It's like the anti-Cissé goal. That one was so good it apparently had to be allowed, even though it shouldn't have been, and this one was so good it wasn't allowed even though it should.
Yes, but under the old rules, Armstrong was offside. Even under today's rules, Osvaldo is onside in that video. Of course, under today's rules, Keegan's magnificent hit would be allowed. Perhaps not by all officials though.
Reckon ten games is what it will take all teams to get organised this season. Too many variables have changed at most teams. The title race is all but over, as Chelsea have that wrapped up imo. Just too good on paper, and way too much depth. Mourinho is so far inside his comfort zone, should win at a canter. I do rate Pelligrini, but instilling a new style of football will take half a season. We won't beat West Ham, though, unfortunately.
Same here. OK, you've inspired me to go to Youtube again: [video=youtube;S9SXa55s2OM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9SXa55s2OM[/video] You know what..? I don't think David was offside either. Dammit..!
By the way TSS, that book pressie I hadn't opened last week wasn't Armstrong's Biography, it was a cook book!
No! Can't remember who.. Maybe Ramsey. You don't need a cool book for Jamaican food anyway; jus follow ya heart mon
E That's the same sort of argument which seemed to apply away at Newcastle last season. Great goal against us- but it was offside really.
Same with me and Indian. I can look at a few uninspiring ingredients and say... yep, I can do something with that. Still cooking the odd Jamaican though..! Cheers.
Posted this the other day as a bit of a joke and a shot in the dark. It turns out that the possibility of introducing a system of sorts is being taken seriously. It's to do with those players deemed offside or not due to being active or passive. It would directly affect situations like Osvaldo's brilliant overhead disallowed goal. Linos and refs aren't putting up a good enough performance, and it's impossible for them to be 100% consistent, which is obviously what all managers would ideally like.
It's extremely difficult though, far more complex than the ball over the goal line, which doesn't move.
Yeah I can't see how such a system could ever be reliable. It would have to track who has the ball, when it is kicked (and how does a computer distinguish a pass from a deflection off a defender, say) as well as where the forward players are and the last two defensive players. Even if you could get past the considerable technical challenges, considering the expense of having hawk-eye cameras set up just looking at the goal line, I can't see how it would ever be feasible.
I sense a lack of imagination here. Where do we get all those great camera angles that prove or disprove the official's decisions..? Video replay cameras. They seem to be able to do the job remarkably well. Every Premier League match is covered by various cameras, and the feedback from them is instant, including replay. Makes sense to utilise them, don't you think..? It's not too much of a stretch of the imagination to make those cameras available. I wouldn't right off an opinion by suggesting that an implemented system could never be reliable.
