Arsenal

[Cormack74]

A charity supporting referees?!?

The poor saps that get bullied at grass roots.

[spud_gun]

The poor saps that get bullied at grass roots.

In fairness **** being a referee at grass roots level

[Corndog]

I only saw the highlights but for the goal, I donÂ’t understand what Arsenal are complaining about. VAR checked it and I think it got it right, the potential for a foul could have gone either way but I donÂ’t think it was one.

Artetas rant is a joke, the language he uses is way over the top, itÂ’s a game of football and he goes on using words like a disgrace.

He couldnÂ’t even specify which decision he was so mad about when asked, pure theatrics.

The one against spurs was a bad mistake but mistakes happen in every facet of life there are humans, if they are not repeated in the same way after some intervention then fine.

So many football fans are big babyÂ’s, if you let a bad result caused by a bad call make you so mad that your weekend is ruined, thereÂ’s a good chance you need to get a life.

As klopp says, football is the most important of the least important things in life.

[Kenneth]

I don’t think the ball was out of play, but it was definitely a foul. And I understand the frustration of the VAR system being unable to determine whether there was an offside, the system it supposed to determine offsides and it couldn’t.

So yes, Arteta went off on one but the goal shouldn’t have stood, but he was passing the book on the refs away from his team’s failings.

[Fosterbloke]

If this costs them the league then of course Arteta will get heated. I'm just here to enjoy the **** show..

[Corndog]

I don’t think the ball was out of play, but it was definitely a foul. And I understand the frustration of the VAR system being unable to determine whether there was an offside, the system it supposed to determine offsides and it couldn’t.

So yes, Arteta went off on one but the goal shouldn’t have stood, but he was passing the book on the refs away from his team’s failings.

I don’t necessarily agree with all of that but even if you were objectively right, that’s football, officiating has never been perfect and over the course of a season, some decisions that shouldn’t, will go for or against you.

I understand being frustrated at the moment but after the match, get over it and move on. Life’s not fair.

[Norbs]

What it boils down to though is that the comparison with the decision against us in the Spurs game doesn't fit. The cancelling of a legitimate goal isn't objective, subjective or anything else. It's just wrong

[Corndog]

What it boils down to though is that the comparison with the decision against us in the Spurs game doesn't fit. The cancelling of a legitimate goal isn't objective, subjective or anything else. It's just wrong

Yes it was wrong, badly wrong and hopefully the learnings from it mean it won’t be repeated but that’s life, you get wronged sometimes and you move on.

[Corndog]

I also agree that there is no real comparison between the Liverpool and arsenal incidents recently.

[John Barnes]

Just get rid of VAR...

[Doc_Piptorious]

Just get rid of VAR...

Nothing wrong with the tech as sports like rugby have proven.


The problem, when it comes to footy, is the men and women using it.

Do think it is more a Premier League issue too than VAR in footy in general as there seems to be far less by way of crazy decisions a number of times every single round of games in other leagues.

Then again look at the reffing in general in the Premier league, even without taking VAR decisions into account, and compare it to the reffing in general in say the Champions League.

[Bloodraven]

Just get rid of VAR...

VAR is fine, its just the way it is being applied.

**** off this clear and obvious error ****e, introduce daylight or base offsides on feet only, and stop trying to protect refs thinking that VAR undermines their authority.

[Cerbie]

VAR is fine, its just the way it is being applied.

**** off this clear and obvious error ****e, introduce daylight or base offsides on feet only, and stop trying to protect refs thinking that VAR undermines their authority.

Clear & Obvious just adds another layer of subjectivity into the process.

VAR should be there to ensure the right decision is made, if that means re-referring the game so be it.

Agree with your modification to the offside rule too, or they could just use the World Cup system and remove the bloody lines and human judgement on which frame the ball is kicked. AI will have that sorted in seconds not minutes.

[The_weatherman]

Do think they are blowing this way out of proportion, I'd have a called a foul on Gabriel mind.

BUT, does anyone notice that all of City's rivals are getting cooked by the refs and they don't seem to get that unlucky?

[rudedog]

VAR is fine, its just the way it is being applied.

**** off this clear and obvious error ****e, introduce daylight or base offsides on feet only, and stop trying to protect refs thinking that VAR undermines their authority.

Introducing daylight for offsides won't fix anything though, just means they will be drawling lines on the opposite side