VAR last night.

. (perhaps there are closet supporters of Premier League teams on here) Ipswin, ok I think it’s time I came “out of the closet” and come clean, I follow West Ham,but, support Grimsby.

Quoted from Gaffer58

. (perhaps there are closet supporters of Premier League teams on here) Ipswin, ok I think it’s time I came “out of the closet” and come clean, I follow West Ham,but, support Grimsby.

I don't follow or support any Premier league team but I do enjoy watching top flight football which is why VAR has got under my skin.

When watching a game, I invariably hope the underdog wins and anybody who can give the big 6 a bloody nose.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I don't follow or support any Premier league team but I do enjoy watching top flight football which is why VAR has got under my skin.

When watching a game, I invariably hope the underdog wins and anybody who can give the big 6 a bloody nose.

Lew, so you follow West Ham then!!!

Quoted from Gaffer58

. (perhaps there are closet supporters of Premier League teams on here) Ipswin, ok I think it’s time I came “out of the closet” and come clean, I follow West Ham,but, support Grimsby.

Thats OK mate You'll be following a Championship club then next season!  

They have already changed the rules to acomodate VAR. Handball had to be intentional, not accidental. Now they have added that the player's arms have to be their side and not making themselves artificially big, whatever that means.

Scrap the portacabin full of refs, and the lines on the screen, just let the ref look at the monitor pitchside and make a decision.  Most grounds have screens, perhaps the ref could use them, so the crowd could see him making his mind up.

They have tried to make it too perfect, and in doing so it's ruining the game. You don't see stupid lines on the screen at rugby games, and it works perfectly well there.

FIFA have taken control of the VAR protocol, so the Premier League will no longer have control over how it is implemented. The same rules will be used in all leagues around the world.

VAR is essentially for people who’s only exposure to the game is on the Telly or playing FIFA. If you have played, reffed or watched the game from the stands you will totally understand how urine poor VAR is. I can just about accept goal line technology, everything else is simply not required and takes so much away from what makes the game great.
How much better is the game to watch when you have a ref who lets the game flow vs one who blows for every little foul. Amplify that tenfold for how awful it must be to sit in the stands at a VAR game.

Is one of the problems with VAR that the match ref gives a penalty, such as the one Man U got against Villa, on replays everybody can see the Man U player actually fell into and then stepped onto the Villa man, but the ref in the bunker didn’t want to make is mate at the game look like he’d made the wrong decision, hence they nearly always back up the match officials.

Quoted from Theimperialcoroner

VAR is essentially for people who’s only exposure to the game is on the Telly or playing FIFA. If you have played, reffed or watched the game from the stands you will totally understand how urine poor VAR is. I can just about accept goal line technology, everything else is simply not required and takes so much away from what makes the game great.
How much better is the game to watch when you have a ref who lets the game flow vs one who blows for every little foul. Amplify that tenfold for how awful it must be to sit in the stands at a VAR game.

Yes I was saying that to the wife. Not that she was listening but I explained that from a more neutral fans perspective watching matches galore on the telly, VAR adds great drama to the game.

Those without the emotional attachment to a club, including people who "follow" the Premier league giants must think VAR is an exciting addition.

To the fans in the stadium, some as man and boy it is a form of torture to see the beautiful game messed with like this.

They are paying their hard earned money to see their team robbed or the outcome of games decided by people not even in the stadium.  Like I said in the initial post the FA should be careful that fans don't come to the conclusion its rigged and fall out of love with the game.

Quoted from ginnywings

FIFA have taken control of the VAR protocol, so the Premier League will no longer have control over how it is implemented. The same rules will be used in all leagues around the world.

That will certainly make them all the same but there is no guarantee it will make things better.