Goal Line Technology

[fezfezed]

I'm not one for imposing laser beams in the goal or chips in footballs, but something must be done to prevent situations like this from occuring.

18 mins 16 secs in what do you think,

BBC iPlayer - The Football League Show: 2009/2010: 15/08/2009

Ball hit something at the back of the net and bounced out the goal wasnt given.

[shadowmaster]

I'm not one for imposing laser beams in the goal or chips in footballs, but something must be done to prevent situations like this from occuring.

18 mins 16 secs in what do you think,

BBC iPlayer - The Football League Show: 2009/2010: 15/08/2009

Ball hit something at the back of the net and bounced out the goal wasnt given.

Its shameful actually, football is one of the richest sports in the world but the most technology we use is the walkie talkie between refs.

[finlay666]

Compared to rugby and American football, regular football/soccer is miles behind in terms of video refereeing

[merdat]

Agree with above -they really have to get a grip on this type of thing. I don't know what is going to happen in this case. Hope the goal will be given after investigation.

[99Flake]

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!

[simonw]

Aside from introducing some kind of goal line technology/video evidence into the game, the standard of referees also needs improving.

[fezfezed]

watch the Europa League this week.. two extra Referee Assistants, one stood to the side of each goal to combat this..

In other sports such as NFL, Aussie rules and even Gaelic Football (which is amatuer I believe) they have 'goalsmen' to over come these issues. I think this will probably be in our league next season.. far better than chips in balls or lasers in the bar.. cant have chips and lasers in the park on a staurday / sunday for the amature leagues but you can have extra assistants.

Although football is behind the major North American sports leagues (bar the NHL) (in terms of revenue, but thats just the EPL), football is the worlds game because the pros use exactly the same laws as the teams on a satuday local league

[beanbandit]

This is all down to FIFA. They have trialled goal line technology, but for what-ever reason gave up on. It was either too expensive or too time consuming. The tech is available, adding extra refs on the lines or behind the goal (as being done in some games) but we still have yet to see them in proper use.

FIFA need to pull their finger out and introduce something to help, the ref's get all the blame but how can you expect 3 people to see everything that happens? Give them eyes in the back of the head?

[kalniel]

I'm not one for imposing laser beams in the goal or chips in footballs, but something must be done to prevent situations like this from occuring.

Teach your strikers not to hit the post and score clean goals.

There will always be something to argue about - I don't think this is any more significant than penalty decisions and if you 'solve' this then people will just moan about something else.

[Barrichello]

Teach your strikers not to hit the post and score clean goals.

There will always be something to argue about - I don't think this is any more significant than penalty decisions and if you 'solve' this then people will just moan about something else.

Hitting the post is one thing, hitting the stantion which is over a meter behind the goal line in this instance is rather different.

Good to see the officials have been suspended (poor to see a replay has been ruled out) another blow to the "respect the referee" campaign it would appear.

Funny enough a interesting situation has come about, a mate of mine (palace fan) had a bet on for Sears to score on saturday with William Hill. He spoke to them about his winnings for the "goal" that was not awarded and they refused to pay out. So i asked him to speak to them about this - now looks like they might pay his winnings (ill claim a pint for the effort)

[Andy3536]

Although i agree with the goal line technology and what not. It has to be pointed out that the goal that Crystal Palace scored wasn't refused as they didn't think it went it. The Bristol manager was on sky sports Sunday morning and said the Referee told him that it was called back for a foul (one i'm assuming the linesman and nobody else saw) so it wasn't that they thought it went wide and bounced of the advertising boards.


Well, that's what the ref said anyway........

[sexy girl]

A midget (acting as a 5th official) should actually stand in the goal. And then blow a trumpet or something to signify the ball crossing the goal line.

[shadowmaster]

A midget (acting as a 5th official) should actually stand in the goal. And then blow a trumpet or something to signify the ball crossing the goal line.

They would have to stay right in the back of the goal so they don't get in the way. And they would have to be silent so not to disturb the goal keeper. Otherwise I think the idea could work.

[kalniel]

They would have to stay right in the back of the goal so they don't get in the way. And they would have to be silent so not to disturb the goal keeper. Otherwise I think the idea could work.

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

[format]

A midget (acting as a 5th official) should actually stand in the goal. And then blow a trumpet or something to signify the ball crossing the goal line.

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[Barrichello]

Although i agree with the goal line technology and what not. It has to be pointed out that the goal that Crystal Palace scored wasn't refused as they didn't think it went it. The Bristol manager was on sky sports Sunday morning and said the Referee told him that it was called back for a foul (one i'm assuming the linesman and nobody else saw) so it wasn't that they thought it went wide and bounced of the advertising boards.


Well, that's what the ref said anyway........

The "infringement" happened sometime after the ball had gone in the back of the net, not before. So the officials some how didnt see the ball go over the line - couldnt work out why palace players running around celebrating and saw a "infringement"

Keith Hackett (The general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Board) was on Talksport earlier....
http://talksport.net/mediaplayer/med...=&mediaType=1#

Went along the lines of.....

Its our clear opinion there was a goal that should have been given and it was down to a clear error by the match officials. Now in examining that, the process then is that there was certainly a flag raised shortly afterwards. Now I just want to clarify that is nothing to do with the ball crossing the line, or an offence taking place in the build up to the ball crossing the line. So the ball has now hit the back of the net, it's a goal but not given, the ball then comes out of play and then the flag goes up for the infringement. We're quite clear that this was an error