People mAy give refs a lot of shit, but that was the most important decision he will ever make in his refereeing career and he got it spot on.Credit to Taylor for stopping the game almost immediately (5 seconds) and getting the medics on. I know refs are trained for this situation but I doubt any of them would think they would have to do it during a game. He handled the entire situation really well.
Maybe @richardtheref can give us more insight how refs are trained for this
The tv pictures of a man dying felt intrusive at the time. The filming of his girlfriend, grief stricken and wondering whether the father of her children had just died, felt insensitive.I’m glad he appears to be doing well and am thankful he is getting the best care possible.
There seems to be a lot of hand wringing and flapping over the coverage. I’m not sure what they did that was so wrong. And, for those of you for whom this was some life changing event, you need to get out more.
I hope Erikson and his loved ones are resting a little easier tonight than they were for a short period this afternoon, and that they live a long, comfortable, loving life together.
The BBC have said it is UEFA who are responsible for stadium coverage.... not us.
Well the did not have to transmit those images and could quite easily have gone back to the studio. I hope they don't get away with broadcasting inappropriate coverage and images!
You don’t think it is wrong to zoom in on a mans face when he is clearly in A bad way after collapsing to the ground??I’m glad he appears to be doing well and am thankful he is getting the best care possible.
There seems to be a lot of hand wringing and flapping over the coverage. I’m not sure what they did that was so wrong. And, for those of you for whom this was some life changing event, you need to get out more.
I hope Erikson and his loved ones are resting a little easier tonight than they were for a short period this afternoon, and that they live a long, comfortable, loving life together.
It’s all around you every day, but if it made you feel squishy seeing reality, so be it.The tv pictures of a man dying felt intrusive at the time. The filming of his girlfriend, grief stricken and wondering whether the father of her children had just died, felt insensitive.
Watching that unfold (i turned off the moment CPR was being administered) clearly made people face their own mortality and it seems odd to suggest that those people shouldn't be emotionally affected by that.
I think the cameraman was doing his job, and his immediate reaction was human, as evidenced by quickly moving on from the image. He was covering news, which we have now been discussing for EIGHTY PAGES of “thoughts and prayers.”You don’t think it is wrong to zoom in on a mans face when he is clearly in A bad way after collapsing to the ground??
You don’t think filming the close up faces of his teammates and girlfriend/wife during this time is wrong?
Not about getting out more, just about being a decent person
Course it is MateIt’s all around you every day, but if it made you feel squishy seeing reality, so be it.
We've got a real Ron Swanson here. "Keep your tears in your eyes where they belong!"It’s all around you every day, but if it made you feel squishy seeing reality, so be it.