Correct - it wasn't given so wouldn't be reviewed.
Agree it wouldn’t be reviewed as a goal, but surely this comes under “clear and obvious error” and could have been reviewed as such?
Correct - it wasn't given so wouldn't be reviewed.
I think the answer is a lot more simple. The statement from Hawkeye and their 7 cameras being obscured is a load of tosh. It was not switched on and/or the refs watch wasn’t synced up. They won’t admit that of course....
Why would they think the system has failed and the whole ball hasn't crossed line?
There was no reason to doubt Hawkeye - even with images
You're missing the point of this thread. If Hawkeye fails, the refs should be aleterd.
It wasn't a question of Hawkeye incorrectly saying the ball wasn't over the line - the cameras were obscured, so there were no images. That is why we weren't shown the usual graphic.
Because Hawkeye isn't infallible, the Premier League should have planned for these kinds of situations. The ref and VAR refs should receive a signal to say whether Hawkeye is triggered or not. If not, VAR should intervene.
It's a very simple technological solution. The Premier League is negligent.
You're missing the point of this thread. If Hawkeye fails, the refs should be aleterd.
It wasn't a question of Hawkeye incorrectly saying the ball wasn't over the line - the cameras were obscured, so there were no images. That is why we weren't shown the usual graphic.
Because Hawkeye isn't infallible, the Premier League should have planned for these kinds of situations. The ref and VAR refs should receive a signal to say whether Hawkeye is triggered or not. If not, VAR should intervene.
It's a very simple technological solution. The Premier League is negligent.
The tv showed a few angles, the one from the byline was particularly compelling and showed the ball was over the line. Hawkeye has also confirmed it crossed the line. Given their 7 cameras didn’t spot I presume they were either using the same feed as me, or the VAR, or a lying about their cameras. Either way, the video evidence is out there somewhere.
The other point is - do Hawkeye always need to rely on three cameras to create a 'triangulation' point? If one angle, along the goaline, CLEARLY shows the ball is over the line, surely that is enough even if other cameras are obscured?
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The fact that camera's from behind and infront of the goal clearly show the ball being propped up between 'keeper & post should be enough, not even the camera on the line.
I know these aren't the camera's Hawkeye use, but I don't buy this statement saying 4 out of 7 were obscured.
The main effect of VAR so far has been to kill the spontaneous celebration of a goal, and to irritate the crowd by keeping them hanging around, wondering whether to cheer or not. As there is now no crowd to irritate, there doesn't seem much point in having VAR.
This is utterly barmy.
If we insist on using technology to insist on disallowing goals because of foot positioning, armpits etc because it is deemed to be foolproof, how can it be that a perfectly good goal is disallowed because of technology?
The fatal flaw here is that VAR decides if a goal has been scored or not. There was no debate here as technology had already made the decision without recourse.
That has to be wrong.
The fact that camera's from behind and infront of the goal clearly show the ball being propped up between 'keeper & post should be enough, not even the camera on the line.
I know these aren't the camera's Hawkeye use, but I don't buy this statement saying 4 out of 7 were obscured.
[MENTION=6886]Bozza[/MENTION] says it is because VAR does not check nongoals, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It was a non goal only because Hawkeye didn't register it as a goal. All that means is that Hawkeye takes precedence over VAR. But Hawkeye said at they time the could not tell if it was a goal. That is not the same as declaring it a non-goal. That is a systems failure.
And at the head of the failure was the referee who refused to call for a VAR check (which he could have done).
Couldn't agree more - but until they change this stupid rule to say that VAR can intervene in the event of Hawk Eye failing to register, we'll be stuck with it. Technically they followed the VAR guidelines to the current letter of the law, but to me common sence should ultimately have prevailed as you could see the guys in the VAR room acknowledging the error but not being 'allowed' to inform the ref under the existing guidelines. Expect this to be amended very quickly.