I had my reservations about Video Assisted Refereeing (VAR) ahead of the World Cup.
The decision had been made that the new technology would be used to get rid of human error and world governing body Fifa was happy that all the glitches in the system would be sorted out before kickoff.
But it has just opened up a can of worms in Russia.
Firstly, it doesn’t seem anyone is clear on how it works.
Refs don’t know when they should be taking the decision up for referral.
It was supposed to help refs make calls that would change the course of the game.
Red cards, goals and mistaken identity were the main issues that needed to have a second look.
But the official in the Portugal-Iran Group B clash messed the red card decision up with Cristiano Ronaldo.
Reviewing for a red card, the ref decided to give Ronaldo a yellow card.
The way I understood it, it was a red card or nothing.
What I would like to see is a cricket-style appeal system for the captains to use when they feel there is a penalty or not.
Teams should then also be allocated two appeals a match in the case that the referee does not go upstairs for a decision.
Already there have been more penalties awarded in this tournament than in any other World Cup - 23.
I’m just happy that Fifa scrapped their idea to show the VAR replays on-screen inside the stadiums.
With all the confusion, fans would not have been rioting by now.