What Championship clubs have just decided is surely going to please a lot of Wolves fans

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Championship clubs have voted to reject bringing in a version of VAR for next season, in news that is bound to be welcomed by Wolves fans.

The second tier has taken a clear position, with clubs strongly against any kind of video review system when consulted on Football Video Support (via BBC Sport).

The proposal has now been closed for the foreseeable future, ending any immediate chance of a VAR-style system being introduced for the Championship.

That decision reflects a growing discomfort for a lot of fans with how video review systems impact the game at every level.

VAR is here to stay in the Premier League, but Wolves can now look forward to games without the technology.

• READ MORE: Every controversial VAR decision against Wolves in the 2023/24 season

Championship clubs’ vote on VAR will be welcomed by Wolves

Back in the summer of 2024 of course, Wolves submitted a resolution to scrap VAR ahead of that season.

Wolves had been on the receiving end of several controversial decisions, and had been keen to abolish the technology.

Repeated interventions, delays, and reversals created uncertainty around decisions that were meant to be definitive – and left fans extremely frustrated.

But sadly, Wolves needed support to get VAR scrapped and it did not come. All of the 19 other Premier League clubs voted to keep it.

But Championship clubs have now voted against bringing in Football Video Support (FVS), a variation of VAR which needs fewer resources and gives each team two reviews per game. This would have come in from the start of next season, and obviously the news affects Wolves after their relegation.

The EFL were said to have subsequently ‘canvassed feedback’, but the response was overwhelmingly in favour of keeping things as is, with no desire to bring in the technology.

It is a significant step, with VAR already being used in the second divisions in Spain, Italy and Germany. Clearly, English football fans have grown tired of it.

Why removing VAR could be a welcome reset for Wolves

Wolves’ frustrations are easy to trace, starting with Andre Onana clattered into Sasa Kalajdzic being a memorable incident where the club were failed by VAR.

That incident set the tone for a season where key decisions regularly went against the club in decisive moments.

There was further frustration when Hwang Hee-chan had a goal chalked off despite minimal contact on Matheus Cunha in the build-up to a goal against Bournemouth.

These are not isolated complaints, they are documented decisions that had a direct impact on results and momentum.

That VAR won’t be in use next season is something that many Wolves fans will find refreshing.

Goals can actually now be celebrated without fear of them being chalked off, and there will be no tiresome talk about controversies