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comingupthehill
08 Feb 26 18:54
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Surely the last city goal has to be a wake up call to VAR.

I don’t believe NASA s subcontracted satellite images and micro pixels dot coms contract should be renewed.plus why have the leading 1000 professors giving their verdict on.how can we cancel goals in football.

I know these people are at the cutting edge of experts,but they are just too clever for their own good.

This leads to thick stupid,lesser humans like var officials and referees wanting to appear clever,so they cosy up to these world experts,jumping on the bandwagon of,1/100th of a pixel,or 4 weeks ago this defender slightly pulled a players shirt,so this was part of the build up,excuses to somehow disallow a goal.

Proud as punch,they run round the pitch,announcing how clever they are,because according to rule 1576,sub section 42 a,if a blade of grass is too long,and the NASA satellite spots this,then a free kick should be awarded to the other team.

Then these officials run to the premier league,saying,look how clever I am,nothing gets past me,can I have a new 3 year contract.my next door neighbour is a professor in aerodynamics,so I’m great..

It’s a complete cluster rook,but hey. Let’s be the cleverest person in the room,by being the dumbest.
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Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 8, 2026 7:07 PM GMT
Certainly a strange one, but var seems to have got it right.

Pretty sure Citeh would rather have the goal but haaland fouled him.

So go back to red card offense.

Had szob allowed haaland to score, even after the offense,
then there's no dogso and no red card.

Arsenal happy goal is chalked off.
Report comingupthehill February 8, 2026 7:20 PM GMT
That’s the problem,var got it right.

How right,to what depths do they go,harland got fouled,then fouled defender to continue,the fender loses his right to be fouled in this instance.

That’s why refs formed a view and give their verdict,

VAR aims to be exact,refs were ,on the balance of probability.

Like court cases,beyond reasonable doubt v balance of probability.

But 99% is about cancelling goals.

FIFA spent years improving the game,creating goals,attacking football.VAR has stopped this.

It’s now a game of,how clever can I be.

Ref allowed it to play out and goal,

Unless it’s 100% wrong,it should stick with ref,not,o.oooo1% we ve found a reason to disallow it
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 8, 2026 7:23 PM GMT
100% correct decision.

Which law would you prefer to ignore?
Report Des Pond February 8, 2026 7:24 PM GMT
VAR is like Donald Trump in some ways. We all know it's a corrupt pile of horses***t, it just gets worse and worse. But no matter how bad it gets, there doesn't seem to be any momentum or means to get rid of it.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 8, 2026 7:26 PM GMT
Yeah, but complain about the ones it gets wrong.

Plenty of examples of var errors, this ain't one of them.
Report abba21 February 8, 2026 7:28 PM GMT
They need a whole rethink about the rules .refs should be given freedom to allow game to go on not stop throw ins taken wrong place. rolling balls ect these can be judged by ref that no one is getting advantage.
Report Des Pond February 8, 2026 7:34 PM GMT
I'm not saying you're wrong yhtl, but personally, I'm sick and tired of hearing the phrase "VAR will have a look at it of course" followed by an interminable delay and a contrived "explanation" for the decision. Loads of arguments and seemingly 9 plus minutes added on in nearly every game. I'm bored with EPL football, I hardly watch it nowadays.
Report PorcupineorPineapple February 8, 2026 7:37 PM GMT
Yeah, don't think what else they could have done really and the officials had good games overall. Szob was idiotic to pull him back there, but might have got away with it if Haaland didn't then pull him back.
Report comingupthehill February 8, 2026 7:38 PM GMT
Laugh,

Once play was allowed,how can harland foul a convict,unless it’s dangerous play,it’s you fouled me ,I ll foul you.because you shouldn’t be here.

Again,back to a human refs decision ,on the balance of probability.

Why should foul play be rewarded,unless it’s dangerous.

United scored a goal yesterday,the player was offside,but it was 3 passes earlier,he was running back from an offside position,he was actually at a disadvantage being offside,because he had to run further back,to then pass the ball,then 3 passes later he scored.

A human refs formed,who dosent work for NASA,or is a pixel expert,should ,look at it,and decided has cunha,or harland gained an advantage because of the micro rule break,

In both instants they didn’t benefit from it,they were hindered,but both goals dissallowed.

Their has to be a common sense fairness logic.the minuatie micro decisions are crazy.

But hey,an ankle 1/100th of a pixel offside,to a shirt pull 23mins earlier,is an excuse enough.

Given these decisions,then answer this..


Why not micro anyalsise every decision,throw ins,passes,tackles,everything,

On Super Bowl night an apt time to do it.
Report jamee1 February 8, 2026 7:41 PM GMT
Bored stiff with VAR. I want to celebrate a goal, not be listening to a couple of idiots talk vaguely about some discussion only they can hear going on down the other end of the country. I'll take occasional ref mistakes over this horseshìt any day. WALOFS.
Report Kardman February 8, 2026 7:49 PM GMT
You want to celebrate a goal? Then stop watching that Premiersh*te circus and switch to a team outside the tent.

I’m a ST holder a L2 Chesterfield. If we score a goal it’s a quick look at the assistant ref, if he hasn’t got his flag up then celebrate to your heart’s content.
Nobody I know who supports teams o/s the Prem want VAR.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 8, 2026 7:53 PM GMT
Liverpool could end up qualifying for champions league, on goal difference
of one, they'll be pleased it was chalked off and szob
took the red.

Ref would have applied laws anyway, without var.

Szob complaining to ref about being fouled, clearly knew
the score too.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 8, 2026 8:09 PM GMT
Once play was allowed,how can harland foul a convict,unless it’s dangerous play,it’s you fouled me ,I ll foul you.because you shouldn’t be here.


Not the laws of football, you play advantage and it has to stay within
the laws, or advantage is lost.
Report comingupthehill February 8, 2026 8:14 PM GMT
But the question should be.

Did the error help the goal or not.

No advantage was gained by Harland,given he’d been disadvantaged by the foul.

Unless his foul was reckless,dangerous,

Again

Back to.

On the balance of probability,not beyond reasonable doubt.
Report ----you-have-to-laugh--- February 8, 2026 8:18 PM GMT
Well that's good for how you would like it to be but the rules
are different and refs have to apply laws of game as written
Report LoyalHoncho February 8, 2026 8:23 PM GMT
Whatever, Everton have now lifted themselves to just two points behind their Merseyside rivals.  The Toffees will be chuckling a bit tonight.
Report abba21 February 8, 2026 8:26 PM GMT
That s why they need to be changed so a refs can make decision in the case of man city goal all four refs can come together like in american football and make decision that goal should be allowed
Report uptheirons February 8, 2026 10:52 PM GMT
Unfortunately.the lunatics have taken over the Asylums
Report abba21 February 8, 2026 11:07 PM GMT
Laugh
Report brians February 8, 2026 11:27 PM GMT
Whatever decision you give here it will be wrong in someone's opinion.crazy situation but in the end you apply the laws of the game. The ref seemed to play advantage and ok but he had a chance to stick with that at the tv review and he didnt.
Playing advantage is not a right. It is in the referee's gift. The final decision is his, not Var's. If the ref's lack the courage to stick with their decisions, it is not Var's fault.
Report uptheirons February 8, 2026 11:32 PM GMT
When do referees go against VAR recommendations,Brians?
Report LoyalHoncho February 8, 2026 11:38 PM GMT
It is VAR’s fault.  Refs. know that their future careers will be damaged by such rebellion.  Dismiss my comment if you like but an average salary of £180k per annum is a sobering consideration in toeing the line.  And other fees too.
Report PorcupineorPineapple February 9, 2026 12:11 AM GMT

Feb 8, 2026 -- 11:27PM, brians wrote:


Whatever decision you give here it will be wrong in someone's opinion.crazy situation but in the end you apply the laws of the game. The ref seemed to play advantage and ok but he had a chance to stick with that at the tv review and he didnt. Playing advantage is not a right. It is in the referee's gift. The final decision is his, not Var's. If the ref's lack the courage to stick with their decisions, it is not Var's fault.


I actually think if the ref had gone on to the mic and said two wrongs don't make a right, it's a goal and let's all carry on the whole country would have cheered and raised a toast to Captain Tom and the ghost of Paddington.

But then he'd have been demoted next week.


VAR remains crap and removes human common sense from things. But as the rules stand, they got this one right.

Report PorcupineorPineapple February 9, 2026 12:17 AM GMT
It's not the VAR's fault. The VAR got it exactly right. They're there to apply the rules and they got it spot on. The issue we have is that the spirit has been eroded. I still blame Andy Gray and his constant carping about refs. Could never accept he was wrong on the replay and would come out with a "on another day, that could have been given" instead of "fair play, they got it right and I was wrong". All started there. Officials were forced to be absolutely faultless while players were misplacing passes and dropping crosses all over the shop. And you get this. You get the situation where every goal is held up to check for an offence. Cos the officials are poor and can't be trusted to run a game any more. Never mind we've just seen Brazil's #1 keeper and Hungary's captain commit absolute sunday league level errors. The ref's gotta be perfect and we'd all have a conniption if they got one wrong occasionally.
Report lurka February 9, 2026 1:32 AM GMT
VAR did it's job correctly once again and once again all the morons blame VAR. You want a rule change but blame VAR for correctly applying the rules.

You can't play advantage for a clear DOGSO, then allow the fouling player to clear it or win a free kick for exactly the same foul on him. You have to bring it back. What you want is a rule change to allow the goal to stand and give a red to Szob, but that's not allowed under the rules currently. If you want the goal to stand and no red then you are talking about a very specific rule change which incentivises Szob to do what he did and then Haaland to do what he did and two wrongs making a right, which is nonsense.
Report brians February 9, 2026 7:55 AM GMT
I have seen a few referees go against VAR, up the irons. Not many I grant you, but it has happened.
Report rothko February 9, 2026 12:25 PM GMT
I thought the referee could play advantage and then pull it back if no advantage is gained
Given that City scored why was it pulled it back to the Szob foul. Perhaps thats changed but I wasnt aware it had

Anyway who understands the rules anymore certainly it depends on what ref you get and what side of the bed hes got out of. Too many gray areas. I particular hate the arm in an unnatural position - utter nonsense
Report lurka February 9, 2026 12:37 PM GMT
He can and did but he can't ignore when Haaland clearly fouls Szob
Report rothko February 9, 2026 12:57 PM GMT
Ok lurka fair point
Report PorcupineorPineapple February 9, 2026 1:13 PM GMT
yeah, it's basically 2 separate incidents. He has to disallow the goal because of Haaland's foul, but once he does that he has to review Szob's too.
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