All these retrospective comments are useless, only make us more grieved.

Start by giving post match punishments and make these more harsh than what they would get during the matches. Give Bruno 6 matches ban for this.

VAR and refereeing in general could be easily improved by an automated software that simply asks the referees about the situation they are reviewing.

Literally just a screen that asks: What are you reviewing? Check all that apply.

Foul? Offside? Unsportsmanlike Conduct?

Then based on what they’re reviewing, each team member reviews one aspect.

Handball? -> Did the ball hit the arm below the shoulder (or whatever the rule they’re using is)? -> Was the arm extended from the body ? -> Was the arm in a natural position? -> Was the arm in movement? -> Blah blah blah you get the point.

At the end of the process it spits out a quick list of potential options and the refs make a decision that has been assisted by the software. And then, because we know what refs are like, it’ll ask them if they’ve checked for obvious errors. “Are you sure you reviewed the right player? Are you sure you want this onside goal to be overturned? Are there any players having their hair pulled by Cristian Romero?” etc.

Oh and train people in this process, so that the VAR team can be composed of individuals who are not mates with Anthony Taylor.

It’s embarrassing.

No clear protocol.

No professionalism calling each other by their nicknames.

No technical language at all.

Could you imagine a rugby referee describing something as ‘not nice’?

“It’s not nice”. Yep but how does that fit within the laws of the game….

and the glorious panel of 5 a week later voted this 3-2.

2 people didn’t vote this as a red card.

such stupidity that you’d be naive to not consider corruption.