It seems a sorry state in football but when those at the top do it and get away with it, the others can only follow.
I've read many people saying it was a blatant dive but from where I was on the halfway line, it certainly had me fooled if so. There was contact and his momentum carried him into the box. I've seen worse dives on a Bramall Lane pitch... Jack Lester springs to mind.
The only thing that will eradicate the erroneous decisions by the referees is video playback. Until then, I suppose it's a free-for-all.
Nah. John Greaves (the old kitman) in Dane's testimonial was the finest!
Although Saturday's decision for the penalty (which looked stonewall from where I was at the back of the Kop; the best view clearly!) was obviously wrong from the playback, what I think people miss is what happens afterwards in a game as fast-flowing as football.
What would have happened on Saturday? Linesman awards the penalty after the referee asks an opinion.
Now the referee goes to the video referee as there is uncertainty. The video referee deems that Billy has dived, and so receives a yellow card, but the last defender tugged a shirt as the last man and should be booked for tugging a shirt, but it's a free kick for the original foul. Or should the 'attempt' to cheat a penalty take precedence, and a free kick be given to Leicester for the cheating, or was it a real tug, and so the defender gets a red for a professional foul, or then again .......
This sort of thing could go on forever, and as we all know, even if we're watching a flowing, passing side, or long ball, hoof-it merchants, football is a fast game.
I played Union for years, and I'm obsessed with cricket too, and even in those two sports, which have regular and implemented breaks, videos don't work all the time. Cyclops gets it wrong at Wimbledon, to the human eye. Makes me wonder what's better really.
Personally, I think video technology would muddy waters even more, which are already opaque.
oh so very true!!
Its a very difficult topic to comment on, if they do bring it in then into what aspects? goal line decisions? bad challanges? are possible offside decisions allowed to be played to see the outcome then called back after the video ref has viewed it? I think it would be extremely hard to bring into the game and for that reason cant see it happening!
Although you are right, it would defintely benefit us, but then it wouldnt be football if we got treated fairly
How many offside decisions do you see on Match Of The Day, where people disagree about the video evidence?
Lawro: "Take it from there. His left big toe nail puts him offside."
Dixon: "But you're not noticing the wafting bootlace on the full back which counts as part of his body under the new FA and FIFA directive."
That sort of bollocks.
Goal line decisions? What if a keeper smothers the ball on the goal line, and then is bundled over from a possible foul? Is it a goal or is it a free kick?
I blame America and FIFA.
Actually no. I blame FIFA for being stupid enough to award the 1994 World Cup to the inbreds over the pond. All the silly changes (and constant changes since) have all been after FIFA tried to sell an uncomplicated game to stupid people who insist on complications. You should never over egg the pudding.
Football is not complex, and sport isn't fair, and never has been.
i for one dont want that sort of technology in the game, although yes it would stop bad decisions and and bring in a general fairness, isn't football to a sense all about injustices against your own team and that bad decision that cost us the game? what would we have to moan about in the pub? Although bad referee's are the most fustrating and annoying things in the world at times, would football be the same with out them?
Its hard to put my point across but I hope you get the jist as to what im saying
Agreed entirely.
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