Do You Think There Should Be Video Replays in football to stop cheating?

Question

Surely it will make the game cheat free but also help teams to play to the best of there ability

Answer 1

So long as it doesn't interfere too much with the flow of the game i think it will be a good thing. But should only be used in ciritical moments of doubt, not on every decision. Perhaps there could be a panel of video refs who review each situation and explain what happened to the ref via an ear-piece.

There are have been too many wrong decisions that could/would have changed the outcome of the game.

Answer 2

Well if they bring it in then alot of teams will start to lose games as their players will not be able to get away with all the diving that they currently do.
It works in Rugby well enough, So I cant see any reason why it can not work in Football. With the money that is involved in the sport now they can afford to give the refs a radio link to the other officials . Rather than trying to have some bloke wave a flag to get his attention .
Bring some technology in and it would clean up the game.

How often has a ref been tempted to look at the big screens you find at some grounds and watch the replays being shown to the crowds.

as for texasLSUT saying that is should be the players that control the game not the ref, GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ****!!!!! How can it slow do the game. A ref watches the game as it happens on a bank of TV screens from each of the cameras in the ground and calls on the radio his verdict. takes about 30seconds.
And who cares if it is slowing American Football. I did not think that game could get any slower.

Answer 3

YES, but got have a system that doesn't slow the game down as that's what makes the EPL the best league in the world.

Think it could be only used for disputed goals, like if the ball crossing the line etc. But I am sure Harry would have like it at Spurs yesterday.

They also need to come up for some type of technology to help the linesman with offsides, how can they look 30 yards down the field and along the line at the same time ? Video replays are really showing them up, just look at the call against Liverpool keeper, which could have cost them the game.

Answer 4

No
it will disprupt the game too much - football is supposed tobe a fast free flowing dynamic game.

to eradicate cheating Id suggest at the professional level televised matches should be analysed after the event (every match not at soemones request). if a player is adjudged to have cheated (by diving, attempting to get an opponent sent off, or committing a serious foul which was missed then they player and the team should be deducted points and cash. that way round the player pays, and the club pays. serious or frequent offending lead to increased cash & point dedcuations. cas deduction should be proportionate (ie no just a fine but a %ge of income that match reflected (ie including gate money, money made at concessions, clothing sales + TV + Sponsorship)

I wouldnt mind betting that with those sanctions almost overnight all teams will obey the rules (there will be no more managers claiming to not have seen the incident). Players like Ronaldo & Drogba will no longer be outdivign each other.

the shame is that it wouldnt work in the lower leagues or in the amateur game, and unless it was implmented world wode would lead to English players being penalised in the interantional leagues & playing for England if they abide by the rules & no one else does

Answer 5

cheats, and mistakes would be eradicated. what about the decision against pepe reina? william gallas' blatant handball? loads of offside goals are awarded. it wouldn't take any time - the fourth official would watch it on a screen and tell the referee immediately through an ear-piece if he'd got it wrong. there are certain decisions that the official watching the screen would just have to let go, even if he disagreed i.e. an unimportant free kick where opinions would be split but what about all the major, game-changing mistakes?

if the decision is disputable then time will be wasted by the players appealing anyway. if a bad tackle is made and the referee misses it then he'll blow his whistle a second late. oh no, the match is ruined! if the ball crosses the line and the ref doesn't see it then similarly, he'll blow, it'll just be a second later. it won't make a slight of difference to the pace of the game.

Answer 6

All this about replays slowing the game down and leaving fat arsed blinkered beer nobs nothing to talk about in the pub is utter excrement. The amount of player dummy spitting and ref abuse that follows a bad or questionable decision would be resolved in the same amount or even possibly less time.

Perhaps questioning every decision that the ref made would undermine the ref completely. But if a player takes a dive in the box or if a ball did or did not cross the line why shouldn't we be able to take 20 seconds out to enable the correct decision to be made?

Answer 7

Yes, there should be video replays, they do it in rugby and it dosnt really slow the game down too much. Not only would it stop the cheats but it would make life easier for the referees and assisstant referees (lets face it they need all the help they can get). Some mistakes can cost clubs thousands if not millions and can also cost people their jobs.

Answer 8

No - it would slow down the game. There will always be a certain amount of cheating, fowl play, and general unsportsmanlike conduct, but that's people and that's sports. Unfair - yes, stupid at times - yes, but it's the way of the world. Unless you want the game to be decided by referees and not the players say no to video replay. By the way, it's killing american football.

Answer 9

Definitely video replays should be implemented to check the actual fouls by the professional players,as more often than not most of them are good stuntmen around the opponent penalty box,trying to get a penalty, I feel there should be a panel of 3 umpires to review and decide immediately whether the decision of the referee is correct .

Answer 10

Yes,

Rugby in the UK uses it, the game is so much different to what it was before it was introduced, with the biggest improvment being there is no cheating.

I find it hard to understand why in this day and age football will have massive electronic screens along the side of the pitch to promote their sponsors, but they wont have one screen that they use to make the game better.