++ [ originally posted by Fliakis ] ++
but after games like spain - south corea and many others in that wc you start to wonder "what if.."
Hey, what a surprise, I didn't quote this post to argue about the Korean NT this time
i want 2nd official in the game. that would help a bit. and it'd take the pressure of the first one.
Erm...don't u mean 5th official? Even though they'd be pretty motionless, I guess having one official at each end of the pitch could help with penalty box decisions, as well as offsides. This is hardly practical though...:undecide:
++ [ originally posted by Rickenbacker2 ] ++
Not only would it slow the game down immensely, it would add an unprecedented level of controversy to any decision that a referee makes. Football is a game that works on the run of play. You can't stop to have replays.
Agreed. Also, if there's a replay happening on the big screen every time something controversial happens, there'd be a big commotion, and all the players would get distracted, pointing their fingers at the big screen... and then some smartass is gonna take a quick freekick and score a goal... THEN there'll be even more controversy...
++ [ originally posted by Zizou
] ++
Why?
I don't see Rugby's referee's and game integrity being undermined by the use of replays, so why should football?
Because (believe it or not) Rugby is a gentleman's game, in which all the players are honest. Imagine a rugby player taking a dive after taking a slight knock. He'd get dropped from the squad immediately. The only time replays are used in Rugby are for try (score) decisions, to see if the ball went over the line etc.
The only time i
might agree with replays in football is for "was it over the goal line?" decisions. Period.
Btw, :LOL: at the thread title, I thought it'd be something serious at first... something about Eastern Europe or something
