Top journalist names 6 changes VAR should make after latest shambles - Nail on the head?

Following an approach from the BBC, The Times' Henry Winter has released six changes VAR could and should make after yet another week of controversies surrounding refereeing decisions. 

After an appalling decision which saw a Liverpool goal wrongly ruled out for offside due to a significant error with VAR, questions are yet again being raised on how it is improving the game. 

Winter has proposed that we should be able to hear the referee live in the ground for transparency, invest more in grassroots to improve the standard at the top, introduce semi-automated offsides, introduce VAR specialists, limit travel of officials in 48 hours before the game and allow emergency intervention in ten second window post-restart. 

See all six below after he was asked to state suitable changes by the BBC:

Point one hits the nail on the head. The lack of transparency is a big problem, while point three could be a welcome addition after it was used effectively at the World Cup. The final suggestion could also help officials avoid calamitous decisions. It shouldn't be needed, but intervention is sometimes required if those on VAR make errors.

Newcastle have had their fair share of poor refereeing decisions thanks to VAR, and clearly something has to change as it is no doubt negatively affecting the game in its current state. The incident to deny Luis Diaz's goal on Saturday night was a shambles and it didn't get much better on Sunday, when Brentford were denied a clear penalty at the City Ground.

Apologies are worth nothing to clubs who have lost out on crucial points that could be the difference between relegation or staying up and qualifying for Europe or not.

It may be that these proposed changes will not suddenly transform VAR into a much better product, but there must be steps taken to improve how it is implemented