Is it beyond the realms of possibility to introduce this kind of visibility to the VAR decision making process in future? Would love to see it.
Jarred Gillet is the ref there, mic’d in his final A-League game before he moved to the UK. The full video is a really nice watch:
I read (maybe on here or somewhere else) that part of the issue is the background noise being picked up I.E players/fans swearing. During a live game, it's difficult for that to be filtered outYeah I’ve seen the 10/15 min(?) version. Just proves it can be done though. Maybe not the entire discussion but as soon as VAR’s involved get it over the tannoy/tv feed. No hiding place for random calls and everyone knows exactly what’s going on.
I don’t see what the problem is.
I read (maybe on here or somewhere else) that part of the issue is the background noise being picked up I.E players/fans swearing. During a live game, it's difficult for that to be filtered out
Possibly. Doesn’t really add up as the swearing will be heard by those in the stands anyway, as it’s coming from the stands and the TV is constantly picking it up- unavoidable.
I’m sure there’s a microphone out there that’s noise cancelling.
It picks it up, but they are very quick to either filter it out or play crowd noise over the top instead. If you've got a player 2 yards away swearing at your, even just in casual speak and not dissent, it's very difficult to take the sound from one voice and not another on the spot
I’m not envisaging a scenario where the ref would go on the public mic with players surrounding him. Personally I’d like to see the ref move towards to VAR screen, give it a 5 meter exclusion zone for players (even if it’s an imaginary line) then play all the communications to the public when there.
Avoids the above scenario.
the EPL version though is absolutely awful, 1/3 season gone and I wouldn’t wish it on any other league!
Give us five seasons and we might just manage that3-4 wins and virtually anyone is in the play offs so don't hold your breath!!
Just to clarify, what exactly is the consensus of "the EPL version" compared to lets say the "Australian version" (considering I'm in Australia, and the video above is in Australia.) Is it just the fact that we have a sideline monitor available to the referee? The World Cup was the same method, wasn't it? If that's the case, I struggle to believe that this isnt the case in the EPL. Should add I haven't bothered to watch an EPL game (just highlights here and there) yet this season, so I'm not sure what the method exactly is.I’ve said before, vAR in principle is a good idea, the EPL version though is absolutely awful, 1/3 season gone and I wouldn’t wish it on any other league! You’ve no clue in the ground what’s happening and you can’t celebrate goals anymore without looking a plonker. Even when they check stuff they’re fudging decisions that are obviously wrong and even changing decisions for minuscule minutia of doubt that seems loaded certain ways so far, enough said!
It’s here to stay but it needs major surgery to work properly.
It's weird. I don't think I would ever allow myself to be in a position like that if officiating with VAR. I wouldn't let someone else decide for me, I'd be adamant to go check for myself, on the advice of whoever is in my ear.@WiisardNic The bonkers thing is that the EPL *has* pitchside monitors and in the 170 matches so far this season, not a single referee has used one.
Just spotted that Jarred is the ref for the Boxing Day game I’ll be at.Jarred Gillet
It’s crazy. The PGMOL shouldn’t be in a position where they can decide how and when to use it IMO. It should be used to it’s full capability with the same level of transparency cricket uses whilst a decision is being reviewed.
Why not?
Not buying into the ******** it’ll take too long to check the monitor. We’re already waiting minutes for wrong decisions, I’d take an extra 30 seconds for a correct one.