[LU] non lu var. Fwd: Rules taking over the game

2019-07-03 Thread Mark Pilling
totally agreedas I wrote to f365 last month: Sad. I fear we are becoming rule chasers, forgetting the game we used to love. Really, did the 'handball' that gave Liverpool the Champions League deserve to be punished with a goal? It was a maybe cross that touched his arm. Give them a free

Re: [LU] non LU - VAR & offside

2019-07-03 Thread Jeremy Adams
Yes I don't understand why they just don't use the clear and obvious error factor. Cameroon's goal being ruled out against England was ridiculous, as was England's being ruled out yesterday. The penalty we got was also very soft to be honest, I'm not sure the US defender could do much about

[LU] Costa signs

2019-07-03 Thread nat...@sky.com
4 year deal ,with first season on loan - worth £15m in total IF he can rediscover his Wolves Championship form it will be a decisive signing Dave ___ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To

Re: [LU] non LU - VAR & offside

2019-07-03 Thread nigel
I think they should adopt a cricket-like approach. If the VAR shows that they are only just offside, like the "big toe" scenario, then it should go with the officials' original decision. Only if it is clearly offside (above a certain margin - maybe 20cm?) should they use VAR to overrule the

Re: [LU] non LU - VAR & offside

2019-07-03 Thread Guy Thornton
Absolutely agree with you Dave. Offside needs clarifying/redefining. As you say 'clear daylight' and not a toe or part of a foot ahead. Equally why they need to refer to VAR when a decision is quite clear and obvious. I've seen quite clear and blatant penalties yet the ref felt she had to refer

[LU] non LU - VAR & offside

2019-07-03 Thread nat...@sky.com
Watching the womens semi final last night it made me even more convinced that if they are going to use VAR for offside decisions they need to tweak the offside rule Both v Cameroon when it went for England and last night when it went against them the decision to overrule a goal due to the