West Ham in triple Premier League vote

Premier League stakeholders met on Thursday and held three votes ahead of next season.

Big clubs proposed that Premier League clubs continue being allowed to make five changes during games, as had been the case following the Premier League’s restart after lockdown. A majority of 14-6 was needed to get that proposal through once more, after lawmakers IFAB made it available to all leagues next term.

There was also a vote on VAR for next season which was passed 20-0 without objection. A Premier League statement confirmed: “Shareholders agreed to rules relating to Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and substitute players for the 2020/21 season. Shareholders unanimously approved the implementation of VAR, in line with the full FIFA VAR protocol.”

The final vote ended in a 10-10 draw failing to reach the the necessary 14 votes to pass. West Ham are thought to have also voted against this proposal. Big clubs wanted match day squads to 20 players allowing for managers and coaches to select from nine substitutes. The subs allowed on the bench next season reverts to seven next season.

About Sean Whetstone

I am Season Ticket Holder in West stand lower at the London Stadium and before that, I used to stand in the Sir Trevor Brooking Lower Row R seat 159 in the Boleyn Ground and in the Eighties I stood on the terraces of the old South Bank. I am a presenter on the West Ham Podcast called MooreThanJustaPodcast.co.uk. A Blogger on WestHamTillIdie.com a member of the West Ham Supporters Advisory Board (SAB), Founder of a Youtube channel called Mr West Ham Football at http://www.youtube.com/MrWestHamFootball, I am also the associate editor here at Claret and Hugh. Life Long singer of bubbles! Come on you Irons! Follow me at @Westhamfootball on twitter

3 comments on “West Ham in triple Premier League vote”

John Simmonds August 7, 2020 at 10:58 am Reply

Sorry if I seem vague, but does the above read that everybody agreed with VAR in its present format?
- Sean Whetstone August 7, 2020 at 11:08 am Reply
  
  Premier League clubs have agreed to key changes to VAR for the 2020/21 season which will see the league operate in line with FIFA’s protocol.
  
  In July 2020, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) transferred the responsibility of VAR to FIFA after inconsistencies in the Premier League’s application of the technology against Europe.
Kevin August 7, 2020 at 11:34 am Reply

It was a good result with those votes . We need to get back to normality ASAP . So for me the return of 3 substitutes is a welcomed move . But I am still unclear on the VAR issue .
To be offside by a kneecap is to my mind ludicrous . Surely it should be the whole upper body and / or the feet position’s . Plus ; only the referees should have access to the blue / red lines on the monitor . Last season was very provocative where everyone had access to the on-screen information . VAR is here to stay , so let’s get it right .

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