Goal line technology – a contradiction of terms

The World Cup was an event of magnificence and indeed enjoyed more than its fair quota of controversy and moments of brilliance, more so the debate over so called goal line technology.

With Gary Lineker looking like someone had stolen his crisps after the final whistle, the question still stands, should we have goal line technology?

If you have a look at other sports in the world, tennis has the well known hawk-eye system used with great success. Ice hockey as far as I’m aware has the little red siren that goes off when a point is scored, each of said sports are not of a dynamic nature thus will allow intervals and stop/start events. Our nations favourite sport however is the polar opposite, referees have been criticised for not allowing matches to flow, stop starting to have a chat with players and slapping of wrists.

Football is praised when a game is allowed to continue with as little interruption as possible, and as much excitement and action as the teams can produce.

Now if this technology was introduced, these part of football that we all love, would be taken away from us – games stopping to review decisions, have a look at shots taken whether they crossed the line so this brings me to my point, If this technology was introduced it would add the stop/start element to every match that we prey referees don’t create. I believe we love the controversy, it gives us something to debate over a pint, have angry arguments over the downside to that though it lets Alan Hansen keep his job.

So should we have it?