Different rules 😧😧😧😧😧😧😧😧

I’d only caught highlights of the Utd game and oddly enough, they only showed the red card tackle, but not that it had been rescinded.

At first I thought the red had been extremely harsh, but on watching the replays I noticed how dangerous it actually was.

The Wolves player was fortunate that one of his feet was only just coming off the ground. If Lindelof had caught him just a fraction of a second earlier I think there’s a fair chance that we’d now be speaking about a broken ankle.

I’m hungover again and don’t have the energy to joust 😂

Peace out everyone ✌️ and come on you mighty reds

comment by it'sonlyagame (U6426)
posted 44 minutes ago
I’d only caught highlights of the Utd game and oddly enough, they only showed the red card tackle, but not that it had been rescinded.

At first I thought the red had been extremely harsh, but on watching the replays I noticed how dangerous it actually was.

The Wolves player was fortunate that one of his feet was only just coming off the ground. If Lindelof had caught him just a fraction of a second earlier I think there’s a fair chance that we’d now be speaking about a broken ankle.
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Spot on.

comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 8 minutes ago
If the problem is they can only do it a certain number of grounds, then why didn't they decide to do it from a certain round onwards, like the quarter finals.

Having selected games in the same round have the advantage of VAR whilst others do not, is just ridiculous.
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What's the advantage?
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One game is likely to have correct decisions given whilst the other game isn't. Thought that was obvious?

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 8 minutes ago
If the problem is they can only do it a certain number of grounds, then why didn't they decide to do it from a certain round onwards, like the quarter finals.

Having selected games in the same round have the advantage of VAR whilst others do not, is just ridiculous.
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What's the advantage?
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One game is likely to have correct decisions given whilst the other game isn't. Thought that was obvious?
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And what difference does it make if both sides in each tie either have VAR or don't? It makes no difference, if one team had VAR and the team they were playing didn't then you'd obviously have a point

comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 8 minutes ago
If the problem is they can only do it a certain number of grounds, then why didn't they decide to do it from a certain round onwards, like the quarter finals.

Having selected games in the same round have the advantage of VAR whilst others do not, is just ridiculous.
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What's the advantage?
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One game is likely to have correct decisions given whilst the other game isn't. Thought that was obvious?
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And what difference does it make if both sides in each tie either have VAR or don't? It makes no difference, if one team had VAR and the team they were playing didn't then you'd obviously have a point
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It's not fair in the overall context of the competition as you can have certain teams knocked out due to bad decisions, whereas others go through because the right decision via VAR.

comment by Scruttocks (U19684)
posted 9 hours, 44 minutes ago
comment by Prankster (U6283)
posted 17 seconds ago

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Just ignore the OP then, this is about the FA cup and all teams playing under the same conditions.
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What difference does it make though? I don't understand how this could give someone an unfair advantage. The idea behind VAR is the ref gets a second look but he does so for both sides in the tie so there's no advantage to one side
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So one team benefits from VAR, and goes through, yet in a different game, a similar incident with no VAR costs a place in the next round.

Within one competition you simply have to have the same rules for every game, otherwise that competition loses its integrity.

This same ruling also occurred in the Carabao cup semi finals both last season and this season. City were playing championship side Bristol city and the away leg had no var. This season we had Burton Albion and again the away leg had no var. The other semi final on both occasions were all premier affairs so had var for both legs. I do agree with the original post if a competition decides it will use var then it needs to be for all participants.

People keep saying you benefit from VAR and this appears to be the issue. But you don't automatically benefit at all, it's just a tool to help the ref - this may work for or against you.

Next season all Prem games will use it, there's literally millions of pounds riding on referees making decisions. In some circumstances (clubs without the facilities) you won't be able to have it but when possible it's useful to be able to use it.

No team specifically "benefits" or "loses out" before the game kicks off. During the game individual decisions may or may not go your way when without VAR they could have gone differently but there's still no set advantage or disadvantage.

just having a VAR option makes teams play differently.

The offside is being officiated different for example

You might be less likley to dive or trhow and elbow. etc etc

the reality is all of these things IN GENERAL benefit the bigger teams