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Despite the multiple decisions that went our way last night, I must agree with you. Some will say that it is part of football, the little mistakes here and there but this season it has just gone overboard. Not sure what the solution is, I would like instant replays with a ref watching to pass a message on but can see that it would only work in specific instances, when there is an actual stop in play, other than that it would cause issues. To add on, I think the referees should be able to come out and say they made a mistake. Explain how the mistake came about, improve in that area and move on. Wasn't Howard Webb suppose to be doing an explanation segment of specific referee decisions this season to help bridge that gap between referees and managers/players/fans??
I believe he did and Robbie Earle said so on the NBC stream I watched. Football can take a lot from Rugby Union officiating. They play just as fast and their system of communication to make decisions seems to work very well. To not have the pressure of some thousands of supporters screaming for you to make a tough decision but rather have someone with a better view aid you in decision making could be a game changer for football.
Obviously there are some things which will need ironing out (a decision has to be made in seconds so going upstairs stops the flow or an advantage).
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When thinking about it, I realize how much harder it is to implement in practice than it is to think about in theory. Whether there is an actual stop in play or not / advantage played and so on. Would teams allow for referees to reverse decisions during half time? award or take away a goal that was offside or for some other reason not allowed or allowed? its a hard one to think about, but the referees definetly need to find a solution to their awfulness this seasons.
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[–] internet_nomad ago
Despite the multiple decisions that went our way last night, I must agree with you. Some will say that it is part of football, the little mistakes here and there but this season it has just gone overboard. Not sure what the solution is, I would like instant replays with a ref watching to pass a message on but can see that it would only work in specific instances, when there is an actual stop in play, other than that it would cause issues. To add on, I think the referees should be able to come out and say they made a mistake. Explain how the mistake came about, improve in that area and move on. Wasn't Howard Webb suppose to be doing an explanation segment of specific referee decisions this season to help bridge that gap between referees and managers/players/fans??
[–] VernacularOracle 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I believe he did and Robbie Earle said so on the NBC stream I watched. Football can take a lot from Rugby Union officiating. They play just as fast and their system of communication to make decisions seems to work very well. To not have the pressure of some thousands of supporters screaming for you to make a tough decision but rather have someone with a better view aid you in decision making could be a game changer for football.
Obviously there are some things which will need ironing out (a decision has to be made in seconds so going upstairs stops the flow or an advantage).
[–] internet_nomad ago (edited ago)
When thinking about it, I realize how much harder it is to implement in practice than it is to think about in theory. Whether there is an actual stop in play or not / advantage played and so on. Would teams allow for referees to reverse decisions during half time? award or take away a goal that was offside or for some other reason not allowed or allowed? its a hard one to think about, but the referees definetly need to find a solution to their awfulness this seasons.