Technology in football...

I do feel for Bournemouth but where do you take this as no doubt all clubs have had up/downs with VAR. Personally I think VAR has ruined part of football. I would prefer we scrap it.

If an incorrect decision has been made by Match Officials, - eg (straight red card or violent conduct not seen), then the FA can rescind or give a three game ban AFTER the game has finished.

I can see that, in the not too distant years, the powers that be will allow good goals missed and points incorrectly won being awarded in order to fit.


JTG

The actual problem in this specific instance is that up to that game, it was commonly regarded that Hawkeye had a 100% record at analysing & determining goal or no goal.

Which in turn fostered a culture wherein the Ref & Lino did not have to rely on the evidence of their own eyes, as they had a far more accurate - to a forensic degree - and sophisticated solution, to undertake it on their behalf.

They both might well have believed that they had seen the ball cross the line... but at that point, why would they think that there was any reason to challenge the answer provided by the technology in place...?

I think the solutions are obvious:

- if Hawkeye cannot give a definitive answer, no side receives the benefit of the doubt (which might make it the only binary decision with 3 possible outcomes & require modification to the "watch" software).

- responsibility remains with the Ref, who is supported by use of VAR.

- Bournemouth & Villa should stay out of the courts & just face each other in a "winner stays up" play-off at a neutral venue... any League ground within a few miles of LGW...!

Sssssshhhhh........Be a bit quiet with this one......

This thread is making me nervous, I can see the Germans wanting the 1966 World Cup as one of our goals did not cross the line 😳

England's 4th should never have stood... Some people were on the pitch, they thought it was all over...!

It is true that the Bournemouth "goal" was not awarded at the time, as there was no signal that it should have been.

However, The question still remains whether the Officials could possibly have realised that the lack of signal from Hawkeye - in this unique instance - meant "no decision, adopt plan B"... NOT "no goal, play on"...?

I agree with the poster above, over 38 games they didn’t do enough.

Even if it did stand, who is to say the match would’ve stayed that way?

It was the first incorrect decision in like what 9000 or something.

For me the rules need to change not the technology, VAR should have been allowed to overrule it.

Brighton have done okay with VAR this year, we may not next year, it’s just the way it goes, that’s football as they say.

For me it gets more right than wrong.