The Weekend Premiership Thread: Delicious Derbies Included

The Premiership now....what are Giles and Cunningham smoking?
There is no way Hunts goal crossed the line!

DesF wrote: »

It was definitely over.

Definitely, without a doubt over the line, one hundred percent.

I love the paddy power segments before and after the ad breaks on that show. Very funny.

No way the whole ball was over, it actually looked bang on the goal line. The only angle RTE showed is misleading being that the camera is looking in about 12 yards out.
Sky will vindicate me with proper analysis of it...or maybe even the BBC later on?

DesF wrote: »

It doesn't matter what kind of propaganda Sky or BBC come up with. The ball was over the line.

Oh, I see:D

you seem to be confusing Des with myself, its me whos opinion is FACT

According to MOTD last night, it wasn't over the line. They used their super specially accurate goal-line technology to show it. Problem is, the lads on Goals on Sunday used their own goal-line technoogy to show that the ball was over the line. One of them is wrong, so how do you prove it?

TBH, Any of these decisions that have to be debated on tv and shown using computer generated gadgetry are dubious. How in the name of god can a linesman have been 100% sure that was over the line? He cant. Surely it shouldnt be given if theres any doubt.

If people with multiple camera angles and replays after the match can't be 100% sure then the linesman cant at the time(regardless of wht Des thinks:)I'm sure if it happen agianst Bordeaux there'd be hell to pay).

mike65 wrote: »

They need goal line cameras.

Mike.

Eaxactly. A camera that can only see the width of the line mounted in each post puts an end to it once and for all.

Call_me_al wrote: »

no they don't need goal line cameras. this really annoys me, imagine how much time it would waste waiting on a TV judge trying to decide if yesterdays was fully over. what they need is a sensor in the ball and in the goal frame which sends a signal to the Refs armband like when the linesman put the flag up. so if it vibrates (or sends some sort of signal) it means it was over the line. simple. play doesnt slow down and we're all happy.

Teh have the ball sensor in Tennis do they not? and it's always getting quetioned.EDIT actually I think they have a different system that doesnt seem 100%.It also involves a ot of messign with footballs. Cameras are th esimplest way. Theres no questioning visual evidence. It would take 5 secs to press rewind and look again. If the camera can only see the width of the line theres no rechecking. 1 look, if the whole ball doesnt dissapear off camera into the goal, no goal.

I just dotn think a sensore system would be as 100% reliable as video evidence.

mike65 wrote: »

Fast moving stuff, Rooney on an early yellow.

Mike.

Crap. missed the start, was watching the 74 cup final on lfc tv.:)

Call_me_al wrote: »

bah stupid setanta sports...

Stekelly i have seen stone cold trys take ages to confirm in Rugby why do you think it owuld be any different.

Purely because theres a lot less involved with a over the line football goal. In rugby they have much more to look at. ie feet in touch, there might be a pile of players etc. With goal line cameras they are really only looking to see if they can see the ball at all. If they cant then it'll be an obvious goal or it wont have go close enough to the line to even warrant debate.

that was a fantastic goal, fairplay...

Tim Cahill scores header shock.:)