Rune Berntsen

[Stan Collymore @StanCollymore]

VAR

I enthusiastically welcomed it. Was sold on the higher percentage of right decisions so we could all go home knowing football justice had been done and we could concentrate on which player was crap instead.

But I was wrong. Woefully and completely wrong.

Waiting 5 minutes for a decision to be made alone means the system isn't fit for purpose. Why? Because I sat with TV producers who said everything would be wrapped up in 10-30 seconds. It has literally taken the spontaneous joy from the most important part of the game. A goal.

Then, one thing completely blindsided me and many others.

Subjectivity.

I thought there would be science and a nailed on guarantee of a successfully and universally accepted decision. How wrong we were. Instead, arbitrary lines are drawn that simply can't with any certainty say whether a player is offside or not. So a human in a portacabin, 200 miles away only does what the referee can do, make a best guess.

Likewise handballs, dives, any penalty decision to be honest. A subjective decision decided out of stadium allowing an increasingly small and poor refereeing pool a get out of jail free card. Instead of them making a shit decision and owning it, they just pass it on 200 miles away so 3 men in a portacabin can make a shit decision instead. Lunacy.

For the love of the game, let's go back to investing in getting more referees, respecting them so that they join the trade and don't feel constantly abused. In short, treat them like rugby referees. Ultimate respect.

Then, fuck VAR off, it's ruined the game, made it petty and chaotic, and taken that one ingredient that you simply can't replace, instantaneous joy.

As a player and fan I accepted a referee making a bad decision in a game in the same way I accepted fucking up a shot or pass. We're all human.

Let's get back to that, humans doing their best, everyone walks away from the ground accepting that and less unrealistic pressure put on officials to be perfect when perfection doesn't exist in any walk of life.

VAR stinks. A system designed to help is a massive hindrance and it's about time pundits, fans, players, referees, clubs put pressure on authorities to get rid of it. We only need goal line tech, the rest can and should be refer refereed by humans making their best judgement. A best judgement that was over 98% right( audited fact pre VAR).

Enough is enough, fuck it off.

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@rockefelleroslo Radiohead 1997

[Eirik Aase @eirikaase]

Helgens beste fra FA Cupen? Øyeblikket da Declan Errat-Thompson debuterte for Sheffield Wednesday. Han hadde Calvé-Legg-Perthes sykdom da han var yngre, men har nå på utrolig vis debutert for uglene. Her er video av da faren så sønnen sin komme innpå i går.

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@ptclay @OfficialDeRossi @JLo @martinkeown5 @ericszmanda @TheDeliverer_32 @even_barli Gratulerer! Bra gjeng å dele dagen med😊

[Jake Sanders @JakeSanders92]

Barnsley were in the relegation-zone every week from 15 September until the 91st minute in the final game of the season and survived. Charlton were in it for one week all season and got relegated. The Championship is absolutely bonkers.

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@JorgenKnutsen @JanAageFjortoft

[Rune Bjerke @Fagmann]

@VGSvea Stødige straffeskyttere med veldig små armer blir svært attraktive på overgangsmarkedet.

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@JanAageFjortoft nydelig av Sverige og Toivonen, men fineste scoring hittil: 2-0-målet til Russland i åpningskampen (Cheryshev).

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@ESNJonas Mindre folk i boks= bedre arbeidsforhold for keeper

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@JorgenKnutsen Herlig match. Og drakta Bjarne Sognnæs brukte da han satt den siste har jeg😀

[Oslolos1 @oslolos1]

Jeg ække relliøs men Gud velsigne Japanesere som sitter uvitende hjemme og bestiller hotellferie i Oslo, og velger å bosette seg på Alnabru.

[Marthe Moe @marthemoe]

F.eks denne😂Hang lenge på hylla mi. Utrolig skjønn på mange måter, og en påminnelse om at jeg har litt å gå på

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@TV2JHBorslid Everton, 1-0, Baines, H

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@JanAageFjortoft Den kampen var jeg på. Great goal!

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@heidixmoen fikk dessverre ikke med meg denne, men gratulerer så mye med begge to!

[Vorspiel @RBvorspiel]

En liten opptur før seriestart: Albert Åberg holder med Sportsklubben!

[Rune Berntsen @berrun75]

@SuperTommy7 sikkert ikke så mange, men har sett Dan Eggen på sidelinja for KFUM G9 i år

[Oslolos1 @oslolos1]

Vi hadde halloween på den tia og. Men da kledde ikke folk seg ut for alle var så støgge at dem skremte faen på flatmark uansett!

[Jonny Blain @jonoblain]

Leeds and Watford have had 5 managers between them since Aston Villa last scored a goal.

[Oslolos1 @oslolos1]

Kveldsrunden står for tur. Har med metallkjeppen og Oslogloseboka så jeg kan kjeppjaga Bærumsfolket langt pokker i vold over fylkesgrensa!