by Beefymcfc » Sun Sep 15, 2019 5:43 pm
Just think, most of us wanted to see VAR instigated as we thought that the wrongs we'd seen would bow be righted, the one concern was how it would be used by the powers that be. And how that concern has come back to bite us.
We thought those typical dives where a Rag or Dipper throws themselves into an oppo player and gets a touch of skin on the way down would be overturned by the VAR? We now know that it's never going to happen and we are just where we were without it, the referee making his decision, never to be overturned.
Yet, obvious penalty decisions such as Rhodri and Silva being discarded.
We then have the instance of stopping a player handballing the ball into the back of the net, like Boly last season, but then find the referees actually have a different rule to what their laws mandate. Not only that, once implemented go directly against their own mandate when they see fit.
And what about offsides and red card offenses, what's changed? If they want to find a reason to punish a team, they will, and vice versa.
So, in short, it's fucking shit due to the policy set by the PL, which is to ensure it benefits them and their commercial partners.
In the words of my Old Man, "Life will never be the same without Man City, so get it in while you can".
The Future's Bright, The Future's Blue!!!