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Fans are all in agreement after seeing first ever referee VAR announcement in English football
It was confirmed that for the Carabao Cup semi-finals, a trial would be held in which referees would address fans in the stadium to explain a VAR decision.
After seeing it in many other leagues, there has been huge demand for it to be brought into English football and Stuart Attwell became the official who was tasked with doing so at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Dominic Solanke thought he would put the hosts ahead against his former side but replays showed there was an incredibly tight offside call.
VAR confirmed that Solanke had just strayed head of Trent Alexander-Arnold but then Attwell had to announce the decision over the tannoy.
The 42-year-old said: “After review, Dominic Solanke was in an offside position in the build-up to the goal, therefore the decision is offside.
The announcement was loudly booed by the home fans and though some supporters welcomed the extra bit of information given those in attendance didn’t get to see a replay, plenty felt it was pointless.
One wrote: “Completely meaningless that explanation from Stuart Attwell btw, at least if you’re just watching on TV.”
A second agreed: “Yep, having the referee announce his decisions was exactly as pointlessly s*** as I expected. At least I know what Stuart Attwell sounds like now.”
A third added: “Thoroughly enjoyed Stuart Attwell’s announcement. Not sure it was necessary in any way, of course.”
A fourth said: “That VAR thing where the referee talks to the crowd is one of the most pointless things I’ve ever seen. Everyone knows it’s offside that’s being checked.”
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