The bigger question around VAR use
Not another post about the penalty incident, other than it being one of a long line of incidents that call into question for me what we're doing with VAR.
I've posted this before on incidents that benefit Rangers as well, but for me the main problem with VAR is it's being used for borderline (non "Clear and Obvious") incidents in some cases, and not in others, when I don't know think it should be used at all in those incidents.
As an example I don't know if a lot of Rangers fans would agree with: I'm glad it wasn't used for the Alistair Johnston potential red in the OF. I thought it was a red. But I can also see why the referee thought it wasn't. I actually think if there's any doubt then the onfield decision should stand.
We seem to be expecting it to pick up on increasingly miniscule infractions to the point where, if we're being honest, all the joy of scoring a goal is gone.
For me a better way would be for the VAR team to ask the referee what he saw, and if it even remotely resembles what's on the monitor VAR should just say "fair enough" and move on.
Hell, if it was me I would probably prefer it to be removed from subjective decisions altogether and take away the pitch side monitor, and only focus on factual ones like offsides, over the line, or inside/outside the box for fouls, but I'm not sure if that's a step too far.
The way it's currently being used is wildly inconsistent and leads to people picking up on biases that (now the emotion is out of it), probably aren't there.