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Dowd has admitted to getting his decision wrong in the pen incident ?

Dowd has admitted to getting his decision wrong in the pen incident ?

Albertan said:
The more important question (seriously) is do we want the correct result or not?

The use of technology and officials in the stands making decisions after watching video replays works perfectly well in the NFL, the NHL, international and other Rugby Union games and many other sports.

I have been saying for years that football/soccer needs to get with the times, and use technology to ensure the correct result (or as near as possible) occurs.

I watched the United game on TV and completely the opposite to you identified no contact between Stuckmann and Rooney immediately. Of course, Dowd wasn't even in the picture, he was puffing and panting 30+ yards behind play, and I just knew instantly that he would give the penalty because that is the way the cookie crumbles in big matches in UK isn't it?

Benefit of doubt always going to the big club. It stinks, and the sooner we bring in full technology on the important decisions the better. These decisions are for goal line incidents, and for sure penalty incidents. It needn't take that long, I watch Rugby Union international matches all the time, and a review of a try may take one minute, two at the most.
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Some fair points but you lost me at the word "Soccer"
 
Kathryn said:
They're all versions of football.

Rugby Football,
Association Football,
American Football, etc.
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Should just be Rugby, Football & Gridiron.. Dont start me on American Football.. A boring American game that is Rugby but not as good & played by men with padding & helmets. Quite how it warrants the name football baffles me
 
It's a lose lose situation for Dowd. He's criticised for admitting he was wrong, yet he'd be criticised for backing up his decision.

It's Rooney who was in the wrong, tricking the referee by diving.
 
sedgwick__7 said:
It's a lose lose situation for Dowd. He's criticised for admitting he was wrong, yet he'd be criticised for backing up his decision.

It's Rooney who was in the wrong, tricking the referee by diving.
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It's Rooney that's more in the wrong, he cheated. Dowd is also in the wrong by giving a decision for a supposed offence which happened 30 yards from him and which he couldn't see.

The cheating in the game now is so widespread and worthwhile to the players doing it that the use of technology seems to be the only realistic solution if the powers that be do want to stamp it out.
 
26-0 said:
The cheating in the game now is so widespread and worthwhile to the players doing it that the use of technology seems to be the only realistic solution if the powers that be do want to stamp it out.
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..but what would then have to argue about after the match? Contentious decisions are part of the game, always have been, always should be. As any manager will tell you they balance out over a season.
 
26-0 said:
It's Rooney that's more in the wrong, he cheated. Dowd is also in the wrong by giving a decision for a supposed offence which happened 30 yards from him and which he couldn't see.

The cheating in the game now is so widespread and worthwhile to the players doing it that the use of technology seems to be the only realistic solution if the powers that be do want to stamp it out.
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Retrospective 3-match bans and large fines for dives identified via post-match video analysis, videos to be analysed by people who are not on first name terms with the likes of Wayne Rooney and Phil Neville.
 
marketsqhero said:
..but what would then have to argue about after the match? Contentious decisions are part of the game, always have been, always should be. As any manager will tell you they balance out over a season.
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Don't talk wet. For example, how could the Frank Lampard's goal (and it was a goal) v Germany a few years ago that was not given "balance out over a season"?

That would have made the score 2-2, and hence England would not have had to force the play in the second half eventually losing I believe it was 4-1.

And how can North End regain the possible lost 1 or 1.5 million pounds they could have earned in an Old Trafford replay?

Your attitude is just like the powers that run football today.............head in the sand, and just because it has been this way from day one, it has to stay that way.
 
Albertan said:
Don't talk wet. For example, how could the Frank Lampard's goal (and it was a goal) v Germany a few years ago that was not given "balance out over a season"?

That would have made the score 2-2, and hence England would not have had to force the play in the second half eventually losing I believe it was 4-1.

And how can North End regain the possible lost 1 or 1.5 million pounds they could have earned in an Old Trafford replay?

Your attitude is just like the powers that run football today.............head in the sand, and just because it has been this way from day one, it has to stay that way.
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Some like being held hostage to history for some reason and don't like things to progress, bit like the natives here in Norfolk 😉

BTW some very good posts Albertan :thumbsup:
 
norfolk white said:
Some like being held hostage to history for some reason and don't like things to progress, bit like the natives here in Norfolk 😉

BTW some very good posts Albertan :thumbsup:
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They are good posts and we are miles behind, we wont even use the multiball system to keep the game flowing. The shaving foam thing has been going for several years, we just realised its a good idea. A seperate time keeper, would help aswell but no.
 
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