Video review. We need to do it more, but not like American Football does it this year...
In the NFL video review started off very efficiently and was limited to "challenges" by the coaches, risking losing a timeout if they lost the challenge. Then it was also applicable by officials but only used in circumstances where there was some doubt, and on all scoring plays. That was really successful. They had a video booth on the side where the officials would go and check it. However, now Microsoft got involved and provided Surface tablets with what looks like a massive Google Cardboard around it, and some bloke is rolled out onto the field wearing this thing around his neck.
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This accessibility seems to have stimulated video review of almost f**king everything and it is now disrupting the flow of a game which was already a barrier for a lot of potential fans. It's dragging games out and we're seeing some bizarre decisions (e.g. turning what looked like a touchdown into possession for the other team). It's like they are always looking for a reason to change the call.
Am a big fan of goal line technology and think it should be applied to the touchlines and sidelines too. Video review should be used for penalty decisions / potentially disallowed goals and perhaps also red card decisions. But I really hope they don't go down the route the NFL have gone. They really need to scale it back.
You can't really do the "challenge" in football - what would be the penalty for losing the challenge? Losing one substitution perhaps but that would be far too harsh. So you might (for example) also get players diving in the penalty area when their team is leading late in the game, wasting time on the review and hoping it's not all added on at the end for example.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on January 8th 2018 at 11:34:01
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- video assistant referee question (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 10:58:26
- Hockey (not the ice version) has successfully used VAR for years now (Other Football) - caley canary, Jan 8, 13:29:10
- Robots and arrrificial intelligence will eventually replace human referees (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 8, 12:13:06
- *artificial (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 8, 12:13:16
- *arrrtificial, bor (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 12:42:49
- Robots can be and are fitted with censors, they would know better than anyone how to get (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 8, 13:40:29
- *arrrtificial, bor (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 12:42:49
- *artificial (n/m) (Other Football) - essexcanaryOTBC, Jan 8, 12:13:16
- I was a bit alarmed when i heard Clattenburg talking about this on the radio this morning (Other Football) - Jim, Jan 8, 11:39:13
- That's also something that the NFL has started to do. One GREAT thing they've added is (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:47:01
- Watching a lot of Serie A, where they now have it, there is a potential for chaos (Other Football) - mr carra, Jan 8, 11:45:27
- What a surprise. Germans being efficient and Italians being chaotic :D (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:49:03
- Video review. We need to do it more, but not like American Football does it this year... (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:34:01
- ref challenges in football (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 8, 12:03:14
- Wrong. Do as the ruggers do. Mike up the refs so we can all hear. (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jan 8, 12:31:19
- I’m totally wth that but that’s as well not rather than (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 20:36:32
- Wrong. Do as the ruggers do. Mike up the refs so we can all hear. (n/m) (Other Football) - Chris Peacock, Jan 8, 12:31:19
- ref challenges in football (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 8, 12:03:14
- The fans (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 8, 11:06:46
- Neat, will it be like tennis where failure is allowed? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 11:26:08
- Bradley Johnson's shots should have all been "lets" (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:36:06
- Except for that fucking ace he smacked down the scum's neck (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:36:25
- Poi (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 8, 11:32:29
- Bradley Johnson's shots should have all been "lets" (n/m) (Other Football) - Steve in Holland, Jan 8, 11:36:06
- Wisdom of crowds. You never know, that might actually work. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 8, 11:08:55
- Neat, will it be like tennis where failure is allowed? (Other Football) - Tombs, Jan 8, 11:26:08
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