Ian Sample

So all of that obviously adds to the frustration.

Do you sort of celebrate when the goal goes in because you can't help it?

Some people might say it adds to the excitement as well, but it certainly can be frustrating.

Sort of one celebration out of joy and then a second celebration out of relief when VR actually says, yeah, the goal stands.

But look, I think there's plenty of discussion still around whether VAR does something else to the game, which is actually undermining the authority of the referee.

Or you have this situation where you celebrate because the goal's gone in and then you have this sort of

pretty swift crushing blow of the decision being overturned.

Because, you know, in the old days when you're watching a match,

The referee would make a call, and everybody would throw their arms up if it went against them.

So all of that obviously adds to the frustration.

Some people might say it adds to the excitement as well, but it certainly can be frustrating.

But you would know that the referee's made a decision, that decision is final, and the game goes on.

But look, I think there's plenty of discussion still around whether VAR does something else to the game, which is actually undermining the authority of the referee.

And over time, these bad decisions, they even out, and it's all part of the game.

But now, the referee's decisions can start to seem a bit provisional.

Because in the old days, when you're watching a match,

And

The referee would make a call, and everybody would throw their arms up if it went against them.

It undermines you thinking that referee is competent, that they are in charge of the match.

But you would know that the referee's made a decision, that decision is final, and the game goes on.