Goal line tech.. a near success?

@sirrob (4108)
Philippines
August 15, 2010 12:44pm CST
Recently I read somewhere in the net that FIFA boss Sepp are contemplating adding the long awaited goal line technology in football games. This will be a great news to everyone who make all the efforts of trying to include it. And there are new regulations too that will be changed. Hope this will not remain a dream.
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rappeter13
@rappeter13 (8608)
• Romania
16 Aug 10
I don't agree with this, although many football people ask for this. But I would say them, let's make some robots and let them play football, we don't need real players anymore. Of course robots will not make so many mistakes as humans, but how would that be. Football is played by humans, so let humans make decisions on the field. So I cannot agree with this type of rule change. And how about the dynamics of the game? When a situation like this will occur, the game will be stopped for the referees to watch the situation again? If it was a goal it is okay, but if it wasn't that will stop the other team from a counterattack, which could easily lead to a goal. Football doesn't need modern technology, it needs professional referees.
sirrob
@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
21 Aug 10
You had a strong argument there and very sensible too. I believe it just have to be weight between human error and technology. Adding more referee could be another great option.
ram_cv
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
16 Aug 10
We need to wait and see on this one. FIFA has been talking for some time on this technology and behind closed doors they talk a different tune. So I think we will need to wait till we hear the official line on this. For now FIFA has only decided to increase the number of referees and not discuss goal line tech till later. Cheers! Ram
sirrob
@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
Sepp has been talking about it with the media already and it has been published in various sports articles already yet they are still making a lot of talk about it too.
diamania
@diamania (7011)
• Netherlands
15 Aug 10
The goal line technology is nice but what we also need is technology that can quickly determine whether a player was offside are not. Sepp Blatter is a criminal so I don't see him agreeing with this.
sirrob
@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
What they are trying to contemplate in that regard is adding more referee on the pitch. It sounds a laudable option though.
dustershark231
@dustershark231 (49)
• Canada
15 Aug 10
wow that would of been a great thing for the world cup
sirrob
@sirrob (4108)
• Philippines
19 Aug 10
I'm sure it is but still a lot of critics out there to just let the game flow with human errors.