It would have taken less than 10 seconds to see that was a goal. The flow of the game wouldn't have been effected at all but the point is this. Is the flow of the game more important than its integrity? That non goal for QPR was a joke and damages the game far more than taking 20 or 30 seconds to make a correct decision imo. It's available, 99.9% accurate, welcomed by a majority and would mean the right decisions were made 99.9% of the time. There is no argument against it in my eyes.
I have seen these extra guys used in Euro games. However if YOU stood on right beside the outside of a post and a couple of huge players (Attackers and/or defenders) and a goalie's bodies were dodging about on the other side of the same post, would you be certain to see if the whole of the ball had crossed the whole of the line? No! Cameras in elevated positions do it best and quickly. A video ref in the TV production van (Where several screens would be in front of him) could sort these things out in an instant. Radio the decision and that would be it. Anybody would think it was difficult, for goodness sake.
Too much money at stake in the modern game with mistakes like the recent one potentially putting QPR down. (Not a bad thing, admittedly.)
Scenarios are all very well...what about the "actualios" The QPR debacle was sorted by cameras in seconds.
Don't know if its been mentioned, but if they get relegated by a point (because of this goal thingy) then this ONE decision could cost QPR 40mil.
They have about 10 different technologies now that all have proven themself to be extremely accurate with this kind of decision. 2 have been put forward for more rigorous testing. It just needs to happen a lot quicker. FIFA seem to see the advent of goal line technology as opening the floodgates. I think the vast majority of football supporters loath the idea of offsides, corners, free kicks or just about anything else being decided by technology. I for one would hate to see too much technology in football as you get enough stoppages. But the goal line thing is an obvious one where techonology can help the officials. I sympathise with even the QPR linesman. It all happens so qucikly with so much else he has to watch for that its a tough call to be 100%. Why leave the officials to suffer? As for the argument about time taken up etc, its nonsense. A referee will often spend more time explaining to aggreived players an incorrect decision than they ever will calling for a quick confirmation from technology. Edit: Who can forget Bolton being relegated too which had them looking back to the now infamous Everton game where Phelan cleared from behind the line. We just need to move forward.
