other PL games this weekend 25th Oct onwards

OldCastleSwift

The cynic in me wonders whether the FA are deliberately making VAR a shambles and so unpopular that they can bin it off in a season or two.

grey_til_I_dye

OCS

I think it's the PL's baby, rather than the FA's

PrestonHammer

Post hoc ergo propter hoc = Mrs Grey has been watching the West Wing.

MrsGrey

:ok:

And I'll be watching it again when Trump gets re-elected.

chicagohammer

Don’t go there, just don’t :weep:

BubblesNeverDies

Breathtaking 2nd Leicester goal - Maddison

jay_in_cpt

On a lighter note, Baz must be so nervous now.....Cityzens....... :whistle:
But seriously, may the best team on the day win, as long as it's not the reds....!!
Wow , that poppy is on steroids....Lest we forget :bowdown:

thornburyiron

VAR controversy already.

thornburyiron

VAR sponsored by Liverpool.

MrsGrey

thornburyiron said:

I note your optimism with Roberto despite at least two papers describing him today as the worst goalkeeper seen in the PL.

Claudio Bravo: 'Hold my beer...'

thornburyiron

Doesn’t make me feel any better about Roberto.

buffybegood

Shockingly inconsistent VAR decision, definite penalty on instructions so far this season, but it's not given, and Liverpool go up the other end and score. 2 goal swing on yet another dodgy decision in Liverpool's favour. Struggle to hate them more than I do atm, it grates so much that they always get these decisions.

To make matters worse, Liverpool score a second.

MIAHammer

Another VAR failure.
Although no controversy on that 2nd goal.

Really not looking forward to us playing Liverpool in our current form.

BubblesNeverDies

Surely Salah was offside.

SuzanneClaret

That was a hand ball in the City penalty box and child ref or VAR should have awarded a penalty to City.

Liverpool’s second goal was offside. VAR should have chalked it off.

jay_in_cpt

VAR is a waste of time, there we go Iv'e said it out loud, as long as the ref on field does not make the final decision then why bother IMO...& Baz, I'm sure you have opened the bubbly, enjoy it.....

thornburyiron

VAR official spent 3 and a half minutes to find a way to disallow the Blades yesterday but 3 and a half seconds to allow Liverpool.

BubblesNeverDies

Just seen the VAR replay, Salah was onside.

IronHerb

VAR didn't get the decision wrong, the ref did. He was 5m away.

thornburyiron

Are Roberto and Bravo related

baracks_a_hammer

They’d have been better off going with Scott Carson IMO

MIAHammer

I loved the way that Pep shook the hands of the officials st the end saying “Thank you so much”

ASLEFshrugged

To repeat what I posted elsewhere VAR will automatically check goals, penalties and red cards, anything else the ref has to ask for VAR

The ref waved off the handball in the City penalty area so VAR wouldn't check that.

baracks_a_hammer

But that would have been a check for a penalty, no?

thornburyiron

VAR did check it and said no penalty. The VAR ref said the arm was in a natural position and it struck it so not handball.

Jorderz_Moyes_will_be_Moyes

Also, isn’t any goal with a handball in the build-up automatically disallowed, whether intentional or not? Surely the ball touching Trent’s hand 15 seconds before the goal counts as part of the build-up...

MrsGrey

I think it has to be in the ?penalty area...

Lemme check.

MrsGrey

http://static-3eb8.kxcdn.com/documents/786/111531_110319_IFAB_LoG_at_a_Glance.pdf

See pg 6.

Because the (alleged) handball by TAA was right at the other end of the pitch, it wouldn't (afaics) fall with the new 'clarified rules'.

OldCastleSwift

Plus, you know, it's Liverpool

buffybegood

MrsGrey said:

http://static-3eb8.kxcdn.com/documents/786/111531_110319_IFAB_LoG_at_a_Glance.pdf

See pg 6.

Because the (alleged) handball by TAA was right at the other end of the pitch, it wouldn't (afaics) fall with the new 'clarified rules'.

I'm not sure that's relevant, it's just because it's Liverpool. You know if it was us they'd go back and disallow it.