New Posts For Thread: Would you vote to get rid of VAR ?https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-varFound it more enjoyable watching and betting on football before VAR. I would only keep it for short format comps such as World Cup's, Euro's, any domestic knockout tournament etc, but that's it. 38 game season with VAR in every single match is too muif clubs outside of the EPL top 4/ELITE,think they get the worst of VAR, with fans seeing every decision, from every angle, gaining from var calls at times whichthey might not without var, VAR officials held responsible for wrong calls via bans ehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565591961#565591961if clubs outside of the EPL top 4/ELITE,think they get the worst of VAR, with fans seeing every decision, from every angle, gaining from var calls at times whichthey might not without var, VAR officials held responsible for wrong calls via bans eWed, 23 Sep 2026 09:52:22 -050018 months later and it's still a joy killer, and it was fans I was asking, we all know the clubs voted stupidly to persist with it as decisions keep them in jobs, we all know the % of correct decisions has increased, but from fans point of view and ahttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565591957#56559195718 months later and it's still a joy killer, and it was fans I was asking, we all know the clubs voted stupidly to persist with it as decisions keep them in jobs, we all know the % of correct decisions has increased, but from fans point of view and aWed, 23 Sep 2026 09:49:37 -0500other than 19 clubsv out of 20 voting to keep it 18 months ago,you might be on to something. the vote was after a 2,3,4,5 yr not snapshot but facts VAR in real timehttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565591949#565591949other than 19 clubsv out of 20 voting to keep it 18 months ago,you might be on to something. the vote was after a 2,3,4,5 yr not snapshot but facts VAR in real timeWed, 23 Sep 2026 09:46:26 -0500Really liked Artetas determined evaluation of the ridiculous VAR decision for the penalty, really put the pressure on the whole nonsense, Carrick likewise after the Derby, we need a lot more of that.Ask yourself this question, if before the start ofhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565591923#565591923Really liked Artetas determined evaluation of the ridiculous VAR decision for the penalty, really put the pressure on the whole nonsense, Carrick likewise after the Derby, we need a lot more of that.Ask yourself this question, if before the start ofWed, 23 Sep 2026 09:26:07 -0500The sad part is that children do not like to watch a game of football anymore because they do not understand the new rulesWhen you think about it most adults do not understand the new rules neither,https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565590027#565590027The sad part is that children do not like to watch a game of football anymore because they do not understand the new rulesWhen you think about it most adults do not understand the new rules neither,Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:03:15 -0500I agree about the joy killing in the game yes.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565590005#565590005I agree about the joy killing in the game yes.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:38:18 -0500It's a joy killer Stu, the wait for VAR no matter how long it is, has killed the spontaneity of the game, any cheats can be retrospectively dealt with as they should have been years ago, 3 match ban for diving etc, will stamp that out. Now nobody celhttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565589957#565589957It's a joy killer Stu, the wait for VAR no matter how long it is, has killed the spontaneity of the game, any cheats can be retrospectively dealt with as they should have been years ago, 3 match ban for diving etc, will stamp that out. Now nobody celMon, 21 Sep 2026 12:11:33 -0500Get rid of it: NoAdapt it and make it better: absolutely Yes.It needs amending for what exactly it looks at, and how it looks at decisions. Apart from that catching errors or cheats is fine thing to do.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565589943#565589943Get rid of it: NoAdapt it and make it better: absolutely Yes.It needs amending for what exactly it looks at, and how it looks at decisions. Apart from that catching errors or cheats is fine thing to do.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:06:06 -0500Yup, in a heartbeathttps://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565589373#565589373Yup, in a heartbeatMon, 21 Sep 2026 06:23:51 -0500No. It catches a lot of divers.The problem imo is they take too long.https://community.betfair.com/football/go/thread/view/94070/31911495/would-you-vote-to-get-rid-of-var?post_id=565589269#565589269No. It catches a lot of divers.The problem imo is they take too long.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 04:28:46 -0500