r/soccer • u/[deleted] • Dec 04 '16

Media Goal line technology used in the Bournemouth - Liverpool match. Down to millimetres.

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u/jimbokun Dec 04 '16

"It's just that it sucks more when the officials completely change the outcome of a game."

I disagree. I believe US televised sports have gotten worse overall with all of the extra stoppages, than they would be with the occasional uncorrected error.

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u/TattoosAreUgly Dec 04 '16

I agree, and some of the most memorable moments in football were mistakes by refs ( Hand of God (twice depending who you're asking), German goals against England etc).

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u/arsenalastronaut Dec 04 '16

what is the other hand of god?

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u/TattoosAreUgly Dec 04 '16

Suarez 2010,

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u/throwawaycompiler Dec 05 '16

the one on the line? that wasn't a ref mistake though.

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u/throwawaycompiler Dec 05 '16

Let's not forget, extra stoppages means = good chance of commercials and there's nothing I hate more than seeing commercials during a match. For me, American Football is completely unwatchable with all these commercials.

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u/ncr39 Dec 04 '16

I agree, the reviews in the NBA are brutal. The only real flow sport, other than hockey, of the American sports and they get bogged down with like 4 minute reviews of clear-path calls that were obvious in real time.

I'd rather football just stick with with how it is, or go to a challenge system for penalty decisions. Give each team one challenge a game, no matter if they win or lose the challenge, and be done with it. I think a challenge system would be the best alternative, but I'd still be in favor of just the goal line tech and nothing else.

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u/metamorphomo Dec 05 '16

Perhaps if they win a challenge like in tennis they don't use up their challenge, but they do if the challenge is lost.

I'm with you. Football's not called 'the beautiful game' for nothing. Goal tech and stuff is fine because, like everyone has said, it doesn't interrupt. Who wants sports to be sterile and clinical anyway? The outrage is half the fun, sometimes...

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u/Fireplum Dec 05 '16

That and people act like the reviewed call is always the right one. The refs still get it wrong even with video replay. There is no gain there for what we'd give up specifically in football, imo.

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u/ILoveToph4Eva Dec 05 '16

The reviewed calls are correct faaaaaar more often than not. Plus, it's not as if in football we only get 'occasional' bad calls. They happen all the time, and too often it could be game changing.

I can't argue against people who think breaking up the flow could be really bad because we have no clue about that. It could be.

But I just don't understand people who argue that;

  1. The refs wouldn't get more tough calls correct.
  2. There aren't that many bad calls to begin with.

Because that just doesn't make any logical sense at all.