Wow! Why don't you tell us what you really think about the old firm coming down south, lol.
I had a conversation last night that alluded to the FA having already resigned themselves to it being introduced in some way. I can see goal-line technology coming real soon. I am against video refs, though. Use that technology to clamp down on the cheats, after a game.
Allow the result to stand but then identify any cheats, haul them in front of a committee and 1st offence = 1 game ban, with no appeal. 2nd offence = 2 game ban, no appeal; 3rd game = 3 games, etc. I think it would stop pretty soon, or we'd see loads of reserve players getting a chance!
Interesting! I've just had a wee surf to find out about the trials of goal-line technology at Reading FC and found this:
Goal line technology abandoned
A system that has been on trial at Reading FC's training ground is Hawkeye, which will be familiar to tennis fans for its use at Wimbledon to check on the accuracy of the line judges calling. In tennis, if the ball bounces outside the line it is out, but in football the whole of the ball has to cross the line so if it is overhanging it is still in play. It means a different concept is needed.
The system which seemed most likely was Adidas Teamgeist Smart Ball which would set off a buzzer on the referee’s belt if the ball crossed the line between the posts. It had been set to be trialed at the world under-17 tournament in Peru before the last World Cup. If successful, it could have been used at the World Cup itself but, unfortunately, the equipment broke down. It has fallen out of favour, not because of the difficulty of deciding whether the whole ball has crossed the line but because in recent trials, concerns were expressed about the way the ball containing an electronic chip, flew through the air and bounced.
Another possibility was the Tracab technology, developed by SAAB for missile guided systems which claims to be able to make tight goal line judgements. I know little about this but I’ve heard that it had some amusing results when used at a friendly between Germany and Austria. Nevertheless, it’s said it is going to be used as a media tool at Euro 2008.
However, the International FA Board at Gleneagles decided to scrap all trials with technology. Michel Platini, who was Sepp Blatter’s ideas man at FIFA before becoming President of UEFA, has convinced him to try out having two more assistant referees at matches, who will be placed on the goal line. They will be line judges but also look at other incidents in the penalty area.
The cancellation of a technology solution came as a great surprise, and the makers of Hawkeye and Adidas are said to be suing FIFA for compensation for the money spent on developing their systems.
How did FIFA get the International FA Board to agree? They have four votes with England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland one each and all decisions to be passed by 6-2. It means two home nations must have supported FIFA. Of course there would be no chance of technology being used on local parks and perhaps this is FIFA’s reason for this unexpected U-turn, as they are determined that the laws apply wherever the game is played. But this doesn’t hold water, as no way will local football games be able to have two extra assistant referees at each match.
Source: Reading Refs Society.
Where do we go now?
I had a conversation last night that alluded to the FA having already resigned themselves to it being introduced in some way. I can see goal-line technology coming real soon. I am against video refs, though. Use that technology to clamp down on the cheats, after a game.
Allow the result to stand but then identify any cheats, haul them in front of a committee and 1st offence = 1 game ban, with no appeal. 2nd offence = 2 game ban, no appeal; 3rd game = 3 games, etc. I think it would stop pretty soon, or we'd see loads of reserve players getting a chance!
Interesting! I've just had a wee surf to find out about the trials of goal-line technology at Reading FC and found this:
Goal line technology abandoned
A system that has been on trial at Reading FC's training ground is Hawkeye, which will be familiar to tennis fans for its use at Wimbledon to check on the accuracy of the line judges calling. In tennis, if the ball bounces outside the line it is out, but in football the whole of the ball has to cross the line so if it is overhanging it is still in play. It means a different concept is needed.
The system which seemed most likely was Adidas Teamgeist Smart Ball which would set off a buzzer on the referee’s belt if the ball crossed the line between the posts. It had been set to be trialed at the world under-17 tournament in Peru before the last World Cup. If successful, it could have been used at the World Cup itself but, unfortunately, the equipment broke down. It has fallen out of favour, not because of the difficulty of deciding whether the whole ball has crossed the line but because in recent trials, concerns were expressed about the way the ball containing an electronic chip, flew through the air and bounced.
Another possibility was the Tracab technology, developed by SAAB for missile guided systems which claims to be able to make tight goal line judgements. I know little about this but I’ve heard that it had some amusing results when used at a friendly between Germany and Austria. Nevertheless, it’s said it is going to be used as a media tool at Euro 2008.
However, the International FA Board at Gleneagles decided to scrap all trials with technology. Michel Platini, who was Sepp Blatter’s ideas man at FIFA before becoming President of UEFA, has convinced him to try out having two more assistant referees at matches, who will be placed on the goal line. They will be line judges but also look at other incidents in the penalty area.
The cancellation of a technology solution came as a great surprise, and the makers of Hawkeye and Adidas are said to be suing FIFA for compensation for the money spent on developing their systems.
How did FIFA get the International FA Board to agree? They have four votes with England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland one each and all decisions to be passed by 6-2. It means two home nations must have supported FIFA. Of course there would be no chance of technology being used on local parks and perhaps this is FIFA’s reason for this unexpected U-turn, as they are determined that the laws apply wherever the game is played. But this doesn’t hold water, as no way will local football games be able to have two extra assistant referees at each match.
Source: Reading Refs Society.
Where do we go now?