VAR - It's Football But Not As You Know It

[plague]

And people kept using the word “controversial” every time VAR was used purely because it was used, even though a lot of decisions were 100% correct and not actually controversial.

except the main argument justifying its existence was "because what if a bad decision costs a team a grand final" then went on to have bad decision cost a team a grand final.

id say that was controversial.

and once you get that moniker, it sticks.
Its like people still referring to Robert Redford as a 'sex symbol' even though he looks like real life Deadpools dad now.
Therefore VAR is gonna carry that 'controversial' moniker for a while at least.

agree though, its good when its good, but when its honking, its honking.

much like refs.