12 May 2026 21:57:24
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Matchday 36 - Quick Round Up

1.) 12 May 2026
12 May 2026 22:51:17
Agree 100% with your analysis of the Leeds v Spurs game, very succinctly put.
Regarding the Arsenal v West Ham VAR issue, I believe the answer is to be found in the audio exchange between the Ref and VAR, which is probably why West Ham have requested access to it.
1. Was it a foul? Clearly it was.
2. Did the Ref see what happened, and decide not to disallow the goal? Then it was not a clear and obvious error, and the goal should have stood.


3. Did the Ref not see clearly what happened, and only change his ruling after seeing the VAR replays? Then the goal was correctly disallowed.

Finally, unless the Ref and VAR had access to camera footage we did not see, I see no good reason why the decision took 5 minutes. One good change to the VAR rules for the future might be to say that if a decision cannot be reached in, say, 2 minutes, then the on field ruling stands.

{Ed001's Note - thanks JR. I agree with you, especially on the time limit on VAR, though I would have less time personally. The beauty of football was its tendency to just flow, which is being destroyed.}

2.) 12 May 2026
12 May 2026 23:07:47
Yes, I really thought 1 minute should be enough, but only said 2 because I was unsure when the period should start. If it starts when the announcement goes up on the stadium screen, then I'd stick with 2, but if it starts when the ref is called to the pitchside monitor, then 1 should suffice.

{Ed001's Note - I just want it to be as quick as possible and anyway, if it is clear and obvious it should only take seconds to see.}

3.) 12 May 2026
12 May 2026 23:24:34
True!

4.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 12:44:23
Went to see Bulls v Rhinos at Easter, and both sets of fans were bitterly complaining about the time it takes for the video ref to make a decision. Sometimes, several minutes. He's sprinted 80 yards, with no one near him, but we'll still look at the grounding from 8 different angles. They want a time limit as well. If you can't make a decision within 60 seconds max, then the ref's decision is upheld.


Just in the same vein, I've seen a post somewhere, but don't think it was on here, re DCL being brought down in the area v Spurs but no penalty because he was deemed to be offside. The upshot was that the original frame used for when the pass to him was made was incorrect, and if the right one had been used he would have been slightly behind the defender and not offside.

5.) 13 May 2026
13 May 2026 13:28:33
Saw same post. Apparently there is a margin of error for offsides and it was used to grant Liverpool a goal earlier in season. Read it's like only 5mm or something. But that's down to whoever is on VAR. Bring on AI ffs. These clowns are too emotional.