tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056005406217946469.post9048149609440487270..comments2023-03-30T21:47:08.518-04:00Comments on Kicking Back: A Nichol for your thoughts?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17411680916657152897noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056005406217946469.post-42294164189053186322012-10-10T14:39:51.293-04:002012-10-10T14:39:51.293-04:00Great comment James. I agree with you, and if we w...Great comment James. I agree with you, and if we were collectively sure that teams would not play the "what if" game after the fact and accept the fine and decision, or that referees would not be adversely effected by simulating players, I would support this.<br /><br />My fear of course, is they will not.<br /><br />Thanks for reading,<br />PKAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411680916657152897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4056005406217946469.post-66014927378074716182012-10-10T13:10:28.560-04:002012-10-10T13:10:28.560-04:00I think the difference between what you are rightl...I think the difference between what you are rightly complaining about (NFL in-game review) and what is mostly being suggested (post-game review for sanctions) is significant. I agree that we don't want anything distracting from the game at hand, which is why I think goal line tech is a good thing for the upper reaches of the game (and the middle bits, too, once the tech comes down in price like it always does). There are some decisions that are too hard to make accurately in the game because of distance and sight (AR judging the ball having gone completely over the goal line at game speed), but there are some that are difficult to make because it's impossible to judge cause and effect at game speed when players are trying to deceive you. So while I don't ever want to see a match result changed because of after-the-fact video analysis, I think we'd see diving disappear at high levels (and therefore at lower levels) if substantial bans were handed out in cases of obvious diving that can be determined through video evidence. Not £40000 fines in the EPL, but £1000000 fines and a three month ban would result in a lot less of this behaviour.Conscience and Capital: Business Ethics in the Real Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15776458482430610047noreply@blogger.com