That had to be the worst VAR decision ever Luton equaliser

Pak_Doo_Ik said:
So Luton are now an elite team🤭

Look the ref gave a goal and yes we’d be fuming if given against us, but I’d much rather we stick to the on field decision rather than constantly re-reffing the game.
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No the decision went against Burnley it wouldn't have gone against any of the big clubs 100%
 
davidmills said:
No the decision went against Burnley it wouldn't have gone against any of the big clubs 100%
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Ask fans of “big clubs” if they think VAR has screwed them over this season.

Liverpool is the obvious example. It’s incompetence and human error rather than dark forces at play.
 
dooderooni said:
The problem with the decision last night is not if it was a foul or not, but that we've become indoctrinated to see any contact with the keeper as a foul.
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I'd slightly alter that to say that we are accustomed to that sort of contact with a keeper being a foul. I've only seen the little clip on Skysports, I would like to see the view from behind the goal, it looks like Trafford has misjudged the flight of the ball and is not going to be able to collect the ball even without the contact, in which case it is most definitely not a foul. But a view of the trajectory of the cross from behind the goal would help.
 
davidmills said:
So if that was Allison in goal or Ederson say it wouldn't be a foul.
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There's terrible decisions go against Liverpool and City, just as much as anyone. Diaz goal against Spurs wrongly disallowed, the ref playing advantage until City actually got an advantage and were clean through on Goal then the ref bringing it back.
I don't think there's bias towards big teams by refs and all the surveys that are done back that up.
 
Paulroddam7 said:
To me, it’s pretty obvious the keeper made a movement to go and play the ball whilst the Luton lad made a deliberate movement away from the ball to block him. If he’d stood still and the keeper collided with him then fair enough, but it looks a clear and deliberate foul to me.
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No foul in my eyes as I see it the other way round. Adebayo is stepping backwards into the flight of the ball and the keeper knows he's in no man's land so just runs into the back of him. Then there's a theatrical falling over which people would be calling cheating if it was a striker going down.

Not the prettiest but I don't see where Adebayo commits a foul. Keepers get too much as it is.
 
Can't wait for Chelsea when you all know every decision will go against us.
We will have to beat (well draw) not only Chelsea but the referee as well, just like the 2 home cup ties.
They were refereed with 2 different sets of rules, one for us and a different set of rules for the "prem teams."
Examples?
Every free kick we had, had to be taken from exact position whereas Villa/Chelski could take them from wherever they wanted, happened constantly in both games.
Coburn man handled everytime he challenged for ball, never once given free kick. Breath on any Villa/Chelski player and foul every time.
 
davidmills said:
Can't wait for Chelsea when you all know every decision will go against us.
We will have to beat (well draw) not only Chelsea but the referee as well, just like the 2 home cup ties.
They were refereed with 2 different sets of rules, one for us and a different set of rules for the "prem teams."
Examples?
Every free kick we had, had to be taken from exact position whereas Villa/Chelski could take them from wherever they wanted, happened constantly in both games.
Coburn man handled everytime he challenged for ball, never once given free kick. Breath on any Villa/Chelski player and foul every time.
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I’m not sure I thought the ref against Chelsea in particular let the game flow quite well. Quite a few robust challenges from us to say the least. I didn’t get a sense they were getting extra protection.
 
Watched the game and wanted Luton to get the equaliser I thought they deserved. . As soon as they scored I thought that will be disallowed. Saw the replays and thought it will definitely be disallowed.
Shocking decision.
 
I do think it was a foul but the fact so many people here don't shows that it wasn't a clear and obvious error and that the onfield referee's original decision should stand. The referee didn't give it as a foul so VAR can only disallow it if the referee has made a clear and obvious error. A subjectively wrong error is not a clear and obvious one.

Therefore, the VAR decision is correct not to disallow it, even if it subjectively was a foul.
 
Nano said:
I do think it was a foul
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Out of interest, which bit did you think was a foul?

For me it comes down to whether the player impedes the keeper or just holds his ground and, as he got there first, he's entitled to stay there. He doesn't jump into the keeper or barge him out of the way.

Anywhere else on the pitch and that isn't given. Every defender trying to head a long ball clear with a forward in front of them would be falling over if it was.

I think the problem is that we expect keepers to get the benefit of the doubt so it's a shock when they don't.
 
Do you think that goal would be allowed to stand if it was against Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City.
Or if say Coburn had made that challenge on Chelsea's goalkeeper on Tuesday, not a chance in hell.
If you believe it would have stood you are kidding yourselves.
 
davidmills said:
Do you think that goal would be allowed to stand if it was against Arsenal, Liverpool, Man Utd, Man City.
Or if say Coburn had made that challenge on Chelsea's goalkeeper on Tuesday, not a chance in hell.
If you believe it would have stood you are kidding yourselves.
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There's a difference between the laws of the game and corruption in football. If that happens in the Northern League today the goal stands.

The keeper can't have shouted 'excuse me' as he dashed off his line.
 
Just seen it, the keeper was weak and went down really easy as soon as contract was made, he was never getting anywhere near the ball, personally think he went down expecting VAR to cancel the goal. Seen far worse decisions this season and can see why it was given.
 
You can all have your opinions but if you think that it wasn't a foul then you are wrong😉

Adebeyo looks round at the keeper and then backs into him as the keeper rises to take the ball. The keeper is in the air so cannot 'be stronger' in that situation.
 
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