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Post by rugbytoffee on Jan 23, 2020 15:02:31 GMT
 A majority of Premier League football fans who go to watch matches say VAR is spoiling their enjoyment of games, a survey for the Evening Standard reveals today.The first major piece of research into supporters’ views on the Video Assistant Referee system introduced into the top flight this season found widespread dissatisfaction. The adoption of the technology for all 380 fixtures this season has divided opinion with many pundits warning it is killing the entertainment value of the world’s most popular league. Today’s survey, conducted by pollsters YouGov, appears to confirm the misgivings are shared in the stands. Of those fans who attend games, 60 per cent said the introduction of VAR has “somewhat” or “significantly” lessened their enjoyment. Almost as many said it had made watching football live on TV less enjoyable. Almost one in five said VAR made them less likely to go to games, a finding that will alarm clubs already worried about match-day attendances. Only one fan in 10 said VAR should continue in its current form with the majority wanting “improvements” or saying it should be scrapped. Astonishingly, a system designed to remove serious refereeing errors from the game has failed to deliver more accurate decision-making by officials, according to almost half of fans. Premier League clubs voted unanimously in November 2018 to take up the system from the current season. It involves an official constantly monitoring the game for “clear and obvious errors” or “serious missed incidents” involving goals, penalty decisions, straight red cards and mistaken identity. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard called the system a “passion killer” after a goal and a penalty decision were overruled in a game against Burnley. West Ham midfielder Declan Rice said “pretty much” every Premier League player wanted VAR scrapped after what would have been an equalising goal in a match against Sheffield United was overturned. Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho last month said VAR was “killing the best league in the world” after attacker Heung-min Son was shown a red card. Source : Evening Standard |
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Post by 65years on Jan 24, 2020 6:32:29 GMT
Totally agree with all that was said! I enjoyed going to the matches and yes 'the referee did need glasses' but all was forgotten when the final whistle came.
Decisions now leave me fuming and I can't wait to get home from the match and see why the referee had to abide by VAR.
I must be a sad individual because I've just renewed my season ticket again.
This will be my 66th year of going to the match, all be it only home games now.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Feb 4, 2020 14:19:09 GMT
VAR has made the Premier League less enjoyable to watch, over two-thirds of football fans have said in a YouGov poll.
The poll found that 67% of 1,396 adults who regularly watch the Premier League said that matches were less enjoyable since the introduction of VAR at the start of this season, with six in 10 of saying it has worked badly.
Despite the negative feeling, only 15% said that VAR should be scrapped -- 74% said that the technology should be kept but needed to be modified.
The vast majority of fans polled by YouGov said that supporters should see incidents under review at the same time as the match officials and that television viewers should be allowed to hear conversations between the on-field referee and VAR official.
"New YouGov research shows that not only do a majority of Premier League viewers think that VAR is working badly, they also say that it's ruining their enjoyment too," YouGov lead data researcher Matt Smith said.
Despite the levels of negativity towards VAR, football fans do clearly believe such a system has a place in the game."
VAR has overturned 75 decisions in the Premier League this season. Brighton and Hove Albion have been the biggest benefactors of the technology, with Sheffield United and Norwich City the worst off.
Earlier this season, ESPN's anti-VAR index found that Liverpool's 14-point advantage over Manchester City would have been halved to seven points.
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Post by rugbytoffee on Sept 6, 2022 11:07:44 GMT
Another weekend in the Premier League, another new set of questions and concerns over VAR. A division that is supposedly the "best in the world" seemingly doesn't currently have the refereeing structure to match that billing.
VAR has come under maybe the most amount of scrutiny since its introduction into the English top flight back in August 2019. But after much controversy in recent days, the technology and the personnel using it are once again being heavily criticised.
Indeed, one national newspaper is even claiming clubs are "compiling lists of their VAR injustices" in case they wish to follow the example of Newcastle United - who were reportedly in the process of filing an official complaint over decision made so far this term.
Other sides have had good reason to raise concerns too - like West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Saturday afternoon.
The Hammers were denied a late equaliser against Chelsea on Saturday after Maxwel Cornet's goal was ruled out after Jarrod Bowen made the smallest of contact with Edouard Mendy, while as already mentioned, Newcastle were potentially denied two additional points after they had a goal ruled out in their 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace.
These are mistakes that could be the difference between league standings, but they are also mistakes seen week in, week out.
England international and West Ham captain Declan Rice took to Twitter to express his view on what happened at Stamford Bridge: "That’s up there with one of the worst VAR decisions made since it’s come into the game. Shambles."
Philippe Coutinho can also feel heavily aggrieved at the state of officiating in the Premier League after his super strike against Manchester City was ruled out. An early flag was raised on this occasion - but he was not offside.
In a rare step, the Professional Game Match Officials’ Board have "acknowledged" the specific decisions that have caused so much controversy and the Premier League's request for added investigation have been accepted.
Fans are understandably frustrated with the way VAR is used in matches and calls to "get rid of it" have been made, but former Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher doesn't think that is the answer.
"No, I talk about half full, half empty glasses and mine's half full," Gallagher told
"Think of all of the decisions that it's rectified, think of all of the decisions it's got right. The offside at Brentford, last season that goal would have been disallowed or before VAR that would have been disallowed.
"Quite clearly an understandable error. Things like that. The ones that we talk about that haven't been given, they would have never been given without VAR. It's a matter of where are going to go? How are we going to develop? How are we going to make it better? Make it better, don't kick it out."
Many fans even struggle to celebrate their team scoring goals these days with the possibility of VAR ruling it out on their mind. The technology can be a passion killer and that is the one thing that separates football from the rest.
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