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Darke after VAR

ESPN FC

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Sports, Soccer

4.32.7K Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew are joined by Ian Darke and they discuss more about VAR and if the game is better because of it. Plus, Manchester United CEO Richard Arnold is set to leave ahead of Jim Ratcliffe's arrival. And, Julien Laurens joins the show to give his top 5 international week storylines! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Just the two of us welcoming to the latest edition of the ESPAN FC I'm Dan Tons.

0:09.1

Steve Nickle alongside me.

0:10.9

A hollow done.

0:11.9

Very intimate., yes.

0:14.0

Just if we haven't been talking all day.

0:16.3

We also welcome to the show to add a little more interest.

0:19.2

Ian Dark is here as is Nader Manua.

0:22.0

Look at that. Pretty pinky in today.

0:24.1

Beautiful. Now if you follow Ian on Twitter or X or whatever is these days, you know that

0:29.1

he loves to tweet about Pompey and he also loves to treat about VAR.

0:33.0

FIFA need a total rethink on VAR.

0:35.6

Invented to prevent major errors, but it's a re-ref in the game

0:39.6

and draining the drama and passion.

0:41.8

Big rethink needed. Was the game better as it was with a few more

0:45.7

mistakes but no kill joy delays to check every goal there will be more technology

0:50.9

not less as time goes by.

0:53.4

Offside Law was never invented to rule out goals like that dunk streamer at Goodison on a marginal

0:59.2

call.

1:00.2

Why not say if you need lines to decide call it level which was sense of it pre-var?

1:06.2

Oh Ian, oh you and your bar hatred.

1:10.5

Yeah, well you know what? I started off being a big supporter of VAR. I thought it would be the answer.

1:16.0

I'd end all the controversies and the debates. And the deal was this, wasn't it?

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