VAR - can it be saved?

[Coffee]

"A lot of people think it should be scrapped, but don't want it to disappear. It's got things going for it - reversing ref cock-ups - but then makes new cock-ups of its own. Makes you want to pull your hair out, if you've got hair. Would you like to see it go, or should it stay?"

[Hammer I am]

"They need to double down if anything, chip the ball and chip players heels, we can then eliminate whether the ball has gone out of play and offside calls will be made in seconds with no human interaction. then we're just left with fouls and handballs, VAR team have 2 minutes to make a choice, if it's passed to the ref he see's it twice in real time and has to make a choice. Should make the whole thing more streamlined"

[bruuuno]

It’s a joke and has made things worse. I think it could be made to work outside of UK but our refs are so fucking shit that the less opportunity for them to be involved the better

[Fauxstralian]

Said many times I hoped it would have stopped 'Big teams' getting the rub of the green I was wrong If it continues the VAR panels should be separate from the referee group ... maybe retired refs & players. Too much back scratching & looking after your ref MATES Personally I'd wind it way back so the technology review would only be : Goal line tech Letting linos call offsides before goals ... VAR has one look and only overturns if there is DAYLIGHT ahead of the last defender not a toenail difference like Antonio last week If there is a dangerous tackle or an off the ball incident the ref misses VAR should send them to the screen for a proper look if they are recommending a red Everything else leave to the officials

[Grumpster]

"Doubt I could name a worse thing ever introduced to another sport in history. The game had survived and been brilliant for over 100 years before it. I've now not watched a single game involving a team other than west ham on the TV for 2 years and I don't even both watching us anymore unless really bored and when I do I turn it off the second there' a ridiculous dive or a VAR 5 minute hold up for something that's obvious after 5 seconds, though that's also because we're fucking boring to watch under Moyes. Pub discussions about how shit a linesman was, was what it was all about. Sport has all become a bit gay really with tackles outlawed and diving encouraged. VAR is shit and is sadly not used properly which makes it worse."

[Dr Matt]

"Doesn’t work for subjective decisions. The ‘high bar’ for overturning is too arbitrary. If a penalty is given, if there’s ANY contact it won’t be reversed. People will never understand or like that sort of fluffiness. Leave it in for Offsides or any factual calls. Simple."

[oioi]

"""Just watch a Championship game and see how more enjoyable it is."" The whole point. VAR makes football less enjoyable. I hate it."

[Mad Dog]

It SHOULD work. It works in every other sport on the planet. Yet football is so self important and the people in it are so biased and incompetent it won't work

[Manuel]

"It really doesn't matter what we think as it's 100% here to stay. Agree it can be useful, but overall I hate it, can't celebrate a goal properly and the commentators are forever harping on about it ''it will be checked of course'' ''var as we know will look at it'' ''the check's been cleared'' drives me nuts, it's like they love it. Also, this so called ''clear and obvious'' mandate is a complete nonsense. In short, nobody really has a clue what is going on, particularly for handballs. Just watch a Championship game and see how more enjoyable it is."

[only1billybonds]

"It was brought in to eliminate human error from refereeing decisions but the refs now hand a decision over to VAR and human error is still a factor. Players and managers make mistakes all the time, let the officials have the same luxury and give them back the responsibility. Bin it."