Morning all.
There’s not much stirring from an Arsenal perspective this morning, so let’s begin with the story that Premier League clubs are to vote on a motion put forward by Wolves to scrap VAR. They said in a statement:
After five seasons of VAR in the Premier League, it is time for a constructive and critical debate on its future. Our position is that the price we are paying for a small increase in accuracy is at odds with the spirit of our game, and as a result we should remove it from the 2024-25 season onwards.
Somewhere, a lone ESPN journalist lets loose a plaintive cry. “Nooooooooo, not after everything I’ve built!”
In order for this to go ahead, 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs would have to back the motion, but I honestly can’t see it happening. This feels very much like shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted. In fact, the horse bolted so long ago, he is now in a different parish altogether, and has settled down with his wife and foals to start a new life away from the evil stud-farm/jockey school from where he made his escape. This horse is not going back.
Don’t get me wrong, I can understand why Wolves would love to see the back of it, having been on the end of some horrendous decisions this season. And I think if you were to poll most fans of Premier League clubs, they would have complaints to make. I think it’s also fair to say that if VAR did get scrapped, and some linesman missed an obvious offside in the first game of next season, we’d never hear the end of complaints about how we’re not using the technology to offset that mistake.
“It’s 2024! This is like walking around with a Motorola DynaTac 8000X instead of an iPhone, what are we doing?!”
I do wonder if this motion by Wolves isn’t so much about scrapping VAR, but ensuring there is a proper conversation and dialogue about it, because whether you’re for or against it, nobody can argue that there aren’t problems. The introduction of…
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Publish date : 2024-05-16 05:59:07
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