Comments on: Football needs TV refs http://www.sportsleader.co.za/phathisanimoyo/2009/03/13/football-needs-tv-refs/ Thu, 17 May 2012 13:58:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Dee http://www.sportsleader.co.za/phathisanimoyo/2009/03/13/football-needs-tv-refs/#comment-5820 Dee Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:58:59 +0000 http://www.sportsleader.co.za/phathisanimoyo/2009/03/13/football-needs-tv-refs/#comment-5820 Bhakaniya I disagree. Unlike cricket and/or american football, football (soccer that is) doesn't have the luxury of having a dead ball unless the ball has left the field. it will create a nightmare for referees in deciding when to refer and when to just let play continue. Here is a scenario using Drogba's (disallowed) goal. first scene : imagine the referee just let's play continue and Inter scores on the counter and then the referee refers to the TV Ref to see if Drogba's shot was indeed a goal. Now if it was a goal what happens to Inter's goal? second scene : the referee blows so he can refer the matter with Inter having an advantage and the TV verdict comes out as "NO GOAL" what happens to Inter's advantage? or worse still, it is Chelsea who had the advantage. Bhakaniya I disagree.
Unlike cricket and/or american football, football (soccer that is) doesn’t have the luxury of having a dead ball unless the ball has left the field.
it will create a nightmare for referees in deciding when to refer and when to just let play continue.

Here is a scenario using Drogba’s (disallowed) goal.
first scene : imagine the referee just let’s play continue and Inter scores on the counter and then the referee refers to the TV Ref to see if Drogba’s shot was indeed a goal. Now if it was a goal what happens to Inter’s goal?
second scene : the referee blows so he can refer the matter with Inter having an advantage and the TV verdict comes out as “NO GOAL” what happens to Inter’s advantage? or worse still, it is Chelsea who had the advantage.

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