Lundan Cabbie":2hzpz4gx said:Having just seen the Birmingham "goal" I'm not as convinced that the WHOLE of the ball was over the WHOLE of the line. Maybe if I saw it in high definition I might change my mind but watching on the ITV website, to my eyes it is not totally convincing.
.pilgrim_pete":ydxtsqnm said:Lundan Cabbie":ydxtsqnm said:Having just seen the Birmingham "goal" I'm not as convinced that the WHOLE of the ball was over the WHOLE of the line. Maybe if I saw it in high definition I might change my mind but watching on the ITV website, to my eyes it is not totally convincing.
It was in.
ITV showed it was on their coverage of Reading and Chelsea today.
Lundan Cabbie":3lejyxnu said:.pilgrim_pete":3lejyxnu said:Lundan Cabbie":3lejyxnu said:Having just seen the Birmingham "goal" I'm not as convinced that the WHOLE of the ball was over the WHOLE of the line. Maybe if I saw it in high definition I might change my mind but watching on the ITV website, to my eyes it is not totally convincing.
It was in.
ITV showed it was on their coverage of Reading and Chelsea today.
I saw that too and it was only over by millimetres. Hardly "clearly over the line" as bandied by some.
pilgrim_pete":ng32qaob said:Lundan Cabbie":ng32qaob said:.pilgrim_pete":ng32qaob said:Lundan Cabbie":ng32qaob said:Having just seen the Birmingham "goal" I'm not as convinced that the WHOLE of the ball was over the WHOLE of the line. Maybe if I saw it in high definition I might change my mind but watching on the ITV website, to my eyes it is not totally convincing.
It was in.
ITV showed it was on their coverage of Reading and Chelsea today.
I saw that too and it was only over by millimetres. Hardly "clearly over the line" as bandied by some.
I agree, but GL Technology would have flagged that up.
It's in. And Ridgewell is in my bleddy dreamteam, would have been a nice 5 points :twisted:
Camberwick Green":296k5mnw said:FIFA seem more concerned with bringing money into the game than with restoring its integrity.
Quinny":1l4lrds2 said:I'm against technology like determining whether the ball crossed the line or not in football: once you have that, where does it stop? Players with monitors in their shoes so officials can accurately determine who is onside or offside?
One of the great things about football, for me, is the debate it causes: whether a ball crossed the line; whether soandso was offside. It has made pub discussions on a Saturday evening for decades. Look at "that goal" from the '66 WC: that in itself has attracted more comment than England actually winning it. It has gone down in the lore of football.
One of the joys/bugbears in footie is that, for the mostpart, the game is controlled by the interpretation of the officials. Sure, a team may well lose a game because a goal was given when it shouldn't (or not when it should), but then that team will benefit in some other way when some dodgy decision goes their way. It all equals out in the end.
Those who berate an official and say that their decision cost them a place in a division and will lose money because of an error have lost the point of the game.
Quinny":3ots8yyu said:I'm against technology like determining whether the ball crossed the line or not in football: once you have that, where does it stop? Players with monitors in their shoes so officials can accurately determine who is onside or offside?
One of the great things about football, for me, is the debate it causes: whether a ball crossed the line; whether soandso was offside. It has made pub discussions on a Saturday evening for decades. Look at "that goal" from the '66 WC: that in itself has attracted more comment than England actually winning it. It has gone down in the lore of football.
One of the joys/bugbears in footie is that, for the mostpart, the game is controlled by the interpretation of the officials. Sure, a team may well lose a game because a goal was given when it shouldn't (or not when it should), but then that team will benefit in some other way when some dodgy decision goes their way. It all equals out in the end.
Those who berate an official and say that their decision cost them a place in a division and will lose money because of an error have lost the point of the game.
crownhillpilgrim":211chj8g said:It's a nice idea in theory, but I subscribe to the theory that if the rule can't be replicated through the divisions the world over, then it shouldn't be adopted. The beauty of football is it's simplicity.
crownhillpilgrim":17dqcap2 said:It's a nice idea in theory, but I subscribe to the theory that if the rule can't be replicated through the divisions the world over, then it shouldn't be adopted. The beauty of football is it's simplicity.