So, it's a Euro free day today, so what to do with myself! Well, that's easy as I am playing 5 a side tonight, so what to discuss here? Simple for me, goal line technology!!
I am sure this is something that divides the footballing nation, especially as football seems to much more of business nowadays!! For me, if you get an incident like in the England Ukraine last night, or the infamous Frank Lampard 'goal', when or how do you stop the game to refer to a video referee?
I am tired of these people who constantly tell me that they have video refs in Rugby, Cricket and tennis, but what is it these sports have in common? Each referral to the video ref is done when the game has actually stopped, making it easy to refer. John Terry cleared the ball last night and the match carried on, so where do you stop it? On the goal line itself? And what happens if it proves not to be a goal, where do you restart it from? Surely not a drop ball on the goal line?
My next issue is the knob that is Sepp Blatter has come out today and said goal line technology is a necessity! Funny, it wasn't 2 yrs ago when Lampard scored, and you can bet your bottom dollar it wouldn't be a necessity if it was England who scored yesterday!!
Next issue, nothing is 100% right, so what happens when the goal line technology makes a mistake and awards a goal that wasn't! Everyone will start moaning again, and that form of technology will disappear until something else is tried!
I understand these decisions are huge, especially in tournaments played over a few weeks, but when it comes to the English Premiership, the league last 38 games!! I am not one of these people who think decisions equal themselves out over the season, that's a poor excuse, but if there is a mistake in one match by the officials, then there are 37 others games to win!! I know that sounds too easy, but that's life!
Barring poor refereeing decisions, as in fouls, free kicks, pens etc which are part of everyday footy, how many genuine mistakes that need goal line technology happen in one season to any particular side?
I remember the first game at the Reebok, Terry Phelan cleared a ball, which was well over the line. That season Bolton went down on goal difference from Everton. If that goal stood, they would have won, and Everton would have gone down, but the season didn't last one game! Bolton were relegated because they did't do enough over the season (Sorry if any Bolton fans are reading this).
And next up, once technology is introduced, people will want more than goal line technology, they will want it for penalty decisions, offsides, handballs etc, it will never end! If you're good enough over a season, you will win things, or stay clear of relegation!
Say no to the money men and stop ruining over lovely game!!
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