PL clubs unanimously agree to introduction of Semi-Automated Offside Technology

[SebastianBlue]

Enhanced stadium experience? Does this mean they’ll allow us to see the decision on screen?

* Only certain stadiums.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

You never know it might stop things like that goal the rags scored against us at the shit hole.
When rashford was 4 months off side.
No corruption though

That would still need a human to decide whether it was offside or not.

Shit decisions does not equal corruption though.

Anyhow, we’ll get nowhere, so might as well leave it.

 

[SWP's back]

The calibrated cameras are still 50 fps apparently, for both player and ball movement, although it is claimed the software can interpolate between frames to determine exactly when the ball changed direction. I would like to see how that works :)

Basically, imho, they are speeding the decision making up which is good, of course, but they are going back to 1mm offsides which is bad and covering the problems (frame speed, data collection ....) up with a sexy graphic which, really, is irrelevant.

Anyway, enough from me. :)

Where have you read 50 FPS? The Athletic say 500.

 

[Coljj]

A vid of it being used in the Turkish Super Lig including footage of actual real-time ball and player tracking...

 

[johnnytapia]

Can only be a good thing this. Will hopefully speed things up and mean fewer dubious offside decisions.

Shite.
170 years the game survived without this sort of bollocks.
One ref, two linesman- fuck all else needed

 

[johnnytapia]

How will it solve the issue of when the ball leaves the players foot? The line isn’t the only issue with offside

It won’t

 

[Coljj]

That would still need a human to decide whether it was offside or not.

Shit decisions does not equal corruption though.

Anyhow, we’ll get nowhere, so might as well leave it.

Pretty sure they could make an algorithm to trigger an offside decision as soon as a player in an offside position chases after a pass. They don't actually need to touch the ball to be flagged off by SAOT.

 

[eyalluvitt]

Would the fact that Liverpool get a lot of offsides go against them with VAR not tempt you onside?

I'm not one for conspiracies, but most refs/assistants would have been kids, or had parents who were fans when Liverpool were the glory hunters "second team". I don't think there's any organised bias, but like the media love in, I suspect a lot of officials have a little bit of a soft spot for them.

For whatever reason, they do seem to get more offsides against them when the process is more accurate.

It will affect them and the rags the most as the days of the etch a sketch offside lines will be over. One less thing they can manipulate and it seems to be doing well in the CL

 

[halfcenturyup]

Where have you read 50 FPS? The Athletic say 500.

I am pretty sure it's the inertia sensor in the ball that operates at 500 Hz, but the cameras in both the FIFA and UEFA systems work at 50 fps. For example:

https://inside.fifa.com/technical/f...ld-cup-2022/semi-automated-offside-technology

 

[halfcenturyup]

Would the fact that Liverpool get a lot of offsides go against them with VAR not tempt you onside?

:) You nearly convinced me. But no, a principle is a principle. Football has so many issues that need fixing, I just don't see that 100% accuracy (which it won't give you anyway) is worth the impact on the game.

Anyway, I am clearly shouting at the wind. Just let's not complain when Foden's knee is two inches offside again after he has broken an offside trap as perfectly as is humanly possible ......