Every time Mark says a goal is offside, its a foul or a penalty the referee does the complete opposite...😂

Totally respect Mark being unbiased. Makes him enjoyable to watch.

I like watching Goldbridge when Man U aren't playing. He's genuine and enjoyable to listen to

As a Milan fan, if this happened in our league, there would be a riot. Arsenal robbed.

Kudos Mark for being honest ! When it is Arsenal and Man utd it is funny, when the other teams get such decisions it is a nation wide news !

I love how Arteta just slaughtered the refereeing in the post match, keep it going, this is just crazy bad

3:18 Newcastle goal

• If the ball has stayed in, surely it’s a foul on Joelinton? • If it’s not a foul, surely Joelinton has handled the ball during his challenge which directly lead to Gordon’s chance. • If he hasn’t handled the ball, Gordon is in an offside position unless the ball has been passed backwards. • if they can’t say Joelinton passed the ball backward surely they should default to the fact that Gordon is in an offside position? I can’t help feel that they really did not have certainty to make a decision either way on some of these objective calls. But on the subjective foul call, even if Gabriel has gone to knick the ball on, there’s no way he goes to ground unless Joelinton pushes him with both hands

Bruno on Jorginho isn't even a legal move in fuckin' MMA lol

I was watching the game on my phone and as small as the screen is, that ball was out 😂😂😂😂

What i want is a top down view of the ball. As we know certain angles arent fair representations and a top down view is usually the most fair for these types of situations

Liverpool fan here just started following you and you don't disappoint mate.

If you havent got the tech to prove something, you dont rule it out, you go with the onfield decision...

That means they haven't got the technology to say thats out either Mark

Look I’m a Liverpool fan so I really wanted Arsenal to lose today so we’d move up the table, but this was horrific referring. Jorginho was used as an elbow pad and that goal was questionable at best. This game reminded me of the Tottenham game, Arsenal were robbed today.

EPL is a joke but rivals will laugh at Arsenal, then it happens to them next week.... stop the senseless banter and get these clowns out of our league

"They don't have the technology to say it was in" well that works in the reverse, they don't have the technology to prove it was out, seeing as the goal was given on the pitch then they can't overrule it on that basis.

What's he saying "they've got no tech to say the ball was in" for? They also have "no tech to say the ball was out"! Therefore you go with the on field decision

I’m friends with the match ball and he told me he was definitely in. Mystery solved. Toon armyyyyyy

So apparently elbowing a player in the head is within premier league rules

Doesn't matter which club I support, I'm a football fan, and you're one of the only people worth watching on any platform giving transparent and generally unbiased opinions on football matters consistently.

You’re spot on there Goldbridge. Coming back to what you said on the league not having the technology, I think that’s even more of a disgrace. Other sports around the world have effectively implemented replay technology: tennis with ball-hawk technology, American football with its challenge system, it can’t be an excuse anymore to simply not have the camera angles. Speaking of American football, the NFL recently came under scrutiny for ineffective camera angles because it was determined by the production company (Fox, NBC, etc.) where cameras where placed in each stadium which impeded crucial challenges because of ineffective camera placement. The NFL responded to this by providing its own consistent system of cameras to add on to what the production companies brought into each stadium. If the PGMOL wants VAR to work, they need a similar system to that of tennis or the NFL. Be-it ball hawk technology for the touch lines, or an independent camera system that’s provided to each football pitch to ensure the right angle is given every time and calls can be confirmed instead of “inconclusive”.

If Havertz caught player with leading leg it was a red but because it was his trailing leg he caught him with its a yellow.

They should have lines all around the field that detect when the ball is out. Also have cameras close to the corner flag,pointing towards the goal, to detect offsides.

You can’t watch goldbridge when United are playing but for every other game so unbiased and really good opinions, spot on here again. Breath of fresh air. If all fans could be neutral like this I think it would help stop these scandalous decisions

Why on earth would they change the initial decision (to keep on playing) because "they dont have the technology to say it´s in"? They dont have anything that says it´s out either, so what would overturning the initial decision be based on? And from the angles I had (which might not have showed everything) the "push"/touch happens when the defender is already on his way down. To give a foul for something like that seems rough.

Apparently pushing a player with two hands in the back is not a foul

Arsenal welcome to the “VAR ROBBED” category

They don’t have the tech to say the ball was out rather. They can’t give what they don’t see

New found respect for mark being honest and saying the goal was wrong to be allowed well done mate

This is why Mark is so great to watch! Unbiased and calls it how it is. Manchester United had a similar VAR check when the ball was ACTUALLY ON the pitch quite considerably and yet that goal was NOT given - when this VAR check has come with the possibility of 3 reasons to disallow, and given a goal, that is just totally ludicrous and I’m ashamed of the PL today. Refs need to start coming out and explaining their decisions, as well as taking responsibility of their own actions. It’s just like how the managers and players have to do this every week and take responsibility for their actions.

Although I don't hate Arsenal, happy with Newcastle win. Else United playing crap football grinding out in 90th min will reach top5 and champions league and make Tenhag look like a tactician when he is not

I smell oil from the VAR's pocket 😅

But if they don't have the tech to say its definitely out then the on pitch decision stands yes?

"They haven't got the technology to say that in so can't give the goal"....so in other words not clear and obvious therefore they can't disallow it can they? It did look like a foul by Joelinton but classic Mark kicking off despite clearly not understanding the rules

Gabriel didn’t sell it enough

If they can’t say with 100% certainty that it went out they can’t go against what the ref gives

arsenal and liverpool 2 title challengers getting keep getting screwed over i wonder why surely not because they are a threat to some certain state owned clubs. If spurs keep getting results they are gonna get screwed over too

Liverpool fan but that was as bad as the diaz offside decision. The ball is clearly out of play, no extra tech needed the cameras are clear the ball is out. There's a gap between the line and the ball. He's not offside and I'm not convinced it's a foul but it shouldn't get to that. It was blatantly obvious the ball was out.

Mark, you’re twisting it regarding if it was out. It is: if they don’t have the tech to prove the ref wrong, then they shouldn’t and he didn’t rule the ball out, so it isn’t.

You are saying they “Don’t have the technology to say that ball is in” when you should be saying they don’t have the technology to say it’s “out”. The push in the box though, that’s 50/50 for me. I’ve seen those given and not given every week and VAR have chosen not to overrule the ref as it’s not clear and obvious. If I was an Arsenal fan granted I would have a different opinion. I can see both sides.

To be honest this was the hardest decision referees could take.. call me crazy bur I thing the decisions were good, the first tackle was not a red and the goal didn't get any clear replays in order to get a clear decision, yes there was a push but Gabriel's position were bad and he felt down too easy.. They should definitely improve camera replays into the future

love watching you

It's a sad day for football

Nice, unlimited life for Bruno G. .Newcastle has entered a cheat code for such.

Our ‘goal’ against Fulham took over 3 minutes to decide and has since been described as a razor thin decision” in other words ‘a goal’.

For the goal; Cannot prove ball went out of play (literal guess work), offside there is no angle to prove it's offside, the supposed push is not a push at all when you take in to account how physical the ref had allowed the game to be up to that point.

if you dont have the tech to prove it was in and the on field call was already a goal why would they give it as out???

The technology they used to decide if the ball stayed in is called a referees assistant also known as a linesman.

From a top down angle the ball would likely be In, remember a ball is a sphere not a square. If the bottom of the ball is out then it does not mean the side of the ball which does not make contact with the ground is out.

Mark is being a bit thick here. VAR don't need the tech to prove the ball WAS in play, they need the tech to prove it WASN'T if they're going to overrule the on field decision. Also, to anybody who has played a lot of football, you can see that it probably is overhanging the line due to how close the base of the ball is to the line. I'm 80 per cent certain it was in but, either way, there is nothing definitive to prove it was out so the call has to stay on the field.

This has gone on tooo far now, as a football fan I quit on PL league and I'm unsubscribing from all channels as a protest. No betting also, and stopping paying for PL league on my TV. PL is corrupt to the bone.

I think it's out, but didn't Mark say the doubt should benefit the attackers just a month ago?

They can’t give it but the ref played on they have to give it you bell end

I can't believe in the EPL with all their riches they can't have a few more cameras pointed at either corner lines to have a better angle whether in or out considering how many times this has happened now

If they don't have the technology, or the angle, to determine whether or not the ball stayed in, then they have to go with the on field decision, no? Which is what they did.

Said “they don’t have the technology to decide if it is in or out,” therefore they must defer to the onfield officials. If the linesman did not flag it as out then unless there “is a clear and obvious error” they have to go with that call.

Both sides should have had reds, Havertz for Arsenal and Guimaraes for Newcastle, no consistency in this league with the refereeing whatsoever.. meanwhile the team I support have had 3 reds this season alone (Mac Allister, Jones, Jota) which were less of reds than those 2 yesterday. Fucking ridiculous, absolute joke

VAR proving its either run by pure incompetents or totally corrupt. The elbow to the head and the goal both seen at multiple angles - ridiculous

Mark is right, they literally played on the clip of the ball going out to make it look in

I like Mark’s animated commentary. It reminds me of what the English have given to the world - the F-word and Football!

Mate faire play to you and your channel, you’re as honest as they come. 👏🏾👏🏾

They checked for the offside because there was only 1 player behind the ball at the time it was passed, Raya becomes the last defender in a way and Gabriel takes the role of the last man. Officials were a joke all game and once again decided the winner of the game Should have ended 0-0

The ball didn't go out but it's literally offside so clearly. How was mctom's goal disallowed but this one stood? Games gone

If you haven't got the technology youve gotta go with original decision which is a goal u cant overturn it with that view

After that Japan goal against Germany in the world cup, anyone saying it was definitely out is lying to themself. They should have the technology to clarify though. Gabriel wasn't fouled. Havertz and Bruno should both have been sent off.

They have no technology to say that it is out either. Ruling on the field stands basically.

People seem to be forgetting basics of VAR. It can only overturn decision if it PROVES beyond reasonsble doubt. Like Liverpool v Spurs.

Arsenal fan tv for me tonight should be a great watch 😂

Surely there must be a camera on the goal line? There's always a camera on the goal line isn't there? Yet we were never shown that angle. There's zero doubt in my mind that angle would have been available if this were City.

They don't have the technology to say the ball was in so you go with the call/no call on the field...not automatically out.

If you do not have the tech to say it is in or out, then you stick with the onfield decision. You don't overrule it.

Don't go sleeping on one shot on 🎯

They haven’t got the technology to say the balls out you could also say lol

If they can have the tech for goal line, they can have the same for these

Mark not getting the rule of VAR saying if they can’t tell they shouldn’t give the goal but the on field decision was it was still on and if it’s not clear and obvious they’re supposed to stick with the referee

They haven’t got the tech to say the ball was out. On field decision was in play. And you yourself on first viewing said it’s not a foul and only changed your mind from a freeze frame. Get a grip

As a neutral I think that the goal for Newcastle was interesting, I didn't feel it was a foul and it certainly wasn't offside, but looking at some post match photos the ball honestly looks in by a hair, similar to the Spain v Japan incident, just my opinion though

“If you don’t have the technology, go with your gut” What nonsense.

Dont worry Mark shearer will be on MoTD to tell us it was defo a goal. I noticed City were mentioned in your list of VAR victims.

I’m sick of watching games decided by referees who are whimps with no courage ! It’s making my pleasure of watching football fade away !

I think your going about it the wrong way Mark, they don't have the technology to make sure the ball is OUT, not IN, so therefore it stays as the on field decision, which was a goal. But one thing we all agree on is VAR OUT. What a scar on the face of our beautiful game this is becoming. Shame. Love your stuff mate

It’s happening to everyone.. except Newcastle and City. It’s no shot at the teams players or fans, but when refs are hired for 10x wage to ref in Saudi Arabia for a game and then come back, you better get the call “right” if you want to work there again.

If they didn’t call the ball out on the field. They not going to reverse it if they don’t have the technology mark.

Day light robbery

Only one team never gets done by VAR

They excited the line ,anybody who saw it.

Thank you Mark for your genuine commentary!!! The rest pundits are full of hypocrisy

Mark keeps saying they don't have the technology, they can't give it. Actually, if they don't have the technology then you stick with the on field decision, which was the ball was in

The ball going out was the right call. You can't 100% say it was out, so VAR went with the on field decision. But the foul was crazy, clear as day

The goal was given after examining 3 possible infractions, two of which are objective (ball out of play and offside). Assuming that the ball was still in play and there wasn't an offside then the possible foul on Gabriel was the only point of contention. For me, Gabriel needs to do better there. He was on his way down even before Joelinton touched him. Ridiculous. The goal is a dubious one but I have seen far worse decisions this season.

You said initially that if the ball wasn't out then it was a goal, then you started to change your mind when you saw other peoples comments.

Surely if they haven't got the technology to know for sure they can't overrule the referees on pitch decision. How can they say it's a clear and obvious error if they can't say for sure it's out?

GBH now allowed in PL games

Was it controversial? Yes. Should it have stood? Yes. People are forgetting that, as bad as the referee was, the ref AND the linesman did not call the ball out of play or a foul or offside in the build up to the goal. VAR could not CONCLUSIVELY prove the ball went out and didn’t see enough in Joelinton’s header to believe it was a clear and obvious error by the on field officials. They also couldn’t find any issues with the offside. I’m sure Arsenal fans will be raging, Arteta certainly was, but “I think the ball is out” doesn’t cut it, you have to KNOW to rule it out. Side note: Arsenal were not robbed, they had one shot on target for gods sake, they’ve dropped a point at most.

don't have the technology to say the ball is out, works both ways

People are seeming to forget that the on field decision is actually important. There isn’t enough proof to show the ball went out, not the other way around. If the foul was given everyone would say it was soft. And the offside is impossible to tell because you can’t see when the ball left Joelinton. It needs to be a clear and obvious error, I’m not sure how anyone could possibly think that was clear and obvious. Bruno G definitely should have been sent off. Havertz could have as we well.

Ball never went out. Bein Spots have shown this. Yet clowns on here wanting VAR to overturn decisions on maybes?

Its been proven the ball was actually in, you cant overturn the goal without conclusive evidence that it was out, the foul was definately not a foul, his hands were on him but he didnt push him. Gabriel beant down to try head the ball away, you can even see from another angle he starts bending down before Joelintons hands are even on him yet, Both Cara and Neville are adament its not a foul and they are right. I think for once VAR got this one absolutely spot on. Thay didnt have evidence to suggest it wasnt a goal so they couldnt disallow it. Had the goal not been awarded VAR would have in no way overturned ithat decision either for the same reason, there was no conclusive evidance they could award the goal either. But it actually turns out later with other technology they were absolutely bang on to not disallow the goal as the ball was actually proven to not have gone out. Well done VAR for once ye got it bang on. Anyone who disagrees has skin in the game its as simple as that.

They’ve got a get out of jail and would still send themselves to jail. Bunch of absolute clowns