Gordon Smith, the former chief executive of the Scottish FA, was among the first to advocate for video assisted referees, but he believes that “the operation of it is not working”.
However, the former Everton and Rangers midfielder has suggested altering an appeals process akin to tennis rather than doing away with VAR.
Smith remembered that it was what he had suggested to Fifa’s governing body back in 2009.
“I’ve always supported VAR wholeheartedly,” he declared to BBC Radio Scotland.
“It’s not ideal if you play for a team that has the potential to win a cup or qualify for the World Cup and a decision that you may challenge has cost you something you have worked your entire career to achieve. However, it’s the way VAR functions that I
Simplifying the handball rule is necessary; former referee Madden Smith stated that his inspiration was what many see to be a significant football injustice.
“I first suggested this in 2009,” he said to Sport sound. “I was a member of the Fifa football committee, which was made up entirely of former players, and it was right after France had qualified for the World Cup thanks to a goal they scored against the Republic of Ireland that was assisted by Thierry Henry.
Ireland was eliminated from the World Cup as a result of that. At the meeting, I stated that the referee had not been informed that the goal should have been disallowed, even though millions of people were watching it on television.
“As a result, I suggested that they have the option to consider it in retrospect and decide what to do. Initially, I suggested that each club’s technical area have two appeals every game, depending on when they wanted VAR to review them.
Smith proposes that if the team bench believes an incident should be examined on screen, they should raise a flag to the officials.
“Like tennis, if they get their appeal correct, they keep those two appeals,” he stated. “As a result, fewer occurrences would be examined.
“A lot of technical areas have screens already where they can watch replays.”
Manager Ian McCall of Clyde stated he “makes sense” about the appeal plan, although he is more
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