Good job the local press didn't get wind of this 'under the radar' tactic and publish it on the interweb for all other teams to see and take note of...
The post-match thread is also entertaining...
https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Esaintsweb%2Eco%2Euk%2Fshowthread%2Ephp%3Ft%3D52730&share_tid=52730&share_fid=3658&share_type=t&link_source=app
Saints had slumped to 5th in the table and been dumped out of the League Cup. The season was on the verge of collapse. We finished 7th. Gotta love a SWF meltdown... [emoji38]
Always happy to see players who put in a below par performance being slated by the Saintsweb Forum intelligentsia, as an upturn in form often follows. My shares in the company that produces "glad I was proven wrong" cards have given some excellent returns this season already...
No, they are clearly stating they are re-iterating existing guidelines, not issuing new ones...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/var-should-only-be-used-for-clear-and-obvious-offside-errors-say-law-makers
The VAR rules have always included the 'clear and obvious' directive. The issue is that the rules have never been applied as intended. Statement from the people that invented the rules here: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/var-should-only-be-used-for-clear-and-obvious-offside-errors-say-law-makers
It does apply to offsides, according to the people that make the rules...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/var-should-only-be-used-for-clear-and-obvious-offside-errors-say-law-makers
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/dec/30/var-should-only-be-used-for-clear-and-obvious-offside-errors-say-law-makers
"VAR should not be used for ‘something marginal’, says Ifab"