I think the authroities need to revise the offisde law specifically for VAR if they are going to use it. I know the argument against doing this is you shouldn't change the laws for one level and keep for another but last night's decision was the worst yet and it goes against the spirit of why the law is there disallowing a goal due to one or two mms. I don't care about Spurs but if this technology is going to be extended, as it will be, there needs to be a tolerance of an inch or two in the software in favour of the attacking side.
It felt very unsatisfactory to me last night and still does this morning.
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then mrs told me off cos there was a sad looking spurs youngster on the telly ffs
i then reminded her the state of our 4 little cnuts faces after we had to endure genuine utter shit and torture at The Valley the night before and that the spurs kid doesn’t know what real pain and shitness is
so nope, long may Var make football fans suffer
The only consistent joy we get with how pathetic our club currently is is the suffering of other football fans and long may it continue .
let’s face it spurs are gonna be through anyway , we’re gonna be shit anyway , so just those small snippets of enjoyment are what keep us alive football wise
Whatever, last night, I was pretty sure the ball was not hit forward and offside was therefore not even a topic of consideration.
Yes, I thought that although I also think it once was. It does seem like it should be.
. Video assistant referee (VAR)
The use of video assistant referees (VARs) is only permitted where the match/competition organiser has fulfilled all Implementation Assistance and Approval Programme (IAAP) requirements as set out in FIFA's IAAP documents, and has received written permission from FIFA.
The referee may be assisted by a video assistant referee (VAR) only in the event of a 'clear and obvious error' or 'serious missed incident' in relation to:
The assistance from the video assistant referee (VAR) will relate to using replay(s) of the incident. The referee will make the final decision which may be based solely on the information from the VAR and/or the referee reviewing the replay footage directly ('on-field review').
Except for a 'serious missed incident' the referee (and where relevant other 'on-field', match officials) must always make a decision (including a decision not to penalise a potential offence); this decision does not change unless it is a 'clear and obvious error'.
REVIEWS AFTER PLAY HAS RESTARTED
If play has stopped and restarted, the referee may only undertake a 'review', and take the appropriate disciplinary sanction, for mistaken identity or for a potential sending off offence relating to violent conduct, spitting, biting or extremely offensive, insulting and/or abusive action(s)
That’s the best thing about footy , that complete lunacy after a goal , take that away and you lose soooo much
tough one cos I do like things to be correct though so if it’s a millimetre then it’s still offside 😳🥴
Hope that is clear!
1. An attacking player, seeing his colleague ahead of him and in an offside position, plays the ball backwards. From the backwards play, the ball strikes a defender, who has not attempted to play the ball and the ball rebounds to the most forward player who was in an offside position when his colleague first played it. That is offside.
2. An attacking player, seeing his colleague ahead of him and in an offside position, plays the ball backwards. The offside colleague runs back from his offside position and is the player who collects the ball. That is offside.
Football needs something similar, either a time or drawn line method.
I maintain my stance that VAR should be all or nothing. If it is to be used then it is used for every single decision, from players encroaching at the kick off to throw ins.
So basically - dump it. I don't give a sh1t that "millions of ££££ are riding on it" if money is your driving force, go play the stock market, not football.
Had my sympathy 'til the guy tweeted this:
ps: the weight of a ball must be between 14-16 ounces at the start of play. The "start of play" remark refers to olden days when the leather casing would soak up rain and hugely increase the weight as the game went on!
my boys all have to shake hands and thank the ref at the end of their football , no matter how good bad or ugly they were .
Should be a cut off point of say 90 seconds after the incident and if they can't reach a decision by that time then the goal stands.
Always good to get comments from people who actually know the laws of the game. Most commentators and pundits certainly don't let alone people on here. I think I used to but they have changed so many "interpretations" that I don't know.
Can I ask one question on this. The whole focus has been the header back across goal. However it looked to me as though Kane was offside when the initial cross came in. If that was the case (and I'm not sure) is he offside under current interpretations. Certainly would have been in old days or is he now not deemed active until it is headed back across.