.... and not before time I say with the amount of money involved in today's game! http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11661/7746367/ Hawk-Eye has begun a second phase of testing as it hopes to provide the solution to FIFA's goal-line technology conundrum. The competitors for the contract were narrowed down to just two in 2011 - with the choice set to be between the German-Danish GoalRef technology and Hampshire-based company Hawk-Eye. Hawk-Eye relies on multiple camera angles and a signal sent to the referee in under a second telling him whether it is a goal. They began testing under the watchful gaze of FIFA officials at Southampton's St Mary's stadium on Thursday. The technology is already used in tennis and cricket and the firm is hopeful of getting the nod when FIFA announces its final decision on July 2nd. If that happens, Hawk-Eye's managing director Steve Carter is confident it could be up and running within months. Anything possible Carter told Sky Sports News chief news reporter Bryan Swanson: "Every stadium is different. Anything from three weeks to a couple of months. It's all stadium specific. "We aren't thinking that far ahead at the moment. Anything is possible. "I suppose a good sporting analogy would be that we are in the semi-finals of the competition at the moment and we just want to concentrate on winning our semi." Among those keen to follow developments are the referees themselves and FA head of senior referee development Neale Barry is supportive of the idea. Barry said: "If it's licenced there is no reason - assuming the Football Association decide to implement it - that they can't install it in time for the next domestic season." The Hawk-Eye technology will be used at the Hampshire FA senior cup final between Eastleigh and AFC Totten - but for research purposes only, not to aid the decisions of the officials. And despite the excitement, it is Carter himself who is most keen to ensure things progress at a manageable pace. He added: "If I felt things were being rushed for a specific league, I would be actually urging people to slow down and make sure the technology is right."
I've read up about HawkEye and GoalRef, every week it seems more and more likely we'll get goal line technology, but I hope it's Hawk-Eye that gets the nod, better for anyone watching than Goal Ref, but more expensive though.
