Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Thick pundits who can't analyse football? So focus on unimportant banal technicalities instead?
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Thick pundits who can't analyse football? So focus on unimportant banal technicalities instead?
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
I'm pretty sure it blew before the ball crossed the line. The commentators on the American channel I was watching said so too, and were ridiculing the referee about it.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
It was offside.
But the fact that people are still debating it just illustrates that everything in football is subjective. So save using military grade laser technology covering every millimetre of the pitch and every shirt crease on a player, a couple of crap camera angles doesn't help anyone
But the fact that people are still debating it just illustrates that everything in football is subjective. So save using military grade laser technology covering every millimetre of the pitch and every shirt crease on a player, a couple of crap camera angles doesn't help anyone
In my opinion a big reason for the call in VAR is the punters lack of acceptance that marginal / boarder line decisions will go against you. Even without VAR if you have to get those lines involved to be sure its offside the Lino's call is correct whichever way it is (unless the tech is there to get it instantly as per goal line technology), imo.
I am hoping it goes the way of Golden Goal at the WC, but as others have said it is a great opportunity for Ray Winston to have a bit of banter so I doubt it will.
I am hoping it goes the way of Golden Goal at the WC, but as others have said it is a great opportunity for Ray Winston to have a bit of banter so I doubt it will.
Baleforce
Les Bennett
I meant refereeing mistakes.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
Everyone makes 100s of mistakes a day. Its called human fallibility.
There's no solution other than robot referees and robot players, playing algorithm scripted games.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
But the trade off is killing all drama and passion.
And in a chaotic, fast-paced, contact sport there are never clear lines - there always will be interpretation.
Baleforce
Les Bennett
there is middle ground, fewer mistakes and a smoother process
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
The middle ground is goalline technology
Baleforce
Les Bennett
One facet, everything can be improved.
No reason the goal line technology can’t be adapted for offside decisions too.
Gutter Boy
Tim Sherwood
It's not possible without laser beams covering the whole pitch and every part of a player's body and clothing somehow being covered by sensors.
Baleforce
Les Bennett
Technology that already exists.
parklane1
Tony Galvin
Indeed, that was a very good thing to have come about, as for the rest it should be left alone before the game dies.
Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
At some point the players and ball will be able to be accurately tracked via technology. At that point we can get rid of the linesman and always have perfect decisions. Until then we should let them get on with it accepting that they will get a few marginal ones wrong.
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
I don't think it would be difficult to have a chip on the players' chests to determine offsides.
Edit:
Beat me to it.
Finney Is Back
Andy Thompson
Why their chests?
Lemonade Money
Les Medley
Ok, their pants. Seriously though, it doesn't matter where, just as long as it's consistent.
Seedy Ron
Jimmy Neighbour
An automatic system would be fine, excellent in fact. Instant result and no faffing about with a finger in your ear. Don't think anyone will really bemoan the removal of human fallibility, just don't like trying to remove that by introducing another human into the decision.
Sonny's one on Saturday was fine to me, checked, nothing dead obvious, get on with it. Problem is ones like Fernando's "foul", not really a clear miss by the ref (and there was possibly another foul a split second earlier, ignored), but they overrule it. Mata's against Huddersfield too, wasn't obviously offside, same as Sonny's, but they overrule.
Sonny's one on Saturday was fine to me, checked, nothing dead obvious, get on with it. Problem is ones like Fernando's "foul", not really a clear miss by the ref (and there was possibly another foul a split second earlier, ignored), but they overrule it. Mata's against Huddersfield too, wasn't obviously offside, same as Sonny's, but they overrule.