BoyBrumby
Englishman
Fair point.
I think Cricket (& both Rugby codes) lend themselves to the use of TV for replays better than Association Football because they have natural breaks in play.
To use the Man U-North London Team Whose Name We Don't Mention example, if the ball hadn't crossed the line after the incident had been checked, what then? Ordinarily it would have been play-on; so do we have a drop-ball on the line? A goal-kick to the defending team?
The only way I can see technology helping Football is that if some science-type bod can devise a radar-type device a la Cyclops in tennis that alerts the ref when the ball is outta play.
I think Cricket (& both Rugby codes) lend themselves to the use of TV for replays better than Association Football because they have natural breaks in play.
To use the Man U-North London Team Whose Name We Don't Mention example, if the ball hadn't crossed the line after the incident had been checked, what then? Ordinarily it would have been play-on; so do we have a drop-ball on the line? A goal-kick to the defending team?
The only way I can see technology helping Football is that if some science-type bod can devise a radar-type device a la Cyclops in tennis that alerts the ref when the ball is outta play.