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Re: Leicester v Wolves (A Taylor)
DIR By: LateTackle
Date: November 10, 2020, 4:57 am
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It is clear that much of the controversy surrounding the game at
top level is related to the technology, mainly the frailties of
those charged with operating it. So we need simplification so
that spectators know what is going on. The current
powers-that-be seem intent on over-complicating everything.
This is something I have thought for years - confuse the issues
and then whatever decision is made, it can be justified to avoid
the referees admitting a mistake.
I would suggest that VAR has the function of asking a referee to
have a look at a contentious major decision on the pitchside
screen to ensure he got it right, with the option to correct an
obvious error. The guys in the portakabin should not be making
any decisions, they are after all not the referee. I guess we
are stuck with those lines for offisdes, but I would still like
referees to make the decision themselves when it is contentious.
Some people will argue that it delays the game, but didn't we
see a five minute wait at the weekend while one decision was
sorted out by some sort of 'committee'.
#Post#: 22908--------------------------------------------------
Re: Leicester v Wolves (A Taylor)
DIR By: Whistleblower
Date: November 11, 2020, 3:40 am
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--- Quote from: LateTackle link ---
>
> It is clear that much of the controversy surrounding the game
at top level is related to the technology, mainly the frailties
of those charged with operating it. So we need simplification
so that spectators know what is going on. The current
powers-that-be seem intent on over-complicating everything.
This is something I have thought for years - confuse the issues
and then whatever decision is made, it can be justified to avoid
the referees admitting a mistake.
>
> I would suggest that VAR has the function of asking a referee
to have a look at a contentious major decision on the pitchside
screen to ensure he got it right, with the option to correct an
obvious error. The guys in the portakabin should not be making
any decisions, they are after all not the referee. I guess we
are stuck with those lines for offisdes, but I would still like
referees to make the decision themselves when it is contentious.
Some people will argue that it delays the game, but didn't we
see a five minute wait at the weekend while one decision was
sorted out by some sort of 'committee'.
>
--- End Quote ---
I agree with every word of what you say LateTackle but I fear
nothing much will happen along the lines you suggest soon. There
is an obsession with accuracy ( which paradoxically all these
damn silly lines aiming to adjudge offside to a millimetre do
not provide ) as opposed to entertainment or, dare I say,
natural justice. Are they trying to make redundant the term
"level" when it comes to offside? It appears so and what a
foolish course that is to follow.
#Post#: 22915--------------------------------------------------
Re: Leicester v Wolves (A Taylor)
DIR By: Microscopist
Date: November 11, 2020, 4:22 am
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--- Quote from: Whistleblower link ---
>
> [quote author=LateTackle link=topic=1907.msg22891#msg22891
date=1605005862]
> It is clear that much of the controversy surrounding the game
at top level is related to the technology, mainly the frailties
of those charged with operating it. So we need simplification
so that spectators know what is going on. The current
powers-that-be seem intent on over-complicating everything.
This is something I have thought for years - confuse the issues
and then whatever decision is made, it can be justified to avoid
the referees admitting a mistake.
>
> I would suggest that VAR has the function of asking a referee
to have a look at a contentious major decision on the pitchside
screen to ensure he got it right, with the option to correct an
obvious error. The guys in the portakabin should not be making
any decisions, they are after all not the referee. I guess we
are stuck with those lines for offisdes, but I would still like
referees to make the decision themselves when it is contentious.
Some people will argue that it delays the game, but didn't we
see a five minute wait at the weekend while one decision was
sorted out by some sort of 'committee'.
>
--- End Quote ---
I agree with every word of what you say LateTackle but I fear
nothing much will happen along the lines you suggest soon. There
is an obsession with accuracy ( which paradoxically all these
damn silly lines aiming to adjudge offside to a millimetre do
not provide ) as opposed to entertainment or, dare I say,
natural justice. Are they trying to make redundant the term
"level" when it comes to offside? It appears so and what a
foolish course that is to follow.
[/quote]
If the footballing authorities believe that they are achieving
accuracy without taking into account the errors inherent in
their measurements then they are deluding themselves and
offending yet another deity. They may (and there is a fairly
large maybe) be able to achieve a degree of precision. It is
possible to measure something precisely but inaccurately the
former is a measure of repeatability the latter is an indicator
of how close a measurement is to a "true" value.
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