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Sterile decision making using video replays not only takes out the crowd excitement but it can also take away some of those motivating incidents for the team as well!! Over here they introduced video replay in baseball for more than the usual stuff and one of the things the managers have said that it takes away their need or ability to get in an umpires face over a dodgy call, which usually leads to their ejection, but they used that to fight for the team and motivate the players. Not the same in football, but perceived bad calls galvanize the crowd and the players.
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Football is so popular because it's lightening fast and non stop. Long pauses for video decisions will severely damage it as a spectator sport.
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(10-09-2014, 23:42)St Charles Owl Wrote: Sterile decision making using video replays not only takes out the crowd excitement but it can also take away some of those motivating incidents for the team as well!! Over here they introduced video replay in baseball for more than the usual stuff and one of the things the managers have said that it takes away their need or ability to get in an umpires face over a dodgy call, which usually leads to their ejection, but they used that to fight for the team and motivate the players. Not the same in football, but perceived bad calls galvanize the crowd and the players.
I have been at cricket & tennis when a challenge has been made & it lifts crowd excitement to the highest level particularly at key points in the game.
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Cricket is slow anyway and periods of excitement are usually sporadic. Football is unique and it will wreck the game
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(12-09-2014, 11:32)consilio Wrote: Cricket is slow anyway and periods of excitement are usually sporadic. Football is unique and it will wreck the game
In 90% of matches, there would be no difference as there wouldn't be a decision to be made. In 99% of matches, there would three or less decisions so it wouldn't wreck the game. The best thing would be to trial it for a year but on the basis of an official in a box reviewing rather than Managers having reviews.
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All depends on what they decide is up for review. They use it for virtually everything in Rugby and the game has become so stagnated it's dire to watch at times
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(12-09-2014, 13:58)consilio Wrote: All depends on what they decide is up for review. They use it for virtually everything in Rugby and the game has become so stagnated it's dire to watch at times
Just penalties, goals & red cards for me.
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But even with penalties and red cards they are often argued and not 100% after replays
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(12-09-2014, 15:49)consilio Wrote: But even with penalties and red cards they are often argued and not 100% after replays
The 5th Official can make the decision while they are still arguing on the pitch. If it isn't clear after review then you go with the ref's original decision.
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Which could still be wrong so having the video ref is pointless.
Plus, who is gonna pay for all the extra technology, cameras, officials etc
