A debate is currently occurring about if it would be better to scrap VAR now of risk people turning off the sport due to time delays and bizarre decisions VAR Is making.
VAR needs a review time limit. If you can’t find a reason to overturn in 60 seconds than it isn’t enough to overturn the on field decision.
The continuous stopping of play is really ruining the flow of the game
It should , because it’s terrible
If all other sports and leagues that use it are any guideline, it will get better with time, to a point where we wonder what life was like without it.
I miss being able to celebrate a goal
Yes, if they continue to ruin matches and straight up rob teams. The fans will stop watching. Shit I barely want to watch a match as a neutral cause I know it’ll get ruined
I’d rather them get it right but they need to implement what the NFL does and just let managers use 1 challenge per half. And if it’s the last 5 minutes or extra time they check everything as usual.
Having rules that mean if people run out challenges and blatant errors are given is not a great look either.
In the long term?.. football is a lot less enjoyable now. Inevitable that the popularity will start to be effected.
It’s been getting to the point of not even worth celebrating if you score until it’s verified by VAR.
There should be a time limit on VAR if you can’t make a decision in 2 minutes or send the ref to the screen in 2 minutes, then the on field ruling stands.
I have no idea how the VAR ref can’t immediately say “Stop the match. Go look at it” in less than 60 seconds.
It’s not VAR but the people running it, but in all honestly, it’s put me off. I’m much more invested in my local EFL team now. So much more exciting. Probably helps that we’re currently the most batshit team in the country to watch right now
The referees for not accepting wrongdoing and somewhat incompetence may be the reason people turn away from the EPL.
That and bringing geopolitics into sports lol. The further down the hole we go the more I question why I’m a fan.
I’ve found myself being more interested in smaller clubs at the epl level and lower league games, lately. The quality isn’t the same, but there seems to be less bullshit and more enjoyable fan based to interact with. That’s just me tho. Idk if anyone else feels the same haha
These two, more than the review system.
The EPL has integrity issues, they flow into the umpiring.
Are you suggesting that geopolitics have nto been involved in sports before now?
Not really. Sure, I’m using that phrasing but it’s the same discussion. Politics have always been involved in sport.
yikes
Involved maybe once in a blue moon. 3 or 4 being shoved down your throat for every single match is a very recent thing. And it’s fucking annoying.
Ask people whose teams have gone back down to the championship.
I usually hear it’s better without VAR. There are mistakes, but you don’t need 3 minutes every call to still get mistakes.
Which are way worse because they’re supposed to be able to get a proper look and make the right call.
Which they don’t.
I stopped watching when they didn’t enforce the first round of FFP penalties to City and didn’t investigate anyone else. I’d say the fact that Everton took a 10pt deduction and City and Chelsea (and likely United and others) will walk away with a “please don’t do it again but if you do your oil money donations to our executive bonus packages will be appreciated” will do far more lasting damage.
Yet you’d be back the second united became relevant again. City and Chelsea have nothing whatsoever to do with evertons punishment, they’re not remotely yhe same thing. As it happens the only club who has anything even approaching a similar situation is united.
Evertons situation isn’t the same
No. Not at all.
It’s not var that bothers me it’s how it only usually gets spoken about when it’s involving the bigger clubs it’s making a divide in this sport and highlighting major issues with the media that’s been the same for years
