Quote Originally Posted by Letters View Post
If that were true then they wouldn't release the audio and open themselves up to scrutiny.
VAR is clearly not working (inb4 you reply "it's working exactly as intended"). I've been an apologist for it because it feels like the right thing to do, but it's made the game worse.

The issue with your thesis is VAR doesn't actually have as much sway over results as you seem to think, nor do officials.
There are too many fine lines and other factors - Ødegaard should have scored at least 1, maybe 2 on Saturday. Had he done then we'd have got a result despite the VAR calls. The officials can't control stuff like that.

Spot bets are easier to control - wasn't there some thing some years back where there was some player in collusion around the timing of the first throw in, he agreed to hoof it out of play straight from kick off or something. Stuff like this can be controlled. The result of a game - there's just too many fine lines. Our win at Luton is a good example. How the fuck do you orchestrate that?

But hey, as I said if you start accurately posting results ahead of time based on your reading of betting odds then you'll convince me.
What are you on about? So what if they release the audio? All it tells you is they are either blind or corrupt. You can see for yourself a video of a defender shoving the attacking player in the box, more than enough of a foul in comparison to hundreds of others that have been given. And yet, in the official video or audio analysis the ruling is inconclusive - despite it being conclusive beyond doubt. Just because they say something doesn't make it so.