They've always made these decisions though. It's not changed. The money is higher

But that shouldn't really make any difference. It's still fundamentally a game that we watch for the win of a competition, a promotion, a championship. Who cares about the money?

Posted By: Yellalee on March 11th 2015 at 20:49:21

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Surely if they had a review system, a video ref, surely that Zlatan (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:29:10
- Seen those given though, ref's call (Other Football) - Old Git, Mar 11, 20:31:37
- if ibrahimovic were still on, i'd fancy psg to have their noses in front (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 11, 20:31:13
- Maybe for that one, yes. But what about contentious ones? Video replays of video replays? (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:31:13
  - Yes, but the ref has essentially cost PSG a chance of progressing (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:34:49
    - that's part of the beauty of the game (n/m) (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 11, 20:36:38
      - I'm still seething at the SJ Howson red (n/m) (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:45:53
        
        that's your duty to seethe. proper fans duty is to get the full seethe on (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 11, 20:51:46
        
        I never get a full Seeth on TBF (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:56:44
        
        true, i get the huff a bit not much though (Other Football) - Tombs, Mar 11, 21:02:26
        
        Yes, yes, yes. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:53:12
        
        The irony being, that WAS reviewed by video, and you still don't agree. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:50:41
        
        I don't really agree either way Lee, just enjoying a bit of wrath debate (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:58:17
        
        Yeah the debate's been good! (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 21:00:55
    - Shit happens, as it always has in football. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:35:52
      - And it's survived perfectly well until now. (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:36:16
        
        I'm not for or against but how can we let the refs make such (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:44:14
        
        They've always made these decisions though. It's not changed. The money is higher (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:49:21
        
        Not me, I don't actually like the Champions league (Other Football) - strap_on sally, Mar 11, 20:54:20
        
        refs decisions talked about more than the sport itself (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 20:40:12
        
        Well that's 24/7 and social media, not football. It's no worse than it ever has been. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:41:42
        
        i'm saying they are talked about more not that i do (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 20:43:53
        
        Yeah I know. But it's the consumers' choice to listen to all that media. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:47:34
        
        true (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 20:48:27
  - so did tennis and other sports but still improved them (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 20:32:21
    - As has goal line technology. For absolute, black or white decisions it's brilliant. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:34:48
      - There should be more stops. (Other Football) - APB, Mar 11, 20:39:03
      - I vote no to technology, now where's that petition (n/m) (Other Football) - emmaroyds, Mar 11, 20:37:17
      - vmt (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 11, 20:35:12
    - slow sports though with loads of stoppages (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 11, 20:34:21
      - football has loads of stoppages (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 20:35:04
        
        Dunno about sendings off, but offsides should be video-reffed (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 11, 20:41:49
        
        Yes, that could work. But offsides aren't really a huge issue are they. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:43:53
        
        Not in most cases, but important gols are often chalked off or given incorrectly (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Mar 11, 20:48:02
        
        no sport can have more officiating errors than football (Other Football) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 20:45:39
        
        I agree with that. Very few sports flow so well and so quickly. (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:52:38
        
        It really doesn't. 1-2 minute ones? (n/m) (Other Football) - Yellalee, Mar 11, 20:38:42
        
        not planned ones (n/m) (Other Football) - Brandonio, Mar 11, 20:35:39
- Costa wood have got that penno as well (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Mar 11, 20:30:54
  - True (n/m) (Other Football) - Old Git, Mar 11, 20:32:06
  - *would (n/m) (Other Football) - Trent_Canary, Mar 11, 20:31:10
    - and starbucks (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Mar 11, 20:31:27

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