http://www.thebinocular.co.uk/2009/10/06/video-technology-in-football/ Sports Focused Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:23:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.thebinocular.co.uk/2009/10/06/video-technology-in-football/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Sundip Tailor Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:39:23 +0000 http://www.thebinocular.co.uk/?p=296#comment-358 I think they can take it as far as they want so long as it does not affect the tempo of the game. I think they can take it as far as they want so long as it does not affect the tempo of the game.

]]> http://www.thebinocular.co.uk/2009/10/06/video-technology-in-football/comment-page-1/#comment-355 John Clark Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:09:04 +0000 http://www.thebinocular.co.uk/?p=296#comment-355 I think the big problem will be deciding where to stop with it - cricket has faced this dilemna, i.e. should LBW decisions be referred? Football (soccer) will be the same; what happens if a referee can refer a bad looking foul, to decide whether he should book a player? I cautiously welcome technology, but I think clear lines need to be drawn under a limited set of decisions that can be referred, including whether the ball crossed the line. If we end up with referrals for, e.g., every offside call, the game will become tedious. I think the big problem will be deciding where to stop with it – cricket has faced this dilemna, i.e. should LBW decisions be referred? Football (soccer) will be the same; what happens if a referee can refer a bad looking foul, to decide whether he should book a player? I cautiously welcome technology, but I think clear lines need to be drawn under a limited set of decisions that can be referred, including whether the ball crossed the line. If we end up with referrals for, e.g., every offside call, the game will become tedious.

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