tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post5312083042031448284..comments2024-03-27T15:34:33.446+00:00Comments on Another Arsenal Blog: The big decisions1979goonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-38514040868188731902008-04-29T18:21:00.000+01:002008-04-29T18:21:00.000+01:00video technology would help to a degree I reckon,t...video technology would help to a degree I reckon,<BR/><BR/>the refs and linos seem to be massively swayed by the supporters' and players' appeals,<BR/><BR/>a video ref sitting in a silent box may be a little less swayed by these opinions,<BR/><BR/>you do have a point though, in other areas such as offside and ball over goal line video technology could revolutionise decisions1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-47977759698369270872008-04-29T13:53:00.000+01:002008-04-29T13:53:00.000+01:00p.s. are you actually saying that you want to be t...p.s. are you actually saying that you want to be the video ref, so that you can award penalties against manure all day long?Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-91991103016859476572008-04-29T13:51:00.000+01:002008-04-29T13:51:00.000+01:00Hang on a minute hear. We are talking about "dodgy...Hang on a minute hear. We are talking about "dodgy" penalties. Not about when a dangerous tackle should be a red card rather than a yellow one.<BR/><BR/>My initial question was "how does technology make things better"? and it seems to me that the question is not easy to answer because there is an underlying problem here that would not be solved by technology, i.e. when is a handball a penalty.<BRTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-19707905886488274032008-04-28T14:42:00.000+01:002008-04-28T14:42:00.000+01:00psobviously if a player leaves his hands up in an ...ps<BR/><BR/>obviously if a player leaves his hands up in an attempt to increase his blocking area to block a shot or cross, then this is demonstrating their intent, hence a penalty should be given,<BR/><BR/>however if they are running normally and keeping their arms in a normal position for what they are doing, then if the ball hits their hand it is no penalty,<BR/><BR/>the Gallas one was never 1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-67729564012589931852008-04-28T14:38:00.000+01:002008-04-28T14:38:00.000+01:00I really disagree Ted,there are grey areas in many...I really disagree Ted,<BR/><BR/>there are grey areas in many many things rule related,<BR/><BR/>-ie when a tackle goes from being fair to being dangerous,<BR/><BR/>-between when studs up is fair, ie in a parallel blocking tackle, to when studs up is a clear foul, ie onto someones foot<BR/><BR/>-when there is enough contact to constitute a foul, or whether something is a dive<BR/><BR/>These grey 1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-83233109662955923232008-04-28T13:50:00.000+01:002008-04-28T13:50:00.000+01:00I think this kind of shows the problem - there is ...I think this kind of shows the problem - there is no consensus as to when a handball should be a penalty.<BR/><BR/>The reality is that almost all handballs are now penalties, unless the contact is so accidental that it does not merit a handball.<BR/><BR/>My worry about relaxing the handball rules are twofold. Firstly, it encourages teams to play with multiple keepers, just like John Terry and Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-73057934881723775702008-04-28T11:26:00.000+01:002008-04-28T11:26:00.000+01:00i've had this argument before and I disagree stron...i've had this argument before and I disagree strongly with the idea of giving pens for all handballs, it would wreck football,<BR/><BR/>penalties are meant to be there to stop players deliberately preventing a goal/goalscoring opportunity by foul means,<BR/><BR/>a penalty is a goal most of the time,<BR/><BR/>if you start dishing out pens for all accidental handballs, then so many pens would be 1979goonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08783799499006052572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-68572998910195885222008-04-28T09:50:00.000+01:002008-04-28T09:50:00.000+01:00Both were handballs. As was the one in Camp Nou.Th...Both were handballs. As was the one in Camp Nou.<BR/><BR/>The issue I find is more with ones that aren't given, rather than the ones that are, so I agree with Ted's solution.<BR/><BR/>On another rant, how the hell does Benitez moan about Drogba's diving in comparison to Torres - they're both cheating diving bastards. As is Eboue.Obsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-42178698767126124212008-04-28T09:48:00.000+01:002008-04-28T09:48:00.000+01:00At what point do fights on the pitch during the ga...At what point do fights on the pitch during the game, kicking a steward, fighting with groundstaff, bad-mouthing the referee and being general cunts not count as "bringing the game into dis-repute".<BR/><BR/>Two things pop to mind;<BR/>1.) Why no points deductions from both teams - (hell of a long shot, but that would be oh so sweet)?<BR/>2.) Where is the backlsah against ManPoo being bad losers Obsinhohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17682633045526999412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8328101106494598665.post-91061075900735447242008-04-28T09:46:00.000+01:002008-04-28T09:46:00.000+01:00Quick question - how do you see the technology wor...Quick question - how do you see the technology working to avoid problems? I can see that if penalty decisions are referred to a video reply, then obvious mistakes could be avoided but I am not sure about the handball decisions. Give three refs the same footage and I reckon you'll get three different decisions. As you say, the difficult part is that hand-ball has to be intentional, whereas so manyTedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195190597835036529noreply@blogger.com