Video evidence in football

[phildwyer]

(3) Linesmen should not flag for offside unless it is completely obvious.

That would completely change the game, since the offside trap is the primary means of defence, and beating the offside trap is the main skill in attack. If far fewer offsides were given, there'd be much more goal-hanging, and the need to dribble the ball past defenders would be reduced.

 

[thefuse]

If even people sitting with the luxury of being able to sit around and discuss it can dispute it, how is someone going to make that decision in a couple of seconds?

how about 3 video refs watching the slow motion from as many angles as possible and having a maximum of x amount of seconds to make a decision. 2 out of 3 votes wins it.
its not rocket science as far as i can see

 

[aylee]

aylee, would these rules for video evidence be for all football games played?

For cost reasons, they should only be applicable in the high-level professional game. There would have to be an investigation into the further costs that would have to be met, so as to ensure that the burden on smaller clubs is not unreasonable.

(3) Linesmen should not flag for offside unless it is completely obvious.

That would completely change the game, since the offside trap is the primary means of defence, and beating the offside trap is the main skill in attack. If far fewer offsides were given, there'd be much more goal-hanging, and the need to dribble the ball past defenders would be reduced.

I'm not sure that you're right that the offside trap is "the primary means of defence". Only a minority of teams use it, I think; and it is something to be discouraged because it frustrates attacking play and brings the game to a halt too often. The offside rule still precludes goal-hanging as we knew and loved it from school playground football.