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Posted on 29th March 2021
The Premier League has launched a VAR consultation with players and managers, but we believe one vital component is missing from that selection – match-going supporters.
We are launching a survey which aims to pull together the opinions of fans throughout the country on the implementation of VAR, to examine fans’ experiences with it, and the areas that need improvement.
The results of our survey will be fed into the Premier League consultation as part of our regular meetings with the game’s authorities. It’s vital that the fans’ view is heard on one of the game’s biggest issues.
Stadiums have, of course, been largely empty for the past 12 months, so while we are asking those of you who have experienced VAR in stadiums to give us your feedback, we are also interested in your opinion as TV viewers.
The survey should take no more than five minutes to complete.
This season saw the introduction of VAR into an English league for the first time and it’s fair to say it has not been well received. The FSA will have more work on VAR coming up in future, but for now here’s Neil Dady from the Wolves Fans’ Parliament talking about the impact it’s had on match-going fans…
We’re looking for supporters’ experiences with police to help inform the north west’s IAG – a of group of fans that provide direct feedback to police on their match-day activities.
Ahead of the publication of its interim report later this month, the Government’s Fan-led Review into football governance is calling on individual supporters to have their say.
The results of our fan consultation on VAR are in, and they make for interesting reading: more than four out of ten fans say they will attend fewer games in future due to the effect VAR is having on the game.
