Technology and DRS

[vanderlaans_header]

Watched with dismay Bournemouth being robbed in the game at Anfield on Monday night. One disallowed goal where the defender totally conned the ref into disallowing a perfectly good goal for Bournemouth, then a blatantly obvious offside goal was given in spite of a so called 'improved offside rule'. The result potentially robbing a newly promoted side of the much needed good start to a PL campaign.

The technology is there, so is it time to introduce DRS (Decision Review System) that works so well in Cricket?
In the past I wasn't convinced about it, but the fourth official is already present in the professional game and should be utilised. Each team would have say 2 appeal opportunities on disputed goals, penalty decisions and maybe red cards. The limited number of referrals keeps a limit on any extended time.

It's just my opinion, but there is so much at stake in the modern game and the officials are struggling. Refs would have to be fully component and would not be suscepti

[ManxRam]

I came to the office this morning and said to my colleague something very similar. Bournemouth goal should have stood and Liverpool's disallowed. Bournemouth were in the ascendancy in the first ten too.

[AnagRam]

Think it would also help if they didn't keep changing the offside rule so often, VdLH.

As regards DRS, the comparison with Rugby is perhaps clearer than with cricket. Seems to work well there although it does sometimes require an element of patience from the crowd. Interesting that it's use differs between Rugby Union and Rugby League though, with judgement on forward passes only being accepted in RU.

To be honest its use in cricket has occasionally driven me mad as the 'umpire's call' option sometimes just seems to 'verify' a dodgy decision, but I think it could be used in football. Liverpool's goal last night would certainly have been correctly overruled, not so sure about the Bournemouth 'goal'. Might also be useful to reduce the amount of simulation, especially if being found guilty led to automatic bookings/suspensions.

[Beardyram]

In the case of the game last night I have to disagree.
The disallowed goal was a judgement call and not a definate right or wrong so you can't use replays to over rule it. With the Benteke goal, HE was onside when the ball was played, it's the rules that are wrong. Not that decision.

[AnagRam]

Agree about the disallowed goal being a 'judgement call' Beardy, but surely under the new rules it doesn't matter that Benteke was onside...Coutinho wasn't, he did try and play the ball and because of that he was interfering. DRS could have shown that very quickly.

[blackandwhite56]

Do the news rules apply in the Football League as well?

The rule needs to be simple as possible , if its complicated 'mistakes' of judgement are always going to be made and leave fans unhappy.