Sideshow Bob
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Ridiculous stuff. How they’ve overturned it is a joke. Thought it had to be a clear and obvious error?
That was a horrible decision. The line they used to decide itself is crooked. There should be something called the linesman’s call like there is in cricket for decisions which are too close to call.
They guessed the actual decision. The correct line and angle used to get it right wasn’t available for 9 minutes Poll said
I suppose this is why they have a trial first, some big flaws to iron out though. In rugby, we've got questions from the ref to the video ref like "is there a clear and obvious reason why I can't award a try?" which indicates the ref thinks it's a try but is not sure or simply "try yes or no" where the ref has next to no idea and wants the TMO to review it. For me tonight that was a "is there a clear and obvious reason why I can't award a goal?", it wasn't clear and thus the ref's decision should have stood. I suppose same goes in cricket, they go to hawkeye for LBW decisions and if it's been given not out by the umpire but the hawkeye shows it clipping a stump, the umpires decision stands as it's too close to call or not "clear and obvious".
I think a bigger issue for most fans is not being happy with celebrating a goal only for there to then be a doubt over that for 2 minutes.
Here's another scenario. Let's go back to May 1999, "Giggs with the shot... SHERINGHAM.... *Bayern appeal for offside* NAME ON THE TROPHY... hang on no wait lets go to the video ref first" the goal is rightly given but momentum has been completely lost and Bayern have had time to regroup and see out normal time and the game goes to extra time.
I've been mostly for technology but maybe it just doesn't work in football, goal line technology is perhaps enough. It's simple, quick and it's correct.
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