It does make me laugh a bit - the whole goal line technology thing. As you say it happens one or two times in a season...
Why not introduce better technology to help with off-side decisions? That is something that happens every game! Often it would lead to clear goal scoring opportunities too - so it's not like it's of less importance.
It's a ridiculous waste of money - I agree!
Could you imagine it being used here? Before you know it we would have a review system where you can challenge the referees call up to 3 times a match
Its a slippery slope
You may have a different point of view if a blatantly incorrect decision affected a team you support?
A last minute goal by Scotland to ensure World Cup qualification is incorrectly disallowed as a linesman stood over 50yds away thought it did not cross the line??
Adidas and Nike both confirmed that they had developed products which involved a chip inside a football and small sensors around the goal mouth.
They both stated that the cost for implementing this technology would be minimal and if mass produced would be no more than a few pounds to implement.
However FIFA only gave potential suitors two weeks to develop and engineer the finished product and would not consider prototypes. Maybe they have now had a change of heart.
Typicall scots, if the disallowed had been against you I think you would be saying something different.
Because it went against the English we get the normal chip on your shoulder anti english from the jocks
"Why not introduce better technology to help with off-side decisions?"
Because goal line technology is something that actually exists and is feasible (not that I am particularly in favour of it).
What's the idea that you were thinking of? As far as I know, no such technology (with a practical application) exists right now.
"Typicall (sic) scots, if the disallowed had been against you I think you would be saying something different.
Because it went against the English we get the normal chip on your shoulder anti english from the jocks"
Sorry, I forgot the english were the only people ever to be on the wrong side of a goal line decision. Although I'm sure I heard some rumour about a wrong goal line call going in england's favour in 1966.
By the way, "chip on your shoulder anti english...jocks"
Anti-racism, you're doing it wrong.
too busy to spell and grammar check everything I write on a footy site, I'm working.
anti racism from a scot
"too busy to spell and grammar check everything I write on a footy site, I'm working."
No-one criticised your spelling or your grammar.
"anti racism from a scot"
Care to explain what you mean by that?
OP is not an anti-english rant. Just highlighting that this only appears to have come about because of the coverage given to Lampard's disallowed goal. If it had been Switzerland or Algeria, we would have barely heard a thing about it. As for Scotland, the scenario you paint is unlikely to ever happen as we have not been close to qualifying for years now.
I think this was always going to happen after a blantant goal line decision went wrong in a world cup game.
The fact is there should be some sort of technology that can help in those type of situations.
The scots are know for their anti english bile they spout, haven't u heard.
"The scots are know (sic) for their anti english bile they spout, haven't u heard." - he said, racistly.
Slapping a negative stereotype onto an entire nation of people - again, anti-racism, you're doing it wrong.
The only offensive statments in this thread have been from english posters against Scottish people. Kind of belies your point.
Don get off your high horse mate, read the article again and see if you can see the subtle english digs?
But then again who am i kidding
you won't will you?
Back to goal line technology I think its a good idea, some of these incidents can would completley change games if seen.
Don - talking of the microchip in the ball, it would be so easy to put a microchip on players shirts or shorts and immediately eliminate all the controversy.
Admittedly the law currently states "any ball playing part" but that is a minor factor I think if it would mean we'd have offside decisions given correctly all the time!
"Don get off your high horse mate, read the article again and see if you can see the subtle english digs?
But then again who am i kidding
you won't will you?"
Calling other people out on making poor arguments and hypocritical, offensive comments is not getting on a high horse.
Replace the word "english" in th OP with any other nationality and read it again. Does it still sound like a dig, mate? I think it's more likely you are on these boards to try and find something to get offended by. Your country is not the only one which has been affected by this issue.
MrMortimer, I'm not convinced it's a particularly workable system though. Even if the technology works (it's a lot more complicated than goal line technology), I imagine it could be expensive, especially considering the financial situation clubs in Scotland are in. Then there's the issue of who controls it. Do we need a fifth official? Does the referee get a beep in his ear if they are offside? What if they are not involved with the move, or if the referee thinks it's a new phase?
Offside is a complex rule; I don't think technology is the answer.
Besides, a little bit of controversy is a good thing IMO.
West coast - admittedly the finances in the SPL may make in impractical at the moment, but certainly in the EPL and Internationals it would be feasable.
I don't think actually it is that complicated a rule... and if anything the technology could help simplify it. The officials could concentrate entirely on who was interfering rather than the linesman trying to stay in line and see all the way across the pitch.
The entire "on the right side of the linesman" examples would be gone, as would the human error aspect of it that occurs when the ball is kicked from a great distance away - and the linesman's look across the defence is a good deal after the ball was kicked.
I hadn't thoiught of the details that much to be honest... it may require a fifth official.
I have to say I didn't have a clue about the offside rule in Ice Hockey until I played NHL on the Megadrive. When the little referee would come up in the corner of the screen I knew someone was offside - a system like that with an official pitchside may work.
Controversy is good - it creates talking points! And gives you the opportunity to make excuses if you lose
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posted on 28/7/11
It does make me laugh a bit - the whole goal line technology thing. As you say it happens one or two times in a season...
Why not introduce better technology to help with off-side decisions? That is something that happens every game! Often it would lead to clear goal scoring opportunities too - so it's not like it's of less importance.
It's a ridiculous waste of money - I agree!
posted on 28/7/11
Could you imagine it being used here? Before you know it we would have a review system where you can challenge the referees call up to 3 times a match
Its a slippery slope
posted on 28/7/11
You may have a different point of view if a blatantly incorrect decision affected a team you support?
A last minute goal by Scotland to ensure World Cup qualification is incorrectly disallowed as a linesman stood over 50yds away thought it did not cross the line??
Adidas and Nike both confirmed that they had developed products which involved a chip inside a football and small sensors around the goal mouth.
They both stated that the cost for implementing this technology would be minimal and if mass produced would be no more than a few pounds to implement.
However FIFA only gave potential suitors two weeks to develop and engineer the finished product and would not consider prototypes. Maybe they have now had a change of heart.
posted on 28/7/11
Typicall scots, if the disallowed had been against you I think you would be saying something different.
Because it went against the English we get the normal chip on your shoulder anti english from the jocks
posted on 28/7/11
"Why not introduce better technology to help with off-side decisions?"
Because goal line technology is something that actually exists and is feasible (not that I am particularly in favour of it).
What's the idea that you were thinking of? As far as I know, no such technology (with a practical application) exists right now.
posted on 28/7/11
"Typicall (sic) scots, if the disallowed had been against you I think you would be saying something different.
Because it went against the English we get the normal chip on your shoulder anti english from the jocks"
Sorry, I forgot the english were the only people ever to be on the wrong side of a goal line decision. Although I'm sure I heard some rumour about a wrong goal line call going in england's favour in 1966.
By the way, "chip on your shoulder anti english...jocks"
Anti-racism, you're doing it wrong.
posted on 28/7/11
well said don
posted on 28/7/11
too busy to spell and grammar check everything I write on a footy site, I'm working.
anti racism from a scot
posted on 28/7/11
"too busy to spell and grammar check everything I write on a footy site, I'm working."
No-one criticised your spelling or your grammar.
"anti racism from a scot"
Care to explain what you mean by that?
posted on 28/7/11
OP is not an anti-english rant. Just highlighting that this only appears to have come about because of the coverage given to Lampard's disallowed goal. If it had been Switzerland or Algeria, we would have barely heard a thing about it. As for Scotland, the scenario you paint is unlikely to ever happen as we have not been close to qualifying for years now.
posted on 28/7/11
I think this was always going to happen after a blantant goal line decision went wrong in a world cup game.
The fact is there should be some sort of technology that can help in those type of situations.
The scots are know for their anti english bile they spout, haven't u heard.
posted on 28/7/11
"The scots are know (sic) for their anti english bile they spout, haven't u heard." - he said, racistly.
Slapping a negative stereotype onto an entire nation of people - again, anti-racism, you're doing it wrong.
The only offensive statments in this thread have been from english posters against Scottish people. Kind of belies your point.
posted on 28/7/11
Don get off your high horse mate, read the article again and see if you can see the subtle english digs?
But then again who am i kidding
you won't will you?
Back to goal line technology I think its a good idea, some of these incidents can would completley change games if seen.
posted on 28/7/11
Don - talking of the microchip in the ball, it would be so easy to put a microchip on players shirts or shorts and immediately eliminate all the controversy.
Admittedly the law currently states "any ball playing part" but that is a minor factor I think if it would mean we'd have offside decisions given correctly all the time!
posted on 28/7/11
"Don get off your high horse mate, read the article again and see if you can see the subtle english digs?
But then again who am i kidding
you won't will you?"
Calling other people out on making poor arguments and hypocritical, offensive comments is not getting on a high horse.
Replace the word "english" in th OP with any other nationality and read it again. Does it still sound like a dig, mate? I think it's more likely you are on these boards to try and find something to get offended by. Your country is not the only one which has been affected by this issue.
MrMortimer, I'm not convinced it's a particularly workable system though. Even if the technology works (it's a lot more complicated than goal line technology), I imagine it could be expensive, especially considering the financial situation clubs in Scotland are in. Then there's the issue of who controls it. Do we need a fifth official? Does the referee get a beep in his ear if they are offside? What if they are not involved with the move, or if the referee thinks it's a new phase?
Offside is a complex rule; I don't think technology is the answer.
Besides, a little bit of controversy is a good thing IMO.
posted on 29/7/11
West coast - admittedly the finances in the SPL may make in impractical at the moment, but certainly in the EPL and Internationals it would be feasable.
I don't think actually it is that complicated a rule... and if anything the technology could help simplify it. The officials could concentrate entirely on who was interfering rather than the linesman trying to stay in line and see all the way across the pitch.
The entire "on the right side of the linesman" examples would be gone, as would the human error aspect of it that occurs when the ball is kicked from a great distance away - and the linesman's look across the defence is a good deal after the ball was kicked.
I hadn't thoiught of the details that much to be honest... it may require a fifth official.
I have to say I didn't have a clue about the offside rule in Ice Hockey until I played NHL on the Megadrive. When the little referee would come up in the corner of the screen I knew someone was offside - a system like that with an official pitchside may work.
Controversy is good - it creates talking points! And gives you the opportunity to make excuses if you lose
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