- Oct 19, 2004
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It's exactly this. It's not working at all. They wanted it in to put an end to controversy but all it's doing is creating it. We've gone from one set of problems to another. Just drop the whole thing and accept that occasionally, referee's make mistakes.
What controversy? At worst, all you could say is, it's still not picking up 100% of things that a ref isn't picking up anyway. In general, it's working extremely well. It's flagged up some crucial decisions, it hasn't disrupted the games and as well as having a positive impact on games - like France and Sweden getting the points they wouldn't have got otherwise, or games getting goals they wouldn't have got - it's also having a positive impact on what players do, as they know diving, committing devious infractions (like snidey digs) and red card fouls is far more likely to be picked up.
It's still in it's infancy. There are loads of facets that can be smoothed out, and hopefully will, but there's been no controversy, except from English pundits because Kane didn't get his penalty. But I think they probably have a moratorium on corners of some sort, which at this stage is probably sensible.