Bermudian Green":142k9oqt said:
mervyn":142k9oqt said:
I agree. How often in the Premiership have we seen referees bottling the big decision which would have gone against the home club. Getting the third ref to adjudicate would help them get it right and give them the confidence to make these decisions.
Or it could make refs hesittant to make a decision in case they are ripped to shreds when the video replay shows they made a mistake.
I'm of the school that football should be the same from top to bottom. Anything change in the rules for the premier league should be changed all the way down the pyramid. Why should a disallowed goal for Chelsea be any more costly than for Argyle? (Costly in terms of the overall, not just the almighty dollar).
Firstly, football isn't the same from top to bottom! The premier league and Championship clubs expenditure is astronomical and
so are the rewards. Not so in the lower leagues and non-leagues! This why the technology should be used at the higher echelons.
Secondly, the video ref is there to compliment the on field referee and will not be viewed negatively when decisions are overturned. It is not a 'critical' tool. Hockey use video referrals in the same way. Even when they are used the decisions are not always clear cut. Just highlights what a difficult job officiating is in real time. Anything that aids the official to make the correct call can only be viewed positively.