John Murray
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8,128 appearances
42 recordings
5 series
first heard Dec 2025
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In that in due course, we will actually be able to turn that up and down ourselves, but at the moment we're not able to do that.
So last weekend I had a combination at Brentford on the Saturday, our producer George Cummins actually listened to it and he
He would tell me what was being said by VAR in some shape or form.
And then on the Sunday, our engineer Chris, when we're at St.
James's Park, he actually turned he would turn it up and turn it down, depending on what was happening.
So I've had a taste of it, but I think it will work better when we are actually able to tune into it and then turn it down our
Yeah, I think it I think the idea is that if it is complicated, we will have a better idea of being able to explain to listeners why that decision has been made because we'll have heard part of the conversation.
Well actually there there is a a post here that we've uh been given, which was actually directed at Sky Sports from a guy called Sam who says, Please tell your commentators not to casually tell us the outcome of a huge VAR call.
It is far more dramatic and exciting to hear Stroke C the referee announce it.
So he he's made it
What's interesting as well is we've had a couple of sessions, haven't we, that that have um informed us as broadcasters about what to expect from VIR this season, both in the Premier League and for the UEFA competitions.
And I think it's interesting that the the message right from the outset on on from both
organisations has been that the intention is for VAR to have a lighter touch than than previously and and to really make sure that when it gets involved this season it is for the clear and obvious.
It will be interesting, won't it, to see how that shakes
that part as well,
On Five Lives, yeah.
We must have been sat together.
In a white suit?
On that occasion, I don't think I was wearing a white suit.
In fact, I don't think I've worn a white suit in my life.
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