12 Aug 2019 14:46:05
I agree with Alan Shearer. Let's hear the discussions between the officials during VAR reviews. Won't happen though because it would expose how farcical the system is!

1.) 12 Aug 2019
12 Aug 2019 20:25:39
I'm a huge rugby fan as well as a die hard Wolves fan. We have had video refereeing in rugby for some time now. They are completely different games, I accept, so please don't shoot this post down on that score.
It isn't perfect in rugby but it is much better now than it has been. It is now understood by the referees and the players, and to a great extent the fans, but it has taken time to get there.
VAR is here to stay in football we have to accept that, and we have to give it time. Above all else we need the authorities to have the balls and vision to change it when needed.
There will be many occasions when it will be 'wrong' and many teams who will be 'wronged' - we were the first on the PL.
So the moaners can moan bit it isn't going to stop the juggernaut in its tracks.

2.) 12 Aug 2019
12 Aug 2019 20:44:00
Rugby has so many technical infringements that leads to penalties compared with football. I find they make the game more boring but then again I don't understand all of them and just want to watch the rugby!

You watch Exeter play, presumably?

3.) 13 Aug 2019
13 Aug 2019 19:00:36
I do indeed.
What they now have right in rugby, and it has taken time to get there, is that they have professional referees who have the balls to make decisions and use the technology in the right way. That hasn't always been the case.
It is going to take years to get in right in football but they could be bold and make refs professional and cut that 'maturity' period down - in my opinion that is.

4.) 15 Aug 2019
15 Aug 2019 13:06:22
Rugby is a stop/ start game, scrums line outs etc. Football isn't. Hanging around for 2 minutes when momentum was with you Mars the game.
Celebrations and mental attitudes are effected. VAR is, and, will, ruin our wonderful game. The pundits will love it. I as a fan of many decades hate it. It's too clinical.