Football The 2025-26 Football Thread

[Ormorof]

The white flag of surrender?

 

[Raven]

Ben White, you Bisto bad boy!


What a story...

 

[Scouse]

91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR.

New survey finds 91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR

A poll of 7,000 supporters has shown only 2% thought VAR ‘makes football more enjoyable’ and 81% prefer watching games without the use of the system

www.theguardian.com

Only 2% thought VAR ‘makes football more enjoyable’

 

[Embattle]

However, 56% said they supported the use of VAR to determine offsides in the buildup to goals and more than 60% thought it should check for possible fouls.

 

[Scouse]

lol

91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR

But as per your quote @Embattle, if they must have what 91% think is shit, a bit more than half thought we might use it for "some stuff".

 

[SilverHood]

They could always adopt something like the NFL rules, where every scoring play is reviewed automatically, going back 30 seconds before the goal, and the refs should hold the whistle unless a clear foul has been committed. It might mean more goals overturned, but should also cut down on the second guessing the ref that seems to be happening. Could also give each coach 3 VAR challenges per game, so if they're unhappy with a referee call, they can use a challenge.

 

[Scouse]

Or they could just do what 91% of fans think - scrap it and go back to referees and a human game, with human falibility and all the gloriousness that existed before this fucking awful system got hold.

But hey. Future advertising dollar talks - and dollar is what "the game" is now all about.

 

[caLLous]

You've been warning us all about VAR being a vehicle for "future advertising dollar" for several years and... still waiting...

 

[Scouse]

You've been warning us all about VAR being a vehicle for "future advertising dollar" for several years and... still waiting...

Oh in blighty it'll be a generational thing. 91% of people fucking hate it - so imagine the backlash with ads.

But tell me: what other product would put up with a 91% customer dissatisfaction rate?

Regardless of my add angle - 91% of fans think football was better before VAR.

 

[Deebs]

Oh in blighty it'll be a generational thing. 91% of people fucking hate it - so imagine the backlash with ads.

But tell me: what other product would put up with a 91% customer dissatisfaction rate?

Regardless of my add angle - 91% of fans think football was better before VAR.

This is why I am watching the Baller League, no VAR in sight and the games are really great

 

[Embattle]

This is why I am watching the Baller League, no VAR in sight and the games are really great

You shouldn't lie, it is because, like me, you support Chelsea.