Motherwell absolutely nailed it when they expressed their supporters' concerns over VAR, and now they should push for a vote on the future of the…
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Normally, this sort of thing is the preserve of the Old Firm, with any calls that have been perceived to have gone against them naturally whipping up a media frenzy, with both sides of Glasgow adept at channelling that and turning the attention of their supporters’ ire towards the referees and away from the dugout or boardroom.
Over and above that, it isn’t even clear or obvious that it does indeed striker him low enough on the arm to constitute any sort of offence in any case. Unless my eyes doth deceive me, it was Lennon Miller who then hit the shot that cannoned into the Aberdeen net off defender Angus MacDonald, so why Steven MacLean in the VAR room felt that he had to get involved, and why on-field ref Willie Collum deduced that the goal should be chalked off, is a mystery.
I often hear that VAR isn’t the problem, it is the referees operating it, and there is some merit in that argument. The standard of officiating inBut VAR has not only added a layer of confusion, it has further highlighted just how inconsistently the rules of the game are applied from official to official.for those in the stadium. I was at the game on Saturday in the Cooper Stand, and even when Motherwell’s goal went in, I didn’t really celebrate it, just in case.
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