Vote totals:
Yes:
75%
No:
25%
Neutral:
0%
DEBATE: USE OF GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL IS OVERDUE, AND CAN ONLY LEAD TO BENEFITS.
USE OF GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL IS OVERDUE, AND CAN ONLY LEAD TO BENEFITS.
The technology is used in other sports
Tennis, rugby, cricket, etc. The controversy and continuity in these sports is less important than the clarity the technology provides, and it can be controlled by limited use of challenges, etc. Referees and their assistants do make mistakes, why do we put up with their imperfections when we can help them?
USE OF GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL IS OVERDUE, AND CAN ONLY LEAD TO BENEFITS.
The benefits far outweigh the costs of not using the technology
If you lose the game due to a dodgy decision, and the whole world sees it, is this right? Justice must be served.
USE OF GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL IS OVERDUE, AND CAN ONLY LEAD TO BENEFITS.
Technology is ready and available and proven to be robust
Tests have shown it can work, and so why aren’t we using it?
USE OF GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL IS OVERDUE, AND CAN ONLY LEAD TO BENEFITS.
Football is an art not a science.
It would not be the same everywhere, as in poorer countries such as South Africa because they cannot afford it. It would stop the flow of the game too and instead it would turn into American Football where it stops every 5 minutes. It would take away the controversy aswell, as there would not be anything to talk about with your friends. Finally referees would lose alot more respect as it would rely purely on machinery- WHICH JUST IS NOT FOOTBALL!!1
Football – the beautiful game – has a natural ebb and flow, the speed and end to end nature of the game should be interrupted as little as possible. Do we want to stop the game for every debatable decision. Was it a handball, did the defender play the ball or take out the man, which way should the throw in be awarded, should it be a corner or a goal kick, was the forward marginally offside or not etc… Where would it end?
Referees and linesmen are human and therefore cannot be perfect but if there is consent that we accept their decisions, right or wrong then we can preserve the essence of the game. Its not all about winning otherwise fans would not support those teams that have not enjoyed success for decades.
USE OF GOAL LINE TECHNOLOGY IN FOOTBALL IS OVERDUE, AND CAN ONLY LEAD TO BENEFITS.
It would be divisive.
There would inevitably be a cut off point – a level of the game at which it would be too expensive and impractical to employ this technology. More people play football in amateur teams on a Sunday than watch professional matches on a Saturday. At present they play the same game, with the same rules and the same ethos – that the referee should be respected.
