That's what I thought when I first heard it but then on BBC Match of the Day they said they were told the same thing. Then I saw a clip where (although he isn't a referee, and not directly involved any more) Dermot Gallagher said exactly the same thing - that VAR probably didn't give it because "Cancelo's come away with the ball." I could hardly believe my ears!You just have to laugh! That has to be a lack of knowledge from the pundits rather than the actual reason…
Plenty of people on here have said they’d be correcting him. And if you’re on about it they’d correct him as a VAR, it’s a bit hard to judge seeing as none of us (I think) have experience with video tech. Is this related to recent AR threads?Atkinson makes it clear he is not giving that pk
Would anyone on the forum be correcting him?
no.
Back to a question I've (tediously) posed before - last night without VAR - any worse/better; more/less reaction?Glancing at diverse media coverage in the UK, there's absolute unanimity in the football community in terms of dissenting against VAR
It's scornful coverage (not just for today, but officiating and VAR in general). It's also something I'm probably unpopular for calling out. I've a deepening understanding of how difficult the game is to officiate, so I/we get the challenges involved. I don't blame any individual for where we're at.
I blame the Governance of the game, therefore I fundamentally blame FIFA and to a lesser extent IFAB and to a lesser extent the PGMOL and to an even lesser extent the top top Match Officials that are being hauled across the coals. And to an infinitesimal lesser extent, all Referees beneath SG1/SG2
Last night, without VAR, the original referee decisions would have been different. I genuinely believe this.Back to a question I've (tediously) posed before - last night without VAR - any worse/better; more/less reaction?
as no one on the forum is a Select Group Official, then no. BUT if I WAS an experienced SG1 referee at Stockley Park, WITH the 'power' to 'advise' he looks at the monitor, then yes I would - VAR doesn't overturn subjective penalty calls as I'm sure you know btw, but assume you're paraphrasing.Atkinson makes it clear he is not giving that pk
Would anyone on the forum be correcting him?
no.
Last sentence sums it up perfectly!Last night, without VAR, the original referee decisions would have been different. I genuinely believe this.
As a whole with VAR more correct decisions are being made, but it's not worth the ruined experience for something that promises so much and delivers so little.
Last night, without VAR, the original referee decisions would have been different. I genuinely believe this.
As a whole with VAR more correct decisions are being made, but it's not worth the ruined experience for something that promises so much and delivers so little.
There would be less reaction surely. Because we are also debating the video ref as well as the ref where as with no video ref we would only debate the ref.Back to a question I've (tediously) posed before - last night without VAR - any worse/better; more/less reaction?
Would still be 'wrong' decisions, still be the huge media 'reaction', still be the largely uninformed social media reaction - oh and it wouldn't have taken 24 seconds to disallow the Wolves goal, or 30 seconds to allow City's 3rd.
Seriously, would just have been another evening of debateable calls, plain wrong calls and loads and loads of good decisions (that no one would mention) - that any 'worse' to last night?
Instructions to AR usually includes "If I'm cutting the grass I don't expect you to interfere". If the VAR sees the same signal (or similar) wouldn't VAR be less likely to recommend a review? (I know I invented the Peter Walton quote, but it is at least an explanation of why the onfield referee wasn't interested.)Atkinson makes it clear he is not giving that pk
Would anyone on the forum be correcting him?
no.
Now then, you haven't got that 'anti-Mags Head' of yours on again now? You're like Worzil Gummidge the ease with which you stick that heed onAtkinson makes it clear he is not giving that pk
Would anyone on the forum be correcting him?
no.
Instructions to AR usually includes "If I'm cutting the grass I don't expect you to interfere". If the VAR sees the same signal (or similar) wouldn't VAR be less likely to recommend a review? (I know I invented the Peter Walton quote, but it is at least an explanation of why the onfield referee wasn't interested.)
For all we know, VAR did recommend a review and Atkinson decided against.as no one on the forum is a Select Group Official, then no. BUT if I WAS an experienced SG1 referee at Stockley Park, WITH the 'power' to 'advise' he looks at the monitor, then yes I would - VAR doesn't overturn subjective penalty calls as I'm sure you know btw, but assume you're paraphrasing.
Now then, you haven't got that 'anti-Mags Head' of yours on again now? You're like Worzil Gummidge the ease with which you stick that heed on
I'll get the Saudi's onto you!