tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855366915234716879.post5039125934346795834..comments2022-04-02T06:32:00.115+01:00Comments on Ramblings of a wandering Toon: BOOO what a bag of Shite, send 'em home nowMietek Padowiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15817244770926056222noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855366915234716879.post-35609194797144356482010-06-22T05:14:11.876+01:002010-06-22T05:14:11.876+01:00"Oh, and don't give me this traditionalis..."Oh, and don't give me this traditionalist crap, either."<br /><br />You won't get any argument from me on that, I been selling the idea of video technology for years. There is no reason why football has to suffer the un-needed injustice of easily avoided bad calls.Mietek Padowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15817244770926056222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5855366915234716879.post-50294857993016791022010-06-22T01:58:30.986+01:002010-06-22T01:58:30.986+01:00Why doesn't the World Cup use instant replay o...Why doesn't the World Cup use instant replay on disputable calls? All of our major professional sports here in the USA do. They may have limits on its use (e.g. in the NFL, American Football, each team's coach can issue two challenges for the game), but there are provisions for getting calls right-especially when the game's outcome hangs in the balance. Oh, and don't give me this traditionalist crap, either. Baseball, which is the most traditional of all of our professional sports, even has a form of instant replay. Why wouldn't FIFA want to get the calls RIGHT, thus insuring the integrity of the games?<br /><br />As for officiating, a good official is one you do NOT notice. Officials aren't the stars of the game; players are, so get out of the way already! A good official is professional, unbiased, decisive, and accurate. I think it's fair to say that the official who disallowed our winning goal was none of the above...MarkyMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02710045100037253902noreply@blogger.com