Goal-Line Technology Long Overdue

Successfully negotiating Hull City in the FA Cup was always going to be difficult simply because of the players we were missing. But even though it was a weakened side it was a relatively close encounter. I would not be in the least bit surprised to see Hull back in the Championship next season. They were missing a few players themselves but on the strength of the two matches they do not seem to be anything special.

The officials hogged the headlines for the two clangers involving the goal that never was and the clear cut Sharp penalty that was rewarded with a yellow card for diving. Both the referee and his linesman should be embarrassed after watching that footage again. Apparently the ref has apologized which does not change the result but as a gesture it is at least an admission they got it wrong which not all officials are prepared to admit.

Penalty appeals happen all the time with some given and some declined but the ball bouncing down on to the goal line is a different matter. There seems to be a trend of giving these borderline decisions. When that happens the officials are just guessing which is guaranteed to deliver plenty of injustices.

Stopping the game to study footage would not be practical as it would interrupt the flow of the game. Although some form of technology should be in place for goal line incidents. If they can put a man on the moon then surely they can come up with sensors behind the goal posts to detect whether or not the whole of the ball has crossed the line.

As far as cost is concerned there is enough money in the top two tiers of the game to justify the introduction of sports technology. FIFA has got cold feet over the issue and are more in favour of using additional assistant referees behind each goal. In this scenario if it is a straight choice between man and a machine, the majority of football supporters would probably go for the machine.

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