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when did 4th officials get the right to look at a replay on a tv and tell the ref to change his mind?
all this time weve had arguments about goal line technology and asking for tv replays to have second looks at controversial decisions and now according to the birmingham vs millwall game yesterday it seems a 4th official can look at an incident and tell the ref what to do
millwall scored a "goal" (a player had a shot another touched it in on the way in to the net) the ref said off side(correctly) the linesman called him over said it was a goal as the secondary player never touched the ball(he did) the ref said goal pointed to the circle for the restart the birmingham players protested then the 4th official tells the ref what he had seen on TV monitor so ref changes it back to no goal .so if this can be done why has it never been used in the" did the ball cross the line" incidents we constantly see
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Best is for the ref to follow the lines man. For example, if linesmen say its a goal and 4th official hinting its a no, most ref will follow the linesmen decision.
- Anonymous8 years ago
He can consult the linesman and if the ref agrees overrule the decision. But I doubt he talked to the fourth official...does he not just hold up the board with numbers
The reason the 4th official can do that could possibly be because the ref had made the correct decision in the first place and therefore it can be changed back or something
- Anonymous8 years ago
Not sure but they use it on Rugby games.
