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It’s obviously far from ideal, but I really can’t understand why any football fan would think that cancelling a season more than three quarters of the way through it would be preferable to finishing it by having footballers playing football. To me, it’s just a really strange mindset.
I can understand fans maybe not fancying watching games due to the surreal atmospheres, but nobody’s forcing anyone to do that.
The tech company have admitted their system failed to spot the goal.
Hawk-Eye statement on the goal line incident during Aston Villa v Sheffield match this evening. pic.twitter.com/I2u5lqKMqe
— Hawk-Eye Innovations (@Hawkeye_view) June 17, 2020
It’s not a thing I take any notice of in a televised game, the camera is focussed on about 15/16 yards of the pitch, taking in the penalty taker and ‘keeper, not much of the crowd in the picture, then it’s shown from behind the goal usually. Watching now in open play and you can see about the first seven or eight rows of the crowd on one side of the pitch on other times nothing of the crowd at all. Have a look now.
Imagine Sheffield United miss out on Europe by 2 points.. ****ed over once with relegation and possibly Europe this year..
Was just thinking the same thing on the throne. Technology is supposed to put an end to refereeing decisions costing teams games. Instead we've seen that technology isn't infallible, isn't always consistent and is probably more highly criticised when it goes wrong.
Would the goal be awarded before we had the tech?
Of course it would - a decision by the ref and lino.
Micjael Oliver (a good ref, IMO) said he couldn't award the goal because his watch didn't vibrate.
Hawkeye say their cameras' views were obstructed - but funny how all the camera angles Sky had showed the ball over the line.
I reckon they simply forgot to switch the tech on.
And if refs rely so much on the tech. why are they on the pitch? Might as well ref from DStockley Park, with whistles and telling-offs over the tannoy.
Why can't they make a decision for themselves?
MO could have called for a VAR review.