Look, I know people will hate this, I’m ready for it.

VAR has been crap this year no doubt about it I think almost every team has been at the recieving end of a bad decision (wolves seemingly more than anyone) so something needs to change. Here is my thoughts

  1. Get rid of the VAR referees, they’re to disconnected from the game and any audio only gets released weeks after and only for controversial decisions, it’s all very cloak and dagger. I would only keep the video assistant in control of the different cameras available of any incident.

  2. Not every decision is reviewed, no goal can be properly celebrated, every tackle is reviewed adding rediculous delays and times onto the game contributing to injuries. Instead, each team has a set number of challenges like in tennis where you can ask for something to be reviewed. In that case at the next opportunity the referee gets called to the monitor and with of the sole video assistant left is shown the moment again from different angles. This removes the bias that when you get called to the monitor you have to change your decision and it’s also not tainted by VAR officials pausing it on the worst frames etc.

  3. If when reviewing the referee take more than 2 minutes to review them it isn’t clear and obvious and the infield decision stands

  4. Get automatic offsides decisions in the game man, it isn’t hard

  • Swimming_Gas7611@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    what they need to do with var is have an ex-top flight ref in the var room as a rules consultant, who’s only job is to advise on the rules of the game and knows the rules with encyclopedic knowledge.

    then all the var officials and users of the system need to be tech heads with experience in 3D imaging and motion design/implementation.

    get the var users up to date on the laws of the game to a workable point, them put them to work.

    1. issue gets spotted, var watching in real time and is flagged for review. depending on issue game resumes/is delayed for no longer than 3 minutes.
    2. var room uses the tech to decipher whats happened, checks with the official in the var room for rules clarification.
    3. tells the ref their findings. if still unclear ref sticks to on field decision.
    4. automatic offsides and ball out of play.

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    i feel this should keep the var ref seperate enough from the refs mates club to stop them being matey with them and give the tech side of things to those who are used to and good with it rather than the arsey bloke who’s been running around cold pitches for 30 years and asks his kids how to post on social media.