September 07, 2022

Wilson & Antonio: Is It Time To Bin VAR?

43 minutes

VAR hogged the weekends back pages again last weekend, with both Newcastle and West Ham on the wrong end of controversial decisions. With the Premier League admitting mistakes were made, the boys debate whether VAR adds to or takes away from the game.

In happier news, Michail got a goal on the board and Rickie welcomed a new kid to the FFP family. The boys discuss the effect of a new family and late night nappy changes on their playing careers.

There was a lot of talk last week about time wasting in the Liverpool v Newcastle game. Was it really time wasting? Are the fans getting value for money? Callum has some strong views on the topic. Plus the boys discuss goal line misses in light of Che Adams howler.

Michail and Callum are asked how important shirt numbers are in the weekly segment, ‘Footballers Unfiltered’. Did the boys insist on getting no.9 and what if they moved to a club where it was taken?

Have something you want to ask Michail, Callum or Rickie? Email us at [email protected].

Timecodes

0’30 - The boys jump straight into discussing controversial VAR decisions from the weekend and whether it should be scrapped

13’12 - In cheerier news, Rickie welcomes a new member to his family and the boys discuss the effect of a young family on their playing careers

20’16 - Time wasting gets debated in light of Liverpool’s last minute winner against Newcastle and the debates that followed

26’15 - Che Adams missed a sitter at the weekend, so the boys discuss howlers of their own

30’08 - Footballers Unfiltered: Michail and Callum are asked how important shirt numbers are. Did the boys insist on getting no.9 and what if they moved to a club where it was taken?

38’18 - The boys look ahead to the clash we’ve all been waiting for: West Ham v. Newcastle. What are the boys' predictions for the weekend’s big game?

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