Beren Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I kinda get the associate nation thing - doesn't do the naff-cricketing nations much good being battered at a World Cup by Australia/India. In terms of future barriers to entry for those nations, I'm not sure. If there' s the appetite and the ability to compete, then I think there should be a mechanism to open the doors to new nations. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 England, India and Australia have all done their utmost to keep cricket as a shitty minority colonial sport. This is total nonsense as is your assertion about the English running the game - and also, in cricket, there is TV examination of disputed calls, something which your corrupt heroes in FIFA have done everything to try to avoid - have you been reading the Grauniad guide to Political Correctness..!? For a start, cricket only allows 10 countries to play the full version of the sport, possibly one of the most ridiculous restrictions in any sport anywhere in the world. Then for the World Cup, a tournament by its very nature should least make an attempt to be inclusive and give the game to a greater audience, they've pulled the drawbridge up for associate nations meaning there'll probably not be any of them at the next competition. Last year the big 3 countries literally changed the voting system within the ICC to give themselves more power than everybody else, and made sure to secure that 62% of all revenue will go directly to those 3 countries. Cricket is a sport that revels in its colonial past and the fact that its a sport played by only a handful of countries. And that's why it'll always remain a joke compared to football which has expanded and grown continually since its beginnings. Video refereeing in football would be absolutely dreadful. Evidence: rugby being f***ing unwatchable, stop-start bollocks. I thought answering this post but then I realized it would be a waste of my time...you are clearly beyond help and should apply for a job with the Iranian propaganda Ministry. Nice one pal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 He's not your pal, buddy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't think it affects rugby too badly at all. Adds to it if anything. That's not to say it would be the same for football. I only watched one full match at the World Cup; the opener against Fiji. The amount of time spent looking at replays - and 50% of which they still didn't come to conclusive evidence - was mental. To the point where it put me off watching the rest of the tournament it was that bad. This is a sport that has natural breaks in play all the time and it still seemed excessively counterproductive to the flow of the game. Doing it in football, a sport that has no stoppages and very few breaks in play, would absolutely ruin the sport in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Blatter doesn't give a fuck anymore, he just wants to watch the world burn. Yep. He's trying to drag as many people down with him as possible. Platini is a disgrace. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 One question I have about sewellys post is that are there more than 10 nations who could or would want to compete at top level cricket? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattoon Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 He's not your pal, buddy. He's not your buddy, friend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't think it affects rugby too badly at all. Adds to it if anything. That's not to say it would be the same for football. It doesn't effect rugby too much because Rugby is already a stop start sport. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 OK thanks Stifler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't think it affects rugby too badly at all. Adds to it if anything. That's not to say it would be the same for football. It doesn't effect rugby too much because Rugby is already a stop start sport. http://replygif.net/i/674.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmk Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 OK thanks Stifler. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Bar the goal-line system I'd be truly loathe to introduce anymore technology in to football like bar more retrospective punishment but even then nearly everything it'd be used for would still be the same subjective matter as what people would want to see used in video evidence in the future. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm sort of up for it now tbh, fucking fed up with bad decisions and the tedium that follows after the game. Trial it in a few preseason tournaments, see what happens. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Be a riot to introduce manager challenges as in the NFL. Have them whip their little red flags on the field Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Be a riot to introduce manager challenges as in the NFL. Have them whip their little red flags on the field would be all over them like a rash on me cock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuce Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I've got a list. Shot clock and halfway line violation are up there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 What the fuck you on about Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beren Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I'm sort of up for it now tbh, fucking fed up with bad decisions and the tedium that follows after the game. Trial it in a few preseason tournaments, see what happens. I would be up for it - but only for super quantifiable cut and dry things - like offside technology. It would annoy me even more if an in-game review system was introduced and decisions were still incorrect. Retrospective bans/lifting of bans based on N-O forum consensus would be alreet too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ_NUFC Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 As has been mentioned numerous times, there are already a ton of stoppages in a regular "90 minute" football game that a few replays of the most divisive incidents (which may not even occur in every single game being played) will hardly turn the game into test cricket. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't think the video replays would work because a lot of the time in football the decisions are a matter of opinion. If you have a TMO or video ref up in the stands looking at replays they're going to side with the referee unless its an obvious mistake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't reckon that there would be many issues with it tbh, give teams 3 reviews per game, allow the fourth officials have access to a TV and it'd only take about a minute to find out if something was called incorrectly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I don't like the idea of reviews at all, the idea should be to get as many decisions right as possible. TBH I'd be in favour of a constant video official or two, who just watch the match on video and talk to the referee all the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 I like the challenges idea. 2 per game to be used whenever, 4th official decides. No decision possible in 30 seconds then a neutral decision is made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 One thing it'd be in favour of is, like in Rugby, being able to hear the refs, so people better understand what was going through their mind when making a decision. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponsaelius Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 Challenges Can you imagine the likes of Pulis using that on spurious stuff just to timewaste as the clock runs down. Would make me want go postal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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