Perhaps we get him on Saturday but it could be Atkinson with Kavanagh as the VAR just as easily. 
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The 4th official isnât there to get involved in on-field decisions. I donât think Iâd ever want that. Itâs confusing enough with VAR let alone thinking the 4th official might be in the refâs ear telling him a goal kick is a corner. Officially they are there to keep control of the technical areas and monitor subs etc. but the main purpose of the 4th official as far as I can tell is so the managers can let off some steam at somebody during a game.
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Linesman should have a good view as well.
Thatâs a good take 
Maybe, but they clearly arenât working as a team which is the main reason why VAR is failing for me. Constant passing the buck rather than a shared responsibility with the aim of reaching the right decision.
Again VAR could have said something on the corner that wasnât but itâs outside their jurisdiction etc.
So many holes in such a poorly implemented system. The foundations are there for it to all work but PL arrogance etc. means it never will.
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I think VAR is involved more than enough already so wouldnât want to extend its use to determining corners. What next, throw-ins, free kicks, possible yellow cards? Weâd be playing all night. On the corner incident the linesman surely could have helped out there. I accept Taylor may not have seen it from his angle but the linesman should have had a perfect view.
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Yeah Iâm not too bothered on VAR intervening on a corner, if we did that weâd be doing it on any marginal offside thatâs not flagged that ends up in a corner.
I think the only times it was used yesterday was fine.
Itâs not the PL who have decided the VAR protocols. Itâs IFAB. Itâs very clear that corners are not their responsibilityâŚ
Yes, and fair enough but my point here is that all it takes is one of the team to simply say
âhey Anthony, that came off a City player, itâs a cornerâ Job done but what we get is silence.
Ok, still see above.
If Taylor didnât see itâŚ
All the more reason he should of asked for confirmation from someone else
I canât believe we are discussing one single disputed decision after a magnificent game like thatâŚI donât even remember it but he canât ask VAR. That is not allowed and otherwise between them, I thought they did really well. Bluemoon definitely doesnât agree but they hate Taylor anywayâŚ
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In regards to VAR, League and Union both have had it for a long time and it generally works really well.
If those running football had any brains, they would have gone to those who set up and implimented it is League and Union to act as consultants to get it right. Sadly, we have FIFA and UEFA running the game so will always think of how many ways to fuck everything up
Maybe not so much Union, but RL is a very stop-start game. What does VAR rule on in it? Tries and obstructions only? They havenât introduced it yet for forward passes - which is the equivalent to offside - have they? There was discussion on it at least last year in the NRL but I have no idea if it has been introduced this year.
What does Blue Moon say about the sportswashing of dirty money? Whats their take on the treatment of gay people in Abu Dhabi? How are they on the continued flaunting of financial rules?
But they donât like Taylor, who handed them a title a couple of years agoâŚ
Donât know why you constantly read or mention that absolute muck.
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Good that will give us a fighting chance
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We are because while it probably didnât amount to much we see this week in week out in the PL with officials across all games making a hash of what should be straight forward decisions. Some inevitably lead to crucial moments in games.
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Of course. How could I forget that snide kick out of, was it Robboâs, leg from behind. He then went on to Taylor about it for a bit, the fucking cunt that he is.
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Looks like the match thread will be yours @Iftikhar Iâm not going anywhere near this shit.
Twatkinson with Tierney on VARâŚ
I wouldnât mind giving you a breather. But you are on a great run mate.