It is now the third season that the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system has been operating in the Premier League but nearly every weekend it seems to create controversy.
While most fans now probably accept VAR is here to stay, there are still too many head-scratching moments.
It is somewhat ironic that before the days of VAR, part of the fun of football was all the arguments in pubs the following week about perceived refereeing blunders.
It was thought VAR would put an end to this. But on the contrary, decisions made by VAR are creating even more arguments.
As one BBC commentator wryly put it: “VAR giveth and taketh away.”
For all the high technology involved, it still comes down to a human being sitting in front of a television monitor at VAR’s Stockley Park headquarters making a final decision.
When Luis Diaz was flattened last Saturday by Brighton goalkeeper…
