I don’t think ‘changes’ are going to do much good when it comes to Sheffield United fans.
It probably won’t be until the whole thing is scrapped that many of us will be truly happy with the way things are going. I’m talking of course about VAR, because there is set to be some changes to it next season.
The Premier League announced yesterday that it will bringing its use of the technology in line with that of FIFA, and for a full rundown of what this means without going into too much detail here, I implore you to go and read Dale Johnson’s summation of it on Twitter.
Now the Blades are no stranger to controversy when it comes to technology helping make decisions this season, whether it be against Tottenham Hotspur for a fractional offside, or the debacle that was the game against Aston Villa.
Are you a fan of VAR?
Yes
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So when the news reached them on social media, it was no surprise to see that there were plenty who wanted to have their say on how things have gone, and where they’re going.
Why have they voted for VAR are they all thick or something? It’s ruining the game, once again no consideration for the fans, where’s our vote?
— Carl Bee (@BeeCarl) August 6, 2020
I’d hope that the blades won’t be bottom of the var league again. So things could only get better! But as soon as any unfashionable team threaten the “big” six expect some strange var decisions!
— grimupnorth (@ibbotsonmjp) August 6, 2020
*appose
— Mathew Wilson (@0Bigguns0) August 6, 2020
The system works, it's the refs that failed to do their jobs.
— ⚔️🔴⚪️⚫️⚔️ Ian Longley ⚔️🔴⚪️⚫️⚔️ (@IAL1) August 6, 2020
Pitch side monitors put in place…very rarely used. Really wonder competence of ruling bodies..
— Stupot. (@StuartSykes14) August 6, 2020
Cant wait to see how often they aren't used 🤦♀️
— Amy P (@AmyPar36) August 6, 2020
What about you? What do you make of these changes to VAR for next season?
VAR is a good thing in theory
But when you are judging whether somebodys toenail is offside or not it cannot be that accurate.
How long does it take for somebody’s toenail to move a fraction of a millimetre from an onside position to an offside position when running at full speed.
I don’t know the answer, but my guess is you would have to divide a full second into several trillions of pieces to measure it accurately.
And having done that, how can that miniscule amount of time be related to when the player passing to the player judged offside actually touched the ball.