Palace v Brighton - VAR fail

[es1]

Human error to blame...apparently they drew the line on the wrong defender...beggars belief

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624514322331275265

 

[es1]

This...this...1000 time this...get a grip and sort it out

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624447602325434371

 

[santa sangria]

So, a second team that VAR has cost 3 points today.

 

[es1]

Yep, a spectacularly bad day for var. The literal specialist vars as well in 2 cases

 

[Mr Dean]

Wouldn't happen in the MLS

 

[santa sangria]

I’m looking forward to the excuses from the VAR apologists.

 

[OnlyUseMeWhistle]

As an Albion fan I defended this at first because it looks like the line WAS to the 2nd last man but just deceptive at that angle. But apparently it was as bad as it looks…

I’m sure other fans will be unimpressed if it costs them a chance at European football given how tight it is around there.

 

[QuaverRef]

So, a second team that VAR has cost 3 points today.

There’s 90 minutes in a game

 

[Big Cat]

Yep, a spectacularly bad day for var

Except that I'd argue there's nothing all that 'special' about yesterday's VAR

 

[es1]

Yeah it's all happened before, but probably never as many big errors in one weekend

 

[santa sangria]

There’s 90 minutes in a game

Two very tight draws between competitive sides. Brentford created very little and were completely outplayed (typical tight away performance).

These officiating errors changed the results. If this is the new normal then VAR is truly pointless.

 

[PinnerPaul]

This...this...1000 time this...get a grip and sort it out

https://twitter.com/x/status/1624447602325434371

Maybe that gushing interview you did with head of FIFA before VAR was introduced to the UK was not such a good idea Gary?

Who was that presenter, can't quite remember his name, who after EVERY match the season before VAR, said "If only we had technology eh?"

 

[Alex_the_ref]

Same game. Was very surprised Macalister wasn't sent off for a challenge early on. He got a caution but surprised that it wasn't reviewed by VAR.

 

[OnlyUseMeWhistle]

Same game. Was very surprised Macalister wasn't sent off for a challenge early on. He got a caution but surprised that it wasn't reviewed by VAR.

Yeah this is identical to the Fabinho FA cup foul on Ferguson against Brighton, which PGMOL admitted should've been a red, so very surprised he wasn't off here

 

[one]

Is there only one person in the bunker? I can see a one person process error going unnoticed like this but I know there are assistants and assistant's assistants and offside assistants. Someone should have noticed. Even if it was the VAR room water boys assistant.

 

[Mr Dean]

Is there only one person in the bunker? I can see a one person process error going unnoticed like this but I know there are assistants and assistant's assistants and offside assistants. Someone should have noticed. Even if it was the VAR room water boys assistant.

The assistant VAR's assistant shoe polisher noticed but since it wasn't his job, he didn't say anything.

 

[one]

Wouldn't happen in the MLS

It wouldn't happen in banana republic either where they draw the lines on the screen with a ruler and a white board marker.

 

[RustyRef]

Yeah this is identical to the Fabinho FA cup foul on Ferguson against Brighton, which PGMOL admitted should've been a red, so very surprised he wasn't off here

It's nothing like the Fabinho foul. He lunged off his feet from behind, Mac Allister appears to be much more in control here. Not saying it shouldn't have been a red, but I don't see a comparison between the challenges.

 

[DJIC]

There was a good point made on Twitter, are the appointed VAR officials tech savvy, you can be the best current or ex-referee in the world but useless with technology. I don’t know Neil Swarbrick but at 57 is he confident with VAR which is more like EA Sports FIFA than refereeing on grass. It does seem so strange a whole room of VAR officials none of them picked up these errors. What is their purpose of being in the room?

 

[RustyRef]

There was a good point made on Twitter, are the appointed VAR officials tech savvy, you can be the best current or ex-referee in the world but useless with technology. I don’t know Neil Swarbrick but at 57 is he confident with VAR which is more like EA Sports FIFA than refereeing on grass. It does seem so strange a whole room of VAR officials none of them picked up these errors. What is their purpose of being in the room?

They have technical support staff in there to help them.