The OFFICIAL Liverpool FC thread - #DankeJürgen

[J70]

Was there a penalty call last night at the start of the West Ham game when there was contact in the box and nothing awarded, the commentators used the Liverpool penalty incident saying there is no consistency on the calls..

Didn't see it but on the radio the pundits said the difference was the ref didn't call it so VAR didn't it intervene . But had the Ref called it the VAR would have stood by the Ref's call!

Its getting harder to work out

"Clear and obvious error" is the key.

Some calls (as YOU well know!) are subjective. If the ref calls it one way, and the VAR review finds that it was somewhat justifiable and not clearly wrong, then that's it.

Or like the West Ham goal v Arsenal where you literally cannot tell if the ref was right or wrong (the one where the ball might have been out before the cut-back), VAR has to let the on-field decision, whatever it was, stand.

Yes but sometimes it isn't clear and obvious and they get involved rerunning the footage over and over in slow mo. Then sometimes they give a penalty but for another similar foul they don't.
The human factor still exists. All VAR does is allow another bunch of refs who all see it differently anyway have a look.
It has made on field refs cop out of decisions knowing it will be checked "upstairs".
The game is worse for it.

I hear you on the bad aspects of VAR (you could literally hear the crowd at Anfield the other night not really get excited about Jones' tap-in goal, as everyone was waiting for the VAR offside shoe to drop), but if we go back to the old way, it will still be worse. We'll still have the 20 slo-mo angles showing the foul, whether clear or 50/50 or subjective or otherwise, but there'll be no chance to take another look when it matters.

Wait till the Ulster Champsionship starts and you lot from Tyrone and Armagh start your annual whinging campaigns about the referees, seemingly oblivious to the fact that those poor crayturs only get a single, real-time look at an incident.

[seafoid]

If Liverpool win this year or in the next decade  they will catch up with Man Utd on the Roll of Honour. Another win and they would knock Man Utd off their f*****g perch (copyright A Ferguson).The likelihood of Man Utd fighting back is homeopathic.

[Hound]

Was there a penalty call last night at the start of the West Ham game when there was contact in the box and nothing awarded, the commentators used the Liverpool penalty incident saying there is no consistency on the calls..

Didn't see it but on the radio the pundits said the difference was the ref didn't call it so VAR didn't it intervene . But had the Ref called it the VAR would have stood by the Ref's call!

Its getting harder to work out

It this stage VAR can be considered a failed catastrophe, any one moaning about Liverpool being on the right side this time seems two forget they have been robbed of 6 points this season plus the arsenal hand ball incident. The biggest winners so far this year on bad decisions is Man City, everyone else top 4 can have a grievance for sure.

Two terrible VAR decisions went against us against Burnley also in the previous game. Hopefully it evens out and Newky get some decisions in their next game!
(Also the ref awarded both the pens for Liverpool v Newcastle. With VAR the pens were awarded. If there was no VAR the pens would have been awarded).

[dec]

If Liverpool win this year or in the next decade  they will catch up with Man Utd on the Roll of Honour. Another win and they would knock Man Utd off their f*****g perch (copyright A Ferguson).The likelihood of Man Utd fighting back is homeopathic.

Liverpool are ahead of Man Utd in the Roll of Honour

6 + 19 > 3 + 20

[screenexile]

If Liverpool win this year or in the next decade  they will catch up with Man Utd on the Roll of Honour. Another win and they would knock Man Utd off their f*****g perch (copyright A Ferguson).The likelihood of Man Utd fighting back is homeopathic.

Liverpool are ahead of Man Utd in the Roll of Honour

6 + 19 > 3 + 20

Lol

[trailer]

It appears Mr Gay rights has had enough of the Camel league. Playing for Slippy G, losing week in week out. Even £700k a week can't keep him happy.

[jcpen]

Would imagine both teams will make changes today?
Would suit either team to be knocked out I would have thought, a replay probably the last thing either team wants.

[markl121]

Hearing VVD is sick

[jcpen]

Stronger teams than I was expecting.

[gawa316]

Arsenal don't have a game for 2 weeks, added to the fact they've lost their last 2, I'm not surprised they have went so strong

[Milltown Row2]

Alan boring Shearer ffs!

[markl121]

How the hell are we not behind after that half

[Milltown Row2]

Storm weathered..

Liverpool to win one nil 7/1

[Milltown Row2]

Storm weathered..

Liverpool to win one nil 7/1

 

[Tony Baloney]

Bradley holding his own.