So Will Var Stop All This Diving Malarky Or What?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42727541
There was a lot of whining from the pundits but it sounded to me like the complaints of a "sport" that has realised the game is up after 150 years of their ingrained cheating culture. I think It's good thing that these penalty decisions etc are now going to be checked.

[Zacs-Master]

Hopefully

[fiction-factory]

Only one of the 3 cases was checked and the VAR panel sided with the ref even though all the experts said it should have been a penalty. I think the VAR panel couldn't be certain it was a clear and obvious error - the footage was deemed possibly inconclusive so the ref's decision was upheld.
So I'm not sure it was VAR that helped here- it was a ref who took a stand and got it right one two occasions and probably wrong on another

[New Judge]

Hopefully yes and alongside they need to up the punishment for the cheats. I would suggest an immediate ban of 10 matches for a first offence and a year's suspension for a subsequent one. It will concentrate their minds (if they have one).

I stopped watching football many years ago because the preponderance of cheats among the participants was just getting ridiculous.

[Mamyalynne]

If that was VAR's debut, it tripped on the red carpet somewhat.

Let's hope things do improve.

[ToraToraTora]

it was used successfully the previous day to award a goal thought at first to be offside. A perfect time to use it.

[fiction-factory]

MMM. But what would have happened if the ref had blown for offside on tuesday and instead of scoring the striker had stopped and picked the ball up. What would VAR have done then i wonder?

[ToraToraTora]

FF once the whistle has gone the ball is dead. The VAR would have shown him onside but later handling, direct free kick to the defence.