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Totally. Also it speaks volumes to me that VAR has attracted its own little sponsorship arrangement so that now we get commentators excitedly hyping "a Maccas VAR break!". Both FFA and McDonalds are obviously not blind to its gimmick potential and plug it without shame, which makes me believe that all this stuff about wanting to lead the footballing world with VAR technology is utter rubbish, and actually just a knee jerk marketing reaction to diminishing TV audiences and falling crowds. Why can't they just let some other league do the experimenting instead of making the A League a petri dish? They've been making a dogs breakfast of officiating for years; what on earth makes them think they will do VAR any better?
Jeez. Not just cringeworthy but also with a potential for influencing the game, as in "the league gets a bonus $10K per every VAR break where sponsor's name is mentioned" so a quiet word goes out that it is "in everyone best interest" to have the VAR used often.