Posted: 23rd November 2009 14:43
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after the WC playoff France - Ireland last week with the infamous "hand of god" goal by Thierry Henry wich qualified France and knocked out Ireland for the worldcup i personaly think it's about time again to stir up a discussion about the Hawkeye system in soccer.
being succsessful with cricket & tennis and even introduced in snooker i personaly think it's about time soccer got some kind of Hawkeye system too... how about the rest of you? -------------------- both feet on the ground won't get you anywhere.. |
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Posted: 23rd November 2009 16:59
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Yes definitely. It doesn't even need to be a hawkeye, it could just be a multi-angled replay like in Rugby. I don't think it would ruin the fluidity of football or any of that other nonsense that people say against it. Again, like Rugby, it should only be used for controversial goals. I think the big international tournaments should implement it as soon as possible with the domestic leagues following suit in their own time.
Edit Spelling on 'replay', but I like the idea of a multi-angled reply, I'm going to use that one in an essay at some point. This post has been edited by sweetdude on 23rd November 2009 19:41 -------------------- Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind. Me on the Starcraft. |
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Posted: 23rd November 2009 18:53
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At this point, I think SOME system should be in play. There have been far too many controversial goals, stops, tackles, etc. for this to go on the way it has. Not only would it help solve many of these disputes, but it'd certainly make it much harder for players to flop, dive, whatever else you want to call it.
Being under that kind of scrutiny might just scare them into performing a little more professionally. I don't know how it could be implemented without breaking up the way the game is played, and certainly there should be equal rules to prevent abuse or over-usage of whatever system, but I can only see it doing more good than harm in the long run. -------------------- Okay, but there was a goat! |
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Posted: 23rd November 2009 20:40
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I read in the aftermath of the issue last week that the irony of this particular situation was that the Europa league, also a UEFA event, is testing the addition of more referees this year. Those refs are behind the goals - think one of those guys might have stopped play?
I have my doubts about any automated system working for a sport such as soccer; I don't think that a Hawk-Eye system, such as I've seen it described, would have been likely to have fixed the problem with France-Ireland, and I don't know that there is enough evidence of major human error to really try to work out a plan for it. I kind of like the meatspace element of soccer as one of the things that differentiates it from most sports these days, and I just don't see enough of a call for its inclusion right now. -------------------- "To create something great, you need the means to make a lot of really bad crap." - Kevin Kelly Why aren't you shopping AmaCoN? |
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Posted: 24th November 2009 21:19
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I don't like the idea of play being stopped like it is in Tennis games but I think it's only a matter of time and logistics.
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Posted: 24th November 2009 22:47
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I agree, it should only be used for goals and penalties, and at the discretion of the referee rather than the players or the managers. That would surely not cause any breaks in the game that wouldn't be there anyway. In rugby it only takes 20 or so seconds to come to a decision.
-------------------- Scepticism, that dry rot of the intellect, had not left one entire idea in his mind. Me on the Starcraft. |
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