Here I sit watcing the Wimbledon Championships (wasn't the Queen just there? Damn lady sure gets around) and, granted, the replay rule DID have unexpected effects such as the (now) common infraction of players looking up to their boxes before they decide to challenge a call overall, though, it has had very little effect on the gameplay. Why can you take 30+ second out of soccer / football + ANY other major sport while Larry, Moe and Curley argue a call and still not have it affect gameplay? Mute point, I say.
FIFA (among others) should move their asses into the modern world. Not to even have to EXPLAIN an infraction. Too much, man. I see no logic behind it. Let's just blindly accept what they say as "true." Oh yeah, the earth is flat and people in Africa spend the hot part of the day on their backs covered by the shade of one giant foot. [Show/Hide Quoted Message](Quoting Message by Head banger from Sunday, July 04, 2010 7:39:58 AM)
Head banger wrote:
there are times it slows down hockey. but thats rare. it has natural pauses that soccer should not. but if you gave them a 30 second limit the ref can delay it for that long.
guidogodoy wrote:
Oh, I WHOLEHEARTEDLY agree about Sepp. Do NOT get me started on that rant.
He argues that it is "part of the game" that it will "slow it down?" Look at hockey! Look at tennis! It did neither! I do not advocate reviewing every single infraction but, come on, those big ones? Why can you have two or even three refs discussing the point while keeping the players at a distance so as not to hear their input when all it would take is a "man in the booth?"
Call me stupid. I just don't get it. Sadly, it will probably be as I said: a death to spur some sort of movement there. (Quoting Message by Becks from Saturday, July 03, 2010 2:55:26 PM)
Becks wrote:
Yeah they really need goal line technology. But I think with Sepp Blatter at the helm it will be difficult to get Fifa to agree on something unfortunately.
guidogodoy wrote:
While I am happy that Spain won, that was FAR from a "decisive vitctory."
Greater question is WTF is up with the officiating?!? Those penalty kicks were just too much. Hey, FIFA...let's get with the times and get a friggin' CAMERA in there! Not for the small offenses but lives are seriously at stake when you miss a big one.
