New Posts For Thread: Refs called over by VARhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-varDo they ever not get their mind changed by being called to look on VAR....Attwell the latest to be a wet mental midget and change his mind...Ref says he saw itVar shows him he's wrong[] Ref changes decision.[] Ref insists he saw it despite evidence to contrary.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013301#565013301Ref says he saw itVar shows him he's wrong[] Ref changes decision.[] Ref insists he saw it despite evidence to contrary.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 12:36:23 -0500Of course they should because they are being shown evidence thatcontradicts their initial decisionNot sure how many more times you need to hear it.It's not that complicated, I'm obviously disagreeing with the value of that 'evidence or chit chat rubbhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013283#565013283Of course they should because they are being shown evidence thatcontradicts their initial decisionNot sure how many more times you need to hear it.It's not that complicated, I'm obviously disagreeing with the value of that 'evidence or chit chat rubbSat, 04 Oct 2025 12:30:14 -0500Var gets stuff wrong, absolutelyBut these monitor calls to refs are over decisions Var can show tothe ref that what ref said is not correct.ButReferee sees stuff that is subjective such as force of tackleand they tend to go with refs call. So a worsehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013223#565013223Var gets stuff wrong, absolutelyBut these monitor calls to refs are over decisions Var can show tothe ref that what ref said is not correct.ButReferee sees stuff that is subjective such as force of tackleand they tend to go with refs call. So a worseSat, 04 Oct 2025 12:06:31 -0500I think the lucrative match fees play a large part in their acceptance of things too kenbo.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013191#565013191I think the lucrative match fees play a large part in their acceptance of things too kenbo.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:59:25 -0500You are of course right y-h-t-l but the point is that VAR do not get things right consistently enough. So it is thus inefficient which begs the question as to whether it is worth having. The Chelsea defender went off but the Brentford one didn’t.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013187#565013187You are of course right y-h-t-l but the point is that VAR do not get things right consistently enough. So it is thus inefficient which begs the question as to whether it is worth having. The Chelsea defender went off but the Brentford one didn’t.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:57:33 -0500It takes a bit of bottle for a ref to go against VAR and stick to his initial decision. I’m sure many have felt like they’ve had to change their decision, possibly when they didn’t want to. The last thing they want is to be lambasted by MOTD puhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013185#565013185It takes a bit of bottle for a ref to go against VAR and stick to his initial decision. I’m sure many have felt like they’ve had to change their decision, possibly when they didn’t want to. The last thing they want is to be lambasted by MOTD puSat, 04 Oct 2025 11:56:54 -0500Of course they should because they are being shown evidence thatcontradicts their initial decisionNot sure how many more times you need to hear it.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013143#565013143Of course they should because they are being shown evidence thatcontradicts their initial decisionNot sure how many more times you need to hear it.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:46:58 -0500My initial point was whether the refs should be changing their mind as often, solely due to VAR.I still stand by my view that they shouldn't, as VAR is not some infallible process in decisions, as you admitted above.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013117#565013117My initial point was whether the refs should be changing their mind as often, solely due to VAR.I still stand by my view that they shouldn't, as VAR is not some infallible process in decisions, as you admitted above.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:42:46 -0500It doesn't matter what other people's opinions areother than if they like Var or not.What I am telling you is not my opinionit's what the refs are actually doing, whichis what I've read week on week.It's quite alright to not like it, but you can chechttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013061#565013061It doesn't matter what other people's opinions areother than if they like Var or not.What I am telling you is not my opinionit's what the refs are actually doing, whichis what I've read week on week.It's quite alright to not like it, but you can checSat, 04 Oct 2025 11:22:43 -0500Well I'm starting to agree with your most recent description, which is less definite about the ref's initial decisions and views being 'wrong'.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31885667/refs-called-over-by-var?post_id=565013057#565013057Well I'm starting to agree with your most recent description, which is less definite about the ref's initial decisions and views being 'wrong'.Sat, 04 Oct 2025 11:20:39 -0500