Referee Blunders ( support needed)

Referee Blunders ( support needed)

Of late we have seen some rather extrodinary calls coming from referees not all their own fault some helped by carzy lines men , I know across the board the referees have the final say I have no problem about that that is why we love this game so much.                                                      As a player is held accountable for actions why not give extra tools to referees to make them also accountable .I know they get reviewed after a game using tv coverage which is about 40 camera angles maybe and then get punished or whatever they missed this is also done by the managers unauthorised of course ???  the referee has 2 eyes and when they miss something the world goes nuts as one of the 40 cameras picked it up.                                                                Lets use the technology avaliable as the referees have started to use with the mics and radio gear etc. On 1 ear they have a mic why not put a camera on the other so we after a match we can review the big calls and actually see what the ref has seen then they could be held accountable and the refs would be able to show that in some instances they did not see the incident and in others how could they tell if there was contact or not , and also justfy other calls like yellow and red cards. At the end of the day what I am putting out there is lets get technology what shows us what the ref sees this would stop so much of the blaim game aimed at refs.

It kind of happens now. Teams can have red cards overturned etc. Another example is the ref from the Man U v Bolton game admitting that he cocked up by giving the Man U penalty and is apologising to Bolton. I know it doesn't actually change anything but at least he's admitted he was wrong.

Retrospectively penalising 'simulators' would be a good start

Hi Jag  He got it wrong and admitted it after seeing it on TV footage but what did he see , what he saw was a foul ( otherwise he wouldnt blow the whistle ) and that is what I am getting at if we had the ability to see what he saw at the time of the incident from his angle from his view point we may have all made thew same call if we had that avaliable he may not have had to apologize.

Also see there was a bad penalty call in the Wigan v Man City game!

Not a good weekend for the referees it must be said.

Actually, just saw the highlights again this morning and I think that was a foul. Yes, he made a complete meal of it and should be nominated for a razzie for his bad acting but there was contact so penalty was valid IMO.

Because a game is supposed to last 90mins not 3hrs like NFL.

What really gets my goat about NRL is what kind of example does it send to up and coming RL refs.

Work hard, train hard, do hundreds of youth and regional league games, get to the top of your game, and as long as can make a box shape with your fingers - your sorted to make it in the NRL.

I'd really worry if opportunities to abuse a ref from the stands were reduced because of technology.

To be honest, I'm sick and tired of these calls to use more technology. My experience of sports that do use in-game video technology to make decisions is that they quite often still don't get them right, or the evidence itself is inconclusive. The chances are football's experience would be similar, so what's the point? Leave the refs alone to make their decisions and accept the mistakes they make since they always have and always will. No-one's perfect, that's how it is. Tough luck.el grapadura2008-10-01 22:58:25

100% with you El G. 

football cannot use technology, as even with the advantage of video replays it is not always possible for everyone to agree on a decison (see the Man City vs Wigan as an example).

League had to introduce the benefit of the doubt call because the decision isn't always obvious. 

i think retrospective punishment is setting a bad precedent and would open a whole can of worms you just don't need.

If you read the opening comment by myself I am not asking for technology to be introduced into the game to make decisions during a game ( I am sorry if it reads that way ) I am putting forward the concept of a ref cam for after match analysys to back up refs and their calls , this is not a change the game lets look at the replay reply mode but a what did you see camera ? The game stays the same no stop the play make a box with you hands video ref . ( That would never work )

Yes, but then you'll get people complaining why the ref didn't get himself into a better position from which he could have made the 'correct' call. It would still leave refs open to criticism, but just change the focus of it perhaps.

I think it would make a great TV Camera angle though, not so much to helps refs but would be a cool angle/position to watch the game from.