10 May 2026 19:03:53
I'm genuinely of the belief the likes of Gary Neville should be banned from making such potentially influential comments during VAR checks. "This is massive for refereeing in this country, I think it's a foul."
Don't tell me that didn't get in their heads.
We know these referees are jobsworths. It's not the first time I've seen a blatantly incorrect call go the same way Gary Neville suggests either.
10 May 2026 19:22:44
I don't think the VAR staff get Neville in their feed tbh.
10 May 2026 19:25:42
Vary Neville.
10 May 2026 19:25:48
You think the VAR is watching Sky Sports? ?
10 May 2026 19:30:25
No one wants Arsenal not to win the league more than me, but as soon as I see the reply, I knew that goal was being disallowed in today's game.
10 May 2026 19:32:02
Are you really trying to suggest that Neville's commentary is being piped into the (video) referees' earpieces?! Pipe down now, will you.
10 May 2026 19:46:44
I do have to say I wonder why Neville makes big comments like that while we are waiting on a VAR decision. Always does it for a team he wants to win, could name a good few, but most recent is Sesko handball against us.
10 May 2026 19:50:10
I don't think the VAR team are watching Sky Sports while they are working, but I do sometimes wonder whether they are watching the game.
Today was not one of those days.
Why did the Man City we came up against never capitulate on the run in?
10 May 2026 19:49:25
I million percent believe Neville the rat influences these games! Million percent stockley park has another monitor with the game on! If they make a call and the rat is pushing it it eases the backlash and burden!
Many times this season I've heard him go "ooohhh this is nasty that's a red or that's a penalty" after it been given he will go back and say maybe it wasn't the right call! Watch how his commentary partner doesn't go the Neville route!
Neville's influencing them! Arsenal are barging and mauling keepers
All season and only today it's a problem!
Fk Neville and var both utter rubbish!!
10 May 2026 20:23:31
I wish we could go back to just having goal line technology and no VAR. VAR itself isn't the problem, it's simply the video replay, but the incompetent people within the Premier League, given the adjuticating roles - the officiatting in the Premier League is exttremely low at all levels!
Just get rid!
10 May 2026 20:38:07
There is no way that goal is getting given after seeing that replay, imo. OP, I can't stand Neville any more than you or the next guy does, but it seems you have gone a bit too far here, imo.
10 May 2026 20:37:28
Gary Neville needs legging off tv altogether the champagne socialist who hates the working class and cosies up to the likes of Qatar and Davos, unbearable bloke and he always has been a wrongun
10 May 2026 20:51:10
Bang on OliRed, you can't expect to get away with literally holding on to the keeper's arms. I'm surprised there's so many on here whinging about it. I hate Arsenal as much as the next football fan, but you'd have to be blind not to call that a foul. And anybody who thinks VAR even has access to commentary has a screw loose.
10 May 2026 20:51:32
There are a couple of issues I can see with disallowing that goal.
Firstly, Arsenal have made a title challenge out of fouling at set pieces, so if that's a foul then they wouldn't be where they are. For me, what goes around comes around.
Secondly, there were at least 2 Arsenal players fouling at the set piece, yet they only penalise the West Ham foul? Declan Rice and Saliba had their arms wrapped around West Ham players, hauling them to the floor like they do at every set piece.
So yeah, disallow the goal but give a penalty. Otherwise, just let them all go like you have all season.
It's a complete joke if you ask me.
10 May 2026 21:31:30
The bro thinks VAR are sat home on the couch watching like us with a few extra buttons to push.
10 May 2026 21:37:38
Today brings up a huge problem though. You can understand people's anger with Arsenal getting that decision when they've benefited from pushing, blocking and pulling these last few years.
We are the only league that allows it. There needs to be a reset next year. I preferred d days when you couldnt breathe on a goalie. At least less teams were just playing for setpieces back then.
10 May 2026 22:16:23
You will never have consistency until you take human interpretation out of the process.
Don't know why AI isn't checking VAR, unless it's to maintain PGMOL's workload.
10 May 2026 22:31:01
"Good process lads"
If that one sentence doesn't show the unprofessional 'canteen culture' at PGMOL nothing does. I'd sack the lot and start again.
10 May 2026 23:02:58
Gary Neville is Sky's right hand man, he even got that Fanalysis on Sky, he needs kicking off all commentary on matches.
10 May 2026 23:03:29
Ron, using AI is like working with an extremely ignorant 7 year old who just happens to be faster than you with a keyboard but has a tendency to completely fabricate things at will. It's borderline retarded. Definitely not capable of refereeing sports.
11 May 2026 00:28:51
Doesn't that also describe PGMOL, Chewy, lmao.
11 May 2026 01:12:01
Except it's consistent and it gets better after every incident.
That extremely ignorant 7 year old that learns exponentially quicker than humans can.
11 May 2026 01:35:55
This issue here wasn’t if it was a foul or not. It’s that, if the circumstances were flipped, Arsenal would be given that goal. These fouls on the GK and during set pieces have been given in favour of Arsenal for a few seasons now. That is the major frustration with this.
I will say that I have also noticed what some may perceive as influencing going on, we don’t know what happens behind the scenes, but I do know the referees are dodgy as sin and have been for a very long time.
A lot of champions have benefited from it, including us at times, and, on the receiving end (Man City), it’s like the FA assist potential champions, and it works out 9/10 times. Refs in Europe are probably the same. That’s the conspiracy theorist in me. I just think it’s quite obvious at times.
11 May 2026 02:55:26
Do you use AI, Ron?
11 May 2026 07:26:18
Poo-tache is the worst kind of lefty. Stinking up the place in his personal jet. Do what I say and not what I do!