Thread: Is the future Hawk-eye?
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Old 07-08-2007, 09:49 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Is the future Hawk-eye?
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Originally Posted by BBC.co.uk
The Premier League is to test a Hawk-Eye system, which will determine if a ball crosses the goal-line or not, with a view to using it in matches. Paul Hawkins invented a system that is used for key decisions in cricket and tennis and the ball-tracking device will be tried out at Reading's academy.

Hawkins told BBC Five Live Sport: "We have a contract with the Premier League to develop a system.

"It is purely for the referees and not for television. The process is to be evaluated firstly by the Premier League and then Fifa.
No, No, No, Nooooooooooooooooooooo..... It will break up the flow of the game if it get's implemented properlly. Besides we will have nothing to talk about on a Monday morning. Mistakes are part of the game. I am against this... what do you think?
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