VAR is s**t because it robs us of moments like that

For the sake of a marginal VAR offside decision that may or may not even be correct anyway.

I don’t understand how any genuine football fan can see that and think it’s a good thing. There needs to be a greater margin for the attacker.

Posted By: Jim on April 21st 2024 at 18:34:26

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That is why VAR is shit. They also need to change this rule about second yellows in pens (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 21, 18:30:55
- Totally agree re second yellows. Needs to change for next season already. (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Man, Apr 21, 19:35:07
- It isn't why VAR is shit. It's why VAR is good. (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 21, 18:33:43
  - And even with the extra tolerance level (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:35:54
    - Weird how people cannot rationalise this. (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 21, 18:38:27
      - Change the laws. Such a shame for a goal to be ruled out by the length of a boot. (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 18:42:05
        
        To what? (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:48:04
        
        Attacker has to fully clear of the defender to be offside (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 18:51:13
        
        So then you just have different tiny margins so what's the point? (n/m) (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 21, 18:58:53
        
        I think there would be fewer tight offside calls (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 19:04:42
        
        ... which he wasnt... and we know how the decision would have been called if MU goal (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 21, 18:57:09
        
        Not sure what that means (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:54:34
        
        Of course there will but fewer. Incidents like today are then ruled as onside and a goal. (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 18:58:36
        
        I see (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 19:02:46
        
        The onus would be on the attacker to make sure he wasn't ahead of the defender (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 19:10:41
        
        Was shocking play from the Cov player to be offside (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 19:24:08
        
        Nope. He was very unlucky. (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 19:39:30
        
        Nah should have stayed (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 19:51:28
        
        comfortably on (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 19:51:56
      - VMT (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:39:37
- No coincidence that it's happened again after it only been 'discovered' during the week. (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Apr 21, 18:33:13
  - Disgraceful that it doesn’t carry into the next round (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:40:20
- VAR is shit because it didn’t rob Man U (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:32:13
  - If only you were this rational 3pm-6pm most match days. Or with your comments (Other Football) - Lentil Weaver, Apr 21, 18:34:50
  - VAR is shit because it robs us of moments like that (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 21, 18:34:26
    - There’s already a tolerance level since Pukki (Other Football) - SCC 28, Apr 21, 18:38:20
      - I’d just rather not have it. I’d take the odd injustice for the joy of (Other Football) - Jim, Apr 21, 18:39:56
        
        Very much this. And it is not just tech... it has taken the mistakes from (Other Football) - Pixelman, Apr 21, 18:44:33
        
        not one of those cov fans held back their celebrations not one (Other Football) - Tombs, Apr 21, 18:41:46
    - Losing that experience is not a good thing. Getting decisions right is a good thing. (Other Football) - norwaay, Apr 21, 18:37:03
  - Was t definitely categorically offside though? (Other Football) - Nelsons final flanel, Apr 21, 18:33:24

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