If the officials have f**ked up that’s on them

VAR is only as good as those using it

They made plenty of clangers before they had to use VAR

Posted By: SCC 28 on February 19th 2020 at 20:13:32

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How was that not a pen for Citeh? (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 19:53:19
- errrrreWun nil (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 19, 20:00:16
- Offside was given (wrongly). Idiots. I think they're doing this on purpose now. (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 19, 19:58:40
  - Didn’t the ref play on from the offside anyway? (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 20:04:07
    - The ref didn't blow up. Comms suggested that the flag going up made the pen appeal irrelev (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 19, 20:14:10
    - If the officials have fucked up that’s on them (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 20:13:32
      - I agree with that (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 20:17:44
        
        But if VAR is still making fuck ups through user error or otherwise (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 20:19:04
        
        Disagree (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 20:22:25
        
        However, if there are lots of errors they’re likely to even out (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 20:23:47
        
        No evidence of errors in the past evening out (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 20:46:24
        
        I admire your steadfast defence of VAR (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 20:49:19
        
        an obvious wind up (Other Football) - Agatha Fisty, Feb 19, 21:36:11
        
        I just acknowledged the VAR officials have made mistakes (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 21:16:09
        
        Fair enough - I agree with you for (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 21:19:03
        
        *what it’s worth (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 21:19:50
    - You have summoned SCC, the VAR Demon (Other Football) - Old Git, Feb 19, 20:13:07
      - Never said it’s perfect (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Feb 19, 20:57:44
      - great (n/m) (Other Football) - Huge Small, Feb 19, 20:16:34
      - ... (Other Football) - Tombs, Feb 19, 20:15:31
    - Thing that bugs me is when the linesman flags. The ref should allow play to continue (Other Football) - roedtonowhere, Feb 19, 20:12:03
      - In that situation, the linesman should never flag (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, Feb 19, 20:17:03

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