Tonight will be a proud & momentous moment as Troon’s WOSFL Premier Division match against Hurlford United has been selected for a revolutionary VAR trial.

As everyone has seen with the roaring success of the technology in the top leagues all across the world, VAR significantly improves the supporters experience by getting every decision 100% right. Well, at least that’s what FIFA will tell you…

The West of Scotland Football League technology spokesman Flora Islop said: “Football at our level has always been known for it’s forward-thinking attitudes, especially to technology. This will put tier 6 football is Scotland right up there with the rest of world football.”

VAR EXPLAINED

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was introduced in the 2019/20 Premier League season after the clubs voted unanimously in November 2018 to have the system.

All 380 Premier League fixtures in a season have a VAR who works alongside an Assistant VAR constantly monitoring a match.

Principles of VAR

The VAR will intervene in five match-changing situations only:
– Goals
– Penalties
– Red cards
– Our Chairman objecting
– Mistaken identity

The final decision will always be taken by the on-field referee.

High bar of intervention

In the Premier League, there will be a high bar for VAR intervention on subjective decisions.

The decision of the referee, known as the “Referee’s Call”, will stand unless, in the opinion of the VAR, based upon the evidence readily available, that call is a clear-and-obvious error.

If a clear-and-obvious error is identified by the VAR, for subjective decisions, after checking the attacking possession phase (APP) for any clear infringements by the attacking team, the VAR will advise the on-pitch referees to use the pitchside monitors (the Referee Review Area (RRA)) to review the incident and make a final decision.

Factual on-field decisions in the five situations above will not be subject to the “clear and obvious error” test. These are:
– factual offside
– accidental handball by the goalscorer
– if a foul was committed inside or outside the penalty area
– the ball out of play
– goalkeeper movement or encroachment of the penalty area at a spot-kick
– mistaken identity
– Marty deciding a lino is “useless”

GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY

Are we investing the £250,000 to install the FIFA accredited goal line technology HawkEye system? Hell no!

We’ve got Whisky John a GoPro, and told him to stand on the goal line.

Sorted!