Championship clubs reject bringing in VAR next season
Football Video Support (FVS), a variation of VAR which needs fewer resources and gives each coach two reviews per game, could have been brought in from August. Professional Game Match Officials (PGMO) gave a presentation at the EFL's annual meeting last month. The EFL subsequently canvassed feedback but it was clear clubs were strongly against any kind of video review system in the Championship.
BBC Sport understands the idea is closed for the foreseeable future and the idea is unlikely to be resurrected by the clubs in a year's time. Goal Line Technology will continue to be used in the second tier, while there will be a cost-based analysis before a vote in June to extend it into League One. In recent months, several managers in the Championship have called for VAR to be introduced.
Norwich manager Philippe Clement said there are "moments where I miss VAR to get the right decisions" after his side conceded a penalty against Ipswich earlier this month. Former Bristol City manager Gerhard Struber said in January there are "many signs, evaluations that with VAR the decisions are better and more fair" . But the clubs showed no appetite to move forward with the idea, fearful of the impact on the game for supporters as well as the cost of introducing it.
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