2023/24 Season

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You can understand how the on field official isn't sure, that's a pen but VAR is looking at these decisions and still getting them wrong, there is either something wrong with the VAR process or the people using the system. They shouldn't be getting these decisions wrong week after week.

[frank the tank]

VAR was widely supported before it was brought in because the refs were **** in real time. In reality they are just ****.

That one seemed dodgy to me though. Whichever prick (Coote?? Kavanagh??) screamed "his hands on the floor" seemed obviously keen to not give it. Why shout that out??

[Irishnev]

One for Baitman

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VAR was widely supported before it was brought in because the refs were **** in real time. In reality they are just ****.

That one seemed dodgy to me though. Whichever prick (Coote?? Kavanagh??) screamed "his hands on the floor" seemed obviously keen to not give it. Why shout that out??

The system isn't improved by using more of the same **** refs as VAR officials, you just get 2 **** refs for the price of one.

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The system isn't improved by using more of the same **** refs as VAR officials, you just get 2 **** refs for the price of one.

exactly this; its their mates, they can't be seen to overturn 2, 3, 4 descisions each game; so its a flawed system......

[The_weatherman]

The fact that you’re basing a judgement on 20 minutes absolutely blows my mind

This was probably before the Fulham game? Bradley definitely can hold his own as back up IMO, he is quite obviously different to players like Chambers. Clark is another matter and further down the pecking order.

[Pablo]

Have there been any big decisions/mistakes that have gone our way? Trying to be reasoned/sensible but I can't think of any major decisions we have benefited from all season?

[Mark79]

Have there been any big decisions/mistakes that have gone our way? Trying to be reasoned/sensible but I can't think of any major decisions we have benefited from all season?

The Ruben Dias disallowed goal that would have put City 2-0 up was a big decision that went our way.

[Pablo]

The Ruben Dias disallowed goal that would have put City 2-0 up was a big decision that went our way.

Hmm, still not 100% sure on that one personally. It was soft, but I'd still argue that it is just about a foul on Allsson from Akanji.

[Mark79]

Hmm, still not 100% sure on that one personally. It was soft, but I'd still argue that it is just about a foul on Allsson from Akanji.

Agree, but the question was big decisions/mistakes. It was definitely a major decision that we benefited from and could have easily gone the other way.

[Buzzo]

The two that really stick out are the Spurs one and the Arsenal one. That is probably 3 points, the others you can argue the toss about, or made no difference to the resuly, but those 2 were hard to believe.

[Mark79]

The two that really stick out are the Spurs one and the Arsenal one. That is probably 3 points, the others you can argue the toss about, or made no difference to the resuly, but those 2 were hard to believe.

It didn’t turn out to be costly, but the disallowed Gakpo goal against Burnley was another shocker, up there with the Arsenal one imo.

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Hmm, still not 100% sure on that one personally. It was soft, but I'd still argue that it is just about a foul on Allsson from Akanji.

Agree, but the question was big decisions/mistakes. It was definitely a major decision that we benefited from and could have easily gone the other way.

Clearly it was a decision that went our way, but I think all the outcry on that one was from City fans and Sky trying to generate drama. He pulled Alisson's arm as Alisson went to catch the ball there should be no question about that. IMO the fact we are talking about that being a decision that could or couldn't have been given IMO demonstrates how poor and inconsistent the officiating has been.

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It didn’t turn out to be costly, but the disallowed Gakpo goal against Burnley was another shocker, up there with the Arsenal one imo.

The Elliot goal in the same game too, ruled out because Salah was pushed into an offside position and deemed interfering with the GK.


Other decisions that other people will say we got lucky on were the pen that Jota won against Newcastle, because he went down late.

[Mark79]

Clearly it was a decision that went our way, but I think all the outcry on that one was from City fans and Sky trying to generate drama. He pulled Alisson's arm as Alisson went to catch the ball there should be no question about that. IMO the fact we are talking about that being a decision that could or couldn't have been given IMO demonstrates how poor and inconsistent the officiating has been.

It comes back to VAR not being about applying consistency across different games, but judging whether an on-field decision was a clear and obvious error.
If the ref had given the goal, I doubt VAR would have objected.