tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247050185364541007.post6959954005286139201..comments2024-03-21T18:02:46.110+00:00Comments on PORTSMOUTH POINT: The Referee Conundrum (And the Solution)J. Burkinshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07521961323780567072noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247050185364541007.post-55461871994316868812012-11-09T18:08:10.164+00:002012-11-09T18:08:10.164+00:00Well that may be the case and the decision may hav...Well that may be the case and the decision may have been delayed, but to suggest that the assistant practically 'cheated' and gave the decision just because Distin shouted at him questions the integrity of the assistant, which is a very serious allegation. Why go down that route rather than a (perhaps less controversial and interesting) straightforward route of believing that he was making sure he was 100% in his own mind of his decision before raising his flag to disallow what would have been a crucial goal. I believe that there is no way that any official would be elevated to Premier League level if they were able to be influenced so easily - maybe you don't have as much faith in the system as I do!<br />Yes, it has been possible for years to see whether the ball has crossed the line with replays, but the whole point is that the decision has to be instant - that's the reason for the delay to now in introducing the technology. <br />There is no way that decisions on fouls can be instant unless made by an on-field referee. Simple. And as I said, it's down to opinions. You could have 20 people in a room with 19 agreeing with a decision but there will always be someone who disagrees and if that one person is the person reviewing the decision then imagine the uproar!<br />Yes, Howard Webb has made some mistakes, as have all the officials, but the percentage of decisions which are correct is well within the 90s - I think 97% - it's just the mistakes that get highlighted. Players will make a lot more mistakes each in a match than the match officials. You're not suggesting that they're replaced by perfect robots so wby should the referees be?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247050185364541007.post-88768064783512857992012-11-03T13:37:42.741+00:002012-11-03T13:37:42.741+00:00You clearly have some strong opinions and that'...You clearly have some strong opinions and that's to be expected after those games. On 'Match of the Day' on BBC 1, the hosts identified, using replays that the referee had not called Suarez off-side until after about 3 seconds when he had started celebrating. They also showed Sylvain Dystin shouting at the linesman at this moment. Perhaps goal line technology wasn't as advanced as it is now, but the hawk-eye system has existed since 1999 and replays can also show in most cases of the ball has crossed the line, an example of this is the England-Germany game in 2010. I agree that to an extent that there will always be some debate over certain fouls and dives, but in the analysis of certain games, former players and managers unanimously agree over what is a foul or dive on programs such as 'Match of the Day' and during games on Sky Sports. You also argue that it might take some time to gather evidence, but in all games in the top-flight, including those at smaller teams such as Wigan, replays from around 5 different camera angles are shown only seconds after a goal is scored or a yellow or red card has been produced. Plus, I also argue that the number of "challenges" should be limited so that the excitement and momentum of the game is not ruined. <br />Luis Suarez may not be the most likable of players but he is often, not always treated unfairly by referees. Yes he has dived a couple of times, but for the most part, referees have been against him this season. He supposedly dived against team Reading and West Brom, although every replays showed that both incidents were undoubtedly fouls. And Howard Webb has had his fair share of shockers. In the World Cup Final of 2010, Nigel De Jong Kicked Xabi Alonso in the chest and was only yellow carded. Here's the link http://images.mylot.com/userImages/images/postphotos/2372134.jpg . Here's another link to a Howard Webb mistake http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/2011/03/09/another-refereeing-mistake-courtesy-of-howard-webb-mbe/ . And if you type in "Howard Webb Mistake" into Google, you get several links to videos, articles and forums which all show his errors. Thank you for reading the article.Neil.Cnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6247050185364541007.post-67793753410005834152012-11-02T19:47:36.385+00:002012-11-02T19:47:36.385+00:00Disagree with most of that.
To suggest that Suare...Disagree with most of that. <br />To suggest that Suarez's 'winner' was disallowed after the assistant had been "influenced by Sylvain Distin" is unjustified and no assistant would reach the Premier League if they were influenced by players and/or supporters.<br />Goalline technology was originally rejected by FIFA because it was not available in a form which provided instant information on whether the ball had fully crossed the goalline or not. Now the technology has developed and is now available instantly and thus is being implemented in the near future. There is no way that technology can be used for all decisions because not only would it take a long time to gather and review all the evidence, but also most fouls are down to personal opinion. Just because the "third umpire" has a different opinion on the incident to the referee who made the original decision, it doesn't mean that he/she is correct just because they have seen it via replay. It simply would not work.<br />To suggest that Luis Suarez does not receive any decisions in his favour is also completely unfair. <br />Howard Webb has made which "appalling judgements" exactly? <br />Referees were never "always right" and never will be - they are human beings and are not perfect and should not be expected to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com