Newcastle United co-owner Jamie Reuben has offered a new solution to VAR after a weekend of drama in the Premier League. The Magpies were on the receiving end of a controversial decision away at Brentford on Saturday after Alexander Isak conceded a first half penalty.
Reuben, whose family owns a 10 per cent stake in Newcastle, has since suggested that referees should be given the opportunity to review an incident ‘only twice’ with a ‘maximum of one minute’ to come to a decision. If they cannot ‘derive an opinion’ almost immediately after that, then it cannot be deemed a ‘clear and obvious error’.
Reuben took to Twitter to suggest this change after two questionable decisions went against Newcastle in a 2-1 victory over Brentford. He wrote: "Not specific about today - but it’s clear VAR whilst a positive addition takes too much time and varies to inconsistently from game to game.
