Blatter backs down on technology

[hornetrider]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup...

Never thought I'd see the day, he actually appears quite contrite over the England and Mexico mistakes.

[tamore]

hornetrider said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup...

Never thought I'd see the day, he actually appears quite contrite over the England and Mexico mistakes.

is the contest for fifa president coming up? every football governing body wants it apart from fifa. i reckon it would extend the everage game by about 1 minute. plenty of games would never need replay intervention.

[DarrenL]

tamore said:

hornetrider said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup...

Never thought I'd see the day, he actually appears quite contrite over the England and Mexico mistakes.

is the contest for fifa president coming up? every football governing body wants it apart from fifa. i reckon it would extend the everage game by about 1 minute. plenty of games would never need replay intervention.

Not true.

The IFAB is made up of 8 representatives, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh FA's, with Fifa holding the other four spots.

At the last IFAB meeting, only England and (i think) Scottish FA's wanted to bring in Technology. Irish and Welsh were dead against it. I believe a majority vote is needed to bring it in.

[tamore]

DarrenL said:

tamore said:

hornetrider said:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup...

Never thought I'd see the day, he actually appears quite contrite over the England and Mexico mistakes.

is the contest for fifa president coming up? every football governing body wants it apart from fifa. i reckon it would extend the everage game by about 1 minute. plenty of games would never need replay intervention.

Not true.

The IFAB is made up of 8 representatives, English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh FA's, with Fifa holding the other four spots.

At the last IFAB meeting, only England and (i think) Scottish FA's wanted to bring in Technology. Irish and Welsh were dead against it. I believe a majority vote is needed to bring it in.

when i say governing body, maybe i should have said governing bodies of top level leagues.

[snorkel sucker]

his comments are purely an act of self preservation

it is too late to back track - his decision not to move forward with technlogy was a mistake, and it has taken two terrible decisions at the highest level of football to show this

if those in charge of organisations at the same level as blatter make such a mistake, they are expected to stand down. no difference here

goal line technology should move forward; blatter should not

[TonyHetherington]

Note he specifically rejected any replays or anything like that - purely goaline technology would be used.

[sussexjob]

I think he's just giving lip service, interested to see whats happened in a year.

[Puggit]

snorkel sucker said:

goal line technology should move forward; blatter should not

The corrupt little bugger has already feathered his nest, it makes no difference now if he stays or goes.