I agree with you in general Stu, that VAR will see examination of decisions at a more atomic level, and it will be (on occasion, maybe plenty of occasions) a pain in the arse. If it helps to get more decisions right, I'm in favour, but I know we just disagree on the importance of that.
What I also wonder about is what the definition of a 'clear and obvious' mistake is, and how that can ever be defined really.
I've mentioned before that, unlike rugby, where almost all of the reviews are for things which can be examined objectively, in football, it's looking at what are subjective decisions. Not only is it a question of whether something is a foul or not, which is subjective in itself, it's also a question on whether a referee made a clear and obvious mistake by awarding/not awarding a free kick, which is another layer of subjectivity. This subjectivity will make it much much more contentious.
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