Football's Big Brother

As a football fan, like you I hold the magnificent game close to my heart. I have been a loyal supporter of my local team since I was a young child. I even remember now the first game I witnessed and the amazing feelings that rushed through my veins as the crowd chanted and roared. We've all felt this, and it is what is so great about the game of football. With football there are ups and there are downs, just like any other game, but unlike most other sports there are huge injustices week in and week out. Every game there will be a wrong decision made, no matter whether it big or small it is still unjust. Obviously, you know how painful a stupid decision by some bloke with a whistle can be, so why isn't something done to change the way football is refereed? Ok, there are some arguments against the introduction of video replays in football, mostly by old men who think it's tradition for the game to be ruled by one man on a pitch over the size of half an acre. I'm not saying referees don't make good decisions, they do, but it is a growing issue today in the 21st century where the biggest most commercial sport in the world is at the hands of just one official on the field of play. You know and I know that they make mistakes, colossal mistakes that can lead to teams going into a state of collapse, people's lives been ruined, not only at the club but outside, these wrong decisions affect the fans as well, so why isn't something done?
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So maybe you're a sceptic, 'ey? As a fan myself I believe, like many other supporters across the world that video replays must at least be tested in the game today to give us, the fan some kind of insight into what differences this change would bring to the sport. Some fans feel that video replays would lead to the game being slowed down, hence stopping the flow of a match and breaking up the play. In contrast to this, where video refereeing is already used such as Rugby, we notice barely any difference between now and before ...

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