Presenter Richard Keys has now shared what he believes the result of Wolves’ call to scrap VAR will be.
Leading up to the final day of the Premier League campaign, Wolves made the headlines as it was revealed that the Midlands club had submitted a resolution calling for VAR to be scrapped.
The Old Gold led the way in requesting the Premier League to abandon the use of VAR as of next season after lists of controversial calls were made throughout the 2023/24 calendar.
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Gary O’Neil, along with many other managers, was vocal during the course of the campaign about his dislike of VAR, making Wolves’ stance on scrapping the system unsurprising.
While many will agree with the Midlands outfit’s step to abolish VAR, some will have a less aggrieved view than Wolves, with Richard Keys sharing his verdict on how the vote could go.
Richard Keys thinks Wolves efforts to scrap VAR will fail
Writing a column to reflect on the final day of Premier League action for the 2023/24 campaign, Keys expressed that while Wolves have done a good thing in standing up against VAR, their motion ‘will fail’.
‘Well done Wolves. Sadly their motion to get rid of VAR will fail when it comes up at next month’s PL AGM, but they’ve rattled a few cages.’
The presenter went on to explain why he feels that the system will still be in use next season in the Premier League, saying that there is ‘too much invested in VAR’ for it to ever be disposed of.
One of the driving forces behind Wolves’ statement was the impact that VAR has on supporters, with Keys sharing a mirrored opinion, calling for the Premier League to ‘ask fans’ what they really think of VAR – to which the large majority would oppose it.
Ending his thoughts on the Old Gold’s bid to scrap VAR, Keys dubbed the system the ‘worst thing football ever did to itself’, an opinion that many at Wolves, in particular, would agree with.
Wolves will hope the vote to scrap VAR goes their way
If Wolves thought that the resolution to call it quits on VAR would be useless, the club wouldn’t have taken such a progressive step to defy it.
A shocking statistic reinforced why the Midlands club were the ones to make a stand against VAR, with Wolves having more decisions go against them than anyone else since the system was introduced five years ago.
There will be hope from a Wolves perspective that other sides in the top flight match their drive to see VAR scrapped, with change needed more than ever after the amount of controversies over the 2023/24 campaign.