GenerationA47
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It’s nothing like it. There was a principled and rational case for wanting VAR. In all seriousness I think there still is. It’s just we never considered the extent to which 1. VAR doesn’t eliminate the close (controversial & borderline) calls, it just reduces the number by pushing further into the margins.. mm rather then cm, etc. Purely speaking from hindsight, this shouldn’t have been too surprising (eg for those with an appreciation of real-world approximations of Xeno’s paradox!). It does mean the feeling of fallibility and insufficiency doesn’t go away 2. It does nothing to address the sense (nor the evidence) of unconscious and conscious bias in official judgements especially institutional/ cultural bias. VAR should in theory reduce the effects of personal bias but if it does, it’s unlikely to be visible. (Not least because as fans we’re such a bunch of ‘cry wolf’ addicts, any examples or effects of real referee bias gets lost in the noise.) 3. It increases complexity, adds on time (& frustration), and puts focus on the process.. whilst managing to keep it opaque to most fans in the ground. If anything, these features only highlight the increased closeness of the calls it’s making - and the perceived injustice when that comes up 4. To my knowledge, there’s no overall impression, or series of memorable examples or significant/iconic triumphs, showcasing VAR brilliance and so on. These might serve as focus points for general approval and justification. It’s mostly a series of dull, unremarkable and mostly uncontroversial decisions as with in-game referee decisions. 5. The Premier League would find such a crap way to implement it, with the least satisfactory procedure (& use of its benefits) of any league as far as I know
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Carrow Road Beginnings
GenerationA47 replied to Midlands Yellow's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Well, you learn someone new every day! Suspect it’s over of those ‘official status’ vs ‘common usage’ situation, too. As when someone says “it’s not the Union Jack, it’s the Union Flag”*.. (* which in any case for anyone who cares, turns out also to be inaccurate pedantry, soundly debunked by the Flag Institute.** (**And I know a thing or two about pedantry!) Similar to how the Jack nickname pre-dates the invention of the jackstaff, the river arguably pre-dates the stadium 😋 Either way, it’s accurately the river end in speech, if not actually the River End on paper… If the dictionary were frozen, rather than changing with words as actually used, we might be stuck with speaking the contents of Johnson’s 1755 effort - e.g. Cana'ry. n.s. [from the Canaryislands.] Wine brought from the Canaries; sack. Fan. n.s. [vannus, Latin.] 1. An instrument used by ladies to move the air and cool themselves. 2. Any thing spread out like a woman’s fan into a triangle with a broad base. 3. The instrument by which the chaff is blown away when corn is winnowed. 4. Any thing by which the air is moved; wings. 5. An instrument to raise the fire. ^ inadvertent evidence for the historic connection between us lot + whining air movement -
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GenerationA47 replied to cambridgeshire canary's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Looks like this has already initiated a family rowe -
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GenerationA47 replied to cambridgeshire canary's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
At the end of the day the gaffer told me to tuck in in the central zone -
Which I appreciate could be my mission statement on here
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My new least favourite thread! the rebel in me keeps clicking on Ignore. Now I’m adding to the dross Somebody help
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Carrow Road Beginnings
GenerationA47 replied to Midlands Yellow's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
I call it the river end. Didn’t it used to be that in the 90s -
The game in hand
GenerationA47 replied to The Great Mass Debater's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
He’s got a Covvy halfy-halfy scarfy -
Top 3 Stadiums (Championship 23/24)
GenerationA47 replied to Midlands Yellow's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Yes, Huddersfield too, from my limited sample sure it’s plastic/ meccano territory but I find the architecture & setting quite appealing -
Our Team Of The Season
GenerationA47 replied to nutty nigel's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
On strike? He’d turn round and get on the score sheet (og) -
How many points do we need?
GenerationA47 replied to astro's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
This is now my favourite thread! only just discovered its twists and turns .. or rather, 1 delightful twist, and no turns but all the more exciting for it -
Kenny Mclean "is a monster"
GenerationA47 replied to hogesar's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Oh, takes me right back to the old end-of-year school report for PE… same story every year… -
Rowe interviews Sara
GenerationA47 replied to cambridgeshire canary's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Very nice -
Pitch invasion at Bayer
GenerationA47 replied to cambridgeshire canary's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Good old Land of Hope & Glory - patriotic Englishmen of Leverkusen -
Applauding opposition goal at Carrow Rd
GenerationA47 replied to Wings of a Sparrow's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Or mum? -
Not least LUFC and LCFC…
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And there’s no comeback either for the refs/linos or the ‘victims’ presumably… shocking
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Could Middlesbrough make a late bid
GenerationA47 replied to Dame to Blame's topic in Main Discussion - Norwich City
Draw please