Official VAR thread

[Philby]

Not a VAR-specific topic, but couldn't think where else to place this. Great thread.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1797986534576324918

That Mbappe goal had the potential to be up there, as an iconic moment, with Pele's dummy in the 1970 WC

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

19 PL clubs have Stockholm Syndrome.

Yerrah, we knew it would be a case of "give it more time", but 19-1 is a surprise.

 

[Philby]

Feels like they've been "nobbled" in the background with promises that VAR will improve sufficiently to make it vaguely palatable. It's especially surprising that Forest, who were so vocal on the matter along with their freelancer Clattenburg, didn't vote to bin it. Even if only as a symbolic gesture.

 

[Philby]

Credit where it's due (for once). VAR has been really good tonight. Quick and accurate. Rare.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

G'wan the Norwegians

https://twitter.com/x/status/1810415202619257095

 

[Philby]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1810655206469771726

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1810655206469771726

The last paragraph should be put up in lights in every stadium.

 

[TheOutdoorThreadmill]

The last paragraph should be put up in lights in every stadium.

Yip, shur the coke head's goal against England and Henry's goal against us is exactly the type of referee mistakes needed.

 

[Cloudy O'Ranieri]

Yip, shur the coke head's goal against England and Henry's goal against us is exactly the type of referee mistakes needed.

I'll take a giant error every 23 years over holding back on almost every celebration tbphwy.

 

[Philby]

I'll take a giant error every 23 years over holding back on almost every celebration tbphwy.

This.