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The Buddies boss is confident a stripped back version of the technology used in the English Premier League and beyond would be beneficial for Scottish football.
St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin wants Scottish football to consider VAR-lite to cut down on "soft" penalties in the Premiership.
Goodwin believes at least half of the 63 spot-kicks awarded in the top-flight this season were debatable.
There have been 63 penalties awarded in the top flight this term - but Goodwin believes at least half were questionable.
The Buddies' manager addressed the potential for a stripped back version of the video technology widely used in the English Premier League and beyond.
His comments followed Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos being booked for an alleged dive despite TV replays showing contact from keeper Max Stryjek during the league leaders' 1-0 win over Livingston on Wednesday night.
Manager Steven Gerrard was then sent off by referee John Beaton for protesting the decision at half-time.
The Irishman understands Scottish clubs will struggle to afford the full VAR system used in England - but he sees no reason why an adapted system cannot be implemented.
"I think there has been just over 60 penalties awarded this season in the league and I would say about half of them fall into the soft category," said the Saints boss. "At least half.
"I think we need to help the referees as best we can because it's a really difficult job. And it's getting harder every year because the pace of the game is getting quicker all the time
"I know they have VAR in the Premier League and people say it costs too much money for us to even consider.
"But I can assure you that the Rangers video analyst will have sent a clip of the penalty incident last night to the Rangers bench within half a minute. Those guys will have seen straight away that it was a penalty.
"Maybe I'm talking nonsense and we need FIFA to allow us to use our own system here in Scotland - but I don't see why we can't.
"We could have a TV monitor at the side of the pitch next to the dugout and for penalty-box incidents, it would be very easy to stop the game, have the referee run over and give the correct decision.
"Finances will always dictate and we don't have the resources that the Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga have.
"But I'm not talking about the full bells-and-whistles VAR with the yellow and blue lines for offside. I'm just talking about penalty incidents because there are far too many being awarded this year that just quite frankly aren't penalties.
"These are key decisions which could mean the difference between making top six or bottom six or getting relegated and staying up."
Gerrard's champions-elect will be hoping to move within a point of the title when Goodwin's men head to Ibrox on Saturday - but the Paisley men are also just one win shy of confirming their place in the top six.
And the Saints boss said: "We're the only team in Europe who has been able to beat Rangers this season. We're very proud of that Betfred Cup result and it would make it even more special if we can go to Ibrox and get a win in the league.
"They've won every league game they've played at Ibrox this season so no-one has to tell us how difficult it will be.
"But we won't be going there to sit on our own 18-yard line. We're within touching distance of the top six now so we're going there to have a go."
Quotahontus has a point about the VAR-lite - why not??
A 5 second check on a tv monitor would have proven Beaton wrong last night
St Mirren boss Jim Goodwin wants Scottish football to consider VAR-lite to cut down on "soft" penalties in the Premiership.
Goodwin believes at least half of the 63 spot-kicks awarded in the top-flight this season were debatable.
There have been 63 penalties awarded in the top flight this term - but Goodwin believes at least half were questionable.
The Buddies' manager addressed the potential for a stripped back version of the video technology widely used in the English Premier League and beyond.
His comments followed Rangers striker Alfredo Morelos being booked for an alleged dive despite TV replays showing contact from keeper Max Stryjek during the league leaders' 1-0 win over Livingston on Wednesday night.
Manager Steven Gerrard was then sent off by referee John Beaton for protesting the decision at half-time.
The Irishman understands Scottish clubs will struggle to afford the full VAR system used in England - but he sees no reason why an adapted system cannot be implemented.
"I think there has been just over 60 penalties awarded this season in the league and I would say about half of them fall into the soft category," said the Saints boss. "At least half.
"I think we need to help the referees as best we can because it's a really difficult job. And it's getting harder every year because the pace of the game is getting quicker all the time
"I know they have VAR in the Premier League and people say it costs too much money for us to even consider.
"But I can assure you that the Rangers video analyst will have sent a clip of the penalty incident last night to the Rangers bench within half a minute. Those guys will have seen straight away that it was a penalty.
"Maybe I'm talking nonsense and we need FIFA to allow us to use our own system here in Scotland - but I don't see why we can't.
"We could have a TV monitor at the side of the pitch next to the dugout and for penalty-box incidents, it would be very easy to stop the game, have the referee run over and give the correct decision.
"Finances will always dictate and we don't have the resources that the Premier League, La Liga and the Bundesliga have.
"But I'm not talking about the full bells-and-whistles VAR with the yellow and blue lines for offside. I'm just talking about penalty incidents because there are far too many being awarded this year that just quite frankly aren't penalties.
"These are key decisions which could mean the difference between making top six or bottom six or getting relegated and staying up."
Gerrard's champions-elect will be hoping to move within a point of the title when Goodwin's men head to Ibrox on Saturday - but the Paisley men are also just one win shy of confirming their place in the top six.
And the Saints boss said: "We're the only team in Europe who has been able to beat Rangers this season. We're very proud of that Betfred Cup result and it would make it even more special if we can go to Ibrox and get a win in the league.
"They've won every league game they've played at Ibrox this season so no-one has to tell us how difficult it will be.
"But we won't be going there to sit on our own 18-yard line. We're within touching distance of the top six now so we're going there to have a go."
Quotahontus has a point about the VAR-lite - why not??
A 5 second check on a tv monitor would have proven Beaton wrong last night
