World Football Thread....

[phart]

6 hours ago, McTeeko said:

Nailed it with your last sentence 👍🏼

Not really the head of Referees was making the same point 8 weeks ago.

Players who appeal for VAR to be used must be booked, warns Uefa's head of refereeing

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/06/players-appeal-var-used-must-booked-warns-uefas-head-refereeing/

They are already legislating for the thing thplinth describes and you dismiss

empiricism beats witticism in debate every time.

Edited April 20, 2019 by phart

[ParisInAKilt]

VAR will ruin the game 

[McTeeko]

25 minutes ago, phart said:

Not really the head of Referees was making the same point 8 weeks ago.

Players who appeal for VAR to be used must be booked, warns Uefa's head of refereeing

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/06/players-appeal-var-used-must-booked-warns-uefas-head-refereeing/

They are already legislating for the thing thplinth describes and you dismiss

empiricism beats witticism in debate every time.

That wasn’t his initial point though. He said teams will provoke VAR reviews in order to slow the game down and break up play if they were enduring an onslaught. Players can make the tv screen thing with their hands all they want - unless the head referee in the stands concludes that VAR is to be reviewed over a certain incident then players asking for reviews is a complete waste of time. 

[phart]

27 minutes ago, McTeeko said:

That wasn’t his initial point though. He said teams will provoke VAR reviews in order to slow the game down and break up play if they were enduring an onslaught. Players can make the tv screen thing with their hands all they want - unless the head referee in the stands concludes that VAR is to be reviewed over a certain incident then players asking for reviews is a complete waste of time. 

The reason they will ban it is to stop outside influence, which is why they also stopped replays in stadium at the same time (also in the link i provided)

Now we can argue what influence/provokation is possible. However the head of referees judgement is its enough to ban the behaviour and the also ban replays.

 

[RenfrewBlue]

38 minutes ago, thplinth said:

 

 

 

 

If you are going to be a smart arse about at least be honest about it. My point was pretty clear and that was not even close to my initial one.

I also stand by the fact that players will provoke the ref(s) into VAR reviews by acting all outraged just like they do to provoke cards. Fans will be also do the same.

It will be exploited and it will slow the game down and make it shit. And the worst part is it will not remove the controversial decisions as we have already seen by some of the shit decisions made under full VAR scrutiny.

(I should have been more of a cunt in my first reply obviously, sarcasm did not carry it seems.) 

It may not remove the controversy fully but it will get rid of a lot of it. 

Admittedly whilst the refs get used to using it, it will slow the game down but as they get better and actually use it properly I don't think it will make any difference. 

So much time is already wasted on the arsehole players surrounding the ref and moaning. 

The rules on the players waving the invisible yellow card are there but not enforced. If they were the practice would die out. This will apply to the "square window" sign too. 

[McTeeko]

32 minutes ago, thplinth said:

 

 

 

 

If you are going to be a smart arse about at least be honest about it. My point was pretty clear and that was not even close to my initial one.

I also stand by the fact that players will provoke the ref(s) into VAR reviews by acting all outraged just like they do to provoke cards. Fans will be also do the same.

It will be exploited and it will slow the game down and make it shit. And the worst part is it will not remove the controversial decisions as we have already seen by some of the shit decisions made under full VAR scrutiny.

(I should have been more of a cunt in my first reply obviously, sarcasm did not carry it seems.) 

I take all you points, however the bold part I have to argue with as it’s a totally different scenario. 

When players are brandishing fake yellow cards it’s because the ref has already stopped play due to a foul being committed. The players are then looking for further punishment by looking for the booking/red card. 

In a VAR situation ie. penalty shout/handball that the ref doesn’t award the play rages on therefore there is no time to surround the ref making VAR signs as the other side may be breaking. 

You don’t like VAR, I think it works. Despite the shitey wait after a contentious decision I feel getting the right decision is more important. 

[McTeeko]

Aye fair do’s. Someone said to me recently VAR is like every Apple update. At first you’re like “FFS this is shite, why change it?!?” but after a few months it just becomes the norm and actually IS better. We’ll just need to wait and see.....

[Mox]

16 hours ago, ParisInAKilt said:

VAR will ruin the game 

I reckon you might be right btw, I fucking hate it.

[daviebee]

Well with no VAR the wrong team would be looking forward to a CL semi-final so that's got to be a good thing.

As for player behaviour, I'd like to see these fkin imbeciles booked on the spot for yakking in the ref's ear when he's either trying to listen on his earpiece or is on his way over to do the review.

And while we're on about the players, do they still have that rule in rugby where any dissent at a penalty means the kick is moved 10 yards further forward? That'd be a good rule to introduce into fitba when a free kick is awarded. Too many of these players nowadays are spoilt, overpaid, prima donna pansies.

[dan cake]

Cr7 becomes the first player to win the title in Europe’s “big 3” leagues

Edited April 21, 2019 by dan cake

[Big Ramy 1314]

PSG just pumped Bordeaux 6-2. 😮

[kumnio]

22 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said:

PSG just pumped Bordeaux 6-2. 😮

Eh?

[dandydunn]

1 hour ago, Big Ramy 1314 said:

PSG just pumped Bordeaux 6-2. 😮

That’s like Celtic putting 6 past any bottom 6 team. 

Hardly surprising. 

[Big Ramy 1314]

2 minutes ago, dandydunn said:

That’s like Celtic putting 6 past any bottom 6 team. 

Hardly surprising. 

Bordeaux are 4th, PSG are 2nd.. 

[Big Ramy 1314]

And it's my thread, I'll post what I like. ..

[Big Ramy 1314]

🙂

[dandydunn]

27 minutes ago, Big Ramy 1314 said:

Bordeaux are 4th, PSG are 2nd.. 

What the fuck nonsense are you bumbling now?

[kumnio]

When was this 6-2 game?

[wee-toon-red]

https://www.skysports.com/football/psg-vs-bordeaux/373555

September 2017 😂

[Big Ramy 1314]

1 hour ago, dandydunn said:

What the fuck nonsense are you bumbling now?

😳😳. Oh dear Ramy. It wiz the woman. 🤣🤣🤣. Fuck me. I will take that one on the chin. Oops.

[Big Ramy 1314]

45 minutes ago, wee-toon-red said:

https://www.skysports.com/football/psg-vs-bordeaux/373555

September 2017 😂

Aye aye. Nobody's perfect. 🤠

[Big Ramy 1314]

52 minutes ago, wee-toon-red said:

https://www.skysports.com/football/psg-vs-bordeaux/373555

September 2017 😂

Well we do get the news late in Canada? 🤣🤣🤣

[kumnio]

8 hours ago, wee-toon-red said:

https://www.skysports.com/football/psg-vs-bordeaux/373555

September 2017 😂

Yep. 

News just in to Canada, big cruise liner sinks after iceberg damage. 

[Tartan_McCole]

8 hours ago, wee-toon-red said:

https://www.skysports.com/football/psg-vs-bordeaux/373555

September 2017 😂

Jesus fucking wept  

[Jim Beem]

Get down the bookies first thing Ramy and lump everything you have on France winning the 2018 World Cup

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