, I know, but I was surprised that the new penalty taking system wasn't used in the cup replay last night. Certainly was in the Leauge cup matches. And a much fairer system IMO .
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I understand we've got VAR in our cup match against Man U next Saturday. One problem which most of the pundits have identified is that the crowd are left in the dark whilst the ref and others are pontificating, that won't be any different to matches without VAR because we are often left bewildered by a lot of decisions.
UTT Rog
PS it seems that some of the refs are also confused as Mr Moss was heard to ask the fourth official what he'd seen on the tv in a match where there was no VAR. 😯
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Well well well, VAR worked ok for us despite the squiggly lines which BT viewers apparently saw.
It seemed to take an age for the ref to get the decision. He was standing like a lemon with one finger in his ear waving players away then he made the sign of the square and gave a free kick.
At half time one of the ball boys went to the away end and made the same sign to the Man U fans just in case they hadn't got it the first time, cheeky little beggar!
UTT Rog
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