1. Ex-players are loaded and don't need the money....but if they do want to make even more, they can get it much easier via the media. Second point, ex players would have definite bias....and why would they open themselves up the abuse they would no doubt generate?
Use ex-professionals from the lower leagues. As for abuse and bias, that's going to happen whether you're a referee from Wolverhampton, an ex-player from Doncaster Rovers, or an alien from another planet. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't try it. It can be dealt with.
The thing is, no matter, who, there will be bias. So get someone who knows how to play the game at a high level, i.e. professionally and deal with the bias if it becomes a thing. Sometimes you just have to trust that someone will be professional and do the job they are being paid for.
3.Hearing it would make no difference to the judgement, You would hear a good call made, or you would hear a bad call made...Same result.
Having your decision-making for all to review, means you will be more conscious about getting things right. Part of the problem as I see it, is currently, you have faceless officials making decisions left right and centre, and they can do so without any fear of being suspended, or dropped down a league or two.
4.First of all it's impossible for a single person to have watched all the games, and second, even if he watched just the key incidents and formed an opinion what would be the purpose or benefit?..Where does he give this opinion?...and to who?...The game is finished and any mistake found is immaterial and can't affect the result.
You only need one VAR chief at each game where VAR is being used. They give their opinion pitch-side, or in front of an advertising screen, or even in a studio if you like. The point is that someone (the chief) is going to have to explain why certain decisions were made, and if I was the chief having to face the reporters, I'd be making absolutely sure those I'm watching over, will be doing their job correctly.
Mistakes will happen, no matter what, but someone has to explain the reasons for that. Right now the officials are making some bad decisions and the only ones marking their homework, is the officials.
TL;DR: It needs monitoring. Right now, there's nothing.
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