Jonathan Pearce @jpearcefootballSorry not been able to tweet for few days. Technical problems with phone. Ha ha tweets following honduras game made me laugh.
You didn't see everything that happened back at home on Tv.
Was I confused by GLT goal? Yes. So were world feed commentator, both managers and fifa by their own admission due to stadium fault
Yes I was confused as were the world feed commentator, french commentators, both managers and ref. 1/ benzema shoots. Hits post.
2 ball rolls back in play. Gk pushes it back into goal. I call goal
3 assistant ref runs towards half way. So does ref. Goal given. GLT graphic in stadium shows goal. You didn't see that TV shot
4. Then no goal graphic comes up. Crowd goes mad. Honduras surround ref who comes to delegate to ask for clarification. You didn't see that
5 then GLT graphic says goal even though grpahic bears no resemblance to actual ball position close to line.
Comments start: "fifa right to show NO GOAL referring to Benzema original shot" . Incorrect. They only "need" to show ultimate keeper error
Robbie Savage said that. He has phoned to apologise. Fifa have ordered change in application of GLT. They have admitted problem
Hope that clears things up a bit. Won't change views of those with preconceptions. Nothing will. That doesn't bother me. But one thing does
How come the eventual GLT goal graphic showed ball clearly over the line when replays showed it was not to. "Something was wrong" - P.Nevin
Pat's not the only one worried. If it had been a major side suffering would there have been more fuss?
― Number None, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 14:13 (twelve years ago)