Chris Dunlavy

VAR this, VAR that – just help the officials out. So ranted Charlie Austin in that gem of a post-match interview. The issue of video assistance – rarely far from anyone’s lips now – screeched back into the limelight on Saturday after a host of top-flight blunders.
Austin’s ‘goal’ for Southampton, disallowed for offside after a non-existent deflection reported by a linesman 30 yards away.
A trip on Watford’s Jose Holebas in the same game that should have resulted in a penalty. A similar incident involving Bourn...