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"Ruining the game be it taking too long or getting decisions badly wrong/or highly questionable at best like Coventry have been robbed of a famous last minute goal. Hope they can still win on Penalties and go through with justice being done anyway....... A fucking outrageous decision by faceless cunts in a truck somewhere in a dogging car park, no doubt."

"BillyJenningsBoots, that's an excellent suggestion."

"Felt sorry for Coventry, until I remembered Richard Keys."

62Hammer 10:22 Sun Apr 21 Exactly this. Great post and couldn’t agree more. That clown Dermot talks every week on SSN about not wanting to re-referee games. This is exactly what decisions like this is doing.

"Fella was clearly offside, no argument at all. As for getting the final the authorities wanted, can anyone explain why Man Utd got drawn against Liverpool in the previous round? Surely these 2 would have been kept apart if its all rigged. The Everton game is a mystery, 2 stone wall pens denied, can understand why Forest have got the ump."

Well the FA have got the final they wanted.No way they would of wanted a M City v Coventry final.Would of been much more difficult to sell abroad.

Well the FA have got the final they wanted.No way they would of wanted a M City v Coventry final.Would of been much more difficult to sell abroad.

"I'm now hearing in the Everton v Forest match that Forest are going apoplectic over VAR too... https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13333477/amp/Nottingham-Forest-warn-patience-tested-multiple-times-following-Everton-defeat-relegation-threatened-claim-warned-PGMOL-VAR-Luton-fan-blast-three-extremely-poor-decisions.html Not seen the action so cannot comment but they do seem to be doing their pieces over the shitty faceless system, just like I am on Coventrys behalf."

"Ive said a number of times that the lines they use need to be replaced by a single line that is twice or maybe three times as wide and then its about the margin of error. So if the player is within the line then its not a clear and obvious mistake, which was the original purpose of VAR.."

"VAR is killing the game. I can only hope that todays disgraceful decision will lead to a genuine rebellion against this anti-sport technology and result in it being dumped. My heart bleeds for Coventry to be robbed of a joyful and historic moment that they richly deserved. This is what happens when dulll, bureaucratic placemen without a scintilla of soul in their body interfere in a sport. I’ve said since it was first proposed that it would fuck up the game but it’s even worse than I’d imagined."

VAR got all three major decisions right. We would still be better off without VAR. Interesting comments from Forest. Would like to see those incidents.

"Actually Solidbond, I take that back and make you right. It is that, as well as the flawed system and the FA implementing it too. All of that mix is fucking the game up for the Football purists amongst us. I'm not naive to think there isn't a place for it but the VAR and recent FA Cup meddling has taken it all way too far an spoiling the game as a spectacle. Hate everything about VAR and what the game is now becoming."

Massive victory for var today. It confirmed a handball that kept Coventry in the game. It confirmed an offside that kept ManU in the game.

Massive : The game is being eroded by faceless know nothing money grabbing wankers chasing global money and viewers = Capitalism .

"That Coventry decision is a prime example of how VAR is ruining football. On the one side, you have drama, adrenaline, emotion, and everything we watch football for (or used to). On the other, an offside that, even if it IS offside, is so marginal that it gave no advantage to Coventry. Offside wasn't brought in to be so forensic; this quest for perfection in every decision is at the expense of the raw emotion. Not a good trade in my eyes."

"No, it's definitely the FA/VAR I'm complaining about. Wrong decision that definitely isn't clear and obvious."

Massive attack 10:03 - Its capitalism that you’re moaning about and as the saying goes capitalism takes the goodness out of everything.Correct decision though .

"Coventry needed a replay (against Sheff Weds) in this years cup run, lets see if the FA mention that when they gush over this 'classic' ."

the coming of gary 10:01

"https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLtLN9nXEAAPLh7?format=jpg&name=medium Laughable to call that offside from that image. Coventry were robbed and the F.A. etc are destroying the game we once loved. They want to rob lower League Clubs of the magic of the replays and monies surrounding it, scrapping extra time if they get their way, VAR now robbing Coventry of going through whilst no one can celebrate instantaneously anymore for fear of the VAR Fuck Truck stepping in and seeing someone's toenails slightly longer than the other. The game is gone from when I first fell in love with it, all the romanticism is being eroded by faceless, know nothing money grabbing wankers behind the scenes chasing global money and viewers for the sake of it. Some of yous may be content with how it works but others like me fucking despise the dogshit ""technology"" that's still effectively down to subjective human judgement on massive calls, rather than leaving them to on-field Officials. Horrible long winded game killing tech."

".. it doesnt matter if they get every single decision right, thousands of fans have to sit on their hands every game until some arsehole in a van eventually gives them permission to cheer, thats why it should go. ... its only for TV companies benefit anyway, they love all the endless replay / controversy in return for their billions ."

"""CLEAR AND OBVIOUS"" MY SHITTY ARSE ?üò°"

Not one angle is conclusive to being offside and the fact they draw the lines side by side like that indicates they are guessing with their silly daft rulers. Goal line technology I can live with as that's based in sensors but drawing lines on a screen ain't good enough and that goal should have stand.

"Calm down, it was offside and the right decision. Heartbreaking for Coventry and neutrals, but it did exactly what it’s in place to do - for once."

"I knew it was offside couldn’t understand why everyone got excited, correct decision ."

it was offside