VAR: Majority of Premier League clubs want to keep technology after Wolves proposal

The majority of Premier League teams want to retain VAR in place, and a vote on the matter will be held before

the end of the current season. Wolves has put out a proposal that will be discussed at a shareholders’ meeting

on June 6.

That does not, however, imply that the clubs are content. Although the Premier League maintains that major

improvements will be made for the upcoming season, they still want more.

While most teams agree with Wolves’ points, they believe eliminating VAR would be detrimental to the Premier

League’s reputation and unproductive.

On June 6, a shareholders’ meeting is scheduled to hear the proposal; however, votes are not always taken at these sessions.

It usually comes down to a discussion and a vote, with the latter determining whether or not a proposal has

sufficient support to move forward.

At the Premier League shareholders’ meeting on April 11, Howard Webb presented on semi-automated offside

technology. The clubs all agreed to implement it starting in the upcoming season.

Wolves chairman Jeff Shi pressed him on VAR, and he fielded some very hard questions.

It is also understood by Sky Sports News that the Premier League board is strongly against the idea.

The Premier League believes that eliminating VAR will result in a great deal more poor decisions,

but it acknowledges Wolves’ right to make such a suggestion.

Tony Scholes, the Premier League’s chief football officer, told Sky Sports in February that “VAR is, and remains,

a very effective tool in supporting the match officials on the pitch.” Premier League statistics earlier this season

showed that correct decisions had increased from 82 to 96 percent under VAR.

Scholes did acknowledge, though, that “we are doing too many checks and taking too long to do them.”

Given the amount of scrutiny these guys are subjected to, it makes some sense.

However, we are fully aware of how the game is flowing and how the reviews are taking too long,

and we need to speed up the process without sacrificing accuracy.”

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