Video ref France v Spain

[FraserSorensen]

2 hours ago, DB11 said:

Is it? Where does it say that in the laws of the game or guidance?? Years of commentators saying it because it's their opinion doesn't make something correct! 

Just looked it up, it isn't in there! Thought it was - apologies!

[Finnegan]

8 hours ago, Swan Lesta said:

I'm mixed about this - Some Rugby World Cup matches were slowed down so much it advantaged some teams because they got 7-8 rest periods per half lasting 2-3 minutes to recover when perhaps the fitter opposition would have been wearing them down. It seemed to suit sides like Samoa and Japan with lots of fellas built more like sprinting power units than perhaps some of the physiques of northern hemisphere sides!

 

But rugby and football are different games, their use of technology would be different.

 

What causes the biggest hold ups in rugby are three incidents: tries following a maul where about eighty thousand people are lying on top of each other, whether a player has stepped in touch or whether a player loses control when grounding.

 

These are issues you don't have in football. You have hawkeye to tell you if the ball crosses the line and all other incidents should be clear cut.

 

Look at Sam Vokes goal against us at Burnley. Ref lets play unfold, ball goes in, there's a stoppage anyway as there's a goal. All round the world, millions of people have seen the replays of a blatant handball. Under these potential new rules, there's a video ref watching and he speaks to the ref on the pitch and tells him it isn't a goal.

 

First couple of times you might lose a minute in the confusion but after that it's just normal.

 

A lot of the work the video ref does in rugby which would be similar in football (violent incidents etc) happen live and the video ref radios the main man and says "I've got something."

 

 

[Nick]

17 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

 

But rugby and football are different games, their use of technology would be different.

 

What causes the biggest hold ups in rugby are three incidents: tries following a maul where about eighty thousand people are lying on top of each other, whether a player has stepped in touch or whether a player loses control when grounding.

 

These are issues you don't have in football. You have hawkeye to tell you if the ball crosses the line and all other incidents should be clear cut.

 

Look at Sam Vokes goal against us at Burnley. Ref lets play unfold, ball goes in, there's a stoppage anyway as there's a goal. All round the world, millions of people have seen the replays of a blatant handball. Under these potential new rules, there's a video ref watching and he speaks to the ref on the pitch and tells him it isn't a goal.

 

First couple of times you might lose a minute in the confusion but after that it's just normal.

 

A lot of the work the video ref does in rugby which would be similar in football (violent incidents etc) happen live and the video ref radios the main man and says "I've got something."

 

 

Well that all sounds logical but the rugby game in question had 15 minutes worth of TMO's before the end of the first half and it really wasn't what you have described the ref felt the need to clarify just about every decision.

[sylofox]

On ‎29‎/‎03‎/‎2017 at 09:18, TheUltimateWinner said:

I'd happily take a 30 second wait for the right decision over no stoppages for the wrong decision.

 

Imagine the game played was a final or something, take away the video referee it would have been 1-1, which is completely the incorrect scoreline.

 

Video referees correctly overruled incorrect decisions to mean Spain deservedly got their 2-0 victory, the right result.

 

Referees get slagged off all the time, it's about time they had some support.

But where is the time really added. When the ball hits the net players celebrate. At the same time the other side argue if they feel it was offside or whatever.

 

Surely if you time the celebration/argument its 30 plus seconds anyway before the ball is back into play. Longer when manure and 60k fans surround the ref.