For me part of the game is the sometimes controversy a poor decision makes. I don’t expect anybody to agree with me. Especially in the aftermath of feeling cheated by a bad call. But I felt that being gifted and cheated by bad decisions was part of the fun (for want of a better word) of being a football fan.
Feeling cheated by a poor ref led to my realisation that a Chelsea forward genuinely cared about the club. For me he was no longer Didier Drogba, biding his time until he got his move back to Marseille, he was (and still is) Didier Drogba of Chelsea.
It went in our favour 4 years earlier against the same team. Even as a Chelsea fan I can acknowledge the number one referee in the world at that time should have ruled out our winning goal. It’s just how it was. And I preferred it that way.
Goal line technology? Fair enough but I think it should be left at that.
Another VAR article.
posted on 20/8/19
What you're referring to is this apparently very recent obsession with every decision being correct according to the laws of the game.
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Nope. Just the major decisions would be enough, not every decision.
You made this statement to outline what you're arguing against. That's not what I said but it seems to be what you're opposed to.
Some decisions are still wrong even with VAR. Nothing wrong with expecting a reasonable level of accuracy in decision making.
posted on 20/8/19
Nothing wrong with expecting a reasonable level of accuracy in decision making.
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Of course. I agree. The issue I have with that statement is that it implies that referees have a track record of making a significant number of inaccurate decisions. The stats don't reflect that, depending what you read refs are typically 95% accurate or so, and linesmen even higher at around 99%.
For me the one unforgivable was missing a ball crossing the goal line. That's been fixed. What we're getting into now - even if you specifically aren't - is widening the scope to things like handball and offside.
posted on 20/8/19
Of course. I agree. The issue I have with that statement is that it implies that referees have a track record of making a significant number of inaccurate decisions. The stats don't reflect that, depending what you read refs are typically 95% accurate or so, and linesmen even higher at around 99%.
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This is beside the point IMO.
Its not about the number of mistakes, more about the impact of said mistakes. If the impact is significant enough then VAR is welcome, even if refs don't always make that particular mistake.
posted on 20/8/19
Its not about the number of mistakes, more about the impact of said mistakes. If the impact is significant enough then VAR is welcome, even if refs don't always make that particular mistake.
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While I don't agree it's beside the point at all - reducing the number of mistakes is very much the point of VAR - I do see what you're saying.
However. The impact of the solution must be weighed against the impact of the mistakes. The PL has attempted this with their 'high bar' for intervention. I guess we'll have to wait and see how it pans out over the season but I'm not convinced that the benefits outweigh the costs.
posted on 21/8/19
Agree your sentiments. how long before we have robotic refs wiith VAR built in ..resulting in digital speed deciions.
posted on 21/8/19
However. The impact of the solution must be weighed against the impact of the mistakes. The PL has attempted this with their 'high bar' for intervention. I guess we'll have to wait and see how it pans out over the season but I'm not convinced that the benefits outweigh the costs.
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Well put.
I think the opposite so we shall see how it pans out.
posted on 21/8/19
comment by Tway (U1162)
Agree your sentiments. how long before we have robotic refs wiith VAR built in ..resulting in digital speed deciions.
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That wouldn't be a bad thing IMO.
I want to be entertained by the game, not by erroneous ref decisions.
posted on 21/8/19
I think VAR is a deadly poison - it will undermine refs and suck all the spectacle and joy out of the game. We'll be left with playstation football. You're welcome to that - but include me out.
Well done Gary Lineker and his mates with their slo-mo and slide-rule dissection - that's what started it.
Should have stuck with goal-line technology.
posted on 21/8/19
it will undermine refs
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OK.
posted on 21/8/19
comment by Klopptimus Prime - Die Unerträglichen (U1282)
posted 10 hours, 44 minutes ago
However. The impact of the solution must be weighed against the impact of the mistakes. The PL has attempted this with their 'high bar' for intervention. I guess we'll have to wait and see how it pans out over the season but I'm not convinced that the benefits outweigh the costs.
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Well put.
I think the opposite so we shall see how it pans out.
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Fair enough.