PG
I'm not a fan of that, TBH. It just seems that, predictably, the media are trying to make VAR an even bigger issue than it already is as 'goals' have been disallowed in matches throughout the whole time vidi-printers have been on TV, but they've never updated them before this season. Disallowed goals were no less important in previous seasons than they are now, but they didn't draw attention on the vidi-printer that a goal had been disallowed like they are doing with VAR, just so they can add another layer to the whole 'drama' of it all.
Technology in Football was always going to get more scrutiny than its introduction in other sports, as Football gets so much more media attention - both positive and negative. For that reason, and for sporting reasons as well, I always thought the decision to include judgement calls for things like 'deliberate' handballs and penalties was a mistake, and its led to plenty of lengthy stoppages and to rulings that can be interpreted many different ways - and there's no end of fans and pundits to do just that. If they'd just initially introduced technology for offsides and goal-line rulings then it would have simplified things and would have given far less opportunity for debate and controversy.
The Sport Thread
Worth noting from a presentation point of view this weekend is the first weekend VAR referrals have been included in the vidi-printer on Final Score (and presumably Soccer Saturday too as I guess they're sourced from the same feed).
I'm not a fan of that, TBH. It just seems that, predictably, the media are trying to make VAR an even bigger issue than it already is as 'goals' have been disallowed in matches throughout the whole time vidi-printers have been on TV, but they've never updated them before this season. Disallowed goals were no less important in previous seasons than they are now, but they didn't draw attention on the vidi-printer that a goal had been disallowed like they are doing with VAR, just so they can add another layer to the whole 'drama' of it all.
Technology in Football was always going to get more scrutiny than its introduction in other sports, as Football gets so much more media attention - both positive and negative. For that reason, and for sporting reasons as well, I always thought the decision to include judgement calls for things like 'deliberate' handballs and penalties was a mistake, and its led to plenty of lengthy stoppages and to rulings that can be interpreted many different ways - and there's no end of fans and pundits to do just that. If they'd just initially introduced technology for offsides and goal-line rulings then it would have simplified things and would have given far less opportunity for debate and controversy.
Last edited by PGWodehouse on 19 November 2019 4:21am