VAR – Much Ado About Nothing
Lets be honest VAR is ruining football as a visual experience especially due to COVID and no fans being in the stadium. What annoys me is that as a process it should work, so why…
Lets be honest VAR is ruining football as a visual experience especially due to COVID and no fans being in the stadium. What annoys me is that as a process it should work, so why…
This piece is in no way designed to take away from the woeful and kamikaze nature of Watford Football Club in 2019/2020. The whole season has been a complete farce from the moment it kicked…
This subject can be as bad as talking about Brexit, it’s really bad and touchy for me as I have been arguing with one person since the start of this season because he agrees that…
These were the words of Watford legend Graham Taylor and never have they been more apparent following the consistent controversy of VAR. Taylor was a believer that fans live for goal mouth action and if…
The FA have announced that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is coming to the Premier League! But not in the way you might think. This is a fifteen game trial which will begin with the…
The main talking point of this summer’s World Cup so far hasn’t been the favourites under-performing, the plethora of great goals or the world-class performances, but instead the inclusion of the Video Assistant referee. It seems like…
Football is full of controversy, that’s what makes it the sport that it is and without it, football wouldn’t be the same. But, controversy is okay as long as teams aren’t being negatively impacted…
By Mark Docherty The World Cup sees the world’s greatest players, coaches and teams come under scrutiny from pundits and supporters from every nation. However, this year one group of people has faced more…
The first set of matches in Russia have thrown us thrills, spills and A LOT of penalties. An impressive start to the World Cup has been shown by many teams, most noticeably Russia, while Iceland,…
Every single week in the English football league, moments of controversy arise which can define a game, or even a season. Whilst these moments are often agonising – sometimes excruciating – they are, occasionally, moments…