Change the rules. Instead of the whole ball having to cross the line, change it to

any part of the ball crossing the line ("breaking the plane" as they call it in poof rugby).

Then it might make it easier to use something like cyclops I guess.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on June 30th 2010 at 11:37:19

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Technology in football (warning: long post) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 30, 11:21:58
- ^^^^ vvvv None of this will happen. (n/m) (Other Football) - Arizona Bay, Jun 30, 11:50:05
  - ^^^It might do. It could go to show you never can tell vvv (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 11:51:13
- Number Three - (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jun 30, 11:40:48
  - Yeah but the ball is too big to use that to ensure that the WHOLE ball (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 30, 11:44:01
    - Some company from Lowestoft reckons they are ready to do it (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jun 30, 11:55:57
      - Did a story about that company and its goalline tech (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 30, 11:56:56
- Thoughts... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 11:40:42
  - No 3 (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 30, 11:59:11
    - You're saying play on are you not until the result of the query is known?.. (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 12:08:49
      - football crowds waiting to a video decision acting like tennis or cricket crowds (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 12:12:09
        
        Which is why my version is better (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 30, 12:26:17
        
        Ah, yes, so the enjoyment everyone had waiting for the Leeds score to come through... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 12:18:14
        
        that isn;t the sort of thing that happens every week 3-4 times a game (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 12:28:43
        
        Yes, I know... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 12:32:51
        
        how often it's used will depend on what it's used for (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 12:38:49
        
        Indeed and I'm only talking about ball over the line or not controversy... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 12:41:42
        
        you might be, i'm not (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 12:53:17
        
        By introducing technology the uses for it are gonna be pushed fullstop... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 13:06:48
        
        what good would retro-active action do for Mexico or Ireland (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 13:14:56
        
        Because to punish everything would destroy a match... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 13:31:11
        
        chips in balls that register when the whole ball has crossed the line (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 13:42:48
        
        If I'm understanding what you're saying... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 13:58:51
        
        no, i'm against technology's scope being increased beyond whether a ball crosses a line or (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 14:08:05
        
        Dr Scrampton gave his Patented Argument Boots a good polish (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 30, 14:23:43
- re: Number three (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 11:38:30
  - Re: The only question is how the restart is done (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 11:41:25
    - I've solved that - see above ^^^ (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 11:42:11
- Change the rules. Instead of the whole ball having to cross the line, change it to (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 30, 11:37:19
- I think the extra goal-line officials (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 30, 11:28:22

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