FAO FP re technology and hold ups in the game

I agree about trying to avoid hold ups

That's why my suggestions were focused on situations where the ball HAS GONE DEAD

So - Frogs score a goal. Irish go mad saying it was handball. Ref is entitled to refer upstairs. Only hold up is to the kick off.

Tevez scores a goal. Chile say he was miles off. Gets referred. Again, only hold up is to the kick off.

Ball goes behind and it's either a GK or a corner. Gets referred. Again, ball was dead, no real delay.

The "did it cross the line" thing is trickier, my suggestion being "play on while the 4th official has a look". A chip would be much better IF it was reliable.

And of course the "post match citing review" doesn't hold anything up at all

Posted By: Old Git on June 30th 2010 at 14:02:55

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FAO FP re technology and hold ups in the game (Other Football) - Old Git, Jun 30, 14:02:55
- I've always liked the idea of embracing both, the old and new. In that sense (Other Football) - pants, Jun 30, 14:31:03
- ubisense (Other Football) - camcan, Jun 30, 14:08:34
  - RFID chip wouldn't work by itself though. (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 14:51:59
    - haven't FIFA been experimenting with chip technology already? (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 15:10:54
      - Don't think so. (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 15:18:11
        
        How about 4 chips ? Or 8 ? (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jun 30, 16:20:43
        
        but if you can know that both chips have crossed the line at the same time (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 15:23:05
        
        That would guarantee that every goal meeting that criteria worked. (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 15:28:34
        
        i'm thinking my 3D imagination is worse than yours, as indeed is my maths (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 15:42:44
        
        I just heard the founder of Ubisense speak the other night (Other Football) - camcan, Jun 30, 15:31:29
- I realise all of that OG, and I take all those points on board... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 14:05:25
  - Could limit the number of appeals like in tennis (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 30, 14:18:32
    - Limiting number of appeals (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 14:53:46
      - Seems to work fine in tennis (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 30, 15:06:58
        
        Hasn't been that great in cricket. (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 15:25:17
        
        No, didn't work in cricket (Other Football) - jamesward, Jun 30, 15:33:02
        
        So why limit the number of appeals? (Other Football) - Johnny Comecardiff, Jun 30, 15:38:30
    - Possibly, yes... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 14:20:52
      - not all of like Cliff Richards (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 14:30:18
        
        How can you not like Cliff Richards? (Other Football) - Huge Small, Jun 30, 14:46:59
        
        *us* (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 14:30:30
        
        Nor do I , nor do I like the game or the most of the people that do... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 14:37:34
        
        or you've taken a light aside about tennis crowds far too much to heart FP (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 14:40:33
        
        You need to get over it (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 14:42:01
        
        i am over you darling (n/m) (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jun 30, 14:50:02
        
        Richard Ashcroft was right... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jun 30, 14:53:59

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