Coventry City's disallowed FA Cup semi-final goal should spell the end of VAR as we know it. But Sheffield United fans have known a reckoning was coming since John Lundstram's big toe
I think in the Coventry case, the offside law is the culprit, and VAR is the instrument by which it is enforced. In the good old days the linesman would’ve flagged immediately if he thought the lad who crossed the ball was offside. The players would’ve reacted to the flag and stopped, Cov fans would’ve groaned BUT they wouldn’t have had a goal given then taken away. This bizarre thing of the linesman flagging sometimes but not every time isn’t helping either.
Just sat here nodding my head to all your comments.
“What would have been one of the FA Cup’s most magical moments for decades …” – exactly. So now instead of a possible David-and-Goliath Cup Final, we’ll have the ‘same old / same old’ to watch. Magic definitely killed.
When VAR was introduced, I (naively) thought it would be run by some sort of computer algorithm that could improve on the human bloke’s decision on the pitch. But turns out it’s just run by another load of blokes who like drawing coloured lines on the screen . . .
We have known for ages that VAR is deeply flawed. It is not technologically advanced enough to make really close decisions with any degree of objective accuracy. It is not fit for purpose.
I think in the Coventry case, the offside law is the culprit, and VAR is the instrument by which it is enforced. In the good old days the linesman would’ve flagged immediately if he thought the lad who crossed the ball was offside. The players would’ve reacted to the flag and stopped, Cov fans would’ve groaned BUT they wouldn’t have had a goal given then taken away. This bizarre thing of the linesman flagging sometimes but not every time isn’t helping either.
Thanks, David
Just sat here nodding my head to all your comments.
“What would have been one of the FA Cup’s most magical moments for decades …” – exactly. So now instead of a possible David-and-Goliath Cup Final, we’ll have the ‘same old / same old’ to watch. Magic definitely killed.
When VAR was introduced, I (naively) thought it would be run by some sort of computer algorithm that could improve on the human bloke’s decision on the pitch. But turns out it’s just run by another load of blokes who like drawing coloured lines on the screen . . .
Great last sentence!!
Sue.
Well said👍Coventry were the real winners yesterday and it would have enriched the FA Cup final to have a Championship side making it through....
We have known for ages that VAR is deeply flawed. It is not technologically advanced enough to make really close decisions with any degree of objective accuracy. It is not fit for purpose.