Goal Line Technology

[shadowmaster]

How would they blow the trumpet if they had to be silent? Think it through!

Stop being pedantic you know what I meant. It will only be blown when they believe the ball has crossed the line. A trumpet will be quite hard to blow so we can use a whistle or just make a hand gesture to indicate the ball has crossed the line. Happy?!

[sexy girl]

A trumpet will be quite hard to blow so we can use a whistle or just make a hand gesture to indicate the ball has crossed the line.

This is my idea, and the trumpet stays.

Of course, the midget would have to be a trained trumpeteer. Just like Roy Castle, or the little guy that played R2-D2 in Star Wars.

[Zak33]

bannage occuring in less than 5 minutes.

Sexy girl my arse

[fezfezed]

Football needs something, I would suggest something along the line of a video ref, just like in rugby, to determine if the ball has gone over the line.

I really don't see why some people are so opposed, all it will do is server to make the game fairer and more correct. I know the arguement is that one game it will fall your way and one game it will go the other but that isn't the point! If it is/isn't a goal then it needs to be sorted there and then!

The thing is mate, if it is imposed then where do you stop..??

First its used for goal line only.. then people start kicking off saying it should be used for offsides too.. then it will be for corners / goal kicks.. then throw in's, then it will be: was it a freekick or not..

the game would be stop start every few minutes..before you know it sky will start putting adverts in whilst the refs check for throw ins, we'll have time-outs, split it into 3 quarters cos they can't count and the sport will finally take off in America

[pp05]

The thing is mate, if it is imposed then where do you stop..??

First its used for goal line only.. then people start kicking off saying it should be used for offsides too.. then it will be for corners / goal kicks.. then throw in's, then it will be: was it a freekick or not..

the game would be stop start every few minutes..before you know it sky will start putting adverts in whilst the refs check for throw ins, we'll have time-outs, split it into 3 quarters cos they can't count and the sport will finally take off in America

There are two places I would like to see it used.

Goal line decisions and diving.

With the latter book the guilty party at half-time.

[Hedgehog]

I was at the Watford vs Reading match when there was the "ghost goal". I think match officials need to pay more attention to the reaction of the players sometimes. Although they mostly appeal for every throw-in / corner, in some circumstances (like the Palace goal) the jubilant celebration and misery from the opposing side are dead giveaways.

[kalniel]

The thing is mate, if it is imposed then where do you stop..??

First its used for goal line only.. then people start kicking off saying it should be used for offsides too.. then it will be for corners / goal kicks.. then throw in's, then it will be: was it a freekick or not..

the game would be stop start every few minutes..before you know it sky will start putting adverts in whilst the refs check for throw ins, we'll have time-outs, split it into 3 quarters cos they can't count and the sport will finally take off in America

Just have a challenge system similar to that which you get at Wimbledon - 2 challenges for each team. If you're correct and the video replay shows the ref got the decision wrong then you keep your number of challenges. If you're wrong then you lose the challenge and the opposition get control of the ball.

[SammEl]

Just have a challenge system similar to that which you get at Wimbledon - 2 challenges for each team. If you're correct and the video replay shows the ref got the decision wrong then you keep your number of challenges. If you're wrong then you lose the challenge and the opposition get control of the ball.

No rubbish, would ruin the game.

Goal Line Tech is the ONLY extra add-on footy needs, actually, screw the Goal Line Tech, screw it.

What's wrong with the ref contacting a person responsible for a camera looking in on the goal line like Sky Sports or ITV do when these things occur, if it happens (and it does, it's not rare), if there is enough protest, he WTs the reply office, "Ello, was that over the line?". - A quick yes or no within 1 minute - Job done.

[Andy3536]

No rubbish, would ruin the game.

Goal Line Tech is the ONLY extra add-on footy needs, actually, screw the Goal Line Tech, screw it.

What's wrong with the ref contacting a person responsible for a camera looking in on the goal line like Sky Sports or ITV do when these things occur, if it happens (and it does, it's not rare), if there is enough protest, he WTs the reply office, "Ello, was that over the line?". - A quick yes or no within 1 minute - Job done.

A 5th ref watching all the slo motion replays from the TV would do the job in 30 seconds and could then radio to the ref and it would keep the game moving. It would also help with all incidence and not just the goal line.

[this_is_gav]

No rubbish, would ruin the game.

Goal Line Tech is the ONLY extra add-on footy needs, actually, screw the Goal Line Tech, screw it.

What's wrong with the ref contacting a person responsible for a camera looking in on the goal line like Sky Sports or ITV do when these things occur, if it happens (and it does, it's not rare), if there is enough protest, he WTs the reply office, "Ello, was that over the line?". - A quick yes or no within 1 minute - Job done.

You'd then get people complaining (rightly IMO) that penalties should be discussed too. After all, they result in a goal in the majority of cases - arguably more common than debatable goal-line decisions.

Things such as Eduardo diving, or Rooney's "tackle" in the game last night (for those who didn't see it, it resulted in a penalty to England and a yellow card and game-ending injury for the Slovenian who committed the non-existent foul, when it was Rooney who should have had the yellow). They're equally game deciding events, so why stop at goal-line technology? What about a free kick that's curled in? A debatable corner that gets nodded in?

I'm not a particular fan of outside assistance for the ref, but we need to remember that it's not just sport that rests on this - potentially £20-40m would have rested on the Arsenal-Celtic game had Eduardo's dive been a match-turning incident. Thankfully it wasn't, but it might be the next time. There needs to be a system in place to allow a guy with access to all the video replays. Too much rests on the little guy who takes all the abuse now.

[shauntee]

Im all for goal line technology, mainly because of that pedro mendes goal against united. Can understand why FIFA are opposed tho, because it cant be implemented for all levels. Would be frustrating to be watching a lower league game and see a goal not allowed then see the same thing in premiership being allowed.

[cat123]

A 5th ref watching all the slo motion replays from the TV would do the job in 30 seconds and could then radio to the ref and it would keep the game moving. It would also help with all incidence and not just the goal line.

I would totally agree with this method of dealing with cheating and decisions the ref or assistants don't see. It would be as super fast and as accurate as possible. It means players could trust the ref to make the correct decisions and we would see better games as teams often come out and use dirty tactics against teams who have more ability than them.

I am sure this will happen at one point it can't go on in the dark ages for ever it needs to use technology to make the game more entertaining.

[Barrichello]

and again.

[Pingu2003]

what, as in needed today lol

[Barrichello]

what, as in needed today lol

Nah never went over the line

[zanza]

^ Shocking, I was raging alll over when that happened. If they don't want to bring tech in because it 'slows' the game down they should just have an extra ref behind the goal where those camera and stuff are!