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Post by eric on Dec 28, 2023 10:54:59 GMT
That’s the thing with refs- it’s open to interpretation if there are no ‘fixed’ rules regarding certain decisions. How long can a keeper take for his goal kick? How strict should you be on the taking of throw ins? Should you always stop play if a player stays down? There are a load of decisions that vary from ref to ref. Not sure AI could interpret what is essentially a split second human decision? Personally I think the old school ‘bloke makes a decision’ during the action to be part of the theatre. Football is a hard watch for me with protracted waiting while the powers that be struggle with green and red lines. Did it cross the line is enough technology for me, easily done at all levels I’m sure with today’s devices. Leave it a human game with human errors, all part of it! UTG I don't think it has to be. I am probably the only person that likes the hand ball rule in the penalty box. At least it is more consistent. In the old days, a keeper would have 6 steps or 6 seconds. We should bring that back with the 4th ref keeping an eye on the timings. The only way refs are going to be respected is if we make the rules less about interpretation and more factual. We seem to bring in good rules and then bottle it. We blame the referees when really we should be blaming the players. France 98 was a good example. A tackle from behind is a red card. First three games and three red cards. So they end up easing that rule. I say continue sending players off and they will soon learn that they cannot do it. In the same way that goal keepers have learned that if they go down with a spurious injury, their team mates can get a drink and a team talk. If we are going to accept that, we might as well introduce time outs. With the new rules (or instruction/interpretation) of handball I don’t get how an attacker currently gets treated differently to a defender. A defender can have a ball deflect on to his arm which is tucked in by his side and that is fine but the exact same action by an attacker sees a goal automatically ruled out. Surely the rules should apply anywhere on the pitch and regardless of whether it’s an attacking player or a defender being the culprit. |
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Post by gasify on Dec 28, 2023 10:58:31 GMT
I don't think it has to be. I am probably the only person that likes the hand ball rule in the penalty box. At least it is more consistent. In the old days, a keeper would have 6 steps or 6 seconds. We should bring that back with the 4th ref keeping an eye on the timings. The only way refs are going to be respected is if we make the rules less about interpretation and more factual. We seem to bring in good rules and then bottle it. We blame the referees when really we should be blaming the players. France 98 was a good example. A tackle from behind is a red card. First three games and three red cards. So they end up easing that rule. I say continue sending players off and they will soon learn that they cannot do it. In the same way that goal keepers have learned that if they go down with a spurious injury, their team mates can get a drink and a team talk. If we are going to accept that, we might as well introduce time outs. With the new rules (or instruction/interpretation) of handball I don’t get how an attacker currently gets treated differently to a defender. A defender can have a ball deflect on to his arm which is tucked in by his side and that is fine but the exact same action by an attacker sees a goal automatically ruled out. Surely the rules should apply anywhere on the pitch and regardless of whether it’s an attacking player or a defender being the culprit. The context of the discussion isn't whether we agree with the rule or not, its whether the rules as given are applied more consistently without the need for referee 'judgement'. An example given above was a player already on a yellow, kicking the ball away. A yellow card is a yellow card, regardless whether that leads to the players dismissal or not. |
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