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       Is VAR better in other countries? - Dale Johnson
   DIR By: TA_Ref
       Date: February 18, 2026, 6:14 am
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       I don’t know if Mr Johnson reads this thread from time to time
       but he must’ve seen some of the posts towards the end of Villa v
       Newcastle thread. I did say that there’s this narrative that VAR
       and refereeing standards are better in other countries.
       This article is what we’ve needed for a very long time and
       hopefully we can realise that our referees aren’t actually that
       bad.
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       Re: Is VAR better in other countries? - Dale Johnson
   DIR By: Failed Ref
       Date: February 18, 2026, 9:56 am
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       I don't think our referees are bad either. Alan Shearer has
       apparently intimated that he may have gone too far on BBC
       although inevitably and sadly the masses agreed with him and
       felt honest comment was needed.
       In that game the refereeing team made several errors but CK is a
       very experienced, quality referee. His assistants are no spring
       chickens in terms of experience either but they don't make
       errors based on what they see. The more I reflect on that game,
       the more convinced I am that the officials simply didn't see
       everything. They are human. Why should we assume they must? They
       cannot guess, thy have to apply the LOTG based on what they
       actually observe. Shearer made his criticism personal without
       knowing the facts and with no understanding of how difficult it
       is to referee. This is why VAR is needed although how it
       operates may be open to discussion. 8 minutes to make a decision
       is ridiculous!
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