Re: Phil Bentham cheat : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:28 pm  

Already a thread about this.

Re: When is a drop goal not a drop goal?? : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:33 pm  

knockersbumpMKII wrote:

Utterly digraceful decision by Bent'ham, how the feck can he say with absolute clarity that that is not a successful kick? From behind that is clearly between the posts, takes all of 20 seconds to see that it is.

Another disgusting match changing decision by the officials..again..and people wonder why fans are turning away from the sport!!!

He doesn't need to say with absolute clarity it wasn't a successful kick. He has to make a decision on whether he thought it went over or not. There is no benefit of the doubt here. If he thinks it edged wide he has to say it missed. If he thinks it edged in he has to give it.

Goal Post(s) 10. For the purpose of judging a kick at goal, the goal posts are assumed to extend indefinitely upwards.

Re: Bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:35 pm  

Durham Giant wrote:

It doesnt matter whether the VR can decide. The ref has a duty to check if there is doubt. He did that on every Huddersfield TRY.

There was real doubt on Benthams ability to make a decision on that DG not least the reactiosn of players on both sides, yet on the one decison that he could have gone to the VR he did not

WHY

What Hudds try/no try wasn't worthy of needing a second look?

Re: phil bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:37 pm  

Right had to do a bit of housekeeping.

Don't you people actually read the boards before starting a post? Or is it ego that your opinion is so important you can't have it lost amongst the rabble? Jesus.

Re: phil bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:37 pm  

I'd say the second thing you said.

Re: phil bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:40 pm  

If nothing else it proves several things.
The video referee system is a joke and it is unfair to clubs in knockout games which are not televised.
There is a word called parallax. Two video views showed different things and the referee saw something from another position.
The referee made a decision on many aspects of the game and that is what he is there for.
Danny Brough should put the energy he puts into his vocal chords into his game.

Re: Phil Bentham cheat : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:41 pm  

Lord God Jose Mourinho wrote:

The fact he turned away before the ball even went close to the posts means his opinion on whether the ball went over is actually pretty meaningless.

Plenty of football players are already celebrating goals only to see the ball slip wide.

The ball travels at such a speed so how do you know this? Are you sure he turned away before it went past the post? NO

Re: phil bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:45 pm  

To be honest I don't think the VR should be used for DG decisions for the same reasons they aren't used for forward pass calls. Behind the goal view looked fine, from the other end it looked no good.

Some have said if it's in line with the posts then it should be given......surely if it's in line it would hit them and bounce away? Too much doubt to give IMO.

Re: phil bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:47 pm  

Parallax schmallarax, it was clearly a DG from the rear view cam that happened to be dead in line (so issues of schmallarax don't enter into it) and any fair minded person viewing that shot KNOWS it was a DG and if they say different thrust are on the wind up.

Re: phil bentham : Sun Apr 06, 2014 3:52 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

To be honest I don't think the VR should be used for DG decisions for the same reasons they aren't used for forward pass calls. Behind the goal view looked fine, from the other end it looked no good.

Some have said if it's in line with the posts then it should be given......surely if it's in line it would hit them and bounce away? Too much doubt to give IMO.

The problem with judging a forward pass is that it is judged in relation to a moving player, the movement of the ball in relation to he moving player changes the direction the ball looks to move from the angle it is viewed.

With a drop goal, the view from behind the goal shows the ball on a trajectory going through the posts and it carries on on that path. It cannot do so and miss.