VAR is becoming ridiculous with things like this happening !

Roll up roll up

I mean is that a penalty really? its evened out the injustice but fack me its a joke

2-3 

Ironically Betfair, who had since reinstated the Over  & under 3.5 Goals market, were too slow this time, and 1.06 & 1.01 were matched on the overs when it really was a goal, unless this was matched after the pen had been awarded and before the pen was scored? But who want such short odds on the assurance that the pen would be converted??

Not me whittler

But ultimately this game always had more goals in it because Napoli don't care much for defending bless em

But its beyond a joke how those bell ends keep scratching good goals in my opinion

2-4

With the Handballs VAR is not the problem its those cretins from IFAB who joked up the new handball rules as they must not have a football brain between them and lets not forget our marvellous governing body FIFA has overseen IFAB create these new handball rules,what a great idea lets draw up 2 totally different sets of handball rules one for the defenders and one for the attackers what do they think our sport is American Football

The rules are dense, and then you've got VAR making up their own interpretation as well

I thought Europe wouldn't be as bad as our lot but its just as ridiculous ffs

var may not be the ones making up this silly handball rule that everyone knows will be changed once its passed a mountain of bureaucracy, but var are the ones applying everything inconsistently.

lloris was clearly off his line for sterlings pen, that is as factual as the ball hitting an arm, so why was the pen not retaken?

Because they don't review the keeper's feet with VAR, despite changing the rule because they could police it with VAR.

They brought VAR in on a trial basis in minor tournaments but it seems clear to me that it is still in trial now, they haven't sorted out when it should and shouldn't be used and are making rule changes every year to accomodate its use. Thus, it should still be in trial for another few years and shouldn't be used in major tournaments.

epl say var will police it if its a 'clear', well why dont they get their offside equipment on the case? because lloris clearly encroached on the still before the ball left the penalty spot, and why do refs keep telling a goalkeeper to stay on their line before the pk when it is taken if they then proceed to ignore it (like all the stuff at corners)

does encroachment give the goalkeeper an advantage? of course it does and its done for that reason, nothing accidental at all

so epl the only country operating var that allows encroachment of goalkeeper, what with all the blatant penalties not given you really do get the impression they do their best stop goals being scored

They don't police it in the CL either. The barca keeper saved a pen and was clearly off the line as well. Apparently they didn't think the amount of retaken pens would look good after the shambles in the Women's World Cup

Just had a similar one in the Monaco to last nights fiasco, headed ball to hand... yet VAR not interested

But I thought the rules were that if its ball to hand its handball? Making it up as they go ffs

No consistency whatsoever is there

Just scrap it because its obviously being used to control the outcome of games

I know someone mentioned the defender not being penalised for such handballs, but I've seen VAR give them anyway

what time in the Monaco game did that happen sont  ?  ...had bets going but wasn't watching

About the 70th mark I think coach

thanks sont  ...

Do you mean hand to ball? They tend to take into account the reaction time a defender has to get his hand out of the way

The rules were changed to make VAR seem neccessary. Handball/Offside rules now ridiculous. What's wrong with being onside if you are level [not big toe in front of defender] or only handball if its obviously intentional?

Mistakes will still happen but we won't have this situation were VAR are actively seeking a way to disallow goals just to justify their existence.

Feb 4, 2020 -- 7:33PM, SontaranStratagem wrote:

Just had a similar one in the Monaco to last nights fiasco, headed ball to hand... yet VAR not interested But I thought the rules were that if its ball to hand its handball? Making it up as they go ffs No consistency whatsoever is there

If it was a defender that's not the change in rules.

The new rule is that you cannot use your hands in the build up to a goal, no matter how accidental it is.

ac milan v juve now

Another one to the book

How the heck is that a penalty? his arms are down when the ball hits one of them, and how the fack can he possibly avoid that?

These rules are a disgrace and VAR allows this s***

Once again can't blame VAR for that.

According to the rules that was a penalty. The referee didn't give it first time as he clearly indicated he thought the ball hit the player's back.

Oh no no no noooooooo

PSV attacker chests ball onto the arm of the Den Haag defender a whooping foot away from him and PENALTY!!!

Little big of the bubbblyyy for the VAR boys

Episode 338 at Stamford Bridge tonight.

Its just comical now onlooker

So many stupid decisions with it its pointless trying to keep up

Absolutely pointless betting on goals these days.  VAR is an absolute ****g joke an

*and has ruined the sport.

If you get a yellow card for ove rcelebrating a goal ruled out by VAR...does the yellow card stand?

Depends if he can get his shirt back from out the crowd

bournemouth just scored 1-1 , oh no its reversed its a penalty at other end     , its 2-0 burnley

Radio reporter: "Burnley have a pen to see if they go 2-0 up OR retake the lead"

Bournemouth totally mugged - Surprised manager and staff didn't dect the ref! Farcical - ruining game - They've got to drop VAR for the good of the game.

Maybe they just want to see how this season goes before making a decision on the future. So far it isn't pretty.

It is boring justification for an armpit referees body have gone power mad you think its a goal nobody celebrates now they don't look at the pitch side monitor don't they look stupid not doing that the Chelsea adjudicators were hopeless no planks no consistency cancel your subscriptions now i'll be doing that tomorrow.

VAR now interpreting the shoulder as an arm FFS

how can powers that be advise human error for not giving red in chelsea game ? you've got plenty of time to look at it, its impossible to get wrong.

Not seen it yet but i can just imagine it being a massive mistake not giving a red judging by all the reaction and surely if its as bad as it sounds some gardening leave for said VAR refs is required until they start smelling the roses.

they,d surely help themselves on pens if they said would a similar handball by an attacker chalk off a goal,if so give a pen

var has destroyed any hope of winning a few quid on exchanges, every time a goal is scored you expect it to go wrong.. its a load of bol....s

yes muppet ...they certainly didn't have the betting exchanges in mind when they thought this up

Var is perfect for football, its just all the football fans don't or won't understand it.

Its hard to understand the decisions

A kick to the goolies is fine? a leg breaker is fine? but being onside but still somehow being offski is jumped all over

Burnley v Bournemouth should surely be 'the last straw'

VAR has KILLED Football - especially for the FANS. 

there is no consistency with var,which was brought in to bring consistency

problem with stamping at chelsea is, ref didn't see it, lino didn't see it, 4th official who presumably was about 5 yards away didn't see it. var has picked it up and all needed was someone who knew rules at stockley park and bingo, all ok.
another thing, would the authorities have admitted a red wasn't given incorrectly  if spurs had got back to 2-2 ???

when it happened it was obvious on the replays what lo celso had done, yet btsport expert and former ref peter walton said it wasnt a red, how on earth could he get that wrong?, he clearly isnt being objective, as an employee of btsport doesnt he realise he is being paid to give his opinion, instead he seemed to go in-house and side with his pals and this is the source of all VAR problems as the stockley park refs are doing the same thing too often

just forget the politics and give the right decision

agree re walton, always take refs side ,waste of time asking their opinion as know what its going to be.
wonder if walton stood by his opinion once the apology came in ?

Here's your answer mm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlsPxcA17HA

I too agree it is a waste of time getting a ref's opinion

does anyone know what happens if you placed a bet on the 'new score' (without pictures)   then market reverts back to the old score  ...isn't the bet void ?

and how long do betfair take to settle such bets ?   TIA

By not using the monitors in the PL they are making it harder for the correct decision to be reached because a ref looking at the monitor is basically reffing the incident again with a better view and can change his decision if he thinks it was wrong on a second view.

But the guys in Stockley Park have to think the ref got it wrong AND that the decision was clearly and obviously wrong, which it quite often isn't. That is basically adding another hurdle to changing the decision. If they think he got it wrong but it is not clearly and obviously wrong they are powerless to change the decision. That is not right. If the monitors were used a lot of these decisions would go the other way.

If they think he got it wrong but it is not clearly and obviously wrong they are powerless to change the decision

are you sure they are powerless?

burnley/bournemouth game, goal disallowed for handball in the build up, which looked to me and most pundits to be shoulder, so that wasnt clear and obvious - VAR chalk it off

you then get a very obvious handball by de bruyne from a goal bound freekick, who's hands are above shoulder height, and nothing is given

its a total shambles you cannot defend it, they have to either sort it out fast or just scrap it

and what about the 4th official kevin friend at the chelsea/spurs game, have a look 4 pictures down..

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8032873/Jamie-Redknapp-hits-call-use-David-Coote-VAR-Manchester-Citys-trip-Leicester.html

lampard got his hands in the air as the stamp happens but friend conveniently (imo) looks away, didnt see it doesnt have to make a decision, weak in the extreme, why would you look away as a major incident happens?

in fact there are probably 100 people in the picture, kevin friend is the only one looking away, he sums up the pass the buck attitude of our pathetic officials

Bournemouth were robbed well and truly ...twice in fact  ...just hope that doesn't send them down

I'd imagine if it's shoulder versus arm that's a factual decision and not subject to the clear and obvious requirement. It's clear that the defender intends to play the ball with whatever it hit and it's therefore not really a subjective decision as to whether it was handball under the rules but rather a factual decision as to whether it hit his arm or his shoulder. I don't think there was a clear and obvious requirement in this case.

By not using the monitors as a rule it is applying the review process with different criteria effectively and IFAB have already told the PL that they have an issue with this and that monitors are an essential part of the process.

The 4th official wouldn't have had a decision to make even if he was looking right at Lo Celso. He is not involved in the decision or the review especially when there is a video review in place. Don't know why you raised this as a point.

its shoulder lurka, thats what the ref saw and gave, thats what the replays showed, exactly the same as the lallana one, so absolutely no reason to get involved and chalk it off, its not obviously arm to anyone except those like peter walton no doubt

so the 4th official does not help the on-field ref with something he may not have seen?, is this another rule to be obeyed or something? i'd have thought he is there to help and why is he the only one looking away in that case? i maybe brought it up because i like to see the right decisions and use some much needed common sense..

lol

I think it clearly hits his arm. The shoulder is round and a very small area and once it touches below the round point that is the arm. I also think it is possible for the ball to touch both shoulder and arm. I agree with that decision but it's a bit farcical that a goal went in at the other end first.

It was a red all day long and if you want to see the right decisions then blame the guy in Stockley Park for not giving a red or the PL for not letting refs use monitors. It would have been reviewed anyway and they've come out and admitted that the VAR guy got it wrong. Don't know why you are focusing on the 4th official when he's the only one who didn't make a decision.

lurka, bournemouth went up the other end and scored for the 2nd 'handball' that led to the penalty for burnley, NOT the 1st 'handball', which i'm referring to, and which was clearly shoulder according to everyone bar VAR which led to a 'goal' for bournemouth that got chalked off

for chel/spurs the 4th official had a better view than oliver, he's miked up to him, why doesnt friend say thats a red card? oh right because he looked away and didnt see it, dont you see this is the culture of refereeing that is the cancer of the sport? you seem to exonerate him because VAR will look which sort of makes me think you are a jobsworth too, i'm actually blaming all the officials because between all of them they got it wrong

we want the right decisions, its easy to see thats a red from where friend was standing, he should have taken responsibility, he didnt

Aaaaaand it strikes again

Finding new reasons to chalk goals off now though so there's that

Hits Nowrich players arm then the Fester players arm? goal chalked off

Bless em. Litttle of the bubbbllyy for VAR boys

I'm convinced this handball rule was brought in because of VAR as well, gives them easy reasons to chalk goals off and award contentious penalties

"clear and obvious".....

Poor decision again,very poor....

And its not consistent either

Man City last week had one and it was strangely ignored by VARs bubbly crew

Kdb used both hands in box,not given,later same game, they get one!

Laughable...

Jedi

Its obvious they are using it for financial gain, there's nothing clear and obvious about any of the decisions they are overruling

Cost Leicester dearly....

Its obvious they are using it for financial gain, there's nothing clear and obvious about any of the decisions they are overruling


Get a f*cking grip

Leicester have been average but it was a good goal and its 0-1

Fans can put a stop to this s***

JML go away seriously

Blocked anyway

Bye bye

I'll go away if you say anything positive---just one single positive post.

We must be due one after two and half years of consistant negativity.

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Hope it made you smile.

VAR will be the death of me.. 7 times since yesterday afternoon its ripped my heart out. Im giving it up. Betfair clsoing markets before they should etc and not reopening in time adding to this nightmare.

Time to find a new sport.

what the hell is going on in the Rio Ave v Beleneses game ....  ?

matched bets at 1-0 for ages  ...then expecting a second goal it then  goes back to  0-0

wtf 

I watch the live (or text stream) before counting my money, once I see them kick off again (or text confirms it) I can move on to the next bet.

just makes me wonder why they lift the suspend if a goal hasn't been allowed ?  besides ...it was trading away for ages and ages  so someone must have been watching the game

it's like they must have kicked off and  then the referee a few minutes later decides it's not going to be allowed 

Its either automated or the guy in charge is not watching the game properly (I suspect the latter).Its by far the biggest pain in the ass for football gamblers on this site and why they cant sort it is anyones guess.

...gotta be careful in future  Mr Spock ...never seen it go like that before

I bet on a game the other night that wasnt in play (or they said it hadnt been turned in play).I bet on over 0.5 first half goals and it duly obliged, the market then went mad as they just appeared to turn it back in play. I waited and waited to get paid and ended up with muy stake back and was told it was void as the game was never in play (it was as I was betting using Gruss and the tab was green). Complained and got no where (waste of time talking to chat) so I sent an email to the CEO Peter Jackson. To be fair he replied in 24 hours and passed it on the head of Customer service who offered me £50 in compensation. I'd sooner they get it right than have to go through all the shoite but it doesnt seem to be getting any better which is worrying for the future.

absolutely .... hate all the inefficiency 

bournemouth second goal offside ??? left arm of scorer looks off to me.

To disallow the goal has to be an obvious error,  once deflected off Maguire the goalkeeper has zero chance of saving it, yes he's initially in the goalkeepers way but the deflection takes away the fact he's obstructing the goal, but obviously not

Yes so they sit by and watch an obvious and clear error lead to a goal?
Pathetic.

2nd City goal...

Cherry picking, totally wrong, should never have been a corner now that would take all off 10 seconds to clear up

Lyon scraped home 1-0 tonight yet they had 2 goals chalked off by VAR for marginal decisions and a penalty chalked off by VAR for a marginal offside, FIFA you certainly have made a great Turd of the beautiful game in the way you have allowed IFAB to create unworkable stupid new rules and your guidelines on how VAR is used by all the national leagues.

total fiasco Benfica match

total fiasco Benfica match

i honestly could not see the handball which led to VAR chalking off the Benfica 'goal', looked like it hit his chest and certainly not conclusive which is why the ref spent 5 minutes looking at it

Needs to be a cut of time, two minutes if you cant make a decision then original decision stands, " common sense " but when or if would you expect the powers that be to try using it !

Anyone else miss VAR?

Its probably because of VAR that I'm not missing football that much.

In the lockdown I have been watching The Netherlands games in the 1974 World Cup.
During the first match I noticed that I never took my eyes off the TV.  The play was continuous.
Throw-ins, free kicks around the box, fouls - everything happened in seconds.
I was a fan of VAR.  I've changed my mind.