It doesn't make Liverpool feel any better that Rob Styles has admitted he was wrong to award Chelsea their penalty on Sunday. The mistake has cost Liverpool two points - all we can do is hope that this doesn't change who comes top at the end of the season. The chances of wrong decisions not changing things are slim though, if you consider that we're only 2 or 3 games into the season and there has already been a goal not given that crossed the line and this penalty, not to mention several other controversial incidents.
21 August 2007
Styles admits he got it wrong
It doesn't make Liverpool feel any better that Rob Styles has admitted he was wrong to award Chelsea their penalty on Sunday. The mistake has cost Liverpool two points - all we can do is hope that this doesn't change who comes top at the end of the season. The chances of wrong decisions not changing things are slim though, if you consider that we're only 2 or 3 games into the season and there has already been a goal not given that crossed the line and this penalty, not to mention several other controversial incidents.
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Decisions by officials are being talked about much more than they used to be because the game has become faster and there are more televised games covered from more angles than there used to be. "Trial by television" has now become the fashion in all sports.
I think that it is sad that Rob Styles will not be allowed to referee this weekend as he is a good referee and one decision does not make him a bad one.
The trouble is that people get the impression that the game is slower than it is because cameras are invariable high up in the stands. Just try watching a Premier League game from pitch level and you will soon see how quick it is!
Having said that, I think that the time has come to introduce some sort of referral system to the game using cameras in specific positions that can be used for the fourth official to arbitrate.
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