Aberdeen Shrimper
The Man who sold the world
In the light of the the Watford v Reading game at the weekend are you for or against goal line Technology??
Surely anything that will lead to fair decisions, help the decision-makers, and stop doubts and controversy has to be a good thing? It works in other sports. Ok, that's not what football officialdom thinks, but what do they know? Cost arguments? Slow down the game arguments? Technology not reliable arguments? Or do they have something else to lose?
I can see both sides of the argument for it...........
The technology is used in other sports such as Tennis, rugby, cricket, etc. The controversy and continuity in these sports is less important than the clarity the technology provides, and it can be controlled by limited use of challenges, etc. Referees and their assistants do make mistakes, why do we put up with their imperfections when we can help them? Although on the other hand…………..
Football is an art not a science. Football – the beautiful game – has natural ebb and flow, the speed and end to end nature of the game should be interrupted as little as possible. Do we want to stop the game for every debatable decision? Was it a handball, did the defender play the ball or take out the man, which way should the throw in be awarded, should it be a corner or a goal kick, was the forward marginally offside or not etc… Where would it end?
Referees and linesmen are human and therefore cannot be perfect but if there is consent that we accept their decisions, right or wrong then we can preserve the essence of the game. Its not all about winning otherwise fans would not support those teams that have not enjoyed success for decades.
Surely anything that will lead to fair decisions, help the decision-makers, and stop doubts and controversy has to be a good thing? It works in other sports. Ok, that's not what football officialdom thinks, but what do they know? Cost arguments? Slow down the game arguments? Technology not reliable arguments? Or do they have something else to lose?
I can see both sides of the argument for it...........
The technology is used in other sports such as Tennis, rugby, cricket, etc. The controversy and continuity in these sports is less important than the clarity the technology provides, and it can be controlled by limited use of challenges, etc. Referees and their assistants do make mistakes, why do we put up with their imperfections when we can help them? Although on the other hand…………..
Football is an art not a science. Football – the beautiful game – has natural ebb and flow, the speed and end to end nature of the game should be interrupted as little as possible. Do we want to stop the game for every debatable decision? Was it a handball, did the defender play the ball or take out the man, which way should the throw in be awarded, should it be a corner or a goal kick, was the forward marginally offside or not etc… Where would it end?
Referees and linesmen are human and therefore cannot be perfect but if there is consent that we accept their decisions, right or wrong then we can preserve the essence of the game. Its not all about winning otherwise fans would not support those teams that have not enjoyed success for decades.
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