This has satire written all over it. Is it in poor taste? Definitely, but that's the point. If an industry can exploit real-world issues like terrorism, school-yard violence, serial killers, drug use, etc., what's stopping them from going to the era of slavery for story lines? Everyone making a fuss over this is playing right into the creator's hand. Ignore it and it will go away.
@deliteguy I don't think it would slow down the game at all. Watching on the BBC or ITV, the commentators see the replay within a matter of seconds. So instead of the players swarming around the referee's in protest of a bad call for a couple of minutes, the team manager can issue a formal protest right a away, the referees can run to the side of the pitch and look at a monitor with all the appropriate video angles already cued up and ready to view.
And football is not as free flowing as everyone seems to say it is. The ball is touched out of play on the side lines, for throw-ins, then you have goal kicks, free kicks, corner kicks (which some teams take ages to set up for), and the occasional player squirming around on the grass, yellow cards, red cards, etc. You could make a rule to challenge only for questionable goals and offsides that aren't properly called that result it goals. From what I've seen, the typical game of football usually has between 3-5 goals in the 90 minutes, and 95% of the balls that end up in the back of the net are clear cut goals.
You could allow teams 1 challenge per half, again only on goals and offsides that aren't called that result in goals, so you maintain the pace of the game. There are plenty of ways to implement a goal line system and an instant replay system that would definitely not "ruin the game."
Hockey, for example, uses goal line technology, and it works. Head coaches can challenge a goal, and nothing else. They can't challenge penalties, offisides, etc., only voice their disagreement with the referee's call. Why would this not work with football?
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Jun 29th 2010 9:09AM (Engadget)And football is not as free flowing as everyone seems to say it is. The ball is touched out of play on the side lines, for throw-ins, then you have goal kicks, free kicks, corner kicks (which some teams take ages to set up for), and the occasional player squirming around on the grass, yellow cards, red cards, etc. You could make a rule to challenge only for questionable goals and offsides that aren't properly called that result it goals. From what I've seen, the typical game of football usually has between 3-5 goals in the 90 minutes, and 95% of the balls that end up in the back of the net are clear cut goals.
You could allow teams 1 challenge per half, again only on goals and offsides that aren't called that result in goals, so you maintain the pace of the game. There are plenty of ways to implement a goal line system and an instant replay system that would definitely not "ruin the game."
Hockey, for example, uses goal line technology, and it works. Head coaches can challenge a goal, and nothing else. They can't challenge penalties, offisides, etc., only voice their disagreement with the referee's call. Why would this not work with football?
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RIM's earnings just shy of expectations, expects boost next quarter
Mar 31st 2010 8:05PM (Engadget)Gah, sorry, hit the wrong reply button.
RIM's earnings just shy of expectations, expects boost next quarter
Mar 31st 2010 8:02PM (Engadget)Truth be told, the Coyotes franchise used to be Canadian (WInnipeg Jets).