Lively, brisk play on both sides :-\
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Lively, brisk play on both sides :-\
What on earth is happening here?Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
VAR is working!
And in our favour!Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
In the PL VAR would have ignored both of those
Pathetic
Was thinking exactly the same. No way var in England gives the first one,. And I'd be amazed if they overturned the second.Quote:
Originally Posted by WES
Whilst I was extremely pleased it was overturned, it patently wasn't a 'clear and obvious' error if it takes five minutes to come to a decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter
Right. The thinking, such as it is, seems to be that the error only becomes clear and obvious once you have studied it for five minutes :-\Quote:
Originally Posted by pjlincs
The language is troubling. They tend to interpet 'clear and obvious' as factual. So if there is any contact at all, they wont overturn.Quote:
Originally Posted by redgunamo
Everyone can see immediately that it isn't a penalty. Surely that is clear and obvious enough?
I always like to say, with not a little justification, that "The Game is more important than its laws". Whether football itself will ultimately prove to be more important than this insistence on broadening and widening the use of VAR is sadly not so clear and obvious, to pinch a phrase.Quote:
Originally Posted by Peter